The Gauntlet Round 3 This past Monday marked the last day of pre-Worlds LCS action we'll get to see this year with the conclusion of the Gauntlet Round 3. It was the final day of Regional Qualifiers, aka the gauntlet,...

I proposed in the last article that game developers can influence the competitive potential of a game by tampering with its difficulty and complexity. I like to see those attributes as components of competitive depth. But what do I...

Ever noticed a lot of crossover concepts between ARTS MOBAs? League and Dota were born from the same WC3 mod, DotA or Dota 1. Heroes of Newerth (HON) followed in this vein and featured many of the original DotA characters...

The question whether to favor casual or competitive players when making game design decisions is relevant to all esports. Especially in Overwatch; different reasons to play the game turn the userbase into a casual-competitive divide. It's tempting to ask which...

This is what you all asked for. Maybe not all of you actually, but most of us were getting tired of laneswaps in professional play. The few that embraced the strategic early games will be historically regarded as pretentious and...

Anyone who knows anything about MOBAs like Dota 2 will appreciate that for many players it's not just about winning. It's looking good whilst styling over your opponents that really counts. Decking your hero out in your favourite cosmetics is...

Esports Edition traveled to Toronto last Thursday for a day of interviews with the teams attending Northern Arena. We sat down with Counter Logic Gaming’s CS:GO team for a quick chat before they had played any of their matches...

Introduction Silence is one of the core mechanics used in Hearthstone. It was implemented with the launch of the game. It removes all abilities and stat changes of a card, leaving them with their basic stats. The game launched with...

Unicorns of Love are doing it. After getting eliminated in the opening round of the 2016 EU LCS Summer playoffs the Unicorns have since got revenge on the GIANTS! team that eliminated them, and now they've swept Fnatic. https://twitter.com/kohaGames/status/772537912126758912 There weren't...

The annual Regional Qualifiers officially kicked off earlier today with Unicorns of Love taking on GIANTS! in Europe, and Team Envy matching up against Team Liquid a few hours later in North America. It doesn't appear that being denied scrims...

So, TI has come and gone and the great shuffle has begun. Several teams have announced their new rosters already and a handful of free agents are on the loose. Let's take a look at a few new Dota 2...

Introduction First and foremost, I did not make this deck. This was made by redditor AbarHS, who also streams. I’ve been playing his list all day, and I quite like it. It’s a take on the familiar Yogg-n-Load Hunter that...