Darang Candra on esports' double edge sword - AGB
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Darang Candra, director of Southeast Asia for Niko Partners speaks with Asia Gaming Brief Asia editor Felix Ng about interesting trends seen across esports, PC, and mobile gaming in 2020 - with insights drawn from their 2020 annual report. In this podcast, Darang describes covid-19's impact on esports as a "double-edged sword". On one hand, viewership for esports tournaments has exploded, yet sponsorship revenue and prize pools have fallen.  Ultimately, esports is still at the mercy of the pandemic.
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