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Geoff Goodman, Principal Designer on Blizzard's Overwatch team, announced Monday night that they'll be experimenting with some major hero changes on the PTR. Let's take a look at what they have in store. As we iterate on the PTR patch, we...

Last week, I was contacted by the data specialists over at Newzoo. Newzoo is the leading provider of esports marketing data in all its various forms. The company deals with all manners of data analysis regarding the entire gaming industry. The...

Last week I wrote an article on China's new laws about regulating randomized chests. Since then I've been looking into various MOBAs and their buying and trading systems. One game that stood out to me was Heroes of the Storm...

The Chinese Ministry of Culture recently posted a notice informing the gaming community that they are enforcing regulations on online gaming corporations. The document focuses on the healthy development of online gaming businesses and seeks to hold corporations responsible for user...

What Happened? The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan expansion was officially launched yesterday. Awesome! Right? Right. Players experienced some classic Blizzard server lag, as Hearthstone fans logged on as early as possible to open their pre-ordered and purchased packs. Hell, I opened 150 myself. Kripp had...

By far, Heroes of the Storm is one of the hardest esports to keep up with. It’s not because there’s too much going on or a whole lot to follow like League of Legends esports, but rather because the...

You’re probably sitting there thinking, “I know which Heroes to pick in draft. I just pick the strongest!” Maybe you don't. Maybe you’re clueless. In any case, it’s good to know why a Hero is so good. Sometimes the...

Blizzard introduced some huge changes to Heroes of the Storm this week. Along with a revamped ranking system and the newest Hero addition, Warcraft’s Medivh, Blizzard also rolled out the Unranked Draft Mode. This low-stress, semi-competitive game mode is...

Rosterpocalypse 1: Bakery’s Funhouse Earlier this year, the European scene went through the largest player shuffle in the history of Heroes of the Storm. Several top organizations like G2 Esports and Virtus.Pro released their rosters and flooded the market with...

Previously, I called out ESL and DreamHack for their less-than-stellar production of Heroes events in the past six months, particularly the extreme delays caused by unknown technical problems which left the audience in the dark (figuratively—this isn’t BlizzCon) to...

Heroes of the Storm is unique in that fans can anticipate Hero releases with much greater enthusiasm than other MOBAs. Which Blizzard character will be next? Will it be your favorite World of Warcraft character? An iconic StarCraft hero?...

I like to think that every great team is made up of little bits of success. They are influenced by every small victory experienced on a day to day basis, carried through the lives of their players and manifested...