The Playmaker: An Ambiguous Role Unlike other esports such as League of Legends or DOTA 2, CS:GO has never had clear-cut definitive roles. Although there are roles, for example everyone knows what an entry fragger or a lurker might be, players...

Patch 6.19: What the Changes Mean Patch 6.19, irrelevant to the competitive scene until the next season begins, contains very few changes, but perhaps one quality-of-life improvement that will improve player experience for years to come. Now when you load into...

What is Battlerite? Battlerite is a new arena style pure PvP game made by Stunlock Studios. It is the successor to their previous game, Bloodline Champions. The game has a very MOBA-like feel, as you take control of a champion...

Introduction In light of the recent anger towards the general Hearthstone competitive scene, I decided to make more fun guides. These guides are not designed to take you to legend, but rather to have fun. The decks may be competitive,...

2015-2016 Breakout Players The Post TI5 reshuffle brought a bunch of new teams and players to the main stage in Dota. Newer organizations (OG, Digital Chaos) and older (Team Liquid) fielded Dota squads comprised of veteran and greenhorn players. A...

It's easy to forget that you're playing with real people sometimes. If you're mad or frustrated at your teammates, nobody can stop you from expressing that. But there's a big difference between insulting someone's in-game abilities and insulting them as a...

I’ve had a bit of time to think about it and I’ve considered this statement long and hard. After a lot of deliberation, I think it’s time to come out of the shadows and admit something to my readers....

How do I raise my MMR? It's the age old question that everyone who plays Dota wants to know. Whilst we all like to watch those godlike players at the highest level who seem to have it all figured out,...

Introduction Back when Whispers of the Old Gods was released, a big deal was made about Deathrattle Paladin. Everyone, their mother, and I were playing it. As it turns out, it’s just not that good against many of the meta...

Team Liquid 2016 2016 began as a year of hope, not only for Team Liquid, but also for League of Legends as a whole. The acquisition of Samson "Lourlo" Jackson, Matt "Matt" Elenton and Joshua "Dardoch" Hartnett, and the subsequent...

The Capcom Cup is ready to be the biggest Street Fighter V event ever, at least that is what the mother company, Capcom, is hoping. The Capcom Cup prize pool currently looks to be the largest in the history of...

Did you put your national pride away after the Olympics? Break it back out, the World Electronic Sports Games are on! Yeah, I hadn’t heard about it either. Despite the fact that "National Team" style tournaments are something that fans...