Analysis
Dota 2: Kiev Major Predictions
Dota 2's Kiev Major kicks off in a weeks time and all signs indicate that we've got a phenomenal tournament in the works. There's a fresh new patch to level out the meta, plenty to teams with lots to prove,...
The New Negev and R8 Revolver: Why, Valve?
Valve’s most recent update to CS:GO on April 12th, 2017 was quite the doozy. After removing the R8 Revolver and Negev from competitive play for a while in order to rework the weapons, Valve have re-added tweaked versions of...
Overwatch: Uprising Event Includes Story-Driven PvE Mode
The latest action-packed PvE event, Overwatch: Uprising, is now live. (It seems Overwatch: Insurrection was merely the French title for the event. Oops.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpGrY9i8TSA
Now that the event has officially started, let's take a look at what exactly we've got on...
Digital Timeouts: Behavior Score and The “Shadow Pool”
While many of the inner workings behind Dota 2's matchmaking system remain shrouded in secrecy, no feature is speculated about as much as the so-called "shadow pool," Valve's system for sorting players that's designed to match the dregs of the...
University of Utah Launches Varsity Esports Program
In the past year, several U.S. based universities have announced the launch of collegiate esports programs. The most recent school to start offering scholarships to students for their video game prowess is The University of Utah. In a Wednesday press release,...
Lane Bullies: Winning Top In A “Bad” Matchup
There are good and bad matchups in the top lane, but "true" hard counters are a myth, or at least an exaggeration. Every lane is salvageable if you're willing to play patiently and survive your lane. In fact, any...
Dota 2: What Do We Need in Patch 7.05?
With the Dota Asia Championships 2017 behind us, and the Kiev Major only a few weeks away, it's highly likely that IceFrog will make a few balancing tweaks to the game. Valve will presumably want to avoid destabilizing the...
Ranking the CS:GO Majors: Part One
The eleventh CS:GO major will be run by PGL in Krakow, Poland in July, according to Valve's latest announcement about the event. It's a good time to look back at the first ten CS:GO Majors. While Counter-Strike might not...
7.04 Meta Report: The Heroes of DAC 2017
The Dota 2 Asia Championships 2017 has highlighted some huge shifts in the metagame, and plenty of top teams are reevaluating their prioritization of certain heroes. We've seen Monkey King rise to prominence as a roaming support, Lina reemerge as a competitive midlaner,...
DAC 2017: Best Support Players
Support can be a pretty damn thankless role, and it takes a true captain to keep your carries in check. Support players are like stagehands in Dota, working tirelessly behind the scenes to allow the actors to truly shine. This...
Blizzard Reveals New Paladin Quest and Neutral Legendary
The Paladin Quest in Journey to Un'Goro has finally been revealed. We've seen seven of the nine Quests so far, and the expansion's release is right around the corner. In case you're catching up on Hearthstone news, Quests are one...
Patch 7.04: How Much Has the Meta Changed?
Over the past couple weeks, Valve has released two gameplay updates for Dota 2--the dust from Patch 7.03 barely had time to settle before Patch 7.04 went live. Clearly IceFrog wanted to freshen up the the metagame before the Dota 2 Asian...
