'Til Good Game Do Us Part KRE8 GG

In this week's episode, the guys sit down with Esports Attorney, Roger Quiles, of Qulies Law & FTW Talent. They discuss what got Roger interested in law (01:16), transition from sports to esports (04:10), differences between sports law and esports law (07:18), difficulties of working with a developer (09:49), developers shaping  metas and team performances (11:45), lightbulb moment of issues in esports (14:35), first video game experience (16:40), retirement plan for players (18:52),  esports orgs vs talent agencies (21:45), media training (23:48), Korea's impact on esports law (28:14), player agents (30:12), player blunders (34:30) the esports dream (37:27), one-sided contracts (39:19), players as employees (42:21), OWL talk (43:59), overpaid for OWL/CoD franchises? (47:22), franchise league sponsorship (51:23), generational esports tradition (56:10), The Little Legal Handbook for Esports Teams (59:15), leagues and legal advice (01:02:38), bowling (01:03:42), player differences (01:05:50), hobbies outside of gaming (01:08:18), pokemon sword (01:09:52), streetwear trends in esports (01:14:36), and future outlook of esports for 2020 (01:18:33).



Roger's contact/website/resources:

Twitter: @RogerQuiles

Email: Roger@esports.law 

Law firm: http://esports.law 

Ebook for new orgs: http://esports.law/ebook.html

Legal resources: http://esports.law/resources.html

In this episode, Troy sat down with audio creative, Kyle "K-Murdock" Murdock, at Music and Game Festival also known as MAGFest. K-Murdock defines what it means to be an audio creative (02:25), discusses his introduction into hip-hop (05:20), how he got started in hip-hop (11:08), rapping versus producing (14:52), the crossover of gaming and hip-hop (16:30), and discovering nerdcore (21:50). We also discuss if esports mirrors hip-hop (23:11), game's that have had an impact on his life (27:40), the importance of his family’s relationship with video games (33:20), video game protagonist of color (37:30), Sammus (41:35), the process of scoring a video game (44:13), Collaborating with Mega Ran (46:00), Working with Qunicy Jones (50:15), Nerdy People of Color Collective (52:55), studio champloo (56:18), and his outlook on 2020 (01:02:35). 

You can keep up with K-Murdock here:

Website: http://kylecreatesaud.io/

Bandcamp: https://neosonix.bandcamp.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kcreatesaudio

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kcreatesaudio/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KyleCreatesAudio/

In this episode, Troy begins with covering missed news of Gamescom (00:20) and Offset investing into FaZe Clan (04:52). He also talks about Overwatch to Switch or D.Va to Smash? (06:35), Kellogg's partnering with OWL (12:56), 100Thieves will not partake in the CDL (15:50), 100Thieves moving into CS:GO (31:00), Telltale games being revived (31:45),  Metarama Gaming/Music Festival is cancelled (34:05), Newzoo partners with Ninja in Pyjamas (42:05), and Ninja signs deal with Adidas (44:40).

In this episode, the boys are finally back together after two weeks, Troy is in a better mood this week and Henry is back from LA. Henry tells us how he feels about NYXL losing and what happened with our OWL fantasy league (01:40). The guys address OverWatch to Nintendo Switch speculation (05:35), Nadeshot's view on CoD franchising (13:47), and provide a brief Echo Fox watch update (20:20). The guys break down the Call of Duty franchise roster structure (24:30), talk NBA 2K20 story mode (42:20), and debate Marvel vs Sony for the friendly neighborhood web slinger (45:40), They talk popeye's chicken sandwich mania (62:20), Six arrested in Australia for CS:GO match-fixing (67:40), Besiktas Esports and Elevate player payout issues (75:23), Complexity CEO, Jason Lake, roster drop tweet (83:40), and Riot Games and Mastercard partnership expansion (86:00).