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After all of the recent changes to Dota 2, especially following the release of 7.02, everybody's performance has taken a hit. Where have our precious frame rates gone? Even though Valve have released a few small patches tweaking some...

This past weekend Green Bay Packer fans saw their very own Blake Martinez debut enthusiasm for Dota 2 in Moonduck Studio's Elimination Mode 3 panel with Zyori, SirActionSlakes and Sunsfan. As Dota 2's first 3k mmr NFL player, Blake spoke about...

Give it up, 3k scrub. You're not gonna become a professional gamer.  Look, it's time to face the facts: the odds of going pro are heavily stacked against you. You already know this. Maybe you're choosing to ignore it. But...

The "work-life" balance is often discussed in professional circles. When I was interviewing for my day job, both employers made a point to bring it up with me during the interview. There are good reasons for this--it's important to...

So let's get this out of the way right off the bat: I can't stand the Patriots. After spending seven years in New England, I got tired of hearing about how they're "the greatest football team ever" and "Tom...

For the past decade, people have fed me the same advice on skill acquisition over and over again, like "you should learn how to code" or "everyone should know how to do basic accounting." I argue that a new piece...

Writing about MOBAs means that I'm constantly talking about players, team roster changes and what I see on Twitch. This usually leads into a discussion about the popularity of the various MOBAs and which game is the most popular. The most...

As a single lady, this is usually one of my least favorite times of the year. Everybody else is picking out V-Day outfits and selecting a restaurant while I'm trying to decide if it's worth the $40 price tag...

Visa denials were just the tip of the iceberg. In the wake of one of America's most controversial elections, President Trump signed an executive order that temporarily halts people from seven countries from entering the United States . It's...

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a Dota 2 special event, but the temporary “Dark Moon” wave survival game has the community buzzing. Choose five heroes from a small pool and take on hordes of increasingly powerful foes...

Dota and CS:GO have a checkered history when it comes to match-fixing. Valve's current policy is to ban players for life, no questions asked, from participating in events that it sponsors. That being said, there's a history of inconsistency...

About a month ago I wrote about the Chinese Ministry of Culture posting a notice that detailed the changes in their laws surrounding online gambling.  The Ministries intentions were to regulate and protect the consumer in an industry that...