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Valve's updates to CS:GO have started to look more and more out of touch over the past year.

Esports Ain’t Easy: What Valve Can Learn from Riot Games

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Over the past year, Valve's updates to CS:GO have been few and far between, but while these patches lack in frequency, they've almost always been significant. In the time that's passed since the release of the R8 Revolver, Valve have...
Recent updates to the Negev and R8 Revolver have left casual players and pros unsure of each gun's future role in CS:GO's historically stagnant weapon metagame.

The New Negev and R8 Revolver: Why, Valve?

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Valve’s most recent update to CS:GO on April 12th, 2017 was quite the doozy. After removing the R8 Revolver and Negev from competitive play for a while in order to rework the weapons, Valve have re-added tweaked versions of...
Screenshot from Blizzard's release trailer for the Overwatch: Uprising event shows King's Row, one of the game's maps, in a state of chaos. A car is on fire, and a building has been partially destroyed.

Overwatch: Uprising Event Includes Story-Driven PvE Mode

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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...
Image from leaked trailer for upcoming Overwatch event, "Overwatch: Insurrection."

First Look at Upcoming “Overwatch: Insurrection” Event

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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...
Alchemist has been one of the most popular heroes in 7.04, and we expect to see him receive significant nerfs in Patch 7.05.

Dota 2: What Do We Need in Patch 7.05?

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With the Dota Asia Championships 2017 behind us, and the Kiev Major only a few weeks away, it's highly likely that IceFrog will make a few balancing tweaks to the game. Valve will presumably want to avoid destabilizing the...
An upcoming event for Blizzard's popular multiplayer title Overwatch will likely be located in London.

Blizzard Teases Overwatch Lore Event: King’s Row Uprising

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On April 3rd, Blizzard's Australian/New Zealand Twitter dropped a teaser for a new lore event in the form of a video file from Overwatch's classified mission archives. The upcoming Overwatch event will likely give fans a sizable chunk of lore, possibly...
Puck is one of several heroes that players will likely see more of in Patch 7.04.

Patch 7.04: How Much Has the Meta Changed?

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Over the past couple weeks, Valve has released two gameplay updates for Dota 2--the dust from Patch 7.03 barely had time to settle before Patch 7.04 went live. Clearly IceFrog wanted to freshen up the the metagame before the Dota 2 Asian...
Will Lucio's rework cause the hero to drop down a couple tiers? The Overwatch meta is in for some significant changes.

Lucio’s Rework: Pumped Volume or Dropped Bass?

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Good ol' Lucio. Remember when I said he's never a bad pick? Let's talk about that for a minute. Lucio is the number one most picked hero in professional play, boasting a preposterous 100% pick rate. Everything that makes him...
Jakiro's remodel is finally complete.

Dota 2: Jakiro Finally Gets a Facelift

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The Twin-Headed Dragon finally got a makeover. That's right, Jakiro's remodel is here. In addition to being perpetually out-of-meta, Jakiro has had to make do with an ugly, polygon-riddled model with crappy textures. CyborgMatt uncovered some inklings that Jakiro's remodel was in...
Blizzard is experimenting with Zenyatta, if the latest batch of updates are any indication.

Blizzard Focuses on Balance Tweaks with Overwatch PTR Update

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After Blizzard shipped a massive slew of changes to the PTR earlier this week, they've already made tweaks. Principal Designer Geoff Goodman posted information about the latest PTR update on the Battlenet forums: We just pushed out a new build with some...
Ana was also nerfed in Blizzard's latest PTR patch.

Overwatch PTR Update: Massive Hero Changes in the Works

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Geoff Goodman, Principal Designer on Blizzard's Overwatch team, announced Monday night that they'll be experimenting with some major hero changes on the PTR. Let's take a look at what they have in store. As we iterate on the PTR patch, we...
"You're gonna be a star, kid! Huge, I tell ya!"

Orisa: Overwatch Adds Robot Tank to Hero Roster

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After much hype, Efi Oladele's latest creation and Overwatch's newest hero is live on the PTR. Meet Orisa. https://youtu.be/Lvm0of3iDUU As we previously predicted, she is a quadrupedal female omnic that fits snugly in the Tank class (although quite a bit more...