Here are the nerdy topics we discuss this week!

Fortnite Coaching

• https://gamerant.com/fortnite-parents-hiring-coaches-kids/

• https://www.wsj.com/articles/ready-aim-hire-a-fortnite-coach-parents-enlist-videogame-tutors-for-their-children-1533046708

Computer museum closure

• https://www.itnews.com.au/news/australian-computer-museum-society-collection-faces-bulldozers-499452

WoW character goes “Evillllll”

• https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/08/a-major-world-of-warcraft-character-turned-evil-and-fans-are-freaking-out/

Games currently playing

Professor ‘s game

• Gloomhaven the board game - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloomhaven

Buck’s game

• Guns of Icarus Online - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_of_Icarus_Online

DJ’s game

• Quake Champions - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_Champions

Other topics discussed

“Ninja” blevins monthly pay

• https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/19/tyler-ninja-blevins-explains-how-he-makes-more-than-500000-a-month-playing-video-game-fortnite.html

Fortnite prize money worth $130,000

• https://www.reddit.com/r/FortNiteBR/comments/90q2bn/summer_skirmish_week_2_friday_winner/?st=JJVL3H5V&sh=ec14de5c

Twitch record broken

• https://gamerant.com/drake-fortnite-twitch-travis-scott-ninja-record/

eSport schools in China

• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5425149/In-Chinas-eSport-schools-students-learn-pays-play.html

• https://technode.com/2018/03/23/peking-university-offers-first-gaming-course/

Study : Video gamers will be getting paid more than pro athletes

• https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2018/07/01/video-gamers-may-soon-outperform-pro-athletes/

Warcraft protest

• https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/08/world-of-warcraft-players-are-removing-pieces-of-armour-to-protest-recent-plot-developments/

Warcraft the movie

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft_(film)

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