Ben Goldhaber

lets go!!!!

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Fiending for more competitive 2XKO after Evo France?

You won't have to wait long! We have First Impact events for the NA, LatAm, and EU communities this weekend.

Deets 👇

2XKO launch day is here!

So excited to see tournament organizers diving in and hosting tournaments in week/month 1. Will be watching closely with an eye towards our 2026 esports strategy.

Let's go

so ready

YouTube video by 2XKO 2XKO Closed Beta Announcement | Dev Update

2xko enters closed beta globally on september 9! sign up now to play on pc: riot.com/3TK7CrR

details here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr6Y...

Join me on June 14

Trump is defying courts and ignoring the Constitution. That's why I'm taking to the streets on No Kings Day for a nationwide day of defiance. app.sosha.ai/s/9X3iDUdF

thank you @scottwiener.bsky.social for your steadfast work to improve california

Republicans are comically evil -- and just terrible operators. Their tax bills cuts needed social programs for the poorest Americans, while simultaneously cutting taxes for the wealthiest. These tax cuts increase the national deficit even further.

The called party of fiscal responsibility my ass.

Happy to announce that I’ve started a new contract role as Esports Product Manager on 2XKO!

The FGC has been going through somewhat of a renaissance of late, but I truly believe that 2XKO has the potential to elevate the fighting games to a whole new level.

Let's go 👊 @2xko.riotgames.com

I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.

The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.

Scary times for democracy in America.

Physical switch games are $10 more than digital.

And they 100% we're anticipating tariffs. Would be insane not to make that part of the calculus form the getgo.

I'm no economist, but if you're upset by the cost of the Switch 2 and Nintendo first party games, it might have something to do with this

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I really want to play TotK and BotW in 4K/HD but having to pay $450 + extra charge for each game is painful.

If my entire Switch library was automatically upscaled or had better FPS, would be a much easier buy.

I'm simultaneously amazed by the pure magic of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, and probably a pass until the next major Zelda game drops (not Warriors).

I have too many games in my backlog, and my Steamdeck plays 4K/60FPS when networked to my PC.

Stoked to jump in eventually, but not just yet.

Twitch OGs reunion. 💜

Why did no one tell me Half Life 2 in VR was a sublime gaming experience???

Seriously, might actually supplant Alyx as my favorite VR title.

I still think the algorithms could pick up at some point, right now, you can't find the video if you search "Movement Shooter", so I'll give it time.

Will also continue playing with new clickbait shenanigans.

Thanks everyone for watching/support so far 🫡

If any YouTube algorithm gurus out there are open to giving me some feedback, I'd more than happily take it <3

This time, no reddit love, more crowded topic, and less click-baitey.

I'm not losing sleep over it but after putting so much effort into the vid, I really do hope it gets at least some traction 🥲

I think with the Tribes vid I had a few things going for me...

1) Super successful post on r/gaming subreddit drove 10K initial views

2) Underserved topic. No makes Tribes content. Yet, there was appetite.

3) Clickbait title brough people in.

Sadly, the video is very much not popping off.

Overall watch time / retention seem good. 20% watch to the end (43 minutes).

CTR is mid. Playing around with some different titles and thumbnail concepts to see if I can increase.

But it's just not being shown to people (yet)

sigh... posts of my latest YouTube video have been deleted on both r/games and r/gaming

i get why reddit has self promo rules but...

a) I DO abide by the 1:10 ratio
b) 50+ hours of work went into this
c) there isn't that much new content on these subreddits anyway

frustrating

Hope you enjoy it :)

YouTube video by FishStix Rise, Fall, and Rebirth: The History of Movement Shooters

After 50-75+ hours of work, my second major YouTube video essay is finally done: Rise, Fall, and Rebirth: The History of Movement Shooters.

I truly hope you enjoy!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpZB...

Sweet mother of god, I'm FINALLY done with the initial timeline for the movement shooter video 😭

This one was absolutely exhausting, but we're soooo close to ready to publish. Just need to do a quality check and create some thumbnails and we'll be good to go.

Inshallah.

Pretty surprised there's no protests listed for Los Angeles on your website. Where the LA organizers at?!?

I decided to stop mowing my lawn and give it back to the pollinators. Best decision! Hundreds of bees are so happy right now. #gardening