by Nicholas Armstrong | Mar 15, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, weekly
We know who is making it straight into the playoffs. Echo Fox, Cloud9, Clutch Gaming and 100 Thieves have all secured a solid place in the standings. There is still a chance for these teams to shift – Clutch or the Thieves could easily surpass C9 or Fox’s spots – but...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Mar 14, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, weekly
It has been two years since CLG has won an NA LCS split. While they routinely finish close to the front of the pack, they have a tendency to throw away leads and to get too hyped for their own progress. This leads to sloppy, aggressive League of Legends plays that...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Mar 13, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, weekly
Week 8 was not a good week for the two top dogs in the standings. Echo Fox, now tied for first place, were absolutely thrashed by Clutch Gaming and CLG. Cloud9 didn’t fare much better with a 1-1 weekend that cast doubt about the solid footing of the team. The big news...
by Jordan Love | Mar 9, 2018 | News, News Section, Videogames, weekly
The Fast Travel weekly gaming recap is your resource for staying caught up on everything going on in the gaming industry. We start by highlighting a few of the week’s biggest news pieces. Then it’s on to a dollop of indie news. Followed by a helping of “The Best Thing...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Mar 8, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames, weekly
We are into Week 8 of League of Legends, and despite some impressive runs, we can safely count out FlyQuest, OpTic Gaming, and Golden Guardians from qualifying for the quarterfinals. That said, CLG could still make a miracle run, and any of the remaining six teams...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Mar 7, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames, weekly
Maybe it’s some twisted part of their strategy, but CLG love to be the underdog. League of Legends is a game that makes it hard to come back from a deficit, but CLG manage to do routinely. This weekend, they not only came back from a huge deficit – Cloud9 was up 9k...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Mar 5, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames, weekly
Being in last place doesn’t mean being the least skilled, and CLG and Golden Guardians proved that this weekend. In a remarkable show of skill, the two teams ranked the lowest beat the team teams ranked the highest – and it wasn’t even that hard for them. While Cloud9...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Mar 1, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames, weekly
Last week in League of Legends NA LCS, we saw Cloud9 and Echo Fox both take unexpected losses. This week, both teams should do much better considering the standing of their opponents. That’s why we are looking at the teams in the middle of the pack instead. After...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Feb 26, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames, weekly
Ever since the League of Legends Week 4 turnaround, it was obvious that this split was going to be more competitive than it looked. It’s pretty unlikely anyone expected it would be this competitive though. While Echo Fox and Cloud9 have held their lead, and will...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Feb 22, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames, weekly
While first and second seem pretty secure, the scores are closing in on third and fourth place. Even the last place Golden Guardians have started knocking teams down left and right, showcasing how fragile the standings currently are. This doesn’t just show that...
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