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Apex Duos Has Returned!
Apex’s newest patch, The Old Ways Event, has just hit and brings with it an old friend – duos! That’s right, duos are back in Apex, again. For how long?...
Midas Mode: A Breath of Fresh Air for Dota Fans
Midas Mode is a brand new type of Dota tournament, invented by SirActionSlacks and Moonduck Studios. Novelty Dota tournaments are somewhat of a rarity: in the past, we've had Captains Draft and Ability Draft, but these events are anything...
The Best Games of TI7: 5 Must-Watch Matches
My day job sometimes sends me out to places with no cell phone reception. It's usually not a big deal, until I have to spend a week camping during the biggest Dota tournament of the year. When I got...
Sneak Peek at the 2017 Brawlhalla World Championship
Blue Mammoth Games have released information about the second annual Brawlhalla World Championships. The event will be held at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta, Georgia, and is scheduled to take place between Friday, November 3rd and Sunday, November 5th.
Players...
Hearthstone’s Fire and Frost Festival Events
Events have finally come to Hearthstone. The Midsummer Fire Festival has been a huge hit, and now, we're starting to hear rumors about another upcoming event, the Frost Festival. Based on what we've seen so far, Hearthstone events mostly involve giving...
Valve Majors Are Killing Third Party Dota Tournaments
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...
Opinion: “Weird” CS:GO Events Keep the Scene Healthy
It's been a while since we've seen something like the HTC 2v2 Invitational, although Beyond the Summit's foray into Counter-Strike shares a bit of the spotlight as far as unique CS:GO events are concerned. The 2v2 format used at HTC...
Pauper Mode: The Way Hearthstone Should Be Played
This week’s Hearthstone Tavern Brawl is A Peek to the Past. The rules of the Brawl are fairly straightforward: you make a deck using only common and rare cards from the basic and classic sets. It's a format that's...
Overwatch Anniversary Event: New Maps, Skins, and Game Modes
Blizzard's dev team is taking gamers on a belated honeymoon trip. Between May 23d and June 12, Overwatch players can enjoy the latest bit of Seasonal DLC, for the low price of absolutely zero dollars. It tells you lots...
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...
First Look at Upcoming “Overwatch: Insurrection” Event
A teaser trailer for the next Overwatch event was leaked over Sony's PlayStation Network yesterday, and the video included a start date for the in-game event (April 11th) as well as announced the flashy title: Overwatch: Insurrection. The teaser is all...
PAX East 2017 Preview: Get Ready to Game
We're less than two weeks out from the biggest gaming event in North America. That's right, PAX East is just around the corner. Soon, Boston will be flooded with game enthusiasts from across the country, as well as plenty of international...