Michael Hassall

Editor and Journalist | @JaxonMVP, @rdygg_lol | Prev. @THESPIKEGG, @HotspawnEsports | Contact: [email protected]

[Michael Hassall @hoffasaurusx]

A good bit from Valve not listing Lone Druid but just the Spirit Bear under the patch notes 🙃

[The Purple Pimpernel @Eyeswideopen69]

Twenty years ago there were two cricket teams in my English village.

Today there are none, and the guys in the pub on the square probably couldn’t name a single England cricketer.

Sky killed English cricket — full stop.

[DUNC @followdunc]

Paid esports social role 🚨

Putting the feelers out for a social media freelancer for a weeks work in July. Remote but potentially travel required to Europe (covered).

Gotta know Apex Legends esports.

[Sam Carder @LuzRaposa]

Extremely disappointing to see AI slop promoted over the people who put real time and effort into CS stats & building things.

Go follow them instead:
@NER0cs
@MischiefCS2
@JesperLarsen222
@smartbackwards
@ItsBrokas
@eugenio8a8

[Michael Hassall @hoffasaurusx]

There are obviously issues with the ENC but it really is so hard to not get engaged and excited with national roster announcements.

[Michael Hassall @hoffasaurusx]

ENC rosters announced for Dota 2, and some interesting lineups.

China: Ame, Xxs, fy, Xm, y'
USA: Sneyking, Fayde, Speeed, Quinn, and Sumail.
Denmark: Ace, N0tail, Cy, Misery, Cr1t-

[Team France - ENC @TeamFRA_Esports]

VOICI NOTRE ROSTER DOTA 2 POUR L'ENC 🇫🇷

LES QUALIFIERS C'EST TOUT DROIT !

👑 Atoufix
👑 Cry
👑 Joraal
👑 Tortipouss
👑 Zep
👑 Yopoman
👑 @Ceb

[Team Great Britain Esports @TeamGBR_Esports]

Our DOTA 2 team is here and ready to challenge 💪

@TeaGuvnor
@simon11634
@adzantick
@TheRceze
@symdota
@meow_spirit (coach)

The team will need to battle through the EU West qualifier at the end of June to make the main event ⚔️

[Michael Hassall @hoffasaurusx]

Via the Independent https://t.co/5HrgspyQrc

[Michael Hassall @hoffasaurusx]

Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga fight for July is being moved from Riyadh to Jeddah. Some outlets are speculating it's being moved in connection to the Esports World Cup's move and the concerns about the ongoing conflict.

[BlackRoomSec @blackroomsec]

If you've never worked for a startup and watched when the investor money dried up and what happened next, you will never understand what this tweet actually means in the context of what is happening now with AI. Everyone who fell for this got played.

[Michael Hassall @hoffasaurusx]

The words Chateau and Schloss are probably doing some heavy lifting here

[Michael Hassall @hoffasaurusx]

Perhaps the funniest thing I've seen in a Dota 2 tournament in years.

[rdy Dota 2 @rdygg_dota2]

WTF moments at Blast Slam 7! 💣
#dota2 #blastslam @glyphdota

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

This is why I say they are desperate for you to forget that you're capable of writing for yourself. They are going to sow doubt about the achievements of anyone who threatens them. They want you to believe it's impossible to write an essay.

[Michael Hassall @hoffasaurusx]

If this ticket structure sticks for the EWC, then Dota 2 will be the 'best value' ticket at the event. 10 days of access over two days:

[Michael Hassall @hoffasaurusx]

I mean... Being a fan for the other teams gave them free seats and flights in 2025? They literally flew them out and put them up in hotels.

Like there's a lot of ways to own Falcons fans, but pot kettle black. And I don't think those super-fan stipends are coming this year...

[Team Liquid @TeamLiquid]

Being a Falcons fan comes with free seats... does it come with travel benefits too?

See you at @EWC_EN. 🇫🇷

[Troubleinc. @g_troubleinc]

LeaguesGG owe me 4 digits for work that I did earlier this year.

Not only will I NEVER see this money, but because they have liquidated their company, their VAT is now deleted, so I have to pay tax for them too.

I hope none of you touches esports ever again.

[Michael Hassall @hoffasaurusx]

I don't the paywalls made things shitty. I think the fact the few websites that could afford to live without paywalls captured the entire internet, told everyone it was free, then realise they couldn't make anymore money.

[Michael Hassall @hoffasaurusx]

The paywalls, on many things, arguably, needed to be here from the start. One of the things that has killed more internet endeavours than any other has been failing to figure out how to cover the costs.

[wi(l)d-screen bæddel @NINtendo_maya]

Everyone is quick to forget one of the factors that led to the enshitification of the internet was everything slowly getting moved behind paywalls, you're out of your mind if you think paying a subscription for a search engine is reasonable

[Michael Hassall @hoffasaurusx]

The thing is, traditional media had paywalls all along. Newspapers cost money, but are subsidized by ads. TV either had subscriptions or state backing. Every service and function costs money or is subsidized.