Nexl wins the 2021 Toyota Gazoo eSports Racing Championship
Following the Grand Final of the WRC 2021 eSports presented by TOYOTA Gazoo on September 8 live from the Olympic Velodrome in Athens, NACON and KT Racing Studio are pleased to report on the victory of Lohan ‘Nexl’ Blanc.
The Industry’s Top 5 Most Marketable Franchises
This week Neal ranks his top 5 Franchises that can earn money from everything that is not a core game. His rankings look at merchandise saturation and the franchises standing with fans. So lets take a look at everything from Zelda t-shirts to Nuka-Cola in a bottle this week as Neal clears out his memorabilia shelf.
Challengermode And Opera GX Team Up To Support Women’s eSports
Leading esports platform Challengermode today announced its partnership with the Super Girl Gamer Series to host tournaments across a range of eSports.
Hitchhiking Down The Mysterious Road 96
One of the most unique adventure games to come out in a long time, Road 96 puts players on a sometimes bizarre journey where you try to escape a totalitarian regime by hitchhiking to the border with a rotating cast of strange characters.
The Golden Age For New Talent
The skirmisher takes a look at the growing number of tools for rookie designers and budget constrained content creators to access. He also looks at how the price of college could force a shift in the current hiring model for game companies.
Acing Attorneys and Reaching for the Sky
This week our Save State Columnist gets pulled into quite a trial, or actually a series of them with The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. He gets so into it that he needs to take a break by heading into space with the classic Nintendo DS Game Meteos. It’s been a strange time, but the games are great!
The Watering Down of Football Games
Are you ready for some football? This week The Skirmisher looks at how Football games have gotten watered down over the years, becoming almost like online multiplayer loot box servers today. But they were not always like that. Back in the day, they were all about the gameplay.
DarkZero Partners with Resorts World Las Vegas
DarkZero, the premier eSports organization, joined forces with Resorts World Las Vegas, the Strip’s first integrated and most tech-forward resort, in a first-of-its kind partnership announced to bring eSports to the city.
Pushing Through The Worst Game Ever Made…For Fun
Hoshi wo Miru Hito is a piece of video game history, and a reminder that not all history can be ideal. Is this the worst game ever made? Maybe not, but it earns its way into the top ten, so join us for a very punishing Save State.
An Ode To Violent Sports Games of the Past
Watching the good sportsmanship at the Summer Olympics is great fun, but it kind of made our Skirmisher long for a time when sports video games were just a little more over-the-top, violently bone-crushing, and excitingly fun.