Esports

Community servers in CS:GO are a popular alternative for players looking to expand their horizons beyond the fairly limited pool of options available on Valve's official servers. While third-party platforms like ESEA, FACEIT, and CEVO offer an improved 5v5 experience, most...

If you’ve ever played any competitive game online, you’ve probably experienced more than your fair share of elitism. Someone doesn’t like something you did, so they call you a “bronze scrub" or ask if you're "boosted." Or you get...

Whether you're looking to raise your MMR or you play Dota for fun and you're in need of new gear, it's easy to find peripherals out there that promise to enhance your gaming performance. If you're not sure where to begin, we've...

Cloud9 vs. ScaryFaceZombies currently holds the record as the longest game of professional Dota 2 ever played. Of course EternalEnvy was involved in something this ridiculous. The game clocks in at a whopping 200 minutes—that's three hours and twenty minutes for those of...

The unfortunate repercussions of Valve's Dota 2 Major system on the livelihood of third-party tournaments isn't a new topic. In fact, we wrote an article about it last year. But lots of things have changed since we commented on it in...

The people responsible for running Dota 2 tournaments don't ever really get a day off. When they're done putting out fires, dealing with techincal delays, wrangling unruly casting talent, and herding flocks of pro gamers from green rooms to sound-proof booths,...

Every time a new Dota patch comes out, the community's discussion of IceFrog's changes will, at some point, involve a heated debate about 'Power Creep.' It's a well-known issue in almost every game genre that undergoes patches and iterations, including...

The Kiev Major, like every Major that preceded it, taught us another valuable lesson about underdogs in esports. At the Boston Major, Ad Finem fought their way to the Grand Finals in a feat of passion and skill that reminded...

It's always fun to draw parallels between esports and traditional sports. Despite how different the games often look on paper, relevant concepts from physical sports can easily be translated to the digital plane. The nature of competition is fundamentally...

Playing against bots is great tool for learning the basics of any MOBA. Getting thrown into matches with nine flaming players is daunting, and practicing with bot matches is a great way to practice the fundamentals and, of course,...

Item betting is a murky legal gray area that provides a portion of Dota 2's viewership. The ability to bet on the outcome of matches of many levels--including the semi-professional scene--has, historically at least, helped drive viewer numbers up on smaller...

Esports Edition's @Jungroan sat down with George "Hyped" Maganzini for an interview, where we explored some of Hyped's strategic views on competitive Overwatch, competitors, and helping his role as a mentor on the young rising stars from Immortals' Overwatch...