During the 2019 Inven Global Esports Conference, the Esports Historian, Duncan “Thorin” Shields held a panel titled, “Online Journalism: A View of the Esports Journalism Landscape from the Trenches”, where he talked about the history of esports journalism in parallel to both the gaming industry and the esports scene. This 25 minute panel took us …
As first reported by the Washington Post, TSM has re-signed their prestigious mid laner, Bjergsen, in a two-year contract deal which includes a package of owning a portion of TSM. While we do not know the percentage Bjergsen obtained in this deal, even something as small as 1% in partial ownership means that he …
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After a respectable 2019 season with the Los Angeles Valiant, Marvin “Promise” Schröder has left the team with his future in esports on the horizon. After assisting in the Valiant’s remarkable turnaround from a 0-7 start to making a stage playoff appearance in Stage 3 and being able to nearly secure the last play-in …
BlizzCon 2019 had a number of exciting announcements and cinematics to leave Blizzard Entertainment fans bewitched. However, toward the end of this year’s opening ceremonies, Overwatch hopefuls received some surprising news; there was a sequel in the works. This all but confirmed most of ESPN’s report on the matter, but once the excitement of …
The 2019 Overwatch World Cup put on a showcase of some of the most talented players that lie in a holding pattern outside of the Overwatch League and French DPS, Lucas “Leaf” Loison sits alongside them. Coming off the back of a strong second-place finish this season in Overwatch Contenders with Team Gigantti, Leaf …
For the last two years Jeffrey “Vizility” de Vries and team Netherlands have come just short of making it to Anaheim, California to compete at the Overwatch World Cup playoffs–and this year they finally made it, but in surprising fashion. Without a single Overwatch League player or staff member, they managed to finally play …
We were promised a chaotic off-season going into 2020 and we have not been disappointed! But before we get started, here is part one of my predictions. With franchises rebuilding and star players shuffling about on top of the addition of global travel being added next year, the league is in an incredibly malleable …
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Ah yes, it’s that time of the year again where we make excuses as to why NA sucks. While no one enjoys excuses, as there’s no such thing as a good excuse, there is a difference between an excuse and an explanation. An excuse is usually devoid of responsibility and a lack of ownership, often …
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Introduction “They’re gonna do it!” Overwatch League commentator Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles shouted. “They’re gonna do it!” Play-by-play commentator Erik “DoA” Lonnquist stepped in. “And the Hunters, they get the kill, and they will be the second team to defeat the San Francisco Shock in Stage 3!” “Wow!” MonteCristo returned. “The Chengdu Hunters coming in …
There’s some charm in the way humans operate in fantasy and sci-fi media. In the greatest examples, they are flawed but have their spirit and sense of comradery to carry them through – like a superpower in its own right. When badly written, well… they are simply worse at just about everything. With StarCraft …
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