What a long, strange voyage it’s been. Through reckonings of scrap, dreams devoured, and crowns abandoned, the 2022 Overwatch League playoffs have finally found land. However, as the fog of change quickly encroaches on our fleet of teams, one question stands above all; which of them will embrace the unknown? Six of the finest vessels …
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In Beijing, 2017, after the Augmented Reality Elder Dragon wowed us all away, two dynasties came to an end: SKT lost a Worlds final for the first time, and the LCK cherished its last year as the most dominant region in the world. The years that followed, LPL was undeniably on top of the …
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Worlds 2022, the “One and Only”, as Riot is calling it. The most prestigious event for the biggest esport in the World and, sadly, one of the most plagued by technical issues. This tournament is the culmination of everything that happened throughout the year, and it seems that the tech pauses that were present …
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The time is nigh and Esports Heaven could not be more excited to partner with A Night Off and QuestionablyEpic, alongside the Paws your Game charity, and all the wonderful contributors involved for a good cause! We wrote late last month about the difference this will be making in the lives of our furry …
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Riot announced the on-air talent for the League of Legends Worlds 2022 a few days ago. It is a star-studded line-up, as usual, but it also repeats a major mistake that we’ve seen in the last few years. Let me preface this by saying: I have nothing against any talent who’s on this list. Every …
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Worlds 2022 Play-ins are right around the corner and we have our predictions ready right on time! As usual, four teams will qualify to Groups Stage, one for each group. The Play-ins have 12 participants, instead of last year’s 10 due to VCS’ absence. The teams are divided in two groups of six, with …
Carlos “Ocelote” Rodríguez Santiago has announced that he is stepping down from his position as G2’s CEO, permanently. This is the conclusion of the destruction that materialized into existence from a string of bad decisions. Thank you ? pic.twitter.com/2kL25RutfQ — ? CarlosR ocelote ❤️ (@CarlosR) September 23, 2022 The esports holier than thou …
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This week, we live up to the “Esports Heaven” moniker and present to you a unique and wholesome charity event. We invite you to join in on the fun! The event works with the charity “Paws Your Game” , helping animals brought to shelters avoid unnecessary euthanasia. The event is hosted by the World …
Are games a waste of time? Is gaming a healthy hobby? What are the benefits and downsides to gaming? If you ask me, everyone’s asking the wrong questions. “Gaming” is an obscenely broad term. And honestly, the fact that we still get away with asking questions about it in such a generalized manner is …
Coming off the back of a promising 2021, the Chengdu Hunters added rookie tank ace Ni “Daizi” Yuandong to their starting roster for the debut of Overwatch 2. With experience on a slew of amateur Chinese teams and the Chengdu Hunters’ academy team, Daizi not only has shown he can compete, but he provides the …
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