by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 16, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames, weekly
By far the most anticipated matchup, Series 3 saw TL facing off against P1, but it was the surprising and exciting Game 1 that set the tone. After this game, no one could doubt the skill of P1, but in particular, no one could argue that Ryu is not among the top...
by Jordan Love | Aug 16, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
The Q2 earnings reports are in for Nvidia, Rovio and Tencent and things are looking up for all three companies. The Chinese giant Tencent, owners of Riot Games, Supercell and more, saw substantial growth in its gaming divisions. A 39 percent increase in online games...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 16, 2017 | Indie games, News, News Section, Videogames
Video game companies have tried a few interesting marketing strategies in the past – trying to get their game posters onto tombstones (that didn’t work for Shadow Man 2), or telling people to name their children Dovahkiin (people did it, but it didn’t seem to affect...
by Jordan Love | Aug 15, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
The 2017 International Dota 2 Championships concluded over the weekend and Team Liquid took home the win in dominant fashion, dismantling Newbee in three straight games in a best of five finale. This marks the first ever Aegis of Champions for Liquid and the first for...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 15, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
There has been a lot of talk about the numbers associated with buying into the League of Legends franchise and whether or not the Promotion tournament that recently took place would bump the price tag to $13 million for teams that didn’t qualify. At the end of this...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 14, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
The trend of microtransactions in games shows no sign of slowing with just Middle-Earth: Shadow of War (which has caused it's own tremor across the internet). In a recent interview with Gamespot, creative director Justin Farren took a creative approach in discussing...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 14, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames, weekly
SERIES 1: PHOENIX 1 VS GOLD COIN UNITED P1 has once again fallen below expectations. Ever since Rift Rivals, P1 has been in a downhill slide, and promotions should have been their time to shine, but this series shows that they need to do some serious reformation to...
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