In the beginning...
Welcome, beta friends! As social media fades as a place for gathering as a positive community or to share ideas effectively as a publisher, it seemed worth exploring the idea of stepping back into a more controlled and direct environment – email! Maybe everyone’s inbox is too full. Maybe email
A Moment with Sam Mathews, Co-founder & Chairman, FNATIC
This week Seamus sits down with Sam Mathews, co-founder and Chairman of FNATIC – one of the world's biggest and longest running esports teams, with top-tier
The Huawei P30 Pro camera is basically powered by witchcraft
There’s no other word for it. The P30’s camera tech is beyond clever or smart. It’s the work of wizardry. Here’s a collection of photos directly comparing the
Morgan Romine (Director, Anykey) on diversity and inclusion in esports
This week I’m sharing a really interesting, and hopefully useful, conversation with Morgan Romine that delves into some of the trickier areas of the state of
Zhiana is back to geek out about World of Warcraft
A fun chat with Zhiana, a great cosplayer and part of the Geek Bomb brigade, about all the latest developments in World of Warcraft. What have we been up to?
Smarter, better, easier passwords?
This week on Jetpacks Are Overrated, a conversation about the state of passwords. From biometrics to two-factor authentication, there’s a lot of new tools in
Jack Harari, VP of International Partnerships, Activision Blizzard Esports Leagues
This week on The Esports Moment we go one-on-one with Jack Harari, Vice President of International Partnerships at Activision Blizzard Esports Leagues. That
Christo gets to wrap the Arc de Triomphe in 2020
Few urban artists are as monumental as Christo. Not everybody has nailed the idea of wrapping buildings in fabric and rope, and now – almost 60 years after
Inside the Hearthstone toolbox with game designers Liv Breeden and Stephen Chang
From concept to finished card, we explore some of the latest arrivals in the newest set Rise of Shadows with two of Hearthstone’s game designers, Liv Breeden
AI in gaming chat with Frank Soqui, Intel VP of Gaming
I’ve got a short and sweet chat this week, looking at the state of AI adversaries and challenge systems in video games. Not from the perspective of ‘can this
Interview: Erik Anderson, Head of Esports, FaZe Clan
Another podcast from our journey to Katowice, Poland, for Intel Extreme Masters, as Seamus caught up over a coffee with Erik Anderson, FaZe Clan's Head of
An NVIDIA AI can turn your crappiest doodles into gorgeous lifelike landscapes
The latest AI fakery is thankfully something more peaceful and calming than most. Doodle some colours on a screen and NVIDIA's GauGAN (get it?) will turn them
Nicola Piggott, Co-founder of The Story Mob (Esports Communications Consultancy)
This week we're bringing you one of the best voices in the business for selling what esports has to offer to big business. Nicola Piggott is the co-founder of
Star Trek Catan gives you something more exciting to fight over than sheep and wool
I've enjoyed the odd game of Catan, but I'm also a sucker for a good theme. Sheep, wool and wood just aren't all that exciting. But what about collecting
Open Bionics delivers an awesome BB-8 decorated bionic arm that delivers superheroic vibes all day long
Sometimes a kid needs a bionic arm. But when that arm is given some cool styling like a BB-8 theme – and excellent functionality too – you might just make
Meet London's new optical illusion zebra crossing designed to make drivers take notice
The first 3D zebra crossing in the UK has been painted on a road in north-west London – very close to one of the world's most famous zebra crossings – in an
Blizzard says positive play systems have reduced toxicity in Overwatch by 40%
Online games and toxicity. Like flies on the proverbial, it's just something that has been deemed an inescapable part of playing online. But it really
The great Danny Trejo will bring some hardcore energy to the role of Boots in the ‘Dora the Explorer’ Movie
Don't mess with Boots. I mean, why does a monkey wear those boots anyway? He's got some attitude. And those boots are made for walking. All over you...
Year of the Dragon deep dive with Cam Shea from IGN
This week I popped into the IGN studio to get face to face with Cam Shea and geek out about all the latest news around Hearthstone. We dive into the Year of
Bill & Ted 3 will face the music in August 2020
Wyld Stallions needs to save us ASAP. But if we can hold it together until second half of 2020 they'll finally bring about World Peace.
