special section il home electronics screen play gamers are cashing in on the growing popularity of esports by andrea downing peck costco connection "fatality" wendel emptied his bank account to enter a regional quake iii arena qualifier and ultimately brought home a $4,000 cash prize from his first tournament "i shoved the check on my dad's table," coming to?” video game competitions-are officially in the tive gaming will reach more than $1 billion up in cities across north america the burgeoning popularity of esports does of pioneering esports lifestyle brand fatality sional career "i didn't see why esports couldn't be now you're seeing that today," says wendel costco members will find a variety of video games controllers and more in the warehouses and on costco.com global reach global phenomenon with elite players annu- ally surpassing $1 million in tournament or tripled when combined with league sala- industry also has spawned megastars like millions streaming himself playing fortnite while streaming services like twitch and youtube are fueling esports' popularity online multiplayer gaming as spectator sport that fact was underscored when the overwatch league grand finals attracted barclays center to watch the two-night and canada's first purpose-built venue
