by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 16, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Gears of War held one of its Majors tournaments in New Orleans this weekend. Alongside a Halo tournament, Gears of War had a massive lineup, with a Championship and Open Bracket Winners and Losers tournament alongside Pool Play. The tournament brought together some of...
by Jordan Love | Jul 13, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, News, News Section, Videogames
The esports competition we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived. Adult games publisher Nutaku has announced the Lewd Gaming Championship, sponsored by YouPorn. The LGC will pit 64 gamers against one another in a battle for $25,000, but in this competition,...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 13, 2018 | Esports, Esports section
North America got pretty soundly beaten during Rift Rivals. Some teams, like 100 Thieves, performed about as well as anyone would expect given the sudden swap of Brandini and Levi into the game. Other things, like NA’s complete inability to use or battle against...
by Jordan Love | Jul 11, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
The Overwatch League is coming to a channel near you. Blizzard just penned a multi-year broadcasting deal with Disney that will bring OWL to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, Disney XD, ABC and more. The deal starts immediately with the start of the OWL playoffs tonight on Disney...
by Jordan Love | Jul 10, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Pick a random Echo Fox game from this meta and you might think they’re either the best or worst team in NA. They’ve been wildly inconsistent and it all comes down to the gold funnel strat. They’ve proved time and time again that they can’t run it successfully, yet...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 10, 2018 | Esports, Esports section
Rift Rivals showcased in abundant detail the huge weaknesses with the NA LCS. Just from looking at the three weeks of competitive play, it is obvious that the new meta has not gone over well for North American teams.Cloud9 has struggled hugely to find anything that...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 7, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Little surprise to anyone, but EU has won the Rift Rivals Group Stage. There wasn’t much hope that NA could win any of theirs matches against the 6-0 G2, but it was equally unlikely that NA would have a chance against Fnatic. The major EU strategies are still somewhat...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 6, 2018 | Esports, Esports section
Rift Rivals isn’t a super serious competition, but it is a chance to see new strategies, learn new techniques, and improve. It’s also a chance to do a little bit of bragging. Unfortunately, North America isn’t going to be doing much bragging after day 1. The NA teams...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 6, 2018 | Esports, Esports section
The Meteos saga seems like it is coming to an end. Fans have gone from supporting Meteos, to supporting 100 Thieves, to not knowing what to believe. In a video late Tuesday, Meteos finally spoke after his first tweet about the incident. In the video, he seems much...
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...
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