League of Legends Champion Guide: Yorick
Yorick, Shepard of Souls, remains an underrated solo queue top laner in League of Legends, but if you haven't tried him in a while, now might be the best time to give this champion a shot. He’s still dependent...
Year of the Mammoth: New Ladder, Hero Portrait, and Rewards
The launch of Hearthstone's Year of the Mammoth promises many new features: a reworked ranked ladder system, a new hero portrait, and login rewards await. Read on to learn about the exciting new changes coming to Hearthstone in 2017!
Ranked Ladder Changes
Hearthstone's ranked...
Cop Joins Team Dignitas as Head Coach
The ailing Team Dignitas has made a change to their LCS lineup, recruiting David "Cop" Roberson as their new head coach, the organization announced Friday.
https://twitter.com/TeamDignitas/status/832690801868103683
A change of any kind comes as little surprise, as Dignitas rank currently sit towards the...
A Good IGL Is Hard to Find: Leadership Issues in NA CS:GO
The recent acquisition of IGL Peter "stanislaw" Jarguz by Team Liquid was a massive roster move, seemingly coming out of nowhere. During his time on OpTic Gaming, stanislaw saw a lot of success, winning Northern Arena Montreal and ELEAGUE...
Hearthstone’s Year of the Mammoth: The Cards
The Year of the Kraken is winding up, and Blizzard has finally put out their announcements for the new year. Welcome to the Year of the Mammoth! In 2017, players will see some of Hearthstone's core features get a makeover...
Blake Martinez: NFL Player, Dota Lover
This past weekend Green Bay Packer fans saw their very own Blake Martinez debut enthusiasm for Dota 2 in Moonduck Studio's Elimination Mode 3 panel with Zyori, SirActionSlakes and Sunsfan. As Dota 2's first 3k mmr NFL player, Blake spoke about...
Esports Career Guide: Finding The Right Job
Give it up, 3k scrub. You're not gonna become a professional gamer.
Look, it's time to face the facts: the odds of going pro are heavily stacked against you. You already know this. Maybe you're choosing to ignore it. But...
The Red Solstice Review: Survival, Soldiers, and Strategy
The Red Solstice is a real-time strategy game developed by Ironward Studios, and it's on sale right now for $7.99 on Steam. Should you buy it? Well, here's the deal: humanity has been laid to waste and the survivors have taken to the...
Esports Burnout and the Dreaded Work-Life Balance
The "work-life" balance is often discussed in professional circles. When I was interviewing for my day job, both employers made a point to bring it up with me during the interview. There are good reasons for this--it's important to...
The Role of the In-Game Leader in CS:GO
The in-game leader position is in a very peculiar place in CS:GO. While all pro teams have in-game leaders, it's worth noting that pro play, in general, has moved away from the strict tactical approach that has dominated the...
Newzoo Global Esports Market Report Projects Massive Growth
Last week, I was contacted by the data specialists over at Newzoo. Newzoo is the leading provider of esports marketing data in all its various forms. The company deals with all manners of data analysis regarding the entire gaming industry. The...
Sombra Guide: The Basics of Being Sneaky
Let me preface this Sombra guide by noting my massive hard-on for the stealth genre. I'm a huge fan of stealth games, and I've poured untold hours into everything from big franchises like Tenchu, Splinter Cell, Dishonored, and Metal Gear to...
