Chieftain Publishes Feature About E-Sports Club at NMT
February 4, 2020
Reporter Greg Byrd spoke to several students who are helping grow the gaming culture on campus. Here is an excerpt and a link to the full article.
Currently in its second season the New Mexico Tech Miners E-Sports league hosts a variety of options for both casual and serious gamers throughout the school year. One of the fastest growing sports around the world, including a 14 year old United States Fortnite player winning $3,000,000 earlier this year, E-Sports is quickly becoming one of the most popular competitions around the globe.
Located on the top floor of the Gold building, the E-Sports room is a separate sub-network of 13 custom built computers, one of which is deemed the master and live streams competitive gaming to the website twitch.tv. Every week competitions for Rocket League, Rainbow Six, League of Legends, and Overwatch take place depending on student availability.
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