World Gaming Magazine

8 WGM #62 2018/09 wgm8.com 编者寄语 From the editor 封面故事 On the cover 澳门电竞发展 Macau’s eSports eVolution 插画： 邓倩雯 Illustration: Ailsa Tang 笔 者上周在澳大利亚悉尼出席了一场会议，电竞的崛起是会议重点探 讨的议题之一。今时今日，电竞已不再是小男生躲在睡房里自娱的 玩意儿，而是方兴未艾的竞技活动及一桩大生意。 比如说，播放全球最受欢迎电竞项目英雄联盟的Twitch TV，最近刚 成为首个总观看人次达十亿的游戏软件影音流平台。2017年度英雄联盟 世界锦标赛的观看人数，更高达6,000万。 有见如此庞大的市场，世界各地的度假村运营商已开始增设专门的电 竞场地，以吸引热衷于使用这些设施的新一代客户。澳门当然亦不例外， 新濠影汇旗下的澳门电竞馆最近刚开幕。 详情请参阅本期的封面故事，而身在澳门的读者们，更应前往澳门电 竞馆一探究竟。电竞将在不久的将来成为主流力量，这一点毋容置疑。 本思齐 主编 I was at a conference last week in Sydney, Australia at which the rise of eSports was among the key topics of discussion. Once considered the domain of teenage boys hiding in their bedrooms, competitive video gaming is now big business and getting bigger every day. For example, the Twitch TV channel for the world’s most popular eSports title, League of Legends, recently became the first to reach one billion total views. The 2017 League of Legends World Championship was watched by 60 million people worldwide. It’s these sorts of numbers that have many resort operators around the world launching specialized eSports venues on their properties to attract a new generation of guests keen to use the facilities. Macau is no different, with Studio City recently opening its own eSports stadium. Read all about it in our cover story and if you’re near Studio City check it out. Without doubt, the eSports craze is the way of the future. Ben Blaschke Editor-in-Chief