When I first picked up a budget smartphone in 2015, I thought the only games worth my time were casual puzzles or the occasional battle royale on a borrowed PC. The next year, I watched a friend stream a match of Clash Royale from a bus stop, and the screen glowed with a 3‑minute burst of strategy…
The Early Days of UK Esports Broadcasting
United Kingdom: Back in 2012, a handful of UK universities ran small LAN parties that streamed to a handful of YouTube viewers. Attendance hovered around 50 people, and the video quality was grainy at best.
