Check the book out here https://amzn.to/2WtYIRg Austin Moorhead is a financial reporter and a gamer. He decided it would be really fun to embed himself into the Overwatch League and write a book about it so he did. We discussed the book and what it was like to be so close to the first season of this gaming league. 0:42 – Austin talks about how he got into writing about the Overwatch League. 2:56 – Austin compares video game leagues to amateur gaming. 6:51 – Austin talks about league players and the economics of their participation in the league. 7:57 – Austin talks about how Overwatch was creating a new type of video-gaming league. 8:37 – Austin talks about how the league planned to keep interest in Overwatch high. 13:42 – Austin talks about Robert Kraft’s involvement in esports and the Overwatch League. 14:54 – Austin talks about ad revenues in esports. 17:05 – Austin talks about how the Asian market compares to the US especially South Korea. 19:16 – Austin talks about the global nature of the Overwatch League. 20:37 – Austin talks about esports being shown live in stages and online. 22:57 – Austin talks about how the book discusses the financial picture of the league and then he talks about the investors, the coaches, and the players. 24:00 – Austin talks about player incomes and benefits. 26:22 – Austin talks about what it takes for a player to get picked up for these leagues. 29:18 – Austin talks about team chemistry. 31:48 – Austin talks about the book being about the first season of Overwatch League. 33:00 – Austin talks about coaching and training. 34:23 – Austin talks about the number of women in the league and attempts by the league to increase the number. 37:07 – Austin talks about having spoken to investors and how much he enjoyed that as well as interviews with the coaches and players. 40:24 – Austin talks about the personalities of the players. 42:04 – Austin talks about players who go on tilt. 43:25 – Austin talks about team leadership. 44:19 – Austin talks about how players convinced their parents to be allowed to join the leagues. 45:35 – Austin talks about getting access to players and people. 47:10 – Austin talks about hair, make up and so on for the camera. 48:39 – Austin talks about the fan experiences. 51:29 – Austin talk about cheating, hacking, and technical problems and sports betting. 56:58 – Austin can be found on twitter @fb29. Links of interest https://amzn.to/2WtYIRg https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/austin-moorhead/young-guns/9780316421393/ https://twitter.com/FB29/ For more “Full Contact Nerd” please follow me at crisalvarez.com, on Facebook at CrisAlvarezFCN, on youtube at Cris Alvarez on twitter @CrisAlvarezFCN, on Instagram @crisalvarezscifi, and on Apple / Stitcher / Spotify for the podcast Guests: Austin Moorhead Host: Cris Alvarez Tags: video game, Plimpton, paper Lions, Overwatch,