Wednesday, January 23, 2019

"Did you know that Farming Simulator esports is a thing?"

ESO:
Beginning this summer, the Farming Simulator League spans 10 tournaments across Europe, culminating with Giants’ own FarmCon in summer 2020. With €250K ($284K USD) up for grabs

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The first Championship event debuted at AgriTechnica 2017, a farm-tech expo in Hanover, Germany. Ammann said that the event organizers thought Farming Simulator‘s presence might interest younger attendees, but nobody anticipated the level of demand. As seen in the photo below, the regular-sized booth was packed wall-to-wall with viewers to watch the three-player bale-stacking battles.