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Climbing the FACEIT rank system is frustrating to the point of desperation. You grind all day but make no progress. Why is it so pointless? What lies behind the FACEIT rank system that makes it so annoying? What's FACEIT? FACEIT is the largest competitive...

Blizzard has temporarily introduced an Olympics flavored mini-game to Overwatch with the introduction of the Overwatch Summer Games. This will be a confession of the initial pain the update gave me and how I still hate to play despite how fun...

The Polish powerhouse returned to their former glory last weekend at the ELEAGUE grand finals. Virtus.Pro claimed a dominant victory over Fnatic in a best-of-three series with a convincing 2 - 0 win in front of an enthusiastic crowd at...

Juri, the newest character in Street Fighter V, is expected to be released on July 26th. As Capcom originally launched SFV, they did so with several assurances to the players. One of which was the story mode (which was...

Thorin's and Semphis' recent videos on the possibilities of LAN cheating rekindled a topic that most CS:GO players take very seriously. I've always found it interesting how community figures are too careful to mention specific clips. Although they're willing to state that cheating should be addressed,...

Evo 2016 will always hold a special place in fighting game history for several reasons. It was the biggest Street Fighter V tournament ever. ESPN televised the event. The Mandalay Bay Events Center was packed with members of the...

The Evo 2016 event as a whole was filled with hype and stunning performances. Now the largest fighting game tournament ever, this Evo event is already legendary for multiple reasons. The event filled the Mandalay Bay Events Center in...

Blizzard has stated their ban hammer philosophy. No exceptions. All cheaters should be banned. Blizzard aims to reach an entirely cheat free competitive and casual environment. Blizzard trying hard There's plenty evidence to make us think that Blizzard doing everything in their...

Not all questions are created equal. Some questions are, objectively speaking, pretty damn stupid. Sometimes, when I'm lying in bed at night, trying to fall asleep, I'll think of all kinds of questions. Some of them have to do with Counter-Strike--will...

Valve finally graced us with their response to the betting squabble. As it turns out, their term of service never condoned gambling. Valve's announcement is simple: " a gambling business is not allowed by our API nor our user agreements. We...

The Ice Climbers have played a pretty significant part in my love for Super Smash Bros. Coincidentally, they are also seeing quite a bit of love in the competitive scene these days. I vividly remember when I first started playing...

As Evo approaches, more and more interesting developments are taking place. Evo is both the largest, and longest running major fighting game tournament in the world. If a game is primed for innovation or if records are to be...