THE MAN WHO WAS ONCE THE BEST AD CARRY IN THE WORLD If you followed the competitive League scene in Season 2 and Season 3, then you would have definitely heard about the AD Carry legend from China, WeiXiao. With his dominating performance at IEM Guangzhou and the famous IPL 5, WeiXiao forever put China …
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Immortals has graciously helped and allowed me to have a small talk with their two new South Korean players; the incredibly stoic and confident, Young Seo "KariV" Park, and the soft, but wonderful, Pan-Seung "Fate" Koo. Here, we talk about their history in games, their thoughts about Overwatch, and even a helpful tip for anyone …
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After its foundation in March, the LK has quickly become one of the fan-favorites in Western Overwatch. The team has shown itself as one of the most dedicated organizations to Overwatch’s esports side, as they’ve only continued investing while other, well established endemic teams, have been dropping their rosters. Ali "Alicus" Saba, LK founder and …
Longzhu Gaming’s debut in the LCK turned the hype for their new roster filled with top 10 KR solo queue players up to a fever pitch. Their addition of mechanically talented players like Kim “Khan” Dong-ha, Moon “Cuzz” Woo-chan and Gwak “Bdd” Bo-seong coasted them to a 2-0 start in the first week of play. …
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As the first portion of the North American Overwatch Contenders Season 0 wraps up, let’s take a look at some of the more prominent storylines coming out of both days of the open qualifiers. 380 teams competed in an open bracket format, where only the top eight teams would advance and play for seeding into …
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NEO is without a doubt a Polish legend and 1.6 superstar. Although he hasn’t played to the same star level in CS:GO as he had in 1.6, NEO is still contention for the best Counter-Strike player (regardless of game) ever. Actually, NEO ‘failing’ to play at his 1.6 star level is not a failure in …
This week I had the privilege to speak with Liam “Mangachu” Campbell and discuss his history in gaming, his background in Team Fortress 2, and what he think is on the horizon for Overwatch with the proposed changes on the Player Test Realm (PTR). Afternoon Mangachu, how are you doing today? Hopefully Michigan is treating …
Daigo Umehara, one of the greatest legends to ever touch a video game. While he found his unfortunate demise early on in the top 8 and failed to win ELEAGUE, he's still historically regarded as the greatest player of all time. Daigo talks with us about the increasing amounts of tournaments, what it takes to …
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LI Joe is quite the veteran in the fighting game space. While his heart is in playing the games at a high level, he's established himself as a concrete figure in the community. LI Joe walks us through his focuses within the scene. _____ Interview conducted by Adam Baugh Follow the interviewr on …
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SK: a group of Brazilian players that have innovated the way in which the game is played. They have come all the way from Brazil and had to put up with poor conditions on Luminosity. All of this in order to win and put Brazil’s mark on the Counter-Strike scene, a country that has been …