Facebook Gaming is launching a feature today meant to
bring people together virtually while they can’t be in the same place
physically. It’s called Tournaments, and it does exactly what it says on the tin.
Tournaments will let users create and organize virtual
tournaments in a variety of formats, from double elimination to
round-robin, and it appears to be intended to mitigate some of the
strain of social distancing. (Interestingly, Tournaments was originally
designed for live gaming events.)
The product is intended for every kind of tourney, from
casual to high-level esports play. It’s also built directly into the
Facebook Gaming platform itself, which means that creators can host fan
tournaments and stream them, too. They can even take advantage of
Facebook’s fundraising tools to donate any money raised directly to
relief organizations.
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