In December, we will launch our alpha platform that will facilitate teams to be established and esports competitions to be hosted. Following from the launch of this minimum viable product, we will then enter the beta phase of development. This will entail extensive testing whilst we continuously integrate planned features. This structure of product development will ensure an optimal fully working product by the time of public release next year. The first esports tournaments on the platform will be for EA Sports’ FIFA 19 title. We will create a bespoke esport infrastructure around this hugely popular sports game before diversifying into other major esport titles.

As we draw closer to the end of the alpha phase of development, we will now begin to further expand the IGGalaxy. This entails partnering with organisations across the esports landscape and beyond, that can add value to our esport ecosystem. In this article, we will discuss the benefits of endemic esports organisations joining our ecosystem, along with other pertinent information to consider if one is hoping to establish an esports team on the IG platform. Organisations that are non-endemic to esports will not be within the scope of this article.

Our model has been demonstrated to work, providing extensive benefits for participants within the IGGalaxy. This includes 10 esports organisations presently!