LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Entertainment Software Association President Mike Gallagher predicted regret in cable networks’ future if they continue to ignore esports and the video game industry. “Change is hard for incumbent industries,” he said at a breakfast Monday. “We [the video game industry] disrupt ourselves routinely. Our industry is much more comfortable. Our customer, our Read More…
Wawa’s Boot Camp is celebrating the beginning of spring with the launch of its redesigned website. Almost a year after The Daily Walkthrough first spoke with Won Joon “Wawa” Choi about the Overwatch training company, he brought us up to speed on the upgrades his team has made not just to the website, but the program Read More…
New York City, N.Y. — Executives and journalists braved a second nor’easter to gather at Esports Activate in the Big Apple and talk about the gaming and esports industries. The Daily Walkthrough spoke with endemic brands about what to expect in 2018 and a non-endemic brand taking the year to see if the rapidly expanding market Read More…
Washington, D.C. — No one seems to know whose idea it was for President Donald Trump to meet with “members of the video game industry” this upcoming week. It’s also unclear who is invited and when the meeting will take place. Video game industry sources told The Daily Walkthrough they don’t know who in the Read More…
The new anti-video game bill that emerged from the furor over the Florida school shooting faces constitutional obstacles and ACLU opposition. Rhode Island state Rep. Robert Nardolillo III plans to introduce legislation that seeks to tax video games with an “M” rating or higher from the ESRB and use those funds to “increase mental health and Read More…
Let’s be clear: Video games do not cause violence, and video games had nothing to do with Nikolas Cruz’s murderous spree in Florida. Major media outlets and armchair scientists on Twitter and Facebook associated video games with violent behavior in passing — as if the concept was already accepted as fact and not worth closer scrutiny. Both hosts Read More…
BOSTON, MASS. — What goes into producing an esports event with a $1 million prize pool that breaks records for player, tournament and viewership numbers? Luck is certainly involved, but there’s a lot of work on the periphery required to put on a show like ELEAGUE’s Boston Major. The event ran for over two weeks, concluding Sunday, Read More…
It’s all about the story for Sue “Smix” Lee. “We’ve got a lot of great storylines going on,” Lee told The Daily Walkthrough. “Personally, for me, that’s what I care about the most. I’m always looking for good storylines.” Her job is to uncover them through post- and pre-match player and team interviews. That’s not Read More…
“Black coffee. Strong coffee. That’s it.” And none of the “crazy” pumpkin spice chai latte nonsense James “JZFB” Bardolph likes. That’s Richard Lewis‘s drug of choice to get through the 12-hour days required of him as the host of ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018, a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. Lewis talked to The Daily Walkthrough about what Read More…
