On this week's show... Aiden fights C-long, Atrioc dives mid tier-2, and DougDoug goes fast-9. Featuring Marc Merrill, co-founder of Riot Games.

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Episode: 082
Recorded on: September 29th, 2026

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Segments
0:00 Intro
5:15 Early Mistakes
11:32 Why Marc Came Back
19:12 2XKO Expectations
26:15 Live Games Green
31:05 The State of Gaming
38:05 Shopify Ad
39:18 Scaling into Growth
42:11 Philosophy Around MMO
51:11 F2P vs $500 Skins
55:14 Tencent Ownership
1:04:06 International Complications
1:14:39 Gusto Ad
1:15:47 Working At Regional Levels
1:22:53 AI Concerns
1:27:14 Esports
1:40:01 DOTA All Stars Saga
1:50:56 Outro

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