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 Jordan Love | Jul 3, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
League of Legends is a game, the LCS is a business. That’s what everyone should takeaway from the Meteos saga (along with what’s been happening with C9). From the heads at Riot to the social media managers for the individual teams, everything about the LCS is a...
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 Jonathan de Roulet | Jul 2, 2018 | News, News Section, Videogames
While we didn’t get everything we wanted from Nintendo at this year’s E3, two games caught our attention the most: Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. And while Smash received a good 25 minute presentation, Fire Emblem got a meager two. So while...
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 Jonathan de Roulet | Jun 30, 2018 | News, News Section, Videogames
Skull and Bones was a surprise hit for Ubisoft at last year’s E3 and this year, fans were looking forward to learning more about the pirate game. But how does Skull and Bones differentiate itself from Sea of Thieves and other such games? Here’s what we know thus far....
by Charles Rathbone | Jun 29, 2018 | News, News Section, Videogames
Earlier this year, Oculus was found guilty of a number of charges including breach of contract and copyright infringement. The jury in the case decided that Oculus should pay $500 million in fines and damages. According to Bloomberg, a judge this week cut that number...
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