Roman Maksymyschyn (Hyper Jam) & esports leagues, and partnership with traditional sport

Roman Maksymyschyn joins us to talk about Bit Dragon's latest project Hyper Jam, an arena brawler that has players fight with colourful attacks in neon soaked maps. Roman spoke to us about moving from 2D to 3D style gameplay and the impact of grants like the Unreal Dev Grants will have on the development of his game. With big personalities Robert Kraft (owner of the New England Patriots) willing to drop big money on Overwatch League teams, such as Boston Uprising, we are now seeing the next generation esports competitions. With traditional sporting leagues such as the US based Major League Soccer, and local A-League in Australia using their existing teams to sign pro-gamers under these existing brands to play their digital counterparts in "eleagues" SPONSORS: Murdoch University School of Arts: Combine your love of making media, whether it's let's plays or your own games with a world class education with a degree from Murdoch University School of Arts. Click here to learn what is on offer. You can find us on social media, Discord, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, YouTube and Steam. Just search for "pixelsift" Support the show: https://sifter.store