Esports 30 with Kevin Knocke
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Esports 30 with Kevin Knocke tackles industry-wide issues with the top esports and gaming personalities, celebrities, athletes, and influencers . Each week we'll dive deep on key news stories across the esports industry and get a detailed look at what's happening behind the scenes with those making the news happen.
Esports 30 with Kevin Knocke
4y ago
Today is a little bit different episode (WE’RE FREE TO SAY WHAT WE WANT!). There’s a lot of unrest in the world as peaceful protestors take up the #BlackLivesMatter cause. We spend today talking about that and how gaming/esports companies think about social causes and how to engage with them. Plus, how to use your platform to make a difference ..read more
Esports 30 with Kevin Knocke
4y ago
We have a LOT of things to discuss! The show will be transitioning to a new format and destination (including video!) which Kevin talks about at length. Plus, because it’s still an esports and gaming show we talk about the $10 million already added to The International’s budget and why CS:GO SHOULD have a world championship, but Dota needs to focus on the lower level leagues ..read more
Esports 30 with Kevin Knocke
4y ago
Anna Baumann (@esportslawEU) joins Kevin this week to discuss Rogue’s entry to the LEC and what it was like to bring a brand new team into the ecosystem and the unexpected challenges that came up. Plus, Kevin talks about online matches causing issues in the CDL and Riot adding sponsored signage to the Rift in esports matches ..read more
Esports 30 with Kevin Knocke
4y ago
When a players uses a rush only strategy to win a major Madden event, that’s great for esports, but proof most sports fans won’t seriously watch esports events as a replacement for sports. Plus, why reductive conversations about esports in financial media outlets can hurt long term sponsorship prospects ..read more
Esports 30 with Kevin Knocke
4y ago
Consoles are great. Controllers are great. Aim assist giving casual players a good time is great. Aim assist is competitive play is not. Kevin talks about the recent drama in Fortnite around the success of controller players, why we need to think of esports team revenue in a completely different way, and on a personal note, some reflection on having COVID-19 ..read more
Esports 30 with Kevin Knocke
4y ago
CS:GO is offering a beta texture streaming option to allow low end PCs a more stable competitive experience, and Kevin talks about why the game needs stuff like this in light of Valorant’s launch. Plus, why the Leena/Doublelift situation this week is dumb and punishable, but still not the conflict of interest the rabid anti-Riot crowd wants it to be ..read more
Esports 30 with Kevin Knocke
4y ago
Kevin was asked over the weekend about what would happen if a league the size of the Overwatch League were to shut down. So more happy topics today yay! Plus, mailbag episode taking questions from fans, including one where Miguel Dooley, Rogue’s Community Manager, joins to discuss how he manages a pro team’s Discord channel ..read more
Esports 30 with Kevin Knocke
4y ago
If your league, team, or organization makes a critical mistake and your fans notice? Apologize and own up to it immediately. Kevin talks this week about why it seems that the OWL team is not listening to this advice (and why the league seems to be falling apart in front of our eyes) and how companies should think about how they engage in communication with their fans ..read more
Esports 30 with Kevin Knocke
4y ago
Friend of the show Frank Villarreal (@Rogue_Frank), President and Founder of Rogue, joins to talk about conflicts of interest and why the Doublelift situation is all manufactured outrage. Plus, he and Kevin talk about the first couple weeks of Valorant and take comments from listeners ..read more
Esports 30 with Kevin Knocke
4y ago
Seriously, Doublelift to TSM is not a big deal, and the personalities advocating that it is are just pushing for clicks and outrage. Kevin talks about that along with why it’s smart for players to switch to Valorant even before it proves itself (or any new big game release), and how big tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft will dominate gaming over the coming decade ..read more