Daniel Ringland from Riot Games on the OPL's five year journey
Seamus talks to Daniel about the first five years of Riot in Oceania, the evolution of the OPL, its partnerships with the AFL, schools and universities, and where the next five years takes us.
Miss me?
I was in Los Angeles last week and hadn’t quite had a chance to pull the newsletter together before I disappeared. Thankfully, this is beta season, so I figured one week off wouldn’t hurt. No double issue or anything, just a fresh batch of thought provoking stories about
Michal 'CARMAC' Blicharz: the biggest brain in esports on The Esports Moment
One of the smartest minds in all of esports sits down with The Esports Moment at Intel Extreme Masters Sydney.
Karrigan: being benched at FaZe, leading a young Mousesports, and loving the big stage
Karrigan is one of my favourite players on the world circuit so it was fantastic to get time to sit down with him at IEM Sydney.
Phones, thrones, skins, lungs + more
Happy Friday! This week I’ve written my own descriptions with a little analysis under each headline (and not all headlines are the originals) to try to efficiently sneak in my 2c worth without turning the newsletter into an odyssey. I’ve also chosen one dozen stories (aside from links
HCT Worlds recap w/ Stirling Coates from The Roar
Recapping the key moments and crazy action from the Hearthstone World Championship in Taiwan. With special guest Stirling Coates, esports writer for The Roar
Chad 'SPUNJ' Burchill, Australian CS:GO analyst & former professional player
At IEM Sydney 2019, I grabbed some time with Chad ‘SPUNJ’ Burchill, a former pro CS:GO player and now an analyst seen regularly on the global circuit. He’s an
Algorithms for good
Thanks for the feedback last week. Super helpful - and a special thanks to those who spotted the secret signal. More did than I expected, so I appreciate how attentive my beta friends are. Lucky eight links today. I’m definitely thinking about whether I rewrite headline links to describe
Overwatch League, Contenders, Showdowns and IEM
There's a lot of Overwatch to catch up on. Contenders Season 1 finals at Intel Extreme Masters Sydney. The Pacific Showdown that follows later in May. And all
In the beginning...
Welcome, beta friends! As social media fades as a place for gathering as a positive community or to share ideas effectively as a publisher, it seemed worth exploring the idea of stepping back into a more controlled and direct environment – email! Maybe everyone’s inbox is too full. Maybe email
A Moment with Sam Mathews, Co-founder & Chairman, FNATIC
This week Seamus sits down with Sam Mathews, co-founder and Chairman of FNATIC – one of the world's biggest and longest running esports teams, with top-tier
The Huawei P30 Pro camera is basically powered by witchcraft
There’s no other word for it. The P30’s camera tech is beyond clever or smart. It’s the work of wizardry. Here’s a collection of photos directly comparing the
Morgan Romine (Director, Anykey) on diversity and inclusion in esports
This week I’m sharing a really interesting, and hopefully useful, conversation with Morgan Romine that delves into some of the trickier areas of the state of
Zhiana is back to geek out about World of Warcraft
A fun chat with Zhiana, a great cosplayer and part of the Geek Bomb brigade, about all the latest developments in World of Warcraft. What have we been up to?
Smarter, better, easier passwords?
This week on Jetpacks Are Overrated, a conversation about the state of passwords. From biometrics to two-factor authentication, there’s a lot of new tools in
Jack Harari, VP of International Partnerships, Activision Blizzard Esports Leagues
This week on The Esports Moment we go one-on-one with Jack Harari, Vice President of International Partnerships at Activision Blizzard Esports Leagues. That
Christo gets to wrap the Arc de Triomphe in 2020
Few urban artists are as monumental as Christo. Not everybody has nailed the idea of wrapping buildings in fabric and rope, and now – almost 60 years after
Inside the Hearthstone toolbox with game designers Liv Breeden and Stephen Chang
From concept to finished card, we explore some of the latest arrivals in the newest set Rise of Shadows with two of Hearthstone’s game designers, Liv Breeden
AI in gaming chat with Frank Soqui, Intel VP of Gaming
I’ve got a short and sweet chat this week, looking at the state of AI adversaries and challenge systems in video games. Not from the perspective of ‘can this
Interview: Erik Anderson, Head of Esports, FaZe Clan
Another podcast from our journey to Katowice, Poland, for Intel Extreme Masters, as Seamus caught up over a coffee with Erik Anderson, FaZe Clan's Head of
