We had 14 teams competing at both events combined and the two winners were the "Americans" of Team EnVyYS and LuxuryWatch Red's Nanohana, backed by 5 players from sister team Blue. Misfits and Rogue's new rosters need more time. When the 'triple trade' was initiated many didn't know what to make of it. Misfits and …
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The club of repeat franchise winners in Hearthstone is small. The game can often be unforgiving so seeing someone conquer the same major two or more times is an event of itself. Before this weekend, only four people had done it. First, it was James "Firebat" Kostesich winning back-to-back Gfinity in 2015. In spring 2016, …
Interview conducted by 'Caymus'. Wrapping up one of the most eventful weekends in competitive Overwatch to date, Misfits tank player Jonathan “Reinforce” Larsson spoke to Caymus on preparing for IEM, the meta, and the future of Overwatch as an esport. ___ Heading into IEM Gyeonggi, the team recently went through roster changes resulting …
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Disassembly: Breaking Down the Tank Meta It is safe to say that tanks are very good and used quiet heavily right now in the current Overwatch meta. However, there has been a small surge of interesting team compositions that could be omens of a possible solution to the tank meta. Since Dreamhack Winter it …
The cornerstones of Gadgetzan The heart of Gadgetzan is the separation of the classes in three factions: The hand-buffing Grimy Goons, the highlanders from the Kabal, and the Golem factory of the Jade Lotus. Each class explored new design spaces such as Paladin’s return to the midrange army style and Priest’s Reno experiments. Or that …
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Picasso: Maps are your Canvas Pablo Picasso is the most influential artist of the 20th century. Demonstrating a plethora of talent at a young age, Picasso was a trailblazer of modern at a young age. Creating a style all his own, he amassed fortune and success. Co-inventor of the revolutionary art movement “Cubism”, he …
Olivia ‘Olimoley’ Wong is a pillar of the StarCraft 2 esports scene. Starting with TeSPA in 2012, Olivia worked her way into crucial, but less glamorous roles than we traditionally hear about in esports. Rather than becoming a caster or working in front of a camera, Olimoley assumed roles such as webmaster for TeSPA, and …
Denmark is home to one of the most unique scenes in Counter-Strike. Going back to CS 1.6, their best team was mTw, widely regarded as the smartest team in the world. But in Global Offensive for the longest time, until recently, the best Danish teams have always been shaped with skills in mind, rather than …
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Overnight, Pavel "Pavel" Beltukov of Team Millenium became the highest winning player in Hearthstone, emerging as the new world champion on November 6. Having walked one of the toughest roads to the coveted title, Pavel knows what it's like to come within hand's reach of your dream and lose it; to stare a sweeping defeat …
Super Bash Bros : Recry and Arhan A lackluster performance should not take away from a player’s potential. Placing first in a competition means that you played better than your opposition, on that day. From day to day, variables change. Losing 4 – 0 to any team can, and should sting, but do not …