The London Spitfire are the Cinderella story of the 2022 Overwatch League season–and assistant coach Xavier “CommanderX” Hardy knows that better than most. After a disappointing 2021 season, the Spitfire was frankly written off by the community-at-large. How wrong we all were. Currently, the London Spitfire are placed 6th in North America with a 6-3 …
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Since the late 2010s, scholastic esports as a whole has grown in size. Not only due to popularity, but also because of schools on the high school and collegiate level adopting them. However, with the inclusion of esports in these schools, there is bound to be issues on the policy level between game developers …
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TheShy’s team, Weibo Gaming (WBG), posted a photo on social media after their 2-1 win against IG. In that photo, you can see a gigantic scar on TheShy’s right arm (mouse hand). This was the first time ever that the injury the top laner suffered in 2018 was seen on picture. It was known …
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Gen. G has been a weird team to follow. Have you ever that feeling that you failed despite doing everything right? Let’s think about an exam, for instance. You attended every single class, you kept your notes in order, you studied and prepared as hard as you could. You entered the classroom confident in your …
New Dota 2 Pub Meta Here’s my predictions for the new Dota 2 pub meta. This is mostly pub focused. Safe laners can’t rely on getting salved anymore. The best safe laners will be relatively independent, and they will be able to help their team by split pushing even before they join in fights. …
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Beijing, China 2017. A stadium packed to the absolute brim witnessed the last all-LCK Worlds Finals. Samsung Galaxy, led by the now retired Ambition, took down a weakened SKT who crumbled behind Faker. That day two dynasties ended: SKT’s and LCK’s. Ever since, the once-undisputed best region in the world has been chasing its …
June means happiness. June means Sun, Beaches, Summer. June also means Pride. The sixth month of the year has been symbolic for Gay Pride and LGBTQIA+ causes since the Stonewall Riots in 1969. It was first declared as the “Gay & Lesbian Pride Month” by US President Bill Clinton in 1999, remained so from …
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Diablo Immortal is a weird one. If you’ve spent some time watching or reading some reviews, you’ll know that reception has been mixed to poor. I’ll start this first look by saying that, although I agree with most points— yes, the monetisation is one of the most predatory in gaming as a whole— Diablo …
Riot Games’ Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) has been rife with controversy. From the inclusion of the Chinese region LPL, yet forcing other teams to play on artificial ping, to then forcing teams to replay matches against the LPL due to the artificial ping not functioning correctly, it begs to wonder why Riot even went ahead with …
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International tournaments in League of Legends have lacked a very crucial part of their experience for nearly three years now: an audience. DAMWON Kia rose to prominence with no crowds watching them. RNG toppled them in a close 5 game series inside an empty arena in Reykjavik. Edward Gaming upset them and hoisted the …
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