In this episode (287) of Office Hours, with our host William “The Professor” Collis, we discuss NetDragon appointing Tang Yu, an AI-powered virtual humanoid robot, as its CEO!

In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Google finally shutting down Stadia, FaZe Clan revealing that $71.4 million of its backstop commitments defaulted on their obligations, CD Projekt planning new games based on Cyberpunk and The Witcher, the founder of 100 Thieves launching an energy drink, Sony acquiring esports events as they pivot to PC gaming, Tamagotchi developing a line of Baby Yoda devices, GameStop running into problems with video game preorders, a tattoo artist winning a lawsuit against Take-Two and the WWE, Verizon and Razer joining forces for a handheld console, a new type of gaming chair, and so much more!

In this episode, with our special guest, Daniel Marcus (Founding Partner at Hustle Law and Adjunct Professor of Esports Business At New York University), we discuss teaching the business of esports, why so many sports team owners buy esports teams, the similarities and differences between traditional sports and esports, esports adopting business models of traditional sports, and so much more!

In this episode (284) of Office Hours, with our host William “The Professor” Collis, we discuss the incredibly successful beta launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, which ran from September 24th to the 28th!

In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), with special guest Nicole Pike of YouGov, we discuss David Beckham renegotiating his deal with Guild Esports, Disney wanting two Star Wars games a year, Ludwig launching a new agency that is working with xQc, Cyberpunk surpassing the 1 million daily player mark, Logitech releasing a new handheld gaming console in October, and so much more!

In this episode, with our special guest, Liam Savarese (Head of Business Development at Botisimo), we discuss breaking into esports after non-esports careers, managing content creators, leveraging loyalty to drive engagement and monetization, working with YouTubers and esports orgs, being acquired by Optic, and so much more!

In this episode (281) of Office Hours, with our host William “The Professor” Collis, we discuss Guild of Guardians teaming up with eight of the world's most recognizable esports organizations!

In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss the future of the Saudi Arabian esports and gaming scene following the Next World Forum, GTA VI being leaked, the VALORANT Champions skin bundle generating $32 million, and so much more!

In this episode, with our special guest, His Royal Highness, Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Bin Sultan Al Saud (President of the Saudi Esports Federation), we discuss the Saudi Esports Federation, the success of the Next World Forum, what’s next for the Saudi esports scene, the rise of gaming and esports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and so much more!

In this episode (278) of Office Hours, with our host William “The Professor” Collis, we discuss eVenture Limited, the owner of the VPN service hide.me, acquiring the Croatian esports org Valiance!