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FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Esports Interest Form
NJCAA Esports, the national governing body for two-year college esports, announced a seven-game lineup for the fall semester during their NJCAA Esports Virtual Convention on Tuesday, June 23. The NJCAAE in partnership with Generation Esports have since increase the game offerings to 10 competitive games for the upcoming fall semester. The regular season is scheduled to begin on Monday, Sept. 20.
Depending on the overall interest of the esports student-athletes at Hudson Valley, the Vikings plan to participate in each of the 10 games offered. The department of athletics encourages all interested student-athletes to complete the Esports Interest Form as the program continues to build towards competing in the Fall 2020 semester.
NJCAAE Fall 2020 Game Offerings:
Rocket League: is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem. Described as "soccer with rocket-powered cars," the goal is to score as many goals as possible over the course of the match.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: is a fighting game in which the objective is to knock the opponent off the stage and eliminate all of their stocks.
Overwatch: is a team-based, first-person shooter, where players choose from a roster of heroes to assemble a team.
Madden NFL: is a football simulation using the teams from the National Football League (NFL).
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO): The game pits two teams against each other: the Terrorists and the Counter-Terrorists. Both sides are tasked with eliminating the other while also completing separate objectives.
Hearthstone: Originally subtitled Heroes of Warcraft, Hearthstone builds upon the existing lore of the Warcraft series by using the same elements, characters, and relics. The game is a turn-based card game between two opponents, using constructed decks of 30 cards along with a selected hero with a unique power. Players use their limited mana crystals to play abilities or summon minions to attack the opponent, with the goal of destroying the opponent's hero.
Rainbow Six Siege: The game is an online shooter video game which puts heavy emphasis on environmental destruction and cooperation between players.
FIFA 20: is a soccer/futbol simulation video game published by EA Sports as part of the FIFA series.
Valorant: is your global competitive stage. It's a 5v5 tac-shooter matchup to plant or defuse the Spike in a one-life-per-round, firtst to 13 series.
Fortnite: is a player-versus-player game, using solo mode to receive points for the match, with each player finishing inside the top-10 earning additional placement points.
Current Spring 2021 Offerings:
NBA 2K21: is a basketball simulation video game published by 2K Sports based on the National Basketball Association.
FIFA 21: is a soccer/futbol simulation video game published by EA Sports as part of the FIFA series.