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The area of esports you would want to explore as a fan — news, events, gameplay, esports betting odds is dependent on the platform of your choosing, and to help you navigate that you should have some apps to give you the best content. This list is in no particular order but will be worth your attention:
- Twitch: Twitch has now become the primary streaming platform for gaming content that is familiar with a lot of esports fans. Most esports are streamed here, be it tournament matches or individual gameplay by either pro gamers or amateur gamers. Fans get to have an insight on gameplay for pro gamers especially and their thoughts on some game titles and other esports athlete stars. The Twitch app makes it easy to subscribe to your favorite streamers or channels and send notifications on when your preferred esports event is going down. In terms of live streaming, there is a back and forth with YouTube, but for gaming, it is the leading name in streaming by far.
- YouTube: YouTube is the second home for gaming and esports content, as some esports streaming is done here, while Twitch is more popular in live content. As a video on-demand (VOD) platform or archive, YouTube shines here best. Where many esports athletes and events may have ended their live streaming, the footage is often uploaded to their YouTube channels, to help keep up with other streamers and fans. For streaming platforms, YouTube is undoubtedly one of the names you cannot ignore, and it is convenient to catch up on older tournaments, and is resourceful as a hub for gameplay on console games that still run or may have been discontinued.
- Upcomer Esports: Upcomer Esports produces inhouse content covering news for esports titles such as League of Legends, CS:GO, Call of Duty, VALORANT, Overwatch, Dota 2, FIFA, Fortnite, Pokemon, Rainbow 6: Siege and more. As a hub it offers information on match and tournament schedules, match notifications, brackets and standings, embedded videos on-demand and highlights, real time match statistics and breaking news. Upcomer includes community features such as a discussion platform and a prediction league to show off your feel for esports.
- eForce: Similar to most esports betting apps, the eForce esports app offers full fan experience to users without the odds. The app purely focuses on matches, results, news and live broadcasts. The results happen to be updated approximately around the times Liquipedia.net uploads theirs, so results are not instant in some cases. Overall it is a great platform to be updated on everything esports.
- GG.Bet: GGBet is originally a bookmarker exclusively for esports betting, and has now included betting options for traditional sports. It allows you to put your preferred esports to the test and potentially earn some cash. The odds are offered on game titles such as League of Legends, Counter-Strike 2, Overwatch, Call of Duty, PUBG, StarCraft II, Vainglory and more.
- ESL Event App: The ESL Event app (Electronic Sports League), is designed for all things ESL. The app provides the schedules, live results and tournament brackets, and also information on team and player signings. While the app is limited to major ESL events like IEM Katowice and ESL Cologne, this is a great place to check out events organized by ESL.
There are a variety of esports apps out there, as there are new ones being introduced to serve different purposes. We will keep an eye out for more and provide you with what we find. Stay tuned.
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Written by Jeffrey Osei-Agyeman
