by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 16, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
It’s hard to comprehend what happened to deny Dignitas a place in the League of Legends franchise, but that was the news that came late last week out of ESPN’s Jacob Wolf. With only ten slots for the 2018 year, it was obvious there would be heavy competition from the...
by Jordan Love | Oct 13, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
ESL and Hulu recently announced a partnership to bring esports content to streaming devices everywhere. This will be the first time premium esports content will be brought to a streaming video on-demand service en masse. The deal is much different than what’s already...
by Jordan Love | Oct 13, 2017 | News, News Section, weekly
Each week, Fast Travel helps you get caught up on everything going on in the gaming industry. We start by highlighting a few of the week's biggest news pieces. Then it's on to a dollop of indie news. Followed by a helping of "The Best Thing on the Internet, This Week"...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 12, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
The improbable has happened. Many things had to go right for Fnatic to achieve the greatest comeback in Worlds’ history. It was a day of insane pressure, grueling fights, and undying spirit, and though Longzhu were the ones stepping away with a clean 6-0, Fnatic were...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 12, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Every year, there are established metas that go into the Worlds tournaments. All the biggest teams from TSM to SKT bring the champions and compositions that make the most sense with their regions, but something else happens as well. As the tournament pushes on, a...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 12, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
group a SKT were the winners of Group A, though it may be their weakest lead in some time. The week started off great for SKT in a match against C9 that was embarrassingly one-sided and seemed to reaffirm the team’s dominance. However, it was SKT’s drafting and...
by Jordan Love | Oct 11, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Developer Daybreak Games' recently announced the H1Z1 Pro League, a competitive league for the popular H1Z1: King of the Kill. The league will consist of 15 teams battling it out over a period of 20 weeks. The season will culminate in a league championship sometime in...
by Jordan Love | Oct 11, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames, VR
Oculus made a big splash at their Oculus Connect 4 event yesterday. Ironically enough, disconnecting is the thing that got fans most excited about the event. The newly-announced Oculus Go and Project Santa Cruz were the stars of the show, thanks to a complete lack of...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 11, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
It used to be that video games were blamed for everything from low grades to mental illness, but most of that has fallen by the wayside as unrelated and unfounded. However, with recent trends in loot boxes and microtransactions, video games have now found themselves...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 11, 2017 | News Section, Videogames
Ten years ago, the Orange Box came to stores and changed the course of games forever. It included Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Team Fortress 2, and Portal. For the price of a single game, Valve released five different games in one...
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