by Nicholas Armstrong | Mar 21, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, weekly
The 2018 League of Legends Spring split had some of the most chaotic final numbers of any split ever. Competition was incredibly fierce, but as the season came to end it became clear that the teams that would stand above the rest were those with members who could...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Mar 19, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames, weekly
Despite the hype surrounding CLG’s miracle run – the big news out of this weekend was in 100 Thieves and in the massive four way tie that took place for the third place spot. While everyone was busy predicting what stars had to align to get CLG into the playoffs,...
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 Nicholas Armstrong | Mar 8, 2018 | News, News Section, Videogames
At this point, it is hard to tell what exactly the Riot balance team is aiming for. After the fiasco that was the League of Stopwatches, even Riot realized that they made the game far too passive and late game oriented. Pro play matches in particular suffered – and...
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 6, 2018 | News, News Section, Videogames
Riot is no stranger to controversy. We all remember H2K’s constant letters to the community about Riot – which turned out to be unsubstantiated or outright false. Last year saw yet another League of Legends drama unfolding as players for the Australian team Tainted...
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...
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