Gaming. Our Passion. Since 1985.
Masakari and I witnessed the beginnings of esports around the turn of the millennium. Since then there have been coined many undefined terms around esports, such as “virtual sports,” “eGaming,” or “competitive gaming.” With over 20 years of experience in esports, Masakari and I can give an exact definition to individual terms and especially to … Read more
I’ve played FPS games for 35 years, over 20 of them competitive in leagues and tournaments. In every FPS game, whether realistic like PUBG or more arcade-like, e.g., Fortnite, there is one universal fact: a good player spreads headshots. As a general rule, you always want to land headshots because that achieves the most damage … Read more
This post is about the differences between pro gamers and gamers. Professional gamers stand out with five skills. To make it to the top, you will need to master all of them. What are the crucial differences between a casual and a professional gamer? Unlike casual gamers, pro gamers must use all their skills and … Read more
We have been actively participating in Esports for almost 25 years now. There has probably never been such a fast spread of a sport across almost the entire globe. This was made possible by the rapid technological development and the spread of the Internet. Esports and traditional sports are similar in many ways, but in … Read more
In this post, we ask where the gaming industry stands compared to other entertainment industries like Hollywood. We look at size, growth, and reach. But, first, we ask provocatively: Is the gaming industry now the largest entertainment industry in the world? The gaming industry is already bigger than Hollywood. The only other entertainment sector that … Read more
When I talk about sports, matches in PUBG, Valorant, or CSGO already belong to it. SimRacing and virtual sports games like FIFA have also made me forget that Esports isn’t even Olympic yet. I’ve built two semi-professional Esports organizations in the last 20 years. From my experiences, there are not many differences between traditional sports … Read more
