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The most important peripheral in my gaming arsenal is, without a doubt, the mouse. Personally, I'm one of the least adaptable gamers. Ever. I find the slightest adjustment nearly impossible to get used to. That being said, my transition to the HyperX Pulsefire...

If you haven't played Brawlhalla yet, you're missing out. For lovers of fighting games, it's hard to find any other games that scratch the itch quite as well as Brawlhalla does. Between the intuitive controls, fast-paced combat, diverse cast of characters, and...

If you follow Path of Exile, you're probably aware that the new Microtransaction (MTX) system has been on its way for a while. It was announced, then released, then very quickly removed. The new system has had plenty of issues,...

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...

  A year ago, esports pundits were pondering the possible fall of League of Legends at the hands of a surging Overwatch scene which featured unprecedented hype and early growth. These days, some of the top Overwatch players are starting...

As the release date for Path of Exile: The Fall of Oriath gets closer and closer, fans of the popular ARPG are rolling up their sleeves and putting their theorycrafting hats on. And for good reason. Lots of features and...

When it comes to watching esports competitions online, many people turn to Amazon’s popular streaming platform, Twitch. It's the largest streaming service among Western audiences, with 9.7 million daily active users. For many in the esports industry, livestreamed video...

TSM has enjoyed great success with Hauntzer playing a tank and Bjergsen playing a control mage. Now they’re trying to break their own mold by role swapping. No, Hauntzer is not the new TSM mid laner. Instead, TSM is...

By now, Overwatch has penetrated mainstream gaming culture so pervasively that it's easy to forget that the game is still, at least relatively speaking, fairly young. I had to do a double-take myself when I saw Blizzard's video announcing their...

Today, we're going to talk about the changes to Acts 1-4 in Path of Exile's upcoming highly anticipated 3.0 release. There's a plethora of new content to be found in Path of Exile: The Fall of Oriath, and enough changes...

Some have been calling for it for years. Some never thought they'd never see the day. Loda is out of Alliance. Here's a link to the official announcement from the organization. Alliance's history has been tumultuous. From their contentious decision to drop EternalEnvy in...

Brace yourselves, Overwatch fans. Teasers on the PlayOverwatch blog, around the Lijiang Tower map, and from the mouth of Blizzard's very own Oracle of Delphi, the esteemed Jeff Kaplan himself, are telling us one thing, and possibly a second. We're going...