Esportsmanlike Conduct

On this weeks episode the refs dont blow the whistle, they award it. Our Golden Whistles go out to the best (and worst) of esports in 2019 - including "Biggest Fuck Up", "Best Way to Piss Away Millions of Dollars in a Desperate Attempt to Recapture the Love of Your Son", "Org of the Year" and more. We also close the show by dropping knowledge bombs about what will happen in 2020. IT'S A GREAT YEAR - DON'T MISS IT!

On this weeks episode the boys are lightning round dropping takes on everything from LUPO, TIMTHETATMAN, and LIRIK's multimillion dollar Twitch deals, to The Game Awards, to Fortnite's Star Wars Event, to the Sri Lankan government picking up a Dota 2 team. It's a wild word of esports but we've got just the refs to keep it in check. AS ALWAYS: Its' a great ep - don't miss it!

Whistles are flying this week as the refs return from a 2 week hiatus with plenty of esports news to drop.

Mango's winning birthday tourneys, CSGO teams are making bank, Dr. Disrespect is getting a TV Show, and a whole lot more.

PLUS - we give spoiler free thoughts on the Mandalorian, play the Esports Stock Market, wonder what the hell "Team Nigma" were thinking, and more. Its' a great ep - don't miss it!

Special guest - and brand new LoL General Manager for CLG - Daniel "Tafokints" Lee joins us to BLOW THE WHISTLE on his journey from NASA to League GM (and part time poker influencer). We also talk all the drama in the League off-season, how Twitch is using ads to boost the viewership on its top creators, DisguisedToast going to Facebook, and a whole lot more. It's a great ep - don't miss it!

The World's Grand Finals have finished and the refs have some scorching takes on everything from gaming culture to possible G2 bias to what is coming next. PLUS: the meteoric ascent of Rick Fox from lowly iron pleb to exalted bronze king, a WINNING vs. CONTENT debate with MKLeo vs. Ludwig, and an excellent interview with Atrioc's old boss at Twitch FishStix who launched a new startup called Juked.GG! It's a great ep - don't miss it!

The refs take a victory lap as their predictions on YouTube + Loaded come true with a HUGE pickup of CourageJD by YouTubeGaming. We also break down the truly game-changing results of the League Worlds Semifinals, cover Atrioc's trip to BlizzCon and what the boys think is coming for the company, and play the Esports Stock Market on everything from spitting on the EA logo to whiny gamer babies. It's a great ep - don't miss it!

The Streaming Wars are heating up as Mixer picks up not one but two big Twitch streamers (Shroud and King Gothalion) to follow Ninja in bringing the battle to Twitch. The refs break down what this means, who the real winners are, and what's likely to come next. We also break down a CRAZY League Worlds Quarterfinals (complete with record setting viewership), reveal the stunning conclusion to the Rick Fox / Echo Fox fiasco, and play the Esports Stock Market on everything from AI that bans toxic players to Chance the Rapper. It's a great episode - don't miss it!

F's in chat for North America, as Team Liquid becomes the final NA team to drop out of League Worlds. We've got hot takes on that, the remaining quarterfinals teams, and how the hell Blizzard bounces back from the war Riot's bringing to their doorstep with 3 new game announcements. Plus, we talk Hbox's 3 years on top of the Melee scene, investigate Rick Fox's new Esports TV show, and play the Esports Stock Market. It's a great ep - don't miss it!

All of Fortnite has dissapeared into a Black Hole - seriously - and people are either losing their minds or Flossing with glee. We've got takes on that, the absolute insanity of Echo Fox's apparently drug-fueled spiral, a RANKER of the new Call of Duty League team names, updates on League Worlds, and a whole lot more. It's a great ep - don't miss it!

RETURN OF THE GOAT? Melee's fav favorite player made a miracle run to win Big House and people across the country started picking up gamecube controllers. Salaries are blazing through the roof in CS:GO as part of what we're calling the "CS:GOld Rush" to sign teams. Ninja and Tfue's tensions with each other heated up on Twitter... AND Rick Fox is in the middle of a web of lawsuits likely to bring the entire org crashing down around him. The refs are back from TwitchCon and have hot takes on ALL OF THIS and more. it's a great episode - don't miss it!