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Esports spreading in popularity on campuses

Hudson Valley Community College is adding a team this fall. It doesn’t have a home court or home field. Some of its athletes might never step on campus. The Vikings are starting an esports program for gamers in their athletic department, following a national trend. The National Junior College Athletic Association, to which HVCC belongs,…
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New eSports league moves into Schenectady’s Urban Co-Works

Jide Osipitan, CEO of Gaming Insomniacs, and Urban Co-Works CEO Jeff Goronkin announced the move on Monday. There is even a pre-season game that is already scheduled at the co-working facility on Jan. 26. Goronkin said that his co-working facility would be able to accommodate something like Osipitan’s esports league, which is where people play…
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Gaming Insomniacs Brings eSports to Downtown Schenectady

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — URBAN CO-WORKS and the Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority today announced that Gaming Insomniacs will locate company offices and a new eSports studio in downtown Schenectady. “The Capital Region is already a leader in game development and we want to build on that momentum by establishing a thriving eSports gaming facility.  Our goal is…
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eSports company building studio for gamers in Schenectady

It’s a gamer’s paradise…. coming to downtown Schenectady in February. On the rise, eSports is the world of competitive video gaming and it’s quickly become a billion-dollar industry. Local company Gaming Insomniacs is supporting the gaming movement. It will expand company offices and build a new eSports studio in the URBAN CO-WORKS community space in downtown Schenectady.…
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Esports don’t need your approval as they represent a new digital mainstream

Esports may continue their growth trajectory toward an audience of 1 billion over the next few years, but there remains a wider section of the public and the business community still struggling to grasp how or why professional gaming even exists. The simplest answer is the same as with traditional sports, in that a lot…
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Capital Region’s first high school esports competition

Esports made its way to the Electric City this weekend.  The Gaming Insomniacs League hosted the first-ever high school esports tournament in the Capital Region. Sixteen local schools with 110 players competed for a $5,000 college scholarship. Parents of some of the kids involved say they’re happy with where the world of gaming has led…
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High School Scholarship

SCHENECTADY — Gaming Insomniacs Leaguerecently announced it is hosting a $5,000 High School Scholarship eSports Tournament in the GE Theater at Proctors from Saturday, May 18 to Sunday, May 19. “We are very excited about hosting the first high school eSports tournament in the Capital Region,” said Shane Batcher, Director of Operations for Gaming Insomniacs.…
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HV Gamer Con 2020

HV Gamer Con 2020 is excited to announce a partnership with Schenectady, N.Y. based Gaming Insomniacs, an esports organization, who will oversee the addition of an amateur t Join The Albany Capital Center (ACC) along with the Center for Economic Growth (CEG) and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) in welcoming the largest northeast collegiate esports…
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