GREAT GAMES
Great Games is a 2014 mini-series produced in collaboration with Team Razer. Each of the 3 episodes focus on Razer sponsored players from some of the biggest eSports games in the world - Starcraft, Dota 2 and League of Legends.
Interviews from players as far apart as South Korea and Brazil bring legendary gaming moments to life - from Starcraft’s bitter rivalry between Jaedong and Flash to the upset victory of a scrappy American Dota 2 team over the titans of China’s LGD Gaming.
Each episode explores the origins of the games which have come to define a generation of competitive gamers.
For Starcraft, South Korea’s big stages and cultural fervor brought the dream of becoming a professional gamer into reality. For Dota 2 and League of Legends, it’s the story of the humble fan mods which would eventually give birth to a whole new style of online gameplay with millions of dollars in prize money on the line.
Having been viewed over 2 million times across various platforms, Great Games stands as an exhilarating and informative view into this ever expanding universe of competitive eSports stories.
The series can be viewed on Team Razer’s website.
EPISODE 1: STARCRAFT
Travel back in time to the beginning of eSports in South Korea and to one of the most intense rivalries in the history of StarCraft Brood War: Jaedong and Flash. A culture of intense study and rigorous training gives birth to a fierce environment of competition and innovation. After a defacto winner has been crowned, we turn to StarCraft 2 and the glimmers of greatness in a new game with a new player named HerO.
EPISODE 2: DOTA 2
In episode 2, we transition into the world of MOBAs. The creation and sudden explosion in popularity of Dota ushers in a new field of players from around the world. The culture of Chinese Dota stacks up against the rag-tag westerners of Team Liquid at The International 3 as we see just how similar these seemingly disparate gaming compatriots are and how their stories of stress and camaraderie transcend all borders. To win and to succeed may not always be the same thing.
EPISODE 3: LEAGUE OF LEGENDS
The sister game of Dota 2, League of Legends, takes center stage as the most widely played MOBA in the world. From the first gaming house in South America to the first ace team in the USA, see how those with little but courage and determination affect real change in their lives and in the lives of those they care about. In the end, it is from people like Travis and Doublelift that the real meaning of eSportsmanship is revealed and the righteous nature of true gamers is affirmed. GG.