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The Spartans played host to teams and players from colleges around the country, showing the reach of MSU’s program.
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The esports team is new to MSU’s line-up, but its members found the way to click quickly and win.
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The hot game is more than a pastime, it’s a multiplayer team experience for Michigan State students to share successes.
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The university is adding two new state-of-the-art facilities for students and the esports team in hopes of enriching MSU’s gaming culture.
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The booming collegiate esports scene means offering scholarships to attract the best players. MSU’s growing program will start the scholarships in the fall.
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It’s a norm at many colleges and universities to treat esports just like varsity sports, down to offering scholarships to land the best players.
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The fighting video game, which debuted in 1999, still has a strong following. But finding the old video game equipment to play Super Smash Bros. is another story.
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Chis Bilski, a Grand Rapids native, is MSU’s first Director of ESports. He is tasked with growing MSU’s surging program and providing direction in the expanding field.
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Grand Valley State, Ferris State and Cleary Universities are throwing money and building facilities for esports, looking to capture the growing market.
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The sport of chess is not new, but it’s become the cool thing to play because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit.”Let me…