by Jordan Love | Nov 22, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
The loot box saga just got cranked up to 11. It's been promoted from the Reddit arena and has emerged on to the world stage. Belgium minister of justice Koen Geens struck the first blow yesterday with a sweeping declaration, stating that loot boxes and the practice of...
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 Jordan Love | Nov 21, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
If you're reading this, hopefully you're already well aware of the dangers posed by the FCC and their determination to end Net Neutrality. If not, here's a quick rundown. First and foremost, Net Neutrality should be a non-partisan issue. Every person, every race,...
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....
by Jordan Love | Nov 20, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, News, News Section, Videogames
This weekend marked the first-ever PUBG stadium event and it saw some of the biggest names in esports fall by the wayside. In a field that contained Ninjas in Pyjamas, Evil Geniuses, Luminosity Gaming, Team Liquid, C9, TSM and FaZe Clan, it was aAa_pubg that came out...
by Jordan Love | Nov 17, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
According to Nintendo and the NPD Group, Nintendo held the top two spots in October's US hardware sales charts. For the second month in a row, the Switch was the best selling console in the US. More surprising was the number two spot, which didn't go to the PS4 or...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 17, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
EA continues their marathon news spotlight, but it still isn’t good news. Not exactly. Just a day before Star Wars Battlefront II goes live, EA has suspended all in-game purchases. Reportedly, this was after EA’s CEO had a phone call with Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney,...
by Charles Rathbone | Nov 16, 2017 | Videogames
EKGaming's 'Conversation Series' is all about giving you, the gaming community, a voice. There are plenty of things to debate and talk about in the gaming world, but all too often the voice of gamers is forgotten in the shuffle. In 'Conversation Series' we give gamers...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 16, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Gamers can’t blame a developer for wanting to profit from their titles. They can blame them when that search for profits becomes predatory, disrespectful, and negatively impacts the experience. However, even while other publishers and developers discuss ways to make...
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