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Walking out of Madison Square Garden onto the chilly New York streets Saturday morning, the only way I could express the spectacle of the League of Legends World Championships semifinal between defending champion SK Telecom T1 and reigning South Korean champion ROX Tigers was with a simple smile. Read more …
Read More »Live by the dagger: a euology for support Phantom Assassin
It is with great sadness that I share with you today the end of the strange and wonderful life of support Phantom Assassin. The Dota 2 professional scene is no stranger to odd shifts in meta. From the rotating position of Naga Siren, to the the Rat” Furion of TI3 …
Read More »Microsoft’s Roger Walkden among 30 speakers at Future Games Summit 2016
Roger Walkden, the Senior Director and Commercial Lead of HoloLens at Microsoft EMEA will deliver one of the keynote speeches at next month’s Future Games Summit. Two other keynote speakers have also been confirmed – Hachette’sBrand Development DirectorDamian Horner and Superdata’sCEO and Co-FounderJoost van Dreunen. They join a line-up of …
Read More »SKT vs. ROX Tigers is a fight for the future of Korean League of Legends
Welcome to the Korean breaking point. The 2016 League of Legends Worlds Championship semifinal match between the ROX Tigers and SK Telecom T1 could very well signal a new era for Korean League of Legends. Never before have two Korean teams facing off at Worlds played with such immensely different …
Read More »Seangares on Echo Fox, leaving Cloud9 and Infernew
Sean ‘seang@res’ Gares is one of the great American shotcallers in Counter-Strike. Over almost seven years of professional competition his name has appeared on the teamsheets of 14 ESEA seasons, many of which saw his teams in the top of the table. Now on Echo Fox, he’s continuing to aim …
Read More »Dignitas’ new CEO on improving player welfare and esports in the Olympics
Less than a month after the Philadelphia 76ers NBA team acquired Team Dignitas, the organization has added a new CEO has been appointed to lead its business strategies and support team operations. It’s a move that could mean big changes for the organization moving forward. Read more on The Daily …
Read More »Wings Gaming’s manager on being the best in Dota 2
It’s safe to say that Wings Gaming surprised the world with their sheer dominance in the summer. Whilst we considered them ‘one to watch’ ahead of the biggest eSport event in history – The International 6 in Seattle – we could never have anticipated the seeming ease at which the …
Read More »The new world order of Counter-Strike: SK, Na’Vi, VP then everyone else
With the ending of ESL New York, the new world order of Counter-Strike has arrived. And that will be tested once again at EPICENTER. At the very top of the pack sits SK Gaming, Natus Vincere and Virtus.Pro, with each capable of beating the other. The strongest and most stable …
Read More »League of Legends World Championship post-group stage power rankings
I wrote up a League of Legends World Championship power ranking before the tournament began two weeks ago. Now that we’re on the verge of the quarterfinals at the historic Chicago Theatre, it’s time to see how wrong I truly was and try to right some wrongs from the initial …
Read More »The perverse psychology of Dota 2’s Battle Pass minigames
Last week, Valve announced and made available for purchase the Dota 2 Fall 2016 Battle Pass. Rejoice! Alongside more familiar compendium-ish fare (unique items, quests, etc.), the Battle Pass marks the return of Rylai’s Battle Blessing. The minigame is a lovely bit of skeuomorphism; the digital roulette wheel whirls round …
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