Journalist & editor covering gaming, esports, gambling and digital culture | Head of Content | Lootboxes & Leftovers
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Nirvana. Beastie Boys. Sonic Youth. Metallica. Sega.
Bryan Burton-Lewis has had a ridiculous career. Nearly 30 years on, it’s Axel from Crazy Taxi that still follows him around.
I spoke to him about the voice, the music and “craaaazy money”.
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“Just fucking keep going. Feel the pain, feel the glory. Feel the fucking hate, and everything you can – because ultimately all that shit leads to somewhere that you wanted to be your entire fucking life.”
@MonsoonGG shared his incredible story with us.
Link below:
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"We're the fucking best... then we ended the day in 14th place." 😭
@Monsoongg turned the mic on his own teammate @Blinkzrr ahead of today's ALGS Playoffs at EWC.
@Sentinels' champ on his path into Apex, Japan's fans, and what actually pisses them off about each other.
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"It is a funny image: the future of premium gaming book publishing being born in a house full of cardboard, parcel tape, and domestic tension. But it also explains a lot about Bitmap Books."
- Paul McNally and Sam Dyer talk Bitmap Books
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A forgotten CoD LAN in Paris, 2013. A $75 million World Cup in Paris, 2026.
We spoke to @nicolas_maurer_ about everything in between, and whether @TeamVitality can win it all.
esportsinsider.com/2026/06/t…
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Could the UK’s under-16 social media ban affect Twitch, esports broadcasts and gaming livestreams?
@uk_ie has responded, welcoming recognition that games are distinct from social media while offering to support government on appropriate safety frameworks.
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“Things Can Only Get Better” by D:Ream is drowning out Rishi Sunak’s speech calling a general election.
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Guess who's back? Back again....
The substack(!)
Do Ronnie a favour, and subscribe now (link in reply)
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xQc has gambled $2.6bn on slots through Stake.
"It's his own money" - not wrong
Here's the secret:
- xQc buys "Stake Coin" - US$1,000 for let's say 1 STC
- xQc buys 100k USDT with 1 STC, worth US$100k
- xQc can only withdraw after converting back through STC
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The esports betting product is abysmal. Can someone make it better?
esprouts.substack.com/p/how-…
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A lot of actual content in the works, for now let's enjoy my favourite pitch deck of all time and discuss the Esports Federation world...
esprouts.substack.com/p/espo…
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Memo to the BBC. Stop playing the game your enemies want you to. Relegate the Huw E story so low down the bulletins it disappears. Lead them on the story of a former PM who said he would hand over all his texts to an inquiry failing to do so in defiance of a court order 1/2
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2,603 days now...
How far has esports betting come since the first ever esports betting conference?
Contextualised:
@esportsinsider hadn't launched (cc @sam_s_cooke)
@AdamSavinson reminds me of an iconic @smallprophet quote
esprouts.substack.com/p/2602…
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Esports betting: 2,602 days on and not much has changed.
Pt 1: Skin betting
esprouts.substack.com/p/2602…
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Had a good chuckle with @FintanCostello and @RunJontyRun who are capable of talking as much nonsense as I on this week's @GamblingFiles
(Stake, crypto/esports etc)
Listen:
thegamblingfiles.com/ollie-r…
OR wherever you get your podcasts