Hearthstone: What Is “Design Space”?
And why does that design space seem to matter so much to Hearthstone's players and developers?
When talking about Hearthstone and the decisions of the development team, many players, having come from Magic the Gathering, base their views and expectations on...
G2 Climbs to Top of EU LCS on the Back of Perkz’
After a successful trip through the European Challenger series, G2 Esports (5-1) is looking to establish their positioning as an LCS contender after climbing to the top of the standings with a 2-0 weekend. Their victories over Fnatic and...
Timers, Deathcams, and Jumpthrows: Tournament Rule Changes
As a new year of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive begins, two of the largest tournament organizers for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, ESL and DreamHack, have made substantial changes to their official rulebooks. As outlined in near-identical public statements from both companies, the following...
Hearthstone and Witch Hunts
Recently there has been a large amount of issues regarding drama going on in the Hearthstone subreddit. As has been established by fairly everyone who spoke on the issue, because the official Hearthstone forums are full of unbacked anger...
H2K, UOL Remain Unaffected by Emergency Substitutes
European team Unicorns of Love had started the 2016 EU LCS season with a respectable 2-1 record. The fan favorite team pulled out wins against rookie team Splyce and GIANTS before falling to Origen; the second-best European team of last...
Why Work Visas Are Such a Big Deal
Unlike other eSports, League of Legends has a consistent tournament setting. Games like Counter Strike have tournaments scattered around the world that teams travel to compete in. League has the LCS, where teams stay in one spot and compete...
Captains Draft 3.0 Tournament and Alternate Gameplay Modes
Bored of watching regular old Captains Mode matches? Tired of watching your teammates fail miserably as Jungle Legion Commander in ranked? Check out DotaCinema's Captains Draft 3.0 tournament vods and some of the alternate gameplay modes available in Unranked.
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First Impressions: Fresh Meat of the LCS
The second week of the North American LCS has come to a close, and in the midst of the four newest teams in the league--Immortals, NRG, Renegades, and Echo Fox--two clear-cut frontrunners have appeared, demonstrating an understanding of the...
Unicorns of Love Missing Diamondprox – Predictions
Yesterday, the Unicorns of Love Facebook page gave details about Diamondprox having visa (work permit) problems that will likely keep their Jungler off the EU LCS stage for multiple weekends beginning Week 3. This is not an absence to...
Team Dignitas Benches SmittyJ for BillyBoss
Last week Team Dignitas announced that BillyBoss would be playing Top Lane in the NA LCS as a replacement for SmittyJ, but there were no details regarding the duration of the switch. Today the change was made official. Though SmittyJ...
Power Levels: The Paladin Issue
Paladin didn't use to be a powerful class. In fact, until a little while ago, Rouge and Mage were the strongest Arena classes and the only thing a constructed Paladin deck would result in would be mocking. Over the...
Starladder I-League Tournament Finals
The Starladder Hearthstone tournament, paired with I-League finals have now concluded. The tournament boasted some of the top players from all over the world, as the North American, European, and Chinese victors of the earlier tournaments come together for...
