Analysis

The 2016 Summer Split is more than half over and we've all had a chance to experience the new best-of-3 format. It makes sense. Playing more games reduces variance and allows the truly great teams to rise to the...

With The International 2016 only a month away now, it's time to take a look at what we can expect from Dota's biggest event. With the introduction of the Majors format this year, 2016 has already seen some epic...

Feeling some inter-tournament blues? Can’t wait for the Summit 5 to get your “pro gamers hanging out in houses” fix? Check out some team house tour videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bH9iyQX-P8 Several Dota organizations pay to maintain a team house. In the past, gaming...

The Evolution Championship Series (EVO) main event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas is just around the corner. As the largest and oldest running fighting game event in the world, we are looking forward to a...

As I peruse my friends list, a slightly disproportionate gender ratio persists. Especially in the high-elo category, few female friends appear. But an even greater distortion exists: the majority of my girlfriends play support. It's no surprise to...

Team SoloMid, Elements, the Golden State Warriors - one of these is not like the other ones; but we aren't looking for their differences. Instead, let's dive into just one shared characteristic: a top tier team adding one more superstar in an attempt to reach new horizons.

In honor of Independence Day this week, here's a feature on one of the USA's most well known players: Clinton "Fear" Loomis. Fear Darkness Affectionately called "Old Man Fear," at 28 Loomis is indeed one of the older Dota 2 pros, especially...

Bastion seems to be a popular hero of with a lot of the newer Overwatch players and that's completely understandable – there's no better feeling that mowing down enemy heroes as they desperately try and mount an attack on your position. He's a...

Hopes for Virtus.pro’s success come to a close along with the first half of ELEAGUE. Although VP lost handily, is their slump ending? Group F VP’s group stage games went quite well as they placed second in points. 1-1 against EnvyUs and Gambit....

Danil "Dendi" Ishuten has represented the NaVi organization for six years. That's a longer career than any job I've had, that's for sure.  Dendi is now the only player to attend every TI as a member of the...

Fantasy sports is undoubtedly an athletic pastime, drawing interest from all the fans that have ever wanted to manage a team but had neither the real skill nor capital to be in that position. Its introduction into the competitive...

Recent patches in League of Legends have been relatively tame in comparison to what we saw in the Mid-Season Mage Update. Patch 6.13 is no exception to this, acting primarily as a remedial patch to dampen some of the...