Christian Staedter

Hey there! 🙂 I'm Christian, a gaming and esports researcher, esports freelancer, university lecturer, and newsletter writer. I've been working in esports for 13 years, and doing research for 5 years.

Sep

Mental Health In Esports: Worse Than We Thought?

CHRISTIAN | SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 Research on consequences of gaming—especially esports participation—has become an important and rich part of

Sep 21, 2025

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Sep

Too Many LANs? The Hidden Toll of Tournament Oversaturation

After the COVID pandemic, Counter-Strike LAN tournament schedules are back to the point of potential oversaturation. For players, this often

Sep 14, 2025

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Sep

The Personality of a Spender: Microtransactions Unpacked

CHRISTIAN | SEPTEMBER 07, 2025 A video game company has many ways to generate income. One of them is in-game microtransactions.

Sep 7, 2025

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Aug

Collective Intelligence: How Team IQ Boosts Esports Performance

CHRISTIAN | AUGUST 31, 2025 Did you know that teams have something called 'collective intelligence' (CI)? Me neither, until

Aug 31, 2025

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Aug

How Types of Culture and Conflict Impact Gaming Performance

CHRISTIAN | AUGUST 24, 2025 From you casually joining a group in your favorite game to esports teams: conflicts and cultural

Aug 24, 2025

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Aug

Breaking the Meta: Non-Standard LoL Comps That Win You More Games

CHRISTIAN | AUGUST 17, 2025 Over the years, players have developed meta strategies that are now widely adopted—representing the '

Aug 17, 2025

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Aug

The Biochemical Cost of Gaming: Creatine Depletion

CHRISTIAN | AUGUST 10, 2025 Studies have shown that playing video games influences your body's biochemical state. Creatine—critical

Aug 10, 2025

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Aug

Gaming After Dark: Poor Sleep and Insomnia

CHRISTIAN | AUGUST 03, 2025 Before we jump into this week's episode, I did an interview on the Mindclickers

Aug 3, 2025

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Jul

Gains and Games: The Link Between Fitness and Esports Performance

Physical exercise is generally known to have many benefits and improve performance across many activities. But does working out improve

Jul 27, 2025

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Jul

Ukraine-Russian Conflict: The Impact On Esports Performance

CHRISTIAN | JULY 20, 2025 The conflict between Russia and the Ukraine has been going on for over three years now,

Jul 20, 2025

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