Eron Rauch

Eron Rauch Jul 11, 2022. 6 minute read

We should pay more attention to esports losers

Esports are glorious tragedy machines. Very often, stories about imperfect, unsuccessful players are a lot more exciting.

Eron Rauch Jul 11, 2022. 8 minute read

The Hidden Worlds of Esports Stages

Looking at a bunch of players in a plexiglass box isn't that interesting on its own. These days, esports event stages are making things a lot more exciting.

Eron Rauch Jul 11, 2022. 6 minute read

Spirit Breaker Bash: the controversial role of chance in esports

Why percentage-chance elements in competitive games are so controversial-- and why designers keep including them.

Eron Rauch Jul 11, 2022. 12 minute read

Global Game, Global Life: Impressions from the League of Legends World Championship

There's nothing quite like watching two top-tier teams go head-to-head in the heart of Los Angeles.

Eron Rauch Jul 11, 2022. 10 minute read

Get Wrecked: why esports injuries matter

As esports occupy a growing segment of the entertainment world, we're going to have to start looking seriously at the toll these games take on their players.

Eron Rauch Jul 11, 2022. 9 minute read

How much esports should we watch?

With gameplay videos and streams more popular than ever, how we manage our media diet becomes an important issue.

Eron Rauch Jul 11, 2022. 12 minute read

Sketches of Greatness: why do esports excite us so much?

Esports fan love recalling great plays by their favorite pro gamers, but what's the science behind it?

Eron Rauch Aug 29, 2018. 9 minute read

ICYMI: Dota 2’s esports scene has turned into a real-life sports anime

Pro Dota 2 team OG made an unbelievable comeback at Saturday's International 8 grand finals.

Eron Rauch Jul 27, 2018. 7 minute read

Going on a Never Ever Quest with the creator of Katamari Damacy

Roll me on up into the sky.

Eron Rauch Jul 18, 2017. 9 minute read

A Billion-Armed Bandit

As Hearthstone trends increasingly toward randomnness, players are getting left out in the cold.

Eron Rauch Jun 29, 2017. 9 minute read

Inside a Starry Kitchen: An interview with Button Mash’s Nguyen Tran

Restaurateurs Nguyen and Thi Tran fused a lifelong love affair with games and pan-Asian comfort food to make their hit Los Angeles-based bar arcade.

Eron Rauch May 25, 2017. 10 minute read

Future Unfolding review

Dreamlike and inscrutable, this painterly puzzle game holds moments of wonder in its depths.

Eron Rauch Apr 13, 2017. 10 minute read

The legacy of geeks, bros, and filthy casuals

If game publishers want to make way more money off esports, they might have to look to the huge (and lucrative) casual audiences that traditional esports culture currently ignores.