Every month, ESI, in collaboration with Esports Charts, delves into the world of esports viewership to highlight what audiences are currently watching, along with other emerging trends in the industry. April’s viewership was largely dominated by two esports: the ever-present Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, and League of Legends, with the mobile game once again coming […]
Peak performance in esports: Why Rogue and MAD Lions are embracing mindfulness
On 11th April 2021, MAD Lions faced off against Rogue for the fifth game of a best-of-five League of Legends series. The stage was the LEC Spring Finals. Both squads beat G2 Esports — by all accounts, a European super-team — during their runs to the final, MAD Lions in the upper bracket and Rogue […]
Starfield To Be Shown At E3, Will Launch In 2022
Starfield is rumored to appear at this year’s digital E3 event and will reportedly launch next year rather than later in 2021. This news comes from industry insider Jeff Grubb on the latest stream of his gaming news show, The Game Mess Show Live. After talking about the recent news that Starfield would be exclusive […]
I Don’t Know What’s Going On With Final Fantasy 14, And At This Stage I’m Too Scared To Ask
This past weekend saw Final Fantasy 14 introduce male Viera, which immediately had me thinking of crunching tackles, Vaporub, and fights with Roy Keane. Apparently though, these Viera are nothing to do with the legendary Arsenal captain Patrick, who actually spells his name Vieira. Instead, Viera are bunny boys, which sound less like a holding […]
Businesses to support remote workforce even after offices reopen
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. (Reuters) – U.S. businesses have been spending more on technology than on bricks and mortar for more than a decade now, but the trend has accelerated during the pandemic, one more sign that working from home is here to stay. As […]
Data science in a post-COVID world
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. I am often asked about the state of data science and where we sit now from a maturity perspective. The answer is pretty interesting, especially now that it’s been more than a year since COVID-19 rendered most data science models useless […]
Disco Elysium Is The Closest We’ll Get To A True Detective Game
True Detective’s Rust Cohle is one of the greatest characters ever committed to television. Because True Detective has never quite lived up to its first season and because Rust has been Joker-ized into a pretentious poet, it doesn’t feel like he quite gets the credit he’s due – it doesn’t help that Matthew McConaughey is […]
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Is Currently Free To Try For A Limited Time
A free trial for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s multiplayer is now live to mark the start of Season 3, and will run until April 28th. As outlined on the Call of Duty blog, console and PC players could jump into the trial from April 23 until it ends April 28 at 10:00 […]
Lakeland University Partners With Bucks Gaming for the 2021 NBA 2K League Season – The Esports Observer
Lakeland University, the Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, private liberal arts university, is now the official partner of Bucks Gaming for the 2021 NBA 2K League season. Lakeland’s esports program is headed up by former Green Bay Packer Ahman Green. While financial details of the partnership were not released, the partnership will include a “Strive for Success” […]
My Favorite Part Of Oblivion Was The Arena, And It Should Return In The Elder Scrolls 6
“Good people of the Imperial City!” bellows the announcer, the gravel in his throat rising as he addresses the cardboard cutout crowd, “Welcome to the Arena! It looks like the Yellow Team has pulled a fast one by replacing their combatant with three Argonian prisoners… This should be interesting!” The gate slides down, creaking until the metallic […]