by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 19, 2017 | News Section, Videogames
In 2015, Activision filed for a patent that most of the world ignored, but now that patent has cleared. As first reported by Glixel, this patent means that Activision now holds the rights to a technology which could use match-making not to give players the best...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 18, 2017 | Esports section, Videogames
For NA LCS fans, Cloud9 has always been a solid contender in North America. They have been with the league since season three, and some of their seasons have been stellar – especially their premier in 2013, when they arrived and took the win in the summer finals. But...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 18, 2017 | Esports section, Videogames, weekly
The last time these two teams played each other was in August, and SSG lost 0-2. It was only made worse by the fact that SSG were using a comp that had previously won against LZ. In June, when the teams met before that, SSG had managed to eke out a victory using...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 17, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
GROUP A To absolutely no one’s surprise, SKT comes out as the first seed in Group A. With a fierce competition going on among the others, SKT had a relatively easy time securing this spot, but one piece of history was made. First the first time EVER, SKT has dropped a...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 17, 2017 | News Section, Videogames
If anyone thought that the loot box issue would go away following the ESRB’s announcement, they were wrong. The public is still very active in their questioning of loot boxes as a form of gambling, and though statements have been made comparing loot boxes to trading...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 16, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
2017 has proven to be a chaotic year for video game journalism. First, VideogameDunky came out with a video attacking the current climate of video game criticism/reviews. Then, just weeks ago, 2K tried to have a negative review of NBA2K18 taken down by a review site....
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 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...
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