When Going All-In Goes Wrong In Hearthstone
Hearthstone lesson #43: don’t bet the farm against a Mage with secrets in play.
Chun-Li Player Punishes Bison With 38-Hit Combo
Being on the receiving end of a long combo chain is never a great feeling, so I can only imagine what was going through Inuchiyo’s head when Goichi “Go1" Kishida unleashed a flurry of kicks and punches on him.
This Is What A Pacifist Run Looks Like In A Pro Dota 2 Match
Just because you aren’t good enough to beat the very best doesn’t mean you can’t troll your way into the history books. And whether they know it or not, that’s what Czech player JohnnyCryptoN and his team are on the verge of doing as they battle their way through the Open Qualifiers for this year’s International.
Clutch Baron Steal In League Match Is Almost Better Than Winning
Securing a Baron kill can often swing a game of League of Legends in either team’s favor. In today’s matches in the League Master Series in Taiwan, ahq e-Sports’ jungle player made a flashy play to take the advantage for himself.
The Weekend In Esports: Counter-Strike Crashes Wembley, Street Fighter V Rivalries, And More
Cloud9 has a shot at taking gold at Wembley against Europe’s finest while Dota 2 teams from across the land compete in the open qualifiers to make it to the biggest tournament of the year coming in just a couple months.
Melee Players Discover New Invincible Techniques For Peach
Super Smash Bros. Melee may be sixteen years old, but frame data analysts are still tearing the game apart to find new techniques to use in competition.
Mobile Masters Invitational Features Phone Games And Questionable Posture
This is one case where being on your phone mid-match might not get you in trouble with the refs.
Seahawks Linebacker Cassius Marsh Competes In Magic Tournament, Gets Wrecked
Cassius Marsh is known for tackling ball carriers as an NFL linebacker, but the Seattle Seahawk had an unlucky go last weekend playing another game he loves, Magic: the Gathering.
The Pokémon Company Is Changing Player Names On Pokkén Tournament Streams
Christian “Suicune Master” Patierno earned his second straight championship belt for Pokkén Tournament at this past weekend’s Community Effort Orlando. You might not have known that, even if you watched the stream, because the commentators and the on-screen overlay referred to him by a slightly different name.
If They Don't Want To Get Screwed, Esports Players Should Study MLB History
As more and more money has flooded into the esports industry, player rights have been a hot topic across multiple games. Careers in esports can be extremely short, making it all the more important to ensure that players receive their fair share of the profits their work generates. With that in mind, Riot Games,…
Blizzard is making some changes to card packs in Hearthstone. No more duplicate legendary cards until you have them all, and starting with the next expansion, you’ll be guaranteed at least one legendary in the first ten packs of a new set.
Then And Now: Talking To Retired Pro Gamers About The Rise Of Esports
Dave “Walshy” Walsh first started competing at Halo in 2002. Back then, the term “esports” hadn’t yet entered the lexicon, pro gamers rarely earned the big bucks, and competitions were all about the love of the game and discovering who played the best.
My Search For The Best Kart In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
I wanted to find the best kart to use in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Easier said than done.
NBC Sports will launch a 2v2 Rocket League tournament this summer. Regional qualifiers will air on the FACEIT network, and participating NBC Sports networks will broadcast the final hour of regional finals match-ups on the weekends of August 5-6 and August 12-13. There’s $100K in prize money on the line.
Twitch Is Now The Only Third-Party Place To Watch Blizzard Tournaments
Video streaming platform Twitch announced a two-year collaboration with Blizzard Entertainment today, where the service will receive exclusive third-party streaming rights to tournaments like the Heroes of the Storm Global Championship and Overwatch APEX League.
Injustice 2 Pro Proves The Game's Lightly-Regarded Joker Actually Is A Threat
In the hands of a skilled player, even a weak character can be a winner. Dominique “SonicFox” McLean proved that this weekend when he used The Joker, arguably one of the worst characters in Injustice 2, to kick Batman’s ass.
Recent Japanese Pokémon Tournament Full Of Monsters You Rarely See
This weekend’s Japanese National Championships proves that competitive Pokémon plays almost like an entirely different game in the franchise’s home country. While every Japanese top eight team had some common picks you might spot at other tournaments around the world, players made plenty of choices that are almost…
After pulling in over 100 competitors in 2016, this weekend’s Capcom Pro Tour premier event in Jönköping, Sweden, DreamHack Summer, only saw 46 players in attendance. That enabled everyone to get points for the circuit rankings, moving them one step closer to qualifying for Capcom Cup in December.
Dota 2 Team Wins Tournament While (Almost) Never Picking The Same Hero Twice
At this last weekend’s The Summit 7, one team decided to challenge itself. Rather than lean on any one hero, Virtus.Pro would go the opposite way: Try to never pick the same hero twice.
Scarecrow Player Chips Opponent Down For The Win In Injustice 2 Finals
Two players who had faced the greats and came out on top clashed in tonight’s Injustice 2 grand finals, as WhiteBoi and his stellar Scarecrow bested Slayer at CEO 2017.
