He/Him ~ frmr: @DexertoEsports / @Upcomer ~ Discord: Declan McLaughlin#4211 ~ DMs always open
Joined March 2015
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30 Sep 2024
I have been let go from Dexerto after over two years at the website.
I have delivered some banger stories and insightful coverage of the broader esports ecosystem and will thread some of my best work below.
I am open to talking to anyone about open positions or leads for other jobs in esports, gaming, journalism or media.
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17 Jan 2025
Professional update 🚨🚨🚨
I have started working in a content/ marketing position outside of esports.
I don’t think I’m done with journalism or writing just yet, especially long-form in-depth projects.
But I am done with the grind of esports/ gaming for now.
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10 Jan 2025
recently i've been thinking about how Overwatch might be the most influential shooter of the last decade. i thought about it so much, in fact, that i spent 4 months making a video essay about it.
which is finally out! and you can watch it! right now!! youtu.be/VytNExtWYqo
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7 Jan 2025
Had a long conversation with @RyanAtRBM late last year, about Dust2, money, work addiction, hostile readers and major retraction-worthy mistakes.
Ryan was really very candid — which I appreciate.
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7 Jan 2025
Interesting interview with @RyanAtRBM by @LeaderGrev
'North America's premier Counter-Strike booster talks hostile readers and his 'Maniac' reporting'
readergrev.com/p/exit-interv…
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7 Jan 2025
NEW: 2020's Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War cost $700 million to develop across its "lifecycle" ( marketing)
I found that and budgets for other CoDs buried in a new court filing
People talk about soaring dev costs. These are the highest ever disclosed
gamefile.news/p/call-of-duty…
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Declan McLaughlin retweeted
24 Dec 2024
It was my utmost pleasure to speak to @LocalThunk and write about @BalatroGame for @RollingStone.
And if you're wondering if I was playing while writing, I think you know the answer already.
rollingstone.com/culture/rs-…
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20 Dec 2024
New: Anime fans have been wondering what's going on at Crunchyroll. Read our deep dive into internal challenges at the anime streaming mainstay after Sony's acquisition.
18 current/former employees spoke with us, anime industry insiders. Ft @6d6f636869: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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13 Dec 2024
After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs.
Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
propublica.org/article/unite…
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Declan McLaughlin retweeted
7 Dec 2024
an important update:
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5 Dec 2024
Cincinnati Fear will have to sell their NACL slot following the decision of their parent company to cut League of Legends, according to xav (General Manager)
According to our sources, no buyer has been found yet.
@holysquad_fr
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Declan McLaughlin retweeted
2 Dec 2024
🚨SCOOP ALERT🚨
Roblox's Shopify integration has officially entered a closed beta — and the early results are impressive. Some store operators are already "selling tens or hundreds of multiples more than we were before."
More info in my @Digiday writeup:digiday.com/marketing/roblox…
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Declan McLaughlin retweeted
25 Nov 2024
Hi friends. I just came back from maternity leave ready and excited to jump back into work and was informed my role has been eliminated. If anyone has any positions in mind that I’ll fit well in please let me know. **Open to outside of gaming and esports. I have experience in -
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Declan McLaughlin retweeted
24 Nov 2024
Jackeylove said on stream that LPL will have 1v1s to decide side select next year. This was already implemented in VCS for game 1 side select and PCS for game 3 side select.
I think this is great and legitimises one of the most popular modes in League.
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New from me and @Ty_Fenwick:
Years of mismanagement has hampered the Indianapolis Housing Agency's ability to serve low-income renters.
We spent six months trying to understand why.
mirrorindy.org/broken-housin…
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19 Nov 2024
If we want the regular season to be meaningful, then let its results matter — and let that guide the CFP debate.
Not hypothetical Vegas lines or reputations based on SEC teams of years past: nbcsports.com/college-footba…
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Declan McLaughlin retweeted
19 Nov 2024
Sources Val: Two times GC Championship Winner & MVP florescent 🇻🇳🇨🇦 has reached a verbal agreement with Apeks in the VCT EMEA
She will be the first ever Game Changers player to compete in the VALORANT Tier 1 scene
Read on @Sheep_Esports @holysquad_fr ⬇️
sheepesports.com/articles/so…
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Declan McLaughlin retweeted
3 Nov 2024
1/4 The shift in DOT's oversight of airlines & protection of passengers since 2022 is the most noteworthy governmental transformation I've seen in 24 years of passenger advocacy since joining Consumer Reports in 2000. Pete Buttigieg oversaw this. (I'm the "I" in the headline.)
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Declan McLaughlin retweeted
31 Oct 2024
A group of online organizers is accusing @Twitch of antisemitic acts — and pressuring advertisers to cut their spending on the platform accordingly. Thus far, however, it's unclear whether the campaign has had any measurable effect.
My report for @Digiday:digiday.com/marketing/why-on…
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17 Oct 2024
An AP Investigation finds nearly 100 people were killed or injured since 2017 in plots that included US military or veterans, most of them in service of a far-right agenda. apnews.com/article/military-…
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