Gaming and esports have increased their popularity during the current times we stay at home during the current coronavirus pandemic.
FOR NEVADA GAMING IS NOW.....ONE OF THE POPULAR WAYS.....TO SPEND TIME.....13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER.....ASTRID MENDEZ SPOKE WITH ONEPROFESSIONAL GAMER....WHO EXPLAINS...HOW THE CORONAVIRUS....HAS CHANGED THE GAMINGINDUSTRY.ASTRID USING VIDEO GAMES IS AGREAT WAY TO ENTERTAIN YOURSELFAND FORGET FOR A LITTLE BITABOUT THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS,BUT FOR SOME PROFESSIONALGAMERS, THE EXPERIENCE HASCHANGED.TAKE PKG TRAVIS COCHRAN IS ANESPORTS TEAM MANAGER AND SPENDSHOURS PLAYING IT'S BASICALLYHIS JOB."ITS A SOCIAL OUTLET, SO ITREALLY BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER..I CONNECT WITH ALL MY FRIENDAND HE HOP ON AND OFF ALLTOGETHER"WITH SO MANY PEOPLE IN LASVEGAS NOW STAYING AT HOME, HESAW AN INCREASE ON THESEPLATFORMS."MOST PEOPLE WE HAVE SEEN THENUMBER HAS SKYROCKET IS STEAMA COUPLE OF DAYS AGO JUST TOGET ACCESS THAT WAS QUITEFRUSTRATED.FLOODED, THERES WAS A QUUE JUSTA COUPLE OF DAYS AGO JUST TOGET ACCESS THAT WAS QUITEFRUSTRATED." EVEN HAVING A GOOD INTERNETSERVICE AND GAMING SET UP, HEEXPERIENCED SOME DELAYS.HOWEVER, HE UNDERSTANDS WHYPEOPLE ARE TURNING TOWARDSONLINE GAMING..AND EVEN ENCOURAGE IT." THERES A LOT OF FAMILIES NOW,GAMING.." THERES A LOT OF FAMILIES NOW,PRETTY MUCH UNITED BECAUSE OFTHIS QUARANTINE, SO YOU SEETREMENDOUS USERS ON AL THEDIFFERENT PLATFORMS FROMCONSOLES AND PCS, N NINTENDOSWITCH, NINTENDO64".WHILE TRAVIS IS STILLCOMPETING IN ONLINETOURNAMENTS, HE EVEN HAS ADVICEFOR THOSE LOOKING TO CREATEEXTRA MONEY."IF YOU;RE A STREAMER NOS ISTHE TIME TO CAPITALIZE IN YOURCAREER".TAG EITHER YOU'RE PLAYING ALONEOR WITH YOUR LOVED ONES,REMEMBER THE IMPORTANT THING ISTO HAVE.A GOOD TIME .WALGREENS IS MAKING IT.....A LITTLE EASIER TO PICK UP.....WHAT
VIA BEETCAM– As people stay at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, data is showing an increase in media consumption across all..
