by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 4, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Rift Rivals is just days away, and unlike last year, the NA LCS isn’t looking so hot. Historically, the rivalry hasn’t been so much a back and forth as it has been a straight stomp. This was especially true of last year when Phoenix1, who were performing terribly in...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 4, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
One of the things not discussed with funnel strategies is the pressure it puts on players in new roles. Take Cody Sun with smite against Clutch Gaming. The funnel strategy worked, and 100 Thieves were up 3K gold, but when it came time to fight Baron, it was Cody Sun...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 3, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
It seems safe to say that the Cloud9 experiment has failed. At the beginning of the Summer Split, Cloud9’s head coach Reapered and owner Jack Etienne said that the team needed a change in order to win games and make Worlds. After six games, Cloud9 has won just a...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 3, 2018 | News, News Section, Videogames
Bethesda’s Todd Howard has stated that the reason Fallout 76 will not support cross-console play is entirely due to Sony. This information was gathered from the German publication GameStar.de. When the website asked Howard about playing across platforms, he answered...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 3, 2018 | Esports, Esports section
Despite the massive outrage across social media, it looks like Meteos, not 100 Thieves, Prolly, or Nadeshot, was the one behind the trade. In a statement released on social media, 100 Thieves cleared the air by explaining how the trade came about. <blockquote...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 2, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
After finishing the weekend with a 2-0 sweep, a bizarre bit of news came out of 100 Thieves. More specifically, it came out from Meteos. In a now deleted tweet, Meteos told fans that he had been traded to FlyQuest. He also said that Fly wouldn’t even be starting him,...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 2, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Team Liquid was on top of the world last week, and while they still are doing quite well, they are now suddenly tied for first place with three other teams. After a weekend sweep, 100 Thieves and TSM have both joined Team Liquid and Echo Fox with 4 wins and 2 losses....
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jun 29, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
For two weeks now, the Cloud9 Academy has been graced with three of the Cloud9 all-stars – Jensen, Sneaky, and Smoothie. Every week, fans tune in to see if they are still playing on the Academy team or if they have finally been unbenched from the NA LCS. That’s why so...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jun 29, 2018 | News, News Section, Videogames
Star Wars can’t get a break. First it was Star Wars: 1313, the bounty-hunter centered game from LucasArts that was canceled back in 2013. After that, EA fumbled with Star Wars Battlefront II, continuing to cement their title as the most hated company in gaming. Now,...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jun 28, 2018 | News, News Section, Videogames
A leak earlier this year revealed that 2K is secretly working on Bioshock 4 under the codename Parkside. Unfortunately, 2K had little to say about the leak or the information, so no new details have been released about the themes, setting, or release of the new title....
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