Game on for Boston E-sports

Years from now, the drama that has gripped local sports fans as the Celtics wooed big-name free agents to come play in the Hub may involve the e-sports stars of the future and a Boston-based team jockeying to sign them to their squad. A new Boston team of top-tier gamers owned by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will soon be competing in a new Overwatch league, according to ESPN. Overwatch, a popular shooting and fighting game made by Blizzard Entertainment, will launch a competitive league later this year, according to the network. Along with Kraft, other teams based in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Shanghai, and Seoul, South Korea, have committed to the league. Sterling Equities, which owns the New York Mets, will field a squad.