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New Esports Casters: Are They Game-Changing or Game-Breaking?
Following a packed summer period of esports tournaments, a debate opened up regarding the nature of modern-day esports casters. In particular, the discussions targeted so-called ‘hypecasters’ and their seemingly incessant desire to over-hype any situation, no matter how mundane, just to earn a few seconds in the social media spotlight. For years – over a decade, in fact – esports casters have been under scrutiny by the community at large.