The gaming industry is so lit, and professional gamer Mari Takahashi (aka @AtomicMari) of the Smosh Games empire visited ONE37pm’s “Live From The Bar Cart” podcast to tell us it’s “awesome” seeing non-traditional brands and faces entering the fray.
Among the new players getting into the gaming business is Netflix, which recently announced that users can explore the world of Minecraft with a Netflix-tailored Minecraft: Story Mode featuring a “five-episode interactive narrative series.”
Meanwhile, NBA players and entire team franchises are jumping into the eSports gaming scene. Seventeen NBA teams are participating in the inaugural NBA 2K League this year. That’s more than half of the league’s 30 teams.
Watch some of her podcast interview below.