Harper Reid
Editor-in-Chief
Former broadcast analyst who has covered competitive gaming for over a decade. Sets editorial standards and oversees every review score.
About us
Independent esports media, based in Melbourne.
Scrimfolio was founded on a simple idea: competitive gaming deserves journalism as serious as the people who play it. We cover the scene with analysis, context and editorial independence — and we keep our content strictly media-only.
Why we exist
The esports audience has grown faster than the media serving it. Too much coverage is recycled press releases, clickbait results and hot takes with no evidence behind them. Scrimfolio exists to do the opposite. We treat tournaments as sporting events worth analysing, teams as organisations worth tracking, and games as products worth reviewing on their merits.
Every article we publish is written by a member of our editorial desk and checked by a second editor before it goes live. We do not run pay-for-coverage, and we do not let commercial relationships influence a score or a verdict. When a piece of content is sponsored or contains an affiliate link, we label it clearly — you will always know what you are reading.
How we score
Our review scores are editorial judgements, not marketing numbers. Each score weighs three areas equally. Skill ceiling asks how far players can keep improving. Watchability asks whether a newcomer can follow a match and enjoy it. Scene health asks whether there is a stable circuit, a grassroots pathway and ongoing support from the developer. We also note the learning curve so readers know what to expect. Every title gets proper hands-on time before we publish, basic facts are checked against the developer's own pages, and we revisit a score when a major update changes the game.
Right now our scored reviews cover Counter-Strike 2, Rocket League and Dota 2. We are independent of Valve, Psyonix and Epic Games, and of every tournament organiser whose events we cover.
Our independence
Scrimfolio is funded entirely by on-site advertising. We are not owned by a publisher, a tournament organiser or a team, and we carry no sponsored placements in our review scores. That independence is the whole point — it is what lets us say when an event was poorly run or a hyped release fell flat. We are a media company, not a gambling operator: there is no betting, no wagering, no real-money play and no cash prizes anywhere on this site.
Corrections & contact
We get things wrong sometimes, and when we do we fix them transparently. If you spot an error, or you represent a team or event and want to get in touch, email us at [email protected]. We read everything, even if we cannot reply to all of it.
The desk
Meet the editorial team
Jordan Lam
Tournaments Editor
Lives inside the match schedule. Builds our calendar, previews brackets and writes the post-event breakdowns that explain what actually happened.
Priya Sharma
Reviews Lead
Leads hands-on testing for every game we review. Obsessed with readability for spectators and the long-term health of a competitive meta.
Tomas Novak
Data Analyst
Turns raw match data into form guides and trend pieces. If a number appears in a Scrimfolio article, Tomas has checked where it came from.
Aisha Clarke
Staff Writer
Covers team news, roster moves and the human stories behind the results. Believes the best esports writing is about people first.
Ben O'Donnell
Community & Standards
Handles reader corrections and keeps our responsible-media commitments on track. Your emails land on his desk first.