The EG Files Part 1: Evil Origins and the Rise of Alex Garfield (The Four Horsemen S3E4)

Richard Lewis, Thorin, and MonteCristo begin the mini-series "The EG Files" by discussing how Evil Geniuses was formed, the team's time in Quake, Starcraft 2, and early Counter-Strike, Alex Garfield's cut-throat rise in power, EG's spike in popularity with signing players like HuK & IdrA, their handling of media, their Twitch era, and more. Get 50% off FACTOR meals at https://www.factormeals.com/horsemen50 with code horsemen50. High-quality, never-frozen meals delivered to your home! The Four Horsemen is the premier esports industry show that reacts to important news and critical conversations across all major titles. Esports veterans Duncan "Thorin" Shields, Richard Lewis, and Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles use their decades of experience to shed light and debate on key esports topics as they emerge. Each episode they are joined by an expert guest to help further provide insider information on the topic at hand. This episode was filmed on March 10th, 2024. Watch The Four Horsemen on Spotify with video: https://open.spotify.com/show/2NBATCQ... Listen to The Four Horsemen on these audio platforms! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/ucw0inmo Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-f... iHeart: https://iheart.com/podcast/104246987/ Come join the Insight on Esports Discord for in-depth discussion across esports:   / discord   0:00:00 - Intro 0:10:44 - EG begins 0:22:13 - Alex Garfield rises 1:08:39 - Post CGS era 1:45:41 - Twitch era 2:27:38 - Closing thoughts #podcast #esports #esportspodcast