{"id":135200,"date":"2020-12-02T20:05:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T20:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/microsoft-smash-gg-esports\/"},"modified":"2020-12-02T20:05:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T20:05:05","slug":"microsoft-acquires-smash-gg-esports-platform-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/12\/02\/microsoft-acquires-smash-gg-esports-platform-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Acquires Smash.gg Esports Platform | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Over the past few years, Microsoft has busily been acquiring first-party studios and solidifying its status as a leader in the video game software space. What gamers perhaps did not expect was for Microsoft to turn its sights to the realm of esports as well. Yet an announcement on the website smash.gg<\/strong> has revealed that Microsoft recently acquired the platform, which facilitates the organization of esports tournaments.<\/p>\n

Smash.gg originally came about in 2015, when a group of esports fans decided to make a space where gamers could easily organize Super Smash Bros. <\/em>tournaments<\/a>. In just a few short years, the site has grown to support over 6,000 event organizers across a broad spectrum of games. The site provides assistance with registration and keeping track of brackets for online and live esports events of all sizes.<\/p>\n

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Up until now, Microsoft certainly hasn\u2019t been absent from the esports space. A few of the company\u2019s first-party games\u2014Halo, Gears, Forza<\/em>\u2014regularly have large esports events and livestreams<\/a>, and Microsoft has a website dedicated to keeping fans connected and apprised of the latest esports news.<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen exactly what Microsoft has in mind with its acquisition of smash.gg. The site\u2019s announcement of the purchase clarified that smash.gg will continue as a self-service platform for organizers. In the past, the site has been used by game developers to connect with their player communities and organize tournaments<\/a>. Perhaps, as Microsoft continues to acquire more studios, many of whose games could perform well in a competitive setting, the company will look to expand its presence in the esports<\/a> arena.<\/p>\n