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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.
Episodes
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- EG Knew And Did NOTHING: The EG Files Part 4 (ft Edward Cleland) · 3 h 16 min · Episode 37Evil Geniuses is closed, and the last chapter of the EG files is the one nobody at the org wanted told. MonteCristo, Thorin and Richard Lewis are joined by mind body medicine…
- The Patch That Broke Starcraft 2 (ft RotterdaM & SCHistorian) · 2 h 44 min · Episode 36StarCraft 2 reduced its starting workers to 8, the community revolted, and tournament organizers started running events on their own unofficial patches. MonteCristo and Thorin…
- FlyQuest CEO Addresses the Drama & The State of NA Esports (ft Brian Anderson) · 2 h 41 min · Episode 35The LCS just hit its highest viewership peak since 2022 and FlyQuest CEO Brian Anderson joins MonteCristo, Thorin and Richard Lewis to explain why that number says more about the…
- LEC Versus Was Destined To Fail (ft Jamada) · 2 h 22 min · Episode 34Riot has canceled LEC Versus barely a year after announcing it, and MonteCristo, Thorin and LPL caster Jamada open by asking what that says about a League of Legends league whose…
- Valve's Sticker Change BROKE CS (ft Ricardo Sinigaglia) · 2 h 37 min · Episode 33Valve replaced the Counter-Strike major capsule system with a dynamic sticker market and team revenue collapsed by as much as 90 percent, so Legacy Founder and CEO Ricardo…
- Breaking Down The International 2026 (ft SVG) · 3 h 5 min · Episode 32Richard Lewis, Thorin, and MonteCristo break down Team Spirit's wild TI title run and Dota's collapsing China scene, joined by SVG. LFN Premium: Q&A access, community input on…
- Thorin Almost Appeared on Worlds!? (Crazy Esports Stories) · 2 h 48 min · Episode 31Richard Lewis, Thorin, and MonteCristo unpack Dota 2's biggest scandal in years as LGD's TaiLung gets banned from TI 2026 over match-fixing, and then share stories from their…
- Did The Saudis Fail At Sportswashing? · 2 h 37 min · Episode 30Richard Lewis, Thorin, and MonteCristo dismantle the Esports World Cup's Saudi sportswashing playbook and Riot's quiet complicity in it. LFN Premium: Q&A access, community input…
- The BIGGEST PROBLEMS with VRS (ft messioso) · 2 h 59 min · Episode 29There are big problems with Valve's VRS system in Counter-Strike esports, so messioso joins Richard Lewis, Thorin, and MonteCristo to discuss on a new episode of The Four…
- Was This The Greatest Counter-Strike Tournament EVER? (ft Mauisnake) · 3 h 13 min · Episode 28Richard Lewis calls the completion of the Cologne Major one of the darkest days in Counter-Strike history. Thorin and Mauisnake are not sure they agree. LFN Shop: Limited…
- What Is The Future Of Esports? · 2 h 54 min · Episode 27Richard Lewis, MonteCristo, and Thorin discuss with former Fnatic GM and FACEIT exec Roald Van Buuren about the future of esports. ExpressVPN: Secure your online data TODAY by…
- Did The Saudis Give Up On Esports? · 2 h 23 min · Episode 26The Esports World Cup 2026 will not be in Riyadh, and the industry that couldn't stop tweeting five years ago has gone completely silent. Thorin, Richard Lewis, and MonteCristo…
- The Truth About Co-Streaming... · 2 h 8 min · Episode 25MonteCristo and Thorin lay out why co-streaming isn't new, and why esports never really left it. Richard Lewis does not appear in this episode, but will return next time…
- Revealing What REALLY Happened To The Overwatch League (ft. DoA) · 2 h 24 min · Episode 24Richard Lewis, Thorin, MonteCristo, and DoA go deep on how the Overwatch League went from a billion-dollar promise to an industry cautionary tale — with Jeff Kaplan's Lex Fridman…
- New York Just Sued Valve Over CS Cases (ft. Harris Peskin) · 2 h 0 min · Episode 23New York just sued Valve, and Harris Peskin breaks down why the CS case gambling lawsuit could reshape how video games make money. ExpressVPN: Secure your online data today by…
- What Actually Happened To 2XKO? ft. Rooflemonger) · 2 h 30 min · Episode 15What actually happened to 2XKO? Rooflemonger joins MonteCristo, Thorin, and Richard Lewis for a deep dive into Riot Games’ new fighter: 2XKO. We discuss its rocky launch…
- Should They Remove Franchising From League of Legends? (ft. Harris Peskin) · 3 h 10 min · Episode 22Should Riot Games remove franchising from League of Legends? In this episode of The Four Horsemen, Monte, Thorin, Richard Lewis, and Guest Horseman/esports attorney Harris Peskin…
- Will All Esports Fail? (ft. Arnold Hur) · 2 h 55 min · Episode 21The esports model for teams is broken! We break down why the current esports ecosystem is financially broken for teams and how publisher-controlled revenue models have created…
- The State of League of Legends... Can It Be Fixed? (ft. PapaSmithy) · 3 h 3 min · Episode 20The Four Horsemen deliver their annual State of League of Legends! PapaSmithy joins MonteCristo, Thorin, and Richard Lewis begin by discussing the LCS and its troubled recent…
- The State Of Counter-Strike in 2025 (ft messioso) · 2 h 35 min · Episode 19The Four Horsemen return with their annual State of Counter-Strike special, featuring messioso (now Head of CS Operations at 100 Thieves) to break down the health of North…
