Liam “Mangachu” Campbell has been on the Overwatch grind since 2015 and graced the likes of Tempo Storm, Northern Gaming and Renegades. Now, he finds himself playing alongside some of the best players from around the world under the New York Excelsior’s academy team, XL2 Academy. Just barely missing top four during the last …
Terrelle “Lil_Majin” Jackson may be a professional gamer, but it isn’t his full time job. Despite this, Lil_Majin has been able to still put up strong tournament finishes on the Tekken World Tour. And at this past Evo, Lil_Majin was the American hero as he made a miracle run in a stacked Korean Top 8. …
Winstrike Team is an esports organization that does not share in the same legacy or clout as some of the other endemic esports leaders, but with their 3-4th place finish in the Overwatch Contenders Europe Season 2, they’ve made a strong leading statement. The core of the roster is made up of CIS Hope, …
Riot Games have changed the substitution ruling, allowing 7-player rosters for the upcoming playoffs in the NA LCS. Previously, the 2018 NA LCS Rulebook stated that a 7th-player may only be used: where (i) the team’s Starters are comprised of three Resident players and two non-Resident players; and (ii) the team’s Reserve is a …
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New York is everything you’d expect it to be. LaGuardia Airport was timely, technologically up to date and the bumper to bumper traffic reminded me of suburban Michigan. For me, the most jarring aspect was how alive it felt. With cars littering the street like ants swarming a soiled apple, pedestrians clambering around the …
Heading into Evo the discussion around the Dragon Ball FighterZ Top 8 was more a matter of who would stop the likes of HookGangGod, Dogura, Go1, and SonicFox. To many, the Top 8 was cemented well before the tournament even began. But there was one player who knew he shouldn’t be counted out. NRG …
Cloud 9’s substitute mid laner has just tweeted out that he will be subbing in for the Sunday game of LCS Summer Split Week 8, along with jungler Dennis “Svenskeren” Johnsen to face against Team Liquid. This comes as a surprise, as C9 have been doing very well with their current jungler Robert “Blaber” Huang …
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It may not yet be the end of an era, but it’s certainly the end of a long period in Counter-Strike simply because of the upcoming player break. These are exciting times for sure: high quality of play on the top level peppered with constant line-up issues and a team on the precipice of dominance …
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Troels “SyndereN” Nielsen is one of the staple names in Dota 2 industry and is a man of many talents. From being a pro player to a caster as well as an analyst, Synderen is one of those versatile personalities with deep in-game knowledge that only a select few are aware of. He’s been …
Last Night’s Leftovers are your consummate darkhorse team and they’ve made the Overwatch Contenders North American playoffs over some of the Overwatch League’s academy teams and Alex “Ajax” Jackson is leading the charge has been putting his nose to the grindstone to chase his dreams within Overwatch esports. Formerly of Kingdom Esports, Kungarna, and …