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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has always been sorely lacking in the tutorial department. For a game with complex and often counter-intuitive mechanics, this can be a serious hurdle for new players--even if you're an experienced FPS player, the fact that...

One of the oldest and most well-known Dota franchises, lliance seems to be on the path back to glory as of late. They're a huge part of Dota2's history - here's their background. Quick Stats: Founded in 2013 after Alex...

The internet era is the era of commercialism. Just look up at the URL of this page. The .com suffix is our way--the internet's way, really--of telling you that the site exists to make money. I know, it must come...

Ah, Team Fortress. I've put thousands of hours of play into this game, from its humble beginnings as a lowly Quake mod to its current state: a "newly" emerging shooter whose place in esports is threatened by Blizzard juggernaut...

Welcome to Booster Shot! This article is the first installment in what (I hope) will be a regular feature on Esports Edition. It’s going to be pretty great. “But Josh,” you say, “what’s the article series actually going to be...

Introduction Nearly all online multiplayer games receive new content as their game progresses. Whether this content is in the form of downloadable content (DLC), new features, or just simple bug fixes, most games need to be tweaked if they are...

On February 23, 2016, Valve announced via blog post that the prize pool for all Majors--beginning with the MLG Columbus Major this April--will be raised from $250,000 to $1,000,000. These events are not only sponsored by Valve, but since the...

  You might be thinking, well what does the National Basketball Association (NBA) have in common with esports? Why are we even talking about basketball in an esports setting? To be frank with you, the two entities (eSports and...

Like Team Fortress 2, Overwatch is a class-based shooter, which means there are plenty of different of roles and playstyles for you to experiment with. Each hero comes equipped with some MOBA-like abilities and with 21 currently available to...

Blizzard’s Overwatch might be the most anticipated eSport we’ve ever seen and it’s coming this Spring so if you’re a first-person-shooter player or you’re looking to try something new then look no further. Whilst the FPS scene has been...

What is it? The Curse Trials are a tournament put on by Archon and sponsored by Curse, boasting a $30,000 prize pool. It was inspired by the announcement of the upcoming Standard format. The rules are simple, it’s a typical...

While there are a handful of things that viewers can agree on in regard to what they like in casters, individual preferences vary widely. I've focused on Dota 2 casters as it's more or less what I'm familiar with,...