Whether it’s an enormous League of Legends tournament at the Staples Center with millions in dollars in prizes up for grabs, or a head-to-head competition between friends on a mobile device, eSports appeals to wide swath of potential users. As crowdsourced data from website E-Sports Earnings shows, almost $130 million in eSports prizes have been paid out to gaming participants.
One company at the forefront of mobile eSports is Skillz, which serves both as a destination for eSports enthusiasts to find games in which cash prizes can be won and as a platform for game developers to add a paid competition component to their existing or in-development games.