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Aaron Alford

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VALORANT Lore Keeper Creative Lead and Sr. Creative on @VALORANT and @VALORANTesports for ROSEWOOD Creative

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Aaron Alford’s Biography

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Aaron is an esports and technology journalist with experience writing about a variety of esports and gaming products.

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Stone Mountain: "There are still tons of features I think are missing from [Facebook Gaming]"

Stone Mountain: "There are still tons of features I think are missing from [Facebook Gaming]"

Stone Mountain discusses Facebook Gaming.

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How to Play Sea of Thieves: A Beginners Guide - Hotspawn

How to Play Sea of Thieves: A Beginners Guide - Hotspawn

Here is a helpful beginner's guide to Sea of Thieves, so you can get to pirating already. The first thing is …

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Leffen "concerned with [his] safety" after Hax$ releases 2.5 hour video accusing Leffen of "total...

Leffen "concerned with [his] safety" after Hax$ releases 2.5 hour video accusing Leffen of "total...

Leffen Tweeted on Friday evening that he is "concerned for [his] safety at events" and that he is seeking out…

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VCT Stonks after Reyjkavik: Buy NA and KR, sell Brazil and Japan

VCT Stonks after Reyjkavik: Buy NA and KR, sell Brazil and Japan

VALORANT's first-ever International tournament took place in Reykjavik, Iceland last week, providing the firs…

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DMCA backlash reveals many streamers' entitled and strictly incorrect view of copyright law

DMCA backlash reveals many streamers' entitled and strictly incorrect view of copyright law

The DMCA reaper has once again returned to Twitch to claim the souls of the unworthy, i.e. those who violate …

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Collegiate Overwatch is better than you think - Hotspawn

Collegiate Overwatch is better than you think - Hotspawn

The Collegiate Overwatch Championships featured many well-known names in college-level athletic competitions.…

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Co-streaming shouldn’t count towards actual esports tournament viewership: Esports Insider debates

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By Aaron Alford
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Image credit: Colin Young-Wolff, Riot Games Co-streaming has become a huge part of the esports ecosystem, for better or worse. The industry has mixed feelings about co-streaming’s place in esports, so we figured we’d share our own opinions. Aaron Alford is a professional debater, and I’m just here to rant and rave about a topic. But we are both just having some fun looking at an interesting and complex topic in our industry. However, see if either of us convinced you of anything.
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The salt, the gatekeeping, the legends: These are the esport titles that Jynxzi should try out next

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By Aaron Alford
| Esports Insider
Nicholas “Jynxzi” Stewart, one of Rainbow Six’s most famous streamers, is in the midst of a generational content run. Known for his VOD review content where he flexed his game sense in Rainbow Six: Siege while making crude fart jokes and raging at the top of his lungs, Jynxzi is now touring everyone else’s esports titles to experience what the world of competitive gaming is like outside his own niche. Whether you like him or hate him, there is no denying that this project is fun to watch.
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Without South Korea, there is not point to Esports Nations Cup

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By Aaron Alford
| Esports Insider
Image credit: Esports Nations Cup It’s official, South Korea will not be competing at the Esports Nations Cup (ENC), at least not as a team sanctioned by the Korean e-Sports organization (KeSPA). Reportedly, the decision to withdraw stems from a dispute between the KeSPA and the Esports Foundation regarding roster selection.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing esports features for Upcomer.com.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, but not to produce professional work.

How is social media changing news?

Journalists are no longer gatekeepers to talent or industry leaders. Journalists have to find other ways to provide value to readers.