Announcing Batstone: A Different Way to Play Hearthstone
Introduction
Recently many of the Hearthstone professional players have been discontent with the state of Hearthstone. One of the loudest speakers has been James ‘Firebat’ Kostesich, Hearthstone World Champion for 2015. Over the last few weeks he has put out...
Heroic Interview: Self-Ownership, Teamplay, and More
Esports Edition: Welcome to Toronto, Heroic! What do you think of Canada so far?
Andreas "moddii" Fridh: Beautiful.
Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer: It’s quite nice.
EE: Your team followed the precedent set by Astralis--setting up your own organization, where all of you are...
NiP Back Packin’ the Maik
Maikelele Stands In
This past weekend the StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2 Finals wrapped up with Ninjas in Pyjamas claiming the title. They competed against several top tier teams and came out on top, despite having to use a stand-in...
Street Fighter V Season 1 DLC Is a Bust
Capcom released Street Fighter V in a condition which they were happy with. The general public disagreed. The original game, upon release, was pretty underwhelming. Frankly, it felt unfinished. The SFV Season 1 DLC was Capcom’s response to their...
PC Performance Requirements – a Prerequisite to Gaming?
PC Performance Impact on Gaming
MOBAs in general can be an issue for people on slower connections or with lower-end PCs. High ping makes players miss skill shots and miss timing on abilities. Laggy connections and struggling graphics cards make...
Worlds Group B 2016: A Closer Look
Worlds Group B 2016
This past weekend the 2016 Worlds group draw took place, leaving us some time to salivate over the opening matches we’ll be seeing when the end of the year Worlds tournament officially kicks off on September...
Overwatch: Most Popular Heroes
When trying to become better at Overwatch, understanding the PUG (Pick up groups) meta can be an effective way to improve your game. Although that process takes many different forms, a good place to start is understanding which heroes...
Patch 6.18: Real Implications for Worlds
Worlds Will be Played on Patch 6.18
Riot has officially denoted that patch 6.18 will be used for the 2016 World Championships in a month. As a whole, the patch only makes 16 changes to champions, all of which are...
Splyce Interview: Roster Changes, Fresh Faces, and Teamwork
Esports Edition interviewed Splyce's CS:GO team at Northern Arena. Here's what they had to say.
Esports Edition: “First question for you guys --we all know that there are lots of stereotypes about North American Counter-Strike, but are there any stereotypes about...
Worlds Group A 2016: A Closer Look
Worlds Group A 2016
This past weekend the 2016 Worlds group draw took place, leaving us some time to salivate over the opening matches we'll be seeing when the end of the year Worlds tournament officially kicks off on September...
How I Hit Top 500 without Aiming
Advice to Reach Top 500
If you browse any Overwatch related forum, whether it would be one of the many subreddits, official Blizzard forums, or scattered op-eds, I'm sure you've gotten a slew of advice that all pretty much sounds...
The Buffs We Need in 6.89
6.89 Right Around the Corner
With fall approaching and the professional rosters starting to take form, patch 6.89 is just around the corner. Along with the arrival of our next hero, The Monkey King, and the likely addition of Arc...