by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 28, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
SEMIFINALS: IMMORTALS VS COUNTER LOGIC GAMING There was little CLG and DIG could do against the onslaught that was TSM and Immortals. IMT handed down a resounding 3-0 to CLG. Though mistakes were made in all three games, the true difference in these...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 28, 2017 | Esports, Esports section
YouTube Red started producing original series in early 2016, but it has gone under most gamers radar because very little of it is about gaming and most of it just isn’t very good. Both of these are odd because gaming is the second most popular category on YouTube – it...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 24, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
We’re one step closer to the Summer Finals. All we’ve got left is TSM and DIG, CLG and IMT, but we’re expecting a good showing. Though CLG’s match with NV was far more even than anyone foresaw, they showed an amazing amount of skill in their final set. DIG also...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 23, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames, weekly
After an insane quarterfinal match between C9 and DIG, CLG and NV joined forces to bring an even crazier five game series. Though there were some huge surprises here – such as Aphromoo and Sixxay getting bullied in lane – the real show came in the Game 5 showdown....
by Jordan Love | Aug 22, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Esports are growing more and more mainstream by the day it seems. The injection of traditional sporting games into the esports arena is undoubtedly helping esports reach an even wider audience. The latest group to jump on the bandwagon is F1, but they're not alone. EA...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 22, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Everyone has watched the evolution of the professional Overwatch league with interest as well as a bit of confusion. It started with the unheard of buy-in price of $20 million per team – something which convinced many eSport staples – like TSM – to decline. It should...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 21, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
QUARTERFINALS: CLOUD9 VS TEAM DIGNITAS This was a doozy of a Series. The analysts were wrong, we were wrong (only by a little), and even Doublelift was wrong (he supposedly said the serious would go 3-2 in DIG’s favor). To be fair, we can’t imagine anyone being...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 17, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames, weekly
We've finally arrived at the 2017 Summer Quarterfinals, and we've had some surprises along the way. C9 has gone from a surprisingly poor Rift Rivals performance to a five-game winning streak with Jensen in particular standing as a near untouchable force of...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 16, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames, weekly
By far the most anticipated matchup, Series 3 saw TL facing off against P1, but it was the surprising and exciting Game 1 that set the tone. After this game, no one could doubt the skill of P1, but in particular, no one could argue that Ryu is not among the top...
by Jordan Love | Aug 15, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
The 2017 International Dota 2 Championships concluded over the weekend and Team Liquid took home the win in dominant fashion, dismantling Newbee in three straight games in a best of five finale. This marks the first ever Aegis of Champions for Liquid and the first for...
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