Players are gleefully breaking New World with gold duping, chat exploits

At first glance, New World appears to be a standard MMO experience, with crafting, combat, and monstrous critters to slay. But there’s a hidden underbelly to the game that players are using to get all manner of unscrupulous advantages. While New World has lots of in-game PvP opportunities for players to contest regions or duke […]

Breaking: Cloud9 to Put CS:GO Operations on Hold and Bench Roster

After speaking with the Founder and CEO of Cloud9 Jack Etienne Friday, The Esports Observer can confirm that the North American esports organization is set to pause its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive operation and bench its rostered players. Benched players will be free to pursue other opportunities in the interim, according to Etienne. Etienne said that […]

Breaking up Big Tech: A solution in search of a problem

Federal rulemaking must be based on facts, logic, and evidence. Both a 1993 Executive Order (#12866) and the 2003 Office of Management and Budget Circular A-4 require that executive agencies spell out a proposed regulation’s anticipated economic costs and benefits, explain the logic behind their interventions, and compare it to a “no regulation” alternative. These […]

Twitter is not breaking new ground with its remote work policy

I’m the president of Articulate, a highly profitable SaaS company that’s been fully remote since its founding in 2002, has more than 250 employees, and will reach $100 million in recurring revenue this year. So when I heard that Twitter is breaking new ground by letting its employees work remotely, as this article by Margaret […]

Breaking Down VALORANT Patch 0.47

Patch 0.47 in VALORANT has now been available for a few days, and we have a clearer picture of what the changes have meant for gameplay in general, and for current (or former) Raze mains. While the general feeling among players what that Raze needed to be tweaked, the changes made by Riot Games may push the more […]