'Til Good Game Do Us Part

In this episode, Troy begins with covering missed news of Gamescom (00:20) and Offset investing into FaZe Clan (04:52). He also talks about Overwatch to Switch or D.Va to Smash? (06:35), Kellogg's partnering with OWL (12:56), 100Thieves will not partake in the CDL (15:50), 100Thieves moving into CS:GO (31:00), Telltale games being revived (31:45),  Metarama Gaming/Music Festival is cancelled (34:05), Newzoo partners with Ninja in Pyjamas (42:05), and Ninja signs deal with Adidas (44:40).

In this episode, the boys are finally back together after two weeks, Troy is in a better mood this week and Henry is back from LA. Henry tells us how he feels about NYXL losing and what happened with our OWL fantasy league (01:40). The guys address OverWatch to Nintendo Switch speculation (05:35), Nadeshot's view on CoD franchising (13:47), and provide a brief Echo Fox watch update (20:20). The guys break down the Call of Duty franchise roster structure (24:30), talk NBA 2K20 story mode (42:20), and debate Marvel vs Sony for the friendly neighborhood web slinger (45:40), They talk popeye's chicken sandwich mania (62:20), Six arrested in Australia for CS:GO match-fixing (67:40), Besiktas Esports and Elevate player payout issues (75:23), Complexity CEO, Jason Lake, roster drop tweet (83:40), and Riot Games and Mastercard partnership expansion (86:00).

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In this episode, the guys discuss Riot Games' worst kept secret (03:14),  EVO character reveals (8:50), Echo Fox Watch Update (11:00), Evil Geniuses' parent company, Peak6, attempt to purchase Echo Fox (20:14), FaZe Clan countersuing Tfue (23:40), and Bugha having to pay taxes (30:54). They also discuss Ninja moving to Mixer (40:55),  Kroenke Sports and Entertainment sued by Sentinels Co-founder and CEO,   Robert Moore, for purchase of Echo Fox (52:14), Stewie2k reaction to Fortnite World Cup prize pool (57:14), OWL Houston Outlaws buyout (65:14). Henry digs into Mixer's dress code ToS (67:45) and Troy talks about Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo addressing Trump's import tariff (74:20), which leads into the discussion of blaming video games for violence and mass murder (78:00).

In this episode, Henry makes his return to the podcast after missing the last two episodes. The guys discuss wanting a Just Water sponsor and the games they've been playing lately. They discuss the rumors of Jason Blundell being fired from Treyarch, Evil Geniuses not franchising for CWL slot, Gen.G addressing CWL controller malfunction and opening headquarters and training facility in Los Angeles. They give a FOX Watch update in regards to Echo Fox LCS slot being sold to Kroenke Sports & Entertainment and Troy rants about Immortals not being a savor to Echo Fox. The boys also discuss the OWL's 2-2-2 role lock system, Martin Garrix to perform at OWL Grand Finals, Hangzhou Spark's warning, United Kingdom not considering loot boxes as gambling, and Fifflaren's Ninjas in Pyjamas interview.

In this episode, Troy start with giving condolences to Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson's family and friends due to his untimely passing. He also congratulates eUnited on winning CWL Miami, Liquid on winning IEM Chicago, and FaZe on winning GLL Grand Slam. He discuss Blast Pro exposing FaZe Clan CSGO Strats, 100 Thieves completing Series B funding, LCS extending Echo Fox shareholder removal compliance, OpTic co-founder leaving after Immortals buyout, Liquid LCS players, Impact and Insanity car accident, Former Digintas founder joining Rogue, K-Swiss Esports performance shoe, Cavs Legion's plan to open esports center, Wiz Khalifa partnering with The Pittsburgh Knights, and Alinity being investigated by animal protection services.

In this episode, Troy interviews an anonymous game tester about his time as a game tester, what gaming testing consist of, treatment of quality assurance testers, crunch hours, and co-workers dating.

In this episode, Henry wasn't feeling well, so Troy put on a one man show to provide a run down on this week in esports. The topics discussed this week were: Ninja tweet vs 2K community, oLarry winning "Best Esports Moment" at ESPY awards, SNK adds $30K to Samurai Shodown's Evo prize pool.  Activision Blizzard announces new commissioners: Johanna Faries as Commissioner of Call of Duty Esports & Pete Vlastelica as Commissioner of Overwatch League. He also discuss former OpTic Gears roster signing to TOX Gaming and TOX Gaming's intents, Lil Nas X headlining Twitch Con, Father taking son out of school to become pro gamer, nominees of the Esports Awards 2019, and Team Liquid CSGO winning the Intel Grand Slam. 

In this episode, the guys discuss Nike sponsoring Furia, Pay-per-view esports & subscriber-only streams, and the DOTA 2: The International prize pool. They get into the rumored details of Grand Theft Auto 6 and the appeal of GTA RP. The boys also discuss Optic gaming buying the Los Angeles CWL franchise spot, Optic gaming releasing their Gear's roster and the Ally dating history situation.

In this episode, the guys give condolences to the passing of Etika and discuss their views of mental wellness. They talk about Furia roster signing a five year contract, H1ghsky's Tfue diss track & deep dive into gamer culture biting rap/hip-hop culture, Anheuser-Bush attempting to become the "The Official Beer of Esports." They roast the hideous Team Liquid x Marvel jerseys and discuss if a battle royale game type would work in Modern Warfare.

In this episode, we gave Henry the day off since he had to work and needed his rest. So friend of the show, Shidosha, stepped in talk recent gaming news. Shidosha and Troy discussed women streamers and egirl streaming troll, Tempo Axe won first tournament at Smash Summit 8, 100 Thieves outslayed in Hardpoint despite winning CWL Anaheim, Epic Games blog post to address tournament payout issue. The guys also speculate when the industry will see player/streamer signature peripherals. They also speak on "Loot boxes aren't loot boxes, they're surprise boxes", Apex Legends 2 speculation, and Slasher's misleading ban report on FaZe Aitzy.

In this week's episode the guys discuss Immortals officially buying out OpTic parent company, H3CZ speculated to buy Houston Outlaws and start new org, TSM Reginald v OpTic Di3sel beef. Henry expresses his hot take on Kingdom Hearts series. They also talk about Dr. Disrespect discrediting mobile games & getting banned for E3 bathroom scandal, streamers being the marketers of gaming, and FaZe Banks claiming FaZe broke no laws signing H1ghsky/ Tfue's lawyer speaking out.

In this episode, the guys dive straight into the iGumdrop controversy (02:45). They discuss Kaceytron owing the IRS (24:41), Nickmercs leaving 100Thieves and joining FaZe Clan (33:34), Xbox partnering with Axe (43:37), Dreamhack Dallas Recap (53:05), Immortals officially buyout OpTic (57:30), Overwatch alternate jersey roast (63:35). Also they guys big up Nicole LaPointe Jameson (69:25).

In this episode, Troy sat down with Kimberly Yee & Dhara Avila of Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas during Dreamhack Dallas to discuss their journey working in esports,  earliest gaming experiences, and women in esports.

Kimberly Yee Socials:

Twitter: @kimyeehaw

Instagram: @kimyeehaw

Dhara Avila Socials:

Twitter: @xarthiona

Instagram: @xarthiona

In this episode, Troy rants about Tfue vs FaZe Clan, plain & simple. Tfue bias rant but we stand by the players.

 01:25 LCS Echo Fox Ultimatum

06:58 Hector bidding for Optic

18:04 OWL Upper Deck Deal

25:40 Tfue suing FaZe Clan

1:06:45 John Wick in fortnite

1:14:13 NCAA voted to not govern collegiate esports

1:18:20 Brief Game of Thrones Series Finale Talk

In this episode, The guys discuss Youtuber ProJared Cheating Scandal (2:25), Echo Fox watch update (10:52), Apex Legends coming to mobile (19:35). They also dive into the Senate bill to ban loot boxes & microtransactions (25:37). And continue the conversation with Ghost Gaming dropping their Apex Legends players (41:12), Psyonix being acquired by Epic Games (49:23). Riot employees walkout, and Slasher's thoughts on CoD franchising (1:03:32).

In this episode the guys follow up last week's story of Rick Fox v. Shareholder, whose name was revealed (00:50). They also discuss Tory Lanez joining Luminosity Gaming ownership (07:00), Immortal's thirty million dollars series B funding (18:50), first five Call of Duty league teams announced (28:50). The guys criticize Champion's "e-gaming" jerseys and briefly discuss the OWL finals being hosted in Philadelphia (55:56).

Unfortunately the boys couldn't meet to record live this week, instead they bit the bullet and recorded over Discord, despite wanting to keep the consistency of a live recording. We apologize for any audio issues or inconsistencies. The guys will back to recording live episodes once their schedules align to do so.

In this episode, the guys discuss Hungrybox vs steamed crab (02:50), KFC hosting non-pro tournament (05:23), Bud Light sponsoring OWL (11:22), Is gaming the cause behind less sexual activity? (29:58), Breakdown of esport communities (37:12), Stance socks sponsor NBA 2K League (42:05). They dive deep into the controversy of Rick Fox stepping away from Echo Fox and if SonicFox should leave as well (45:00).  They also talk about the Puerto Rican Governor, Ricardo Rosselló, open to esports development (58:49) and Polish President, Andrzej Duda, in support of esports (66:59).

Henry was too busy saving lives to talk esports this week in Philadelphia, so Shidosha stepped in. In this episode the guys discuss Tfue retiring from "competitive" Fortnite (01:58), Tfue's stream being embedded (07:00), SK Telecom retaining rights to LCK/Riot Games Korea (12:08), Chipotle's Challenger series (22:53), Will Smith investing into Gen.G Esports (29:24), Epic Games hiring Jason West (39:58), ELeague's six part Gears 5 series (49:38), and Jens Hilgers pushing for premium content fees (1:02:00).

In this episode, Troy and Henry aka Young Chipotle aka will talk to you in the uber, reflect on their PAX East 2019 experience (01:23). The guys discuss the NBA 2k League scuffle (06:20), are you indie if backed by Apple Arcade? (16:13), Red Reserve eviction (21:08), FaZe Clan rant (30:03), Snapchat entering game market (34:28). They also discuss the future of game exclusivity with the announcement of Borderlands 3 (42:18), Liquipedia starts alpha Apex Legends portal (55:56), The Weeknd investing in Overactive Media (58:33), OWL players phase 2 moves (01:08:18), Chipotle invest into ESL and Dreamhack (01:16:31), Rockets sell majority stake of Clutch Gaming to 76ers/Dignitas (01:23:11), Fyre Festival Battle Royale Island (01:26:26).

On this episode, the boys were in Boston for PAX East 2019 with a few friends, Shidosha and Honzo. The group discusses car companies partnering with orgs (02:25), Is Esports a bubble waiting to pop? (16:15). Shidosha gives his opinion on streamer retirement (19:40). The guys also discuss orgs/brands marketing to gamers (28:45), Gamestop partnering with Team Envy/Dallas Fuel and compLexity Gaming to open gaming centers (34:40), Apex Legends reaching $92 million from in-game purchases (01:05:00).

We recorded video but it cut out unfortunately, so no video available even though it was stated in the podcast.

It's been two weeks since the boys last talked esports and games so there was lots to cover. On this episode the guys discuss the Overwatch phase 1 playoffs (03:30), Apex Legends season 1 battlepass (10:15), Ninja being paid one million dollars to promote Apex Legends (16:45). Troy gives a deep dive to why he thinks Meek Mill wants to start an esports org (23:40). Henry gets animated about his love for Ubisoft's The Division 2 (41:44). They also discuss CWL franchising (45:30), Geolocation based esports teams (52:48), Google Stadia (01:10:39), and Twitch sponsorship survey (01:26:07).

On this episode, the guys discuss the increased viewership of the Overwatch League (04:26) and Overwatch players leaving for Apex Legends (11:12). They also discuss their viewpoints on team houses (12:40), twitch views determining a game's life span (26:12), misleading Fortnite reports & biting Apex Legends, and future of road games in esports (42:12).

In Loving Memory of Yennifer and Rocky.

This episode is a continuation of week two's discussion. The guys recap the Blizzard layoffs & address hiring in-house (03:00). They also discuss handling trash talk and beef (10:00), Ninja not playing with female streamers (18:50), Overhype being an insult (22:00), DJ streamers & djing events (31:40)

Host: Troy & Hank

On this episode, Hank explains why he's not a fan of TwitchCon and the egos of streamers (01:53). The guys deep dive into if media training would improve streamer engagement (19:45). They discuss streamer streetwear merch (11:52 & 43:26), G Fuel Dusting (44:10), and Super Size Me (46:28).

Pilot episode of 'Til Good Game Do Us Part

Host: Troy & Hank

Topics:

- K-Pop Toxicity @ 1:33

- DC PC Cafe/LANs

- APEX vs The HypeTrain @ 7:21

- Dragonball Z RPG @ 19:06

- Pro Player/Streamer Burnout @ 23:10

- Esports x Streetwear @ 44:20

- Dragonball Z Hypebeast @ 46:55