Atlanta Reign: The City’s New Esports Team Gets A Name

More than 22,000 fans came out to watch the London Spitfire team win the 2018 Overwatch League Grand Finals in New York City on July 27. Atlanta and Guangzhou, China, are the two newest cities selected for esports expansion teams.

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Atlanta’s new esports team now has a name: Atlanta Reign. It’s part of the global Overwatch League, the first major city-based esports league to base its teams in specific cities.

The league is based on the video game “Overwatch”: a popular science-fiction video game from a first-person perspective.

Atlanta Reign is owned by Atlanta Esports Ventures, a partnership between media group Cox Enterprises and Nevada-based consulting firm Province Inc. (Courtesy of Atlanta Reign)

It’s interactive and can be played with up to six players on each team.