Mike Sepso is a gilded name in esports. His latest win is an appointment as Strategic Partner of Overwatch League team New York Excelsior. But today, he tells us about his storied history in esports, including how one lazy summer of Halo and Yankees games inspired him and partner Sundance DiGiovanni to found Major League Gaming.
Also today: physical therapist Cait McGee of 1HP clues us in on the very real injuries that beset pro and casual gamers alike. Logitech G's Brent Barry gives us the lowdown on Logitech's esports initiatives. And finally -- the story of a time when Riot Games wasn't a juggernaut, no one had heard Silver Scrapes yet, and tales of the best worst "League of Legends" match ever played.
Senate Democrats have blocked legislation to regulate a form of cryptocurrency after arguing that the bill needed stronger protections.
The World Video Game Hall of Fame has four new inductees.
Skype users are scrambling to find an alternative after Microsoft shut down the pioneering internet phone service which let people make cheap long distance calls and chat with other users. Google Voice lets users make calls from a smartphone or a desktop web browser but it's only available to people in the U.S. Viber users can call phone numbers but can't get a number to receive calls. Zoom offers phone options too. You could get a number from a low cost virtual carrier or try other internet phone services. Microsoft says some Skype features will migrate to Teams, but its Teams Phone feature is only for businesses.
The U.S. Justice Department is doubling down on its attempt to break up Google.
French police have rescued the father of a wealthy cryptocurrency entrepreneur in a nighttime raid.
OpenAI is reversing course and said Monday its nonprofit will continue to control the business that makes ChatGPT.
