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The Loser's Bracket - Round 122
Featuring special guest Zach "MioFF" Mazzotta!
LordJerith has accepted a position with Riot Games and will be taking a step back from The Loser's Bracket! On our final show before a hiatus, Curt, Jason, and Jerry welcome Zach "MioFF" Mazzotta from MachinimaVS to discuss the current state of the project and what is planned for the future.
Topics and highlights this week include:
- Zach "MioFF" Mazzotta joins our hosts and gives us a look into his background, history with competitive gaming / MLG, and a look into the daily life of working for Machinima. (Time: 00:02:00)
- What kind of content does MioFF want to put on the MachinimaVS channel? What should you be making if you want to be a part of it? (Time: 00:07:30)
- Is it challenging to keep content providers on track? (Time: 00:09:00)
- In professional sports, the people who were the best at a game aren't necessarily the same talent doing the casting. As eSports, do we do a good job of looking for people who are entertaining? (Time: 00:13:00)
- What feedback has MioFF received about MachinimaVS so far? How is the company looking to implement the feedback into the channel moving forward? (Time: 00:16:30)
- Where would MioFF like the see the MachinimaVS channel at this point next year? (Time: 00:26:45)
- How invested into eSports is Machinima? (Time: 00:30:30)
- eSports can be a bit political at times. Does the MachinimaVS channel have any current restrictions on who they can work with? (Time: 00:36:00)
- What is the next step? What does the near future look like for MachinimaVS? (Time: 00:47:00)
- Paradise went out to San Diego Comic Con with IGN last week! What was he up to out there? (Time: 00:57:00)
- Recently there was a large discussion about the idea of independence in eSports journalism. Our hosts delve into the background of this topic and share their thoughts on the subject. (Time: 00:59:00)
- vVv Gaming recently made a decision to drop their fighting game division. LordJerith goes in depth into the thought process behind the choice. Additionally, what is the future of fighting games in relation to eSports? (Time: 01:14:30)
- Kennigit covered "Boobs, Framing Shots & Esports" in a recent video on YouTube. What do the hosts think of the subject? (Time: 01:47:15)
- LordJerith says thank you and shares stories from the history of vVv Gaming. (Time: 01:51:30)
Show on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuH-5-pAFR0
MP3 Only / Podbean Link:
http://vvvgaming.podbean.com/mf/web/zhp8ry/LosersBracketEp122.mp3
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