New game trailers are cool. What's cooler? Actually playing the game. Is playtesting the new trailer for developers? My thoughts: medium.com/@elocollective…

Community. We love using that word in gaming, but what are the actual cornerstones of a community? In Roald Van Buuren-Natale's words, there are 4 main pillars: purpose, belonging, participation & structure. elocollective.medium.com/4-pillars-of-b…

We believe the future of gaming won’t be defined by short-lived virality or individual influence, it will be built by communities, working together, experimenting, sharing, and participating. We believe in the Community Economy. medium.com/@elocollective…

The cost of cheating..

What the 2025 PC & Console Report tells us about surviving and thriving in a crowded, flat market: why gaming’s future doesn’t belong to the loudest launch, but to the strongest community. Read Wouter Sleijffers words here: elocollective.medium.com/why-gamings-fu…

Flipping the script with MCV/DEVELOP, as they pitted our co-founders against each other, who asked each other questions on the journey of ELO so far, and our mission to put community first in gaming. Find it in the June/July Edition here: mcvuk.com/digital-librar…

The announcement of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 underlines the power of a strong IP and the power of transmedia. Roald Van Buuren-Natale takes a look at why it's so powerful in #gaming: elocollective.medium.com/why-transmedia…

In our new content series, ELOQUENT About Community, we speak with Method co-founder Scott McMillan about the early WoW days, and their evolution to MMORPG powerhouse, to now fundraising for their next steps. linkedin.com/pulse/20-years…

We’ve partnered with ELO Founded by ex–gaming heavyweights, including the former CEO of Fnatic, ELO is now our newest distribution partner. Here’s what this means for FanBase ↓

The legendary HLTV.org Hall of Fame has an in-game home in Counter-Strike! On behalf of our partner, Crocbyte Studios, ELO approached HLTV with the idea of celebrating their hall of famers by giving the community a way to recreate their legendary plays.

I’ll be attending the New Global Sport Conference this weekend. Shoot me a message if you want to chat esports, community or ventures. #NGSC2025

ELO has a new team member, as we welcome no one less than Joost van Dreunen as Advisor for Gaming & Insights, a crucial addition providing data-driven insights in Community Empowerment! Read more on Pocket Gamer: pocketgamer.biz/venture-studio…