EPISODE · Sep 30, 2020 · 1H 3M
#61 - LetsPlay.Live/LPL Interview (E-Sports, Fast Internet, Olympics, Gamepass, CSGO, Wagering etc.)
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Duane Mutu is the Director & Founder of LPL Studios the biggest E-Sports league in Oceania. SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - https://letsplay.live/welcome/ FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/letsplaylivehq/ TWITTER - @LetsPlayLiveHQ TWITCH - https://www.twitch.tv/letsplaylive LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/company/letsplay.live/?originalSubdomain=nz TIMESTAMPS 00:38 - Reece’s Previous Gaming Guests/Gamers Being Introverts 02:09 - How Duane Got Into The Gaming Industry 06:10 - The First Major Gaming Event And Takings From It & How LPL Studios Was Founded 07:28 - Embracing Gaming Communities 08:41 - Covid’s Effect On LPL Studios & Positives That Came From It 10:41 - Preventing Hackers In The Digital Environment 11:59 - NZ’s Great Internet Infrastructure 13:51 - Lag/Disadvantages Competing On American Servers/Competing Via LAN 15:45 - Online Vs LAN Environment 17:02 - You Cant Beat Gaming In Person As Opposed To Online 18:05 - How LPL Runs A Tournament 19:32 - Audiences At LPL Studios Events 20:37 - Celebrities Working With LPL Studios 22:15 - David Dallas Was A Game Reviewer (24min mark fly) 24:33 - Working With Nintendo/Japanese Business Culture 27:00 - Publishers Being Spooked By Reviewers/How Publishers Would Market Games Before Social Media 30:47 - Duane Doesn’t Play Games Anymore/Scribblenauts 32:07 - What Duane Loves About The Gaming Industry/Gaming Business People Don’t Play Games 34:11 - LPL Studios Day To Day Job 37:25 - Duane Found It Hard To Attract Sponsors 5 Years Ago In E-Sports 38:53 - Rob Campbell & Others Not Understanding E-Sports But Still Investing In It 40:03 - How Duane Got LPL More Awareness/The Pitch To Skycity To Collaborate 42:10 - N.S.O/Speaking To Government About Funding Into Gaming 45:46 - E-Sports In The Olympics/The Decline Of The Olympics/Gaming Is Bigger Than TV & Film 48:10 - Gamepass The Netflix Of Gaming/Cloud Gaming 50:35 - Publishing Rights/Future For LPL Studios 52:19 - Why CSGO Is The Biggest Game In LPL 53:50 - Broadcast & Wagering Is How E-Sports Makes Money 55:38 - Publishers Dont Like Wagering For Ethical Reasons 58:35 - Keyboard Warriors Against Wagering/Pros & Cons Of Wagering 59:58 - Location Of LPL Studios 1:00:57 - PS5 Vs Xbox 1:02:18 - Where To Follow LPL Studios
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#61 - LetsPlay.Live/LPL Interview (E-Sports, Fast Internet, Olympics, Gamepass, CSGO, Wagering etc.)
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