Gambit is a name that many fans of early League of Legends hold dear. For a long time, they were the only team from Russia who were competitive in the League circuit, and as such the name and legacy of Gambit Esports is inextricably linked to the CIS region. Their first team was the famed …
Hear ye, Hear ye! Daniel "Boink" Pence—support player for Team FNRGFE, of House Pence, The Biggest Boink, He who has been banned from many TF2 Servers, The Slayer of mR.jINGLE, The Statistical Outlier, Breaker of Immortals, King of All Corndogs, and He who goes fast—has graced us with his presence with a brief interview after …
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“Meet the Koreans” is a series of articles dedicated to introducing and popularizing Korean Overwatch and its storylines among Western fans. This entry focuses on what the potential superrosters — at the moment only in rumors but likely soon-to-be a reality — mean for Korea's favorite team, Lunatic-Hai. When aficionados of Overwatch's esports scene are …
In Overwatch, nothing excites me more than when a team fuses creativity and flexibility with a dash of innovation. That being said, with those three words there are a few names that I would expect to jump to the forefront of your thoughts, but one should stand out. With Meta Athena’s upcoming game against …
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RadoN’s thousand is a series of articles in which I share my take on an esports topic of my choosing in about a thousand words. This entry focuses on id Software’s latest title, Quake Champions. This year's QuakeCon was the first not to feature Quake Live on stage since its introduction in 2008. Initially developed …
Esports is one crazy train and for Jiri "LiNkzr" Masalin life is never going to be the same. Thanks to Overwatch Esports, he has been able to travel from his home country of Finland to the United States and all across Europe. From Creation Esports, to Team Dignitas, and now LiNkzr has brought his talent …
After a 3-0 against Dignitas in the 3rd-4th place match in the NA LCS, I got to sit down with Counter Logic Gaming's Huhi to talk about the series, the gauntlet, and Worlds. Follow the author on Twitter at @AlbertPCoh.
With their convincing and eye-opening performance in Overwatch Contenders Season 0, 123 has definitively made a splash in the European Overwatch scene. In their convincing win over eUnited, 123’s, Simon "snillo" Ekstrom sat down for a quick interview about their recent win; where he thinks 123 stacks up against the rest of the competition, and …
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FNRGFE has proven time and time again that they have more bite than bark. This team is formed from hardened veterans from other competitive titles, such as Team Fortress 2, Firefall, and Shootmania.Not only that but all of their current players, and their substitutes, have long histories in Overwatch’s relatively short esports timeline. With …
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From the scrapes of Project Titan to the glory of Overwatch, Blizzard’s development Team 4 have continued to be one of the most creative and open minded teams in games today. This past few weeks has been nothing short of absolute insanity when it comes to Overwatch’s Player Test Realm (PTR), with new content being …