the lowercase esports podcast

The CW will broadcast a historic game of H1Z1 in late April… but it won't be broadcast live.

In this episode, I catch up on some of the news that I wasn't able to fit into previous podcasts from the last few days.

Overwatch's upcoming server browser and custom rule set implementation is going to make a big difference for the competitive scene in the game. Features like these should be staples in titles looking to extend their lives. In this episode, I'll talk about a couple feature implementations and what they mean for their respective games.

How many signatures

Before esports content's equal?

ESL just partnered with a television producer who's clearly stuck in the CGS-era to create some premium content… whatever that means.

Back from the Major! In this episode, I go over the most watched weekend in esports from the perspective of a VIP ticket holder as well as potential complications facing other offline events… for political reasons.

The FGC sure had a doozy of a weekend with a few unforced errors at a certain event called Genesis, but it ended strong with tonight's EVO 2017 lineup announcement. And hey, the ELEAGUE Major is finally happening!

Today's episode is an overview of the LCS, as far as I understand it. Well, based on notes I took down from Riot's website, which is pretty much the same thing. I don't really follow the league play.

Initially, a lot of us in the CSGO community believed that the conflict between the PEA and WESA would spark a Cold War in esports. But that doesn't seem to be the case. Perhaps the real passive arms race is between Amazon and Alphabet.

This episode takes a look at the current state of Dota 2, its post-7.00 patch state and it's compatible state between now and the next Major.