In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss World of Warcraft potentially coming to consoles, Razer possibly going private valuing the business at $4.5 billion, Arcane being renewed for a second season, Epic Games acquiring Harmonix, Enthusiast Gaming buying U.GG, Hendrick’s Gin launching a gaming chair, Sega unveiling a line of colognes, Cloud9 partnering with The Smurfs, Battlefield 2042 becoming one of Steam’s worst-rated games, Moncler collaborating with Fortnite, and so much more.

In this episode with special guest Bryan Waddell (Head of Creators, Gaming, and Esports at Nestlé USA), we discuss Nestlé USA's gaming and esports strategy, how the brands under Nestlé think about their target market and gamers, successful activations and influencer partnerships with Hot Pockets, best practices and learnings for other brands looking to reach the gaming audience, and so much more!

In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Tim Sweeney renewing his attack on Apple, Netflix sharing some revenues with Apple, Call of Duty: Vanguard sales being down in the UK, Roblox surpassing Activision-Blizzard as America's most valuable gaming company, Xbox launching a free multiplayer beta for Halo Infinite, Gucci and Xbox partnering with one another, Secretlab making an April Fool's Joke a reality, Valve delaying the Steam Deck, and so much more!

In this episode with special guest Wes Byrd (CEO of Skullz Inc.), we discuss the genesis of Skullz and how their business has evolved over time, what goes into creating a successful esports apparel line and e-commerce offering, how the clothing partnerships are formed, the difficulties associated with the gaming accessories market, the state of high school esports, looking good translating to better gaming performance, what goes into collaborations with educational institutions, and so much more!

In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Riot Games confirming talks with the Olympics, the League of Legends World Championship breaking viewership records, Arcane finding success on Netflix around the globe, rule changes being made for coaches during the PGL Major Stockholm 2021, Immortals relocating its headquarters to the Great Lakes Region of the United States, OpTic Gaming And Envy Gaming merging to form OpTic Texas, Roblox beating market estimates, Nintendo unveiling plans to release new hardware sometime this century, and so much more!

In this episode with special guests Tyler Endres (Founder and CEO, Esports Arena) and Luke Brue (Chief Sales Officer, Esports Arena), we discuss the story and history of Esports Arena, their company joining forces with Walmart, the organization’s Overpowered line of gaming hardware products, what these guys have learned over the last 15 years in the esports industry, the expected sales competition between COD, Battlefield, and Halo, and so much more!

In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Microsoft announcing plans to launch their own metaverse, Riot Games being okay with League of Legends Esports not turning a profit, Blizzcon 2022 getting canceled amid Activision-Blizzard fallout, Fortnite China shutting down this month, Facebook Gaming surpassing YouTube Gaming in viewership, Ubisoft investing in and creating blockchain games, Netflix rolling out mobile games, and so much more!

In this episode with special guest Doron Nir (Co-Founder of StreamElements), we discuss StreamElements raising $100 million in a recent investment round, the transformational effect of a SoftBank investment, the future of picks and shovels for streaming and VOD, how StreamElements compares to their competitors, StreamElements looking to hire, how StreamElements works with content creators, and so much more!

In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Xbox Game Pass missing its target, a virtual Chipotle and EDC coming to the Roblox metaverse, FaZe Clan securing a $1 billion public valuation, Ninja explaining why Mixer failed, the League of Legends World Championship being broadcast in European movie theaters, Tencent launching a game studio to enter the metaverse, Sony patenting technology that will change the way we stream, GameStop getting involved in the Web3 gaming space, and so much more!

In this episode with special guest Marius Adomnica (Esports Lawyer at Segev LLP), we discuss the legal side of gaming, trends in the world of esports law, the legal and business ramifications of Guild Esports terminating its partnership with an unnamed fintech sponsor, Pokimane launching a brand and talent management agency, and so much more!