Blizzard Opening New Esports Arena in Los Angeles
Blizzard Opening New Esports Arena in Los Angeles
Earlier this year, Blizzard opened their first ever esports arena. Unfortunately for North and South American Blizzard fans, that arena was located in Taipei.
Now, Blizzard is opening another esports arena, over 6,750 miles away from their first one. The creatively named ‘Blizzard Arena Los Angeles’ is scheduled to open just in time for the Overwatch Contenders’ first season playoffs starting on October 7th.
The arena is 50,000-square-feet and taking over the Burbank studios that used to house “The Tonight Show.” The venue was originally split into a few different sound stages and Blizzard plans on using all that space for things like a merchandise store and practices areas. Though the main arena itself will only be able to hold a modest 450 or so audience members, depending on the match and the set up.
After the Overwatch Contenders Playoffs concludes, the ‘Summer Championship for the Hearthstone Championship Tour’ will be held at the arena October 13-15. Following that, it’ll play host to the inaugural season of the Overwatch League debuting later this year.
Thanks to Riot, Blizzard’s new arena has a lot to live up to. Riot already has a Los Angeles-based studio and it’s pretty great. The studio is sleek, modern, and general well-liked by fans. Parking isn’t bad and it’s pretty centrally located for LA. It’s home to the NALCS and has two arenas, so matches can be played simultaneously.
Of course, competing with Riot is exactly what Blizzard is trying to do in the long run. League of Legends is one of the hottest esports out there and it’s no secret that Blizzard has been spending a ton of money trying to make Overwatch the next big thing. Only time will tell if there monster investments will pay off.
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