Esports: Doping Is Rampant, Industry Insider Claims

August 13, 2014

(New Scientist) – With millions of dollars at stake and tens of thousands of fans watching your every move, the pressure to perform as a professional video-gamer, or esports player, can be huge. And so can the temptation to dope. On 4 August, Bjoern Franzen – a consultant and marketer formerly with one of the world’s largest esports companies – publicly declared that doping in esports is rampant. In a lengthy blog post, Franzen wrote that gaming firms and the media are turning a blind eye to the substance use right under their noses.