When I hit that castle it didn’t even shake, so if someone else can come along and tear the whole thing down, I really need to go and train.” -Goku :: The Gentleman-Child || qxc and Adolf Anderssen :: Philidor made significant contributions to chess during his lifetime. He was clearly one of the …
Battlefield Hardline was recently released to mixed critical reception, but the game appears to be popular. After spending a decent bit of time with DICE's latest entry into the Battlefield franchise, it's time to ask the question that we here at eSports Heaven love to ask whenever a popular multiplayer game gets released: “Could this …
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“This is ground control to Major Tom.” Map control is one of the unsung heroes of StarCraft 2. Killing an opponent's units feels great; parking outside of his base doesn't. But which one is more likely to win you the game? Map control refers to the amount of space in a given territory your units …
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“You see, this profession is filled to the brim with unrealistic |||||||||||||. |||||||||||||| who thought their ||| would age like wine. If you mean it turns to vinegar, it does. If you mean it gets better with age, it don’t. ” -Marsellus Wallace, Pulp Fiction :: The Turtle || IdrA and Francois-Andre Danican Philidor :: …
March 9th marked a rather significant event, it was the final day of the Kung Fu Cup Chinese qualifiers and signaled the completion of the first major event run and organized by eSports Heaven. Although we'd previously worked with our Chinese partners SCBoys NeoTV to provide English language broadcasts for Kung Fu Cup, GPL, and …
With a shift in days for this installment of the ESH Community Series, we have decided to run the tournament on a Sunday as opposed to the usual Wednesday. This is to see whether we can further increase the sign ups as well as allow for more time to run the tournament due to less commitments with Sunday being …
The previous week showed the Japanese teams' progress towards cleaner and faster games. This week was a continuation of that trend, with the addition of complete, one-sided domination. While the matches beforehand were more or less equal in terms of skill, the last three showed that the gap widened fast. The top half slowly gained …
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The first major of 2015 is set to begin in Katowice this month as 16 of the best teams in the world descend upon the Polish city for one of the biggest spectacles of the year. The groups have been drawn, and with the help of UK CS:GO caster ‘Hosselote” I’ll be breaking down the …
:: Prologue || Foreword :: What if it were somehow possible to transcend time and space? What if one could hear tales of distant generations from far-away lands, to harvest their wisdom, discard their folly, to somehow transport that knowledge back to this moment, now, and harness it for one’s personal glory? What if…? Carl …
:: Prologue || Foreword :: What if it were somehow possible to transcend time and space? What if one could hear tales of distant generations from far-away lands, to harvest their wisdom, discard their folly, to somehow transport that knowledge back to this moment, now, and harness it for one’s personal glory? What if…? Carl …
Continue reading “Transcending the Pattern: Aeternus Recurrentia”