July of this year marks quarter three of the financial market and the genesis of Blizzard’s Overwatch League. With one team on a meteoric rise, Rogue is back and streamlined to return to their former glory. Facing little to no rivalry, who can overthrow the French monarchy or will Rogue continue on their path of …
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Esteban “AKAWonder” Serrano has been the face of Spain in Hearthstone for years. Starting as a small-time competitor, the Spaniard bloomed in 2015, qualifying for all three DreamHack tournaments he attended, becoming the first true Swiss king of the game (later succeeded by Frank “Fr0zen” Zhang in 2016). Nowadays, AKAWonder is a two-times major champion, …
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Photojournalism has been a controversial subject in esports for quite some time. Not in the sense of drama, or juicy leaks, but rather, the tangible benefits photographers bring to the table and at what cost. Do professional photos bring more value than meets the eye to the scene? Should any of us consider …
I am always talked about, but never explored. Everyone sees me, but at the same time, no one sees me. …and I am mandatory for Overwatch as an esport moving forward. What am I? I recently sat down with Daniel “Imagine” Tompos, a leading Overwatch esports observer to discuss the hidden nature of observing, …
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This week I got to sit down and talk to legendary Demoman; Seb “numlocked” Barton about how NRG is doing after recent announcements, some of his history with Team Fortress 2 and his thoughts on the new Lucio PTR changes. _______ Mr. Seb Barton, how are you doing today? Doing great, a little tired …
Afternoon, Ajax, how is today treating you? Any big scrim blocks this evening? It’s been a pretty good evening so far, just got done with scrims/streaming for the night. We played Tempo and Selfless. Selfless is always a great block for us, because we think they are a top NA team with their aggressive …
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Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to OGN APEX Overwatch League: Season 2, Round of Eight. This is the moment Overwatch fans around the world have been waiting for! Live, from the sold out OnGameNet Studios in Seoul, South Korea. It’s time! Fighting out of the red corner, in the orange and white trunks, we …
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With Group B of APEX S2's Ro8 on out doorstep, I’m going to take a look and summarize some of the key story lines that I will be following as the group unfolds throughout the next week. The unlikely Royal Roaders of Meta Athena The "royal road" was a road that led to the palace …
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With Group B of APEX S2s Ro8 on out doorstep, I’m going to take a look and summarize some of the key story lines that I will be following as it unfolds throughout the next week. The unlikely Royal Roaders of Meta Athena The “royal road” was a road that led to the palace of …
Continue reading “Meet the Koreans: the battle of the hard-carries [wip]”
With Group B of APEX S2s Ro8 on out doorstep, I’m going to take a look and summarize some of the key story lines that I will be following as it unfolds throughout the next week. The unlikely Royal Roaders of Meta Athena The “royal road” was a road that led to the palace of …
Continue reading “Meet the Koreans: the battle of the hard-carries [wip]”