Lifetime Bans for Esports Match-Fixing: Too Harsh?
Dota and CS:GO have a checkered history when it comes to match-fixing. Valve's current policy is to ban players for life, no questions asked, from participating in events that it sponsors. That being said, there's a history of inconsistency...
NA LCS Week One: Plenty of Surprises
Week One of the North American League of Legends Championship came and went, and presented us with perhaps the most entertaining opening weekends in a few years. The wildest matches and narratives captivated fans as all ten teams fought...
LirA to Make Belated LCS Debut with EnVyUs
North America’s Team EnVyUs stumbled their way to a 0-2 start during the opening weekend of the League of Legends Championship Series, due to visa issues that forced them to compete without starting jungler Nam "LirA" Tae-yoo.
https://twitter.com/TeamEnVyUs/status/824480369789464576
Their team’s fortunes have...
Esports Gambling in the USA: What’s Next?
About a month ago I wrote about the Chinese Ministry of Culture posting a notice that detailed the changes in their laws surrounding online gambling. The Ministries intentions were to regulate and protect the consumer in an industry that...
Low Priority Probably Needs to Be Fixed
In the next installment of "things that make Dota Players rage furiously on the internet," we have Low Priority. Rivaling Region Locks in terms of sheer number of Reddit rage threads, the Low Priority system has had detractors through every...
KontrolFreek Performance Gaming Wear: Cool and Comfortable
On Tuesday, January 24th, KontrolFreek announced a new line of apparel: Performance Gaming Wear. The new brand features two products: the Icon Performance Gaming Hoodie and the Icon Performance Gaming Shorts.
The peripheral market for esports has always been one of...
Top 5 OGN/LCK Intro Videos of All-Time
In light of the start of another LCK season and another intro hype video, we've compiled a list of the five best productions of all-time from the Korean League of Legends scene.
Honorable Mention #1: 2015 OMG Intro Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IlPd8LT2jI
What the hell is...
ELEAGUE Major Day 1 and 2 Recap: Dark Horses
The ELEAGUE Major is currently underway. The group stage hasn’t wrapped up yet, but we've already had some surprises. North was seen as a possible contender coming into the tournament and HellRaisers were expected to clear the group stage....
![Day[9]](https://media.esportsedition.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Day9-324x235.jpg "Day[9] and Purge Launch Educational Dota Stream Series")
Day[9] and Purge Launch Educational Dota Stream Series
Beloved esports personalities Day and Purge have teamed up for a new Twitch series: Day Learns Dota.
Purge is perhaps most widely known for his introductory guide "Welcome to Dota, You Suck!" It's a modern esports classic--almost every new...
OGN Overwatch Apex Season 2: First Week Recap
The beginning of Season 2 of the OGN Overwatch Apex saw Cloud 9 and KongDoo Panthera advance with easy victories over Conbox Spirit and Fnatic.
Conbox Spirit put up a decent fight, winning the first round on Ilios with the help of...
EU LCS Week 1 Recap: New Players, Same Teams
After an offseason that felt like it lasted forever, the EU LCS resumed this weekend. Six series in however, and we've yet to see a single upset. Everyone's favorite stars are looking as strong as ever.
Origen 0 -...
Teams to Watch at the ELEAGUE Major
The ELEAGUE Major has just begun. The era of parity in 2016 has carried over into the New Year and it is still nearly impossible to predict a winner. There was nearly a month of inactivity from the end...
