The Winners and Losers of Rift Rivals 2018
Rift Rivals 2018 is an international League of Legends tournament, and is considered the second biggest of its kind - falling only behind the World Championship. This year, Rift Rivals was split into five tournaments all across the world...
Racing in Virtual Reality and What You’ll Need
I grew up feeling the need, the Need for Speed. Hot Pursuit, in my mind, was perhaps the best racing game of all time. It was this game that instilled the love of electronic competitiveness in me which led...
The Gen.G Rebrand: A Look at Evolving Identities
Gen.G - a global esports organisation that competes in multiple titles - was officially born in May of this year, when KSV eSports decided to rebrand its entire identity as a way of starting anew. Based in both Los...
League of Legends Guide: Hitting and Dodging Skillshots
Skillshots are an integral part of League of Legends. Even if you don't play skillshot-based champions, you still need to know how they work. League of Legends skillshots can be difficult to master, but we're here to help teach...
Your Guide to Hadronox Druid
The Hadronox Druid deck isn’t new– It was discovered early into The Witchwood. However, as the meta has moved towards slower decks like the Control Priest deck that is all the rage, this Druid deck has slowly climbed the...
Warding and Counter-Warding 101
Winning, the Basics
As a new player to Dota 2, there is a lot to learn and a lot to see. After choosing which Hero to play, the game begins. Not only should you be paying attention to the main...
Product Review: HyperX Cloud Flight
If you’re thinking about upgrading your gaming headset, I highly recommend checking out HyperX’s new Cloud Flight. I’d been using an older headset and microphone for a while, but the HyperX Cloud Flight has changed everything for me.
The Hardware
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Season 10 Meta Tips
Overwatch Season 10 is reaching its midpoint and that last push to Diamond and beyond is just around the corner. Making that final leap to a greater rank can often feel daunting, especially if you haven't been keeping up...
What Is the Echo Mechanic?
If you’ve been playing Hearthstone over the last month, you’ve run into their new Witchwood Echo mechanic. If not, what are you waiting for!? The mechanic is fairly simple, but it can lead to a lot of interesting mechanics....
Who Exceeded Expectations at MSI 2018?
The first global event for League of Legends in 2018 - the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) - has just passed us by and, while not nearly as massive and anticipated as the World Championship, viewers still got a taste of...
The Not-so-Complicated Ability Draft Guide
Ability draft is one of Dota's alternate game modes. At the start of an Ability Draft game, players are assigned a Hero and take turns selecting three regular abilities and one Ultimate from a pool of randomly selected abilities.
For...
The 10 Most Difficult League of Legends Champions
Rather than list 10 Champions in order of increasing difficulty, I’ve selected the two most difficult League of Legends champions for each role: one mechanically demanding Champion and one 'game sense' Champion. In other words, we've got two buckets: in one...