Hey guys, welcome back! We hope you've been staying safe during these trying times with Covid 19 running about as well as the economic impact its having.

This episode we talk about an incident that happened with Samsung sending out a mysterious notification to all Galaxy phones...Caused Imani to completely wipe his phone albeit by accident. We also talk about the rise and origin of eSports as well as a bit about the streaming services that enabled them. Lastly we talk about eSports and how mainstream media often portrays eSports.

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References:

Mysterious Samsung Notifications
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/20/21145130/samsung-find-my-mobile-app-1-notification-galaxy

Origin of eSports
https://www.ispo.com/en/markets/history-origin-esports

Doom eSports Ferrari prize
https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/07/05/the-man-who-won-john-carmack-39-s-ferrari.aspx

Jubilee Pro Gamers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Atc_LFdCUk

Mark Cuban comments on eSports
https://www.sporttechie.com/mark-cuban-esports-awful-business-us-market#

Superbowl Ad Prices
https://www.businessinsider.com/super-bowl-ad-price-cost-2017-2

Overwatch League moving to Youtube
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/6/21122974/overwatch-league-season-3-preview-youtube-hero-pool-china-travel

Mainstream media and eSports
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMZ2QFLrLvk

Youtube Gaming App Canceled
https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/27/18641413/youtube-gaming-standalone-app-shutdown-may-30th

 Intro Endless Dreams by ASHUTOSH 
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Outro Full Power by ZAYFALL 
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