‘Apex Legends’ esports viewership enjoyed a 50 percent boost this winter – Yahoo News Australia

Esports, like other forms of visual entertainment, have witnessed a viewership boom during the pandemic. In order to attract more eyeballs, game studios have doled out incentives including loot drops and invited players to co-stream the action. Apex Legends, which got its own esports league last year, has used those tools to help bump up ratings after a rocky start to its pro scene. Today, developer Respawn announced that the playoffs for the Apex Legends Global Series Winter Circuit have become…

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