Justin Kan discusses the evolution of eSports, from a small industry to a billion-dollar business, and how his company, Atrium, is helping start-ups in the space overcome legal and financial hurdles.
The founders of Monkey Inferno, a startup previously owned by Tinder's Sean Rad, used to play FIFA for eight hours straight as a way to bond and destress. Despite some anxiety, they were calmed by the fact that their successful boss, Adam, was fine with it, likely due to his previous success with ad tech companies.
A bot master extorted money from an online gamer by threatening to reveal his real name and address. This raises concerns about the safety of online gamers and the prevalence of bot attacks.
The Ethereum blockchain test network experienced issues due to a lack of urgency to update clients, network participants dropping below two thirds, and client developers learning about optimization methods.
A discussion of high-end Japanese collectible toys, which can cost as much as a car and feature beautifully crafted three-dimensional plastic sculptures of popular video game characters.