Stoicism: Learning How to Tilt Less from Greek Philosophers
Stoicism is a philosophy centered around the idea of being as rational as possible, even when faced with difficult circumstances. The stoics weren't against emotions; they were against letting impulsive emotional thoughts create errors in judgement. Although none of...
CS:GO on LAN: The Way It’s Meant to Be Played?
The LAN is a cultural institution unto itself in the world of professional Counter-Strike. I was talking with a colleague the other day about the upcoming MLG Columbus Major. As an avid League of Legends follower, they were curious...
Esports Edition Introduces Esports TV
The App
After many months of hard work, we are excited to introduce Esports TV! Esports TV is a FREE mobile app that rewards gamers for watching eSports and gaming related videos. This app is currently available on iOS and...
The Hextech Crafting System Is Finally Here!
Announced several months ago, Riot has finally released the long anticipated Hextech Crafting system. For those who don’t know what it is, Riot has recently implemented a new system into League of Legends which allows you to unlock items...
Heroes of the Storm: Hero League Starter Kit
So you’ve played a few games of Heroes of the Storm. You’ve caught onto the whole talent system thing, you’ve found a handful of Heroes you enjoy playing, and you feel confident in your skills—now you want to take...
Which Edition of Overwatch Should I Buy?
The time has almost come. Following last week's announcement that Blizzard's next-gen shooter will be released on May 24th, we're only a couple of months away from Overwatch making its way to PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Even better, Blizzard...
3 Tactics Used by Poker Pros That Can Help LoL Players Climb ELO
Grinding out ranked games can become extremely taxing on the mind and soul. At times you become genuinely curious whether or not it's a mistake that you keep getting matched up with under performing teammates, or if you just aren't as good at...
The Weapons Course: CS:GO’s Hidden Tutorial Broke Me
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has always been sorely lacking in the tutorial department. For a game with complex and often counter-intuitive mechanics, this can be a serious hurdle for new players--even if you're an experienced FPS player, the fact that...
Lane Swaps: Stagnation of Player Development
Despite non-standard lane setups being fairly common in competitive play since the days of the roaming Alistar in season 1, some voices continue to echo their discontent with lane swaps. This recent thread was an example of such a...
IEM Katowice – A Noob’s Guide on How to Esports
Last week I was given the incredible opportunity by TeamLiquid.net to fly out to Katowice, Poland and attend IEM. My job was to cover the Heroes of the Storm tournament and get some interviews to bring back home. Big...
Paragon Hits the MOBA Scene
Paragon is the newest MOBA to hit the market. Designed by the well-known studio Epic Games, creators of gamer favourites Gears of War and Unreal Tournament 3. Paragon is a third person MOBA very similar to Smite, while using...
LCS Playoffs: More Strategic Play in Best of Five Series
Only a single week of regular season action remains in both North America and Europe as the 2016 Spring Split comes to a close. This last week is most important to bottom tier teams who will try to avoid...
