Nexl wins the 2021 Toyota Gazoo eSports Racing Championship

Lohan "Nexl" Blanc
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.

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.

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.

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.

Making Game AI That Doesn’t Leave the Player Behind

Role Playing Games have been constantly evolving every gaming generation, and one of the things that has been changing is the various combat systems and the artificial intelligence behind the games. The Skirmisher ponders some of those good bad and quirky developments this week.

Looking Back At Movie Tie In Games

With movie theaters reopening, Skirmisher Neal takes a look at the phenomenon of the movie tie-in game, and the reasons why we really don’t see them too much anymore. And also, as gamers, why we should probably not be too upset about that.

Remaking Games Done Right

Remastering games has become a big deal in the game industry, but doing it right requires more than just some graphical updates. Fixing errors and adding in DLC can go a long way for games like Mass Effect Legendary Edition and The Witcher 3, keeping them a cut above most of the other remakes.