ESPN2 and ESPNU airing esports marathons Sunday
Esports: they aren't just for streaming anymore.
ESPN is planning to run marathons of esports-related programming this Sunday on its ESPN2 and ESPNU networks.
It's a day of events centered around the Street Fighter V finals at EVO in Las Vegas, the year's biggest fighting game tournament. While ESPN is only broadcasting the Street Fighter finale (eight other games are also presented at EVO), it plans to fill Sunday with other competitive gaming content across its networks. While none of it is a live broadcast aside from the EVO portion, multiple genres are represented.
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Here's the full schedule:
10-11 a.m. Madden 2016 NFL Championship ESPN2
11 a.m.-2 p.m. 2015 Heroes of the Dorm: Championship ESPNU
2-5 p.m. 2016 Heroes of the Dorm: Heroic Four ESPNU
5-7:30 p.m. 2016 Heroes of the Dorm: Championship ESPNU
7:30-9 p.m. 2016 Heroes of the Dorm: Tournament Recap ESPNU
9-10 p.m. Madden NFL 16 Championship ESPNU
10 p.m.–1 a.m. 2016 Evo World Championships: Street Fighter V ESPN2 (LIVE)
1-4 a.m. 2016 Evo World Championships: Street Fighter V ESPNU (Re-air)
The Heroes of the Dorm championships were collegiate Heroes of the Storm tournaments originally broadcast on ESPNU and ESPN2. As one of the first esports experiences broadcast on the network, they caused quite a confusion for regular fans who were surprised to see video games where basketball might normally be.
How will they react when they see Ryu throwing fireballs at Guile Sunday night?
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Chelsea Stark was the Games Editor for Mashable, where she covered everything from AAA titles, mainstream consoles, indie gems, mobile games and gaming culture. She handled news, feature stories and reviews. Before that, Chelsea was Mashable's Multimedia Producer, where she helped develop visual storytelling aids, whether they were photos of video. She came to New York in 2010 to pursue her master's degree in journalism at NYU's Studio 20 program, which focused on innovation as journalism is changed by new technology. Before coming to New York, Chelsea lived in Austin, where she did online journalism and social media for the local CBS affiliate. She loves good beer, classic Nintendo games, and all things geeky, and spends her time attempting to find anything close to good Tex-Mex in Brooklyn.
