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THE DREAM IS ALIVE - EVIL GENIUSES AND SECRET BOUND FOR TI6 I had my doubts, but they pulled it off. Both teams had great runs through the Open Qualifiers and have clinched the first spot in their regions. They're...

Overwatch runs on a 12 man 6v6 format. Competitive mode, which is said to come out 'soon', will follow the same design. Why is Blizzard steering clear of the better known 5v5 format. Why do they want 12 players instead of 10?

So we're a ways out yet from The International 2016 but I've been tasked with making a prediction on who is going to win the biggest tournament of the year. This time, Valve only offered six teams direct invites....

Many Melee players have felt the frustration of having no options for online play. The game came out in 2001, well before online console play. No one to practice with, no one at your same skill level to play...

Capcom announced near the end of last month that the newest character added to Street Fighter V would be Ibuki. Capcom has now confirmed again that Ibuki's addition will come at the end of this month after an unexpected...

Challenger players are the 0.01% of the League of Legends player base. They have invested countless hours into the game and in turn developed extraordinary in-game skills and decision making. Even the worst Challenger player makes significantly fewer mistakes...

Dota 6.88 is here, bringing with it the TI 6 metagame.  There may be one or two tweaks still to come before this year's International, but only if something is looking too imbalanced for the developers to ignore. Patch...

Whether you die to Wolves, or after a brutally close one-on-one duel, it all boils down to the same in-game statistic. A death. Still, how you die likely has a big impact on your focus and mental performance for the...

Widowmaker and McCree received significant revisions with Overwatch's latest update. How was Widowmaker nerfed? How can we expect these changes to influence competitive Overwatch? Early beta nerfs Widowmaker was previously nerfed in November of 2015. Blizzard reduced the number of heroes...

League of Legends is a free-to-play game with a massive fan base constantly demanding new features and fixes to make their playing experience better. These "Riot Pls" type of feature wishlists can be found everywhere the game is being...

Congratulations to OG! Another major in the bag. OG are the first team to win two Valve events - Manila and last fall's Frankfurt Major. Also interesting to note - both OG and Team Liquid, the runner up team,...

Hitbox disparities are commonly cited as an important issue. If Overwatch expects to be a top eSport, some problems need to be addressed. Should we have hitbox disparities? Developers make decisions based off of their game-design philosophy. Nintendo's Super Smash Brothers explains the idea. Unexpected hitboxes...