by Nicholas Armstrong | Dec 25, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
A few years back, it felt like every game was under a DLC epidemic. Fans raged across the internet about unfinished games, and publishers called it the future of gaming. Codemasters CEO was even quoted as saying, “My answer is for us as publishers to actually sell...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Dec 21, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Riot has just released their numbers for the 2017 year, and if there was ever a doubt that it wasn’t the biggest esport out there, they’ve been put to rest. Over 57 million unique visitors tuned in to the finals, up 14 million from last year. That’s a 30% increase in...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Dec 20, 2017 | Esports section, News Section, Videogames
Some teams are hardly recognizable, some teams are new power house combinations, and some teams look surprisingly like old teams but with new branding. The 2018 rosters are here, and to say they are exciting is an understatement. Fans of the old teams are most...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Dec 20, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Livestreaming, Videogames
Streaming can seem like an unpredictable creature, and in many ways it is a bandwagon. Like Youtube, success compounds upon popularity. Many content creators have realized that once fame has found them, success inevitably follows, and it kills the spark. This is why...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Dec 19, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Only weeks ago, Riot suspended Khan for what some viewed as racist comments. Before that, Vasiili was suspended for domestic violence. Now, Likkrit, of the Russian team M19, has been suspended for six months for speaking out against Riot. In violation of his contract,...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Dec 13, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
When we first covered runes, the biggest complaints were about the Stopwatch and about Glacial Augment. The Stopwatch, with its build path turning into a Zhonya’s, Stoneplate, or GA, was thought to be monstrously strong, and it has certainly gotten a highlight reel...
by CapsLock | Dec 13, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
EKGaming's Rebuttal series is about responding and refuting to claims in the gaming world. There's a time for reporting, and a time for arguing, and that's where our very own CapsLock comes in. He doesn't speak for EKGaming, but we let him use our platform to rant...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Dec 12, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
H2K has a problem. A few days ago, H2K delivered their third open letter to Riot and the community. Each letter is largely the same – H2K complains about what Riot is doing saying they need to do better, then they spend several paragraphs explaining why they are...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Dec 12, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
It can be hard to keep track of everything that Riot is doing. If they aren’t creating new modes like invasion for the Star Guardian series or the VS event for the Yasuo and Riven skins then they are pumping out old modes like Doom Bots. But League of Legends Clash...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Dec 10, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Riot has been cracking down on how they control their organization. Following an incident where LPL player Vasilii assaulted his girlfriend, Riot quickly suspended the player for an entire year, stating that they would take a more active role in monitoring their...
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