Pardon my interruption, but Kirby Air Ride was my childhood as well 🤩 Completing those challenge squares on the giant board was the best, especially with friends, and I probably played the city mode the most.

100%. I had a comment recently try to argue that watching and playing Outer Wilds are the same thing...

Timestamped. Only a couple minutes long until 11:36. Basically, esports is a great marketing tool that itself operates at a loss but brings a ton more value elsewhere, but only if the studio is prepared to support that value.

youtu.be/YMP-sEanDGk?...

To be clear, you still might be right about esports and RTS. Just thought it might be worth bringing up.

make a return in the moment, but the return comes later and is still important. I think I can re-find a video that explains it well if you're interested.

Related genres, and same company as Starcraft, so might be worth researching: one of the main reasons Heroes of the Storm fell, despite easily being the best MOBA, is Blizzard ended their official esports tournament. Yes, it costs a lot to host and doesn't

Yooo, congrats on the book! Can't wait to check it out!