Playing video games is now possible to do as a job. Rewind to a mere twenty years ago, and that statement would have sounded ludicrous. Any child that uttered any notion of doing it as a paid job would be met with amusement. Today though, those dreams are a reality, and it is easy for people who are in love with gaming to turn their passion into a full-time job. The most skilled players can compete in massive virtual tournaments that offer staggering prize pools, but only the best of the best can win high amounts of money. Those interested in a more relaxed experience can still earn money from playing games, in one of two ways.Ever since video games came out people wanted to record their best gameplay moments and post them on the web for other gamers to appreciate. Many of these clips would never see the light…
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How To Start a Career in Professional Gaming?
The world of gaming entertainment has taken a complete U-turn since the 1990s and 2000s. The days of competing against AI or inviting your friends over to pick up a second controller have turned into online betting sites in 2021, delivering odds on competitive gaming and players battling each other from other sides of the planet in the comfort of their homes. In addition, gamers can now become professionals in their craft, but how do you start a career in professional gaming? Becoming a professional gamer or beginning a gaming career is an exciting thought for most people. If you love playing video games, there’s a great chance you’ve dreamt of playing at a professional level or thought, ‘am I good enough? Whether you want to join a gaming community, win an esports tournament, or make money from pro-gaming – the possibilities are easily obtainable in comparison to physical sports…
SWTOR – Meet PeterTheSelkath
SWTOR community highlight series is back! This series of articles shines a light on members of SWTOR’s Content Creator program – the players who create walkthroughs, videos, guides and provide entertainment for fans of Star Wars: The Old Republic. This tie the crew over at BioWare Austine sat down with YouTuber and Twitch streamer PeterTheSelkath to talk about the many years he’s been creating SWTOR related content and how he’s gone from creating guide videos to livestreaming Operation runs with members of his community. Check it out below: What got you into playing SWTOR? Like many nowadays, Star Wars is something I was introduced to at an early age. When my dad was in the army, his favourite movie was Star Wars: Episode V. My dad introduced me to Star Wars when I was around 5 years old, and after that, I was hooked! I played almost every single Star Wars game and watched every single movie. Both…
SWTOR Patch 5.10 Developer Livestream Coverage
Here is run down of yesterdays SWTOR Developer livestream on Twitch. Notes Agenda Roadmap Recap Jedi Under Siege Story Update Launch timeline Livestream Cantina Reward New in-game flair Available everyone – SWCANTINA2018 Expires at end of 2018 swtor.com/redeem-code 5.10 Jedi Under Siege Coming in December (no specific date) Nightmare Mode/Master Mode Gods from the Machine Masterwork Armor Guild Improvements System Improvements Guild Management New Planet and Daily Area – Ossus is the new planet New storyline based on the rivalry between Sith and Jedi Companion Returns: Doc, Nadia, Jaesa, Khem Val (possible romance? not sure if joke or not) Gods from the Machine Master Mode Veteran Mode Changes Veteran Mode difficulty will be reduced from “hardmare”. It will be pulled more in line with other Veteran operations. PTS patch notes will have a detailed list of the changes Master Mode We weren’t going to do master mode but Keith wanted…
SWTOR March Producer’s Livestream Coverage
Here is the SWTOR March Producer’s Livestream notes and coverage for Star Wars: The old Republik Where: https://www.twitch.tv/swtor When: 2 PM PST (about 1 hr from this post) What: March Producer’s Livestream Notes Agenda State of the Galaxy Chapter 11 Odessen Proving Grounds & Rishi Arena Quality of Life Improvements Eternal Championship Chapter 12 story time State of the Galaxy Eternal Championship delayed due to quality issues. It wasn’t fun to play. We know there are a couple issues with Chapter 11 launch. Patch tomorrow morning to fix. Couple more fixes by early next week (hopefully Tuesday). They like to thank the youtubers/podcast for sharing info. /u/swtorista was mentioned. Chapter 11 Join forces with Major Jorgan and Havoc Squad. Venture deep into enemy territory and change the course of war. New Disavowed Cartel Market Pack is live. Standing mount and Havoc armor most popular Odessen Warzone/Rishi Arena Coming with Chapter…
SWTOR Livestream Updates
SWTOR Community Manager Eric Musco, just made an update about changes coming to BioWares Livestreams. Apparently the users over at the official Star Wars: The old Republic Forums, don’t like the story Livestream hosted by Charles Boyd. There for team is shutting it down and will try to do a vblog that will be hosted on youtube instead. Check out the full story below: Livestream Updates | 02.24.2016, 01:16 PM Hey folks, Thanks to all of you who have posted feedback on our Livestreams. Based on your feedback we have some changes planned. The monthly Producer Livestreams, scheduled the second Thursday of each month have been well received as we are able to address community concerns and offer information into what is coming – so that is going to continue in its current form. The Story Livestream hosted by Charles Boyd, offers insight into the upcoming story chapters. Unfortunately, this…
How BioWare Makes Use of Livestreamers for SWTOR
You might remember when BioWare was promoting KotFE that they brought in several well known live streamers and live video people to help promote the new expansion. They had YouTube content creators as well as popular Twitch streamers talk about SWTOR to their own fanbase. They also seemed to talk to outside streamers from other games about trying SWTOR and also introducing it to their audiences. It’s not a bad strategy, honestly. It’s something that most companies will do in a time like this but some will say it failed for BioWare in this scenario. It doesn’t look like it paid off how BioWare would have hoped because they aren’t using that tactic anymore. It’s common practice for companies to experiment with different marketing tactics to see what works and this wasn’t a bad idea in theory. I work in marketing and I know the power behind brand ambassadors and…
December SWTOR Producer’s Livestream Coverage
BioWare had a producer livestream on Twitch yesterday. Here is a rundown of it: Livestream Notes Ben Irving (Lead Producer) and Musco are present in the livestream. Ben was lead development producer and responsible for most of the updates from patch 2.4 and onwards. Ben quit his job in Australia and moved to Austin, TX to try to work on SWTOR. Agenda State of Galaxy Player feedback Chapter X Subscriber Rewards Anarchy in Paradise Events in December State of Galaxy/Player Feedback Player feedback has been very positive – shows collections of facebook messages/tweets praising the expansion. Chapter X: Anarchy in Paradise Coming out in Feb 11 Recruit a dangerous ally (Kaliyo, now known as Firebrand) Continue your personal story and make deadly decisions and face the consequences. Choices really matter in this chapter. There is one choice you will immediately notice the consequence after the chapter finishes and another choice…
SWTOR Fallen Empire Chapter 1 Livestream at Twitchcon
SWTOR Developers from BioWare and guest will be showing off Chapter 1 The Hunt from the upcoming expansion Star Wars: The old Republic Knights of the Fallen Empire on Sept 25 and 26. Fallen Empire @ TwitchCon WHEN: Thursday, Sep. 25th – Friday, Sep.26th (10AM – 6PM PDT / 5PM – 1AM GMT) WHAT: Join developers and guest streamers for a first look at Chapter 1: The Hunt in Knights of the Fallen Empire! Don’t miss the dramatic opening of the Outlander storyline and prepare to embark on an iconic story-driven adventure your choices determine the fate the galaxy! Guest Streamers include: Towelliee, LobosJR, Lulaboo,ZombiUnicorn, LadyInsanity,JoblessGamers, Aureylian and more!
Friday 12/12 community stream with Towelliee
BioWare will be holding a specieal Star Wars: The old Republic : Shadow of Revan stream tomorrow Friday the 12 of december, with Streamer Towelliee and SWTOR Producer Bruce Maclean. If you don’t know who Towelliee is, here is a short break down. Towelliee is a Twitch.TV partner, Video Game broadcaster, ShoutCaster, Entertainer and much more, He live in California, San Diego county area, and have been around in the gaming world for years.. He is what you will call a professional gamer ( not that good, but really entertaining ). He is most known for his World of Warcraft, DayZ, Guild Wars 2 and off course SWTOR streams ( Every one plays SWTOR right?) The stream will go live at 11AM PT/ 7AM GMT! You can watch it below, or over at the official stream at twitch Watch live video from SWTOR on www.twitch.tv