STUART: HOLDHOLDING ON TO A
GAIN.
WE'RE UP.
CHECKING DOW 30.
SEE A LOT MORE GREEN THAN RED.
24, 25 OF THE DOW 30 ARE GREEN.
THAT IS UP.
FIVE OR SIX ARE DOWN.
THE PRICE OF GOLD STILL AROUND
1300 BUCKS A OUNCE.
1305 TO BE PRECISE.
>>> THIS IS MONEY-MAKING
PHENOMENON ON FOX BUSINESS.
VIDEOGAMES.
SOLD OUT ARENAS, CHECK THAT OUT,
20,000 TICKETS SOLD IN TWO WEEKS
AT A STADIUM IN NEW YORK CITY.
SOME PLAYERS GET, WHAT, PLAYERS,
PERIOD, THEY GET $50,000 MINIMUM
BASALRY, HEALTH CARE AND
RETIREMENT BENEFITS AS WELL.
THAT'S JUST FOR THE GAME
"OVERWATCH."
I FIND THIS INCREDIBLE.
JOINING IS THE OVERWATCH LEAGUE
COMMISSIONER.
NATE, LET ME STEP BACK A SECOND
HERE.
"OVERWATCH" IS A VIDEOGAME.
EXEC YOU ARE COMMISSIONER OF A
LEAGUE.
THAT LEAGUE IS MADE UP OF TEAMS
THAT PLAY THE ONE GAME, HAVE I
GOT THIS RIGHT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT, YEAH.
OVER WATCH LEAGUE IS A GLOBAL
PROFESSIONAL ESPORTS TEAM, 12
TEAMS PLAY AROUND THE WORLD IN A
GAME CALLED "OVERWATCH," MADE BY
BLIZZARD IN CALIFORNIA.
STUART: WHO MANY PLAYERS ON THE
TEAM.
>> IT IS SIX BY SIX.
MUCH LIKE BASEBALL, BASKETBALL,
THE GAME REQUIRES TEAM WORK,
COORDINATION, INDIVIDUAL SKILL
TO BE PLAYED AT THE HIGHEST
LEVEL.
STUART: WHAT YOU DO IS, YOU GET
A STADIUM, YOU PUT UP SOME BIG
VIDEO SCREENS, YOU SELL TICKETS
TO WATCH PEOPLE COMPETE FOR
"OVERWATCH."
IS THAT A SHOOT EPUP GAME, A
BATTLE GAIN?
>> OVERWATCH IS FIRST PERSON
ACTION GAME.
THE LORE OF THE GAME IS SET ON
EARTH.
IT IS VERY STYLIZED, VERY GOOD
LOOKING GAME.
A GAME HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, SO
THE GAME IS ABOUT DETERMINING
WHO IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE
WORLD.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE OVERWATCH
LEAGUE, WE HAVE 40 MILLION PLAY
AT HOME.
ONLY 130 PLUS, GOOD ENOUGH TO BE
IN THE OVERWATCH LEAGUE.
TRULY THE BEST OF THE BEST.
WE PLAY EACH WEEK IN BLIZZARD
ARENA, BURBANK, CALIFORNIA, THE
SAME SOUNDSTAGE THEY SHOW
"THE TONIGHT SHOW" WITH
JOHNNY CARSON AND
"THE TONIGHT SHOW" WITH JAY LENO
WE BUILT A STUDIO THERE.
WE WILL TAKE THE GAME HOME AND
AWAY.
FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD TO
EXCHANGE WITH THE CONTENT LIVE.
THIS IS THE ONLY SPORTS LEAGUE
WHERE FANS COME FROM SEOUL,
LONDON, SHANGHAI, PLAY TEAMS
FROM BOSTON, NEW YORK, AND
PHILLY.
ONE OF A KIND.
STUART: I'M BLOWN AWAY ABOUT
THIS.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BRAND NEW TO
ME.
WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE REVENUE
FOR YOUR ENTIRE LEAGUE?
ARE YOU ALLOWED TO TELL US?
>> WE HAD SUCCESSFUL START.
WE KICKED OFF THE LEAGUE BACK IN
JANUARY.
WE HAD 10 MILLION VIEWERS IN THE
OPENING WEEK.
SINCE SHEN WE'RE GROWING
VIEWERSHIP NEXT WEEK.
WE HAVE GREAT PARTNERS WE
LAUNCHED THE LEAGUE WITH.
MATCHES ARE AVAILABLE TO WATCH
FOR FREE ON THE STREAMING
PLATFORM TWITCH OWNED BY AMAZON
AND OUR OWN STREAMING PLATFORM
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD.
WE HAVE LAUNCH PARTNERS, HB,
INTEL, TOYOTA, T-MOBILE, SOUR
PATCH KIDS MON TODAY LAY
INTERNATIONAL BRAND.
WE'RE ON TRACK TO BE PROFITABLE
IN OUR FIRST YEAR WHICH IS
UNHEARD OF OR ANY START-UP
SPORTS LEAGUE.
STUART: THAT WOULD BE TRUE.
YOU ARE GEARED TOWARDS
OVERWATCH, THAT ONE GAME.
IF THAT FADES OR ANOTHER BIG
GAME COMES IN AND TAKES ITS
PLACE YOUR LEAGUE GOES AWAY?
>> WELL, VIDEOGAMES ARE NOT A
FLEETING THING.
YOU KNOW VIDEOGAMES ARE
INCREDIBLY MAINSTREAM.
OVERWATCH IS INCREDIBLY POPULAR
GAME.
THIS IS A GAME AT ACTIVISION
BLIZZARD, THE WAY WE VIEW OUR
GAMES IS THAT THEY'RE
FRANCHISES.
FRANCHISES PERPETUAL IN THEIR
APPEAL.
GAMES THAT HAVE PERPETUAL APPEAL
TO FANS BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE
ARE CONTINUING EVOLVING THE
GAME, ADAPTING THE GAME AND
EVOLVING OVER TIME.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT TRADITIONAL
SPORTS, IT DOESN'T CHANGE MUCH
OVER TIME, BUT OVERWATCH AS A
SPORT IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING,
CONSTANTLY CHANGING, WE'RE
ADDING NEW HEROES AND MAPS
KEEPING THE GAME FRESH.
STUART: YOUR DEMOGRAPHIC IS 18,
TO 25 YEARS OLD.
THAT SIR, IS DEMOGRAPHIC I WOULD
KILL FOR.
NATE, COMMISSIONER OF THE
OVERWATCH LEAGUE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, NATE.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
STUART: TOLD ME STUFF I DIDN'T