Introduction If you watch Hearthstone on Twitch, you’ll notice that recently it’s been nothing but Seatstory games. That’s because the newest Seatstory Cup, the sixth installment, is currently taking place. It’s a massive invitational tournament featuring thirty-two professional players. Nearly...

The Good: We're getting a LOT more diversity in gameplay with Dota 7.00 Talent Trees. They will completely revitalize the game for spectators. The meta should become more diverse and games less repetitive. Watching professional games is going to be...

Going into IEM Gyeonggi with mere days of practice, Team Liquid's League of Legends squad was surrounded with question marks. With Matt "Matt" Elento being the only returning player from the playoff squad they fielded last year, the roster...

With 2016 coming to a close, I can't help but look back at the past year of esports, particularly while I was at the Boston Major this past weekend. We've had a lot of growth and we've come a long way....

Introduction With the Mean Streets of Gadgetzan expansion, a new meta appeared, dominated by Jade Golems, Pirates, and Reno decks. The ones that really stood out were Pirate Warrior, Jade Druid, and Renolock. Those three decks made up a massive percentage...

For most of this year, Astralis was a major disappointment. With so much talent and potential, it was a letdown to see the team constantly fail during quarters and semifinals. Late in the year Dignitas came on strong and...

This week’s Competitive Overwatch Open ended with a 2-1 victory for Rubicon over Lucky 7. This second week of competitive play drew to a close with a match on King’s Row after pitting 32 participating teams through five rounds of carnage...

Patch 7.00 is here, bringing with it a host of fundamental changes to the game and it is already being dubbed Dota 3. Along with the visual changes, the map has been massively reworked and the introduction of Talent...

The Chinese Ministry of Culture recently posted a notice informing the gaming community that they are enforcing regulations on online gaming corporations. The document focuses on the healthy development of online gaming businesses and seeks to hold corporations responsible for user...

Back in February of 2015, female CS:GO player, Juliano gave this interview sending some mixed messages about gender segregated leagues for Counter-Strike. Since, she's been one of the biggest faces for female esports as a whole. A slew of interviews...

Vander will not be joining his longtime friend Jankos on EU LCS team H2K for the upcoming 2017 season. H2K announced via Facebook today that Oskar 'Vander' Bogdan would be stepping down from his role on H2K. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS3EoA0mqHQ&feature=youtu.be H2K released a...

The Families The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan expansion added three crime families, or factions. We’ve discussed them quite a bit here, but I’ll briefly explain. The three factions added cards that can be used by three different classes. The Jade...