( Toppan Printing) and Cyber Communications Inc. ( CCI) have established the "AFTER 6 LEAGUE™", a league for amateur e-sports players in order to stimulate corporate e-sports activities and create opportunities for inter-company exchange through e-sports. AFTER 6 LEAGUE™ " was established.
The league will be operated under the auspices of the Japan eSports Association and Tokyo Verdy Club.
"eSPORTS TRINITY™" Part 2 is now a league.
Toppan Printing and CCI have jointly held the corporate eSPORTS event " eSPORTS TRINITY™ " since the end of 2019, with the first part of the event being an eSports business seminar and the second part an eSports corporate competition "AFTER 6 LEAGUE". The first part of the event was an e-sports business seminar.
The "AFTER 6 LEAGUE™" held in the second session will be reborn as the "AFTER 6 LEAGUE™," an amateur e-sports league for working adults.
The "AFTER 6 LEAGUE™" will provide a place to create "competition" and "bonds" through league management for amateur e-sports players affiliated with companies.
The league will not be an individual competition, but a team or group competition, to promote interaction between corporate teams and others.
The first league will be held for the popular online game " League of Legends " from RIAT Games, LLC, with plans to hold leagues for up to six titles in FY2020.
In addition, the "AFTER 6 LEAGUE™" will support the development of a training environment, which has been an issue for corporate e-sports activities.
The registered companies will be provided with " DiCE, " a manga café and internet café operated by Disk City Entertainment Inc. as a place to practice their e-sports activities. This will support the revitalization of corporate e-sports activities. (*For FY2020, this service will be provided only in Tokyo.)
The communication platform "cogme" provided by April Knights Corporation, which was officially released on June 26, 2020, will be officially adopted as a communication tool to support chatting and matchmaking.
It will promote inter-company exchanges among companies participating in the league through games, provide communication opportunities such as league debriefing events and seminars on e-sports, and promote the formation of a diverse corporate community.
Recruitment starts in August 2020.
"AFTER 6 LEAGUE™" is scheduled to begin accepting applications from companies participating in the AFTER 6 LEAGUE™ in August 2020.
The goal is to have 50 registered companies, approximately 200 games per year, and 6 registered game titles by the end of FY2020. The goal is to promote the spread and penetration of e-sports within Japan, and to establish e-sports as an option for sports for working people.
For more details, please visit the official website of "AFTER 6 LEAGUE™.