by Nicholas Armstrong | Dec 1, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
After a local event in Las Vegas, several pro and semi-pro Smash players went out for food. Among them, Super Smash players Kswz, TsugiTechnicals, Turtle, SoCalGohan, Slither2Hunter and event organizer JK gathered. After a small dispute, JK allegedly tried to hit the...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Dec 1, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
First spotted as an item in Target’s online inventory, most people weren’t sure if they were reading a Mario Cereal as correct. After all, it’s one thing to have Kix or Cheerios with a Spongebob theme or something else, but America has never been like Japan where...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 30, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Is Youtube dying? The short answer is yes, and if you ask the content creators making videos on Youtube, it’s pretty clear what they think of Youtube’s current state. After some creators lost upwards of 30% of their revenue, the production, editing cost, and overall...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 29, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
We all knew that it would be a wild transition into the new season, but there were certain expectations. Everyone expected Bjergsen to stay with TSM, Sneaky and Jensen to stay with C9, and Aphromoo to stay with CLG. But with Zaqueri "Aphromoo" Black announcing his...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 28, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
A long time ago, ESPN though that esports were a joke, refusing to even air them. Now, ESPN has dedicated huge resources to being the name for esports, but it doesn’t change the fact that they were kind of right. Esports will never be like normal sports, and this is...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 28, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
It’s hard to compete with the level of sheer dickishness that is EA with Battlefront 2, but Bungie seems to have given it a fair shot with Destiny 2. Though there are marked improvements in the sequel – namely that the non-existent story from the first game was...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 27, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
We’ve talked before about how to do DLC right, and about how indie companies like Yacht Club Gaming and Team Cherry are giving away their DLCs for free – which is super awesome considering that some companies believe in charging thousands of dollars for standalone...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 22, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Everyone knew that the 2018 year was going to be the rebirth of professional League of Legends. Franchising was going to bring in tons of new teams along with massively more money and options for players. But before any of that can begin, all the player’s contracts go...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 22, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Though Steam currently has one of the best review functions for all of gaming, that hasn't stopped them from looking for ways to improve it. This started with efforts to reduce review bombing, a phenomena where a region specific issue would result in tons of negative...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 21, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Normal drafting in Dota 2 or League of Legends can be some of the least interesting part of the game. Because of metas, team favorites, and player preference, most drafting phases become pretty predictable and uninteresting, but Midas Mode has changed all of that....
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