At E3 2018, Nintendo revealed arguably the most anticipated and biggest game of the week: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Check out all of the character art here!
I played four matches of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, each of them around four minutes long with four players and item turned on. It wasn't my preferred place to test the game out, but lines were long and I was happy with what I had access to!
Rapper pH-1 and Producer DaviDior (who produced tracks for Justin Beiber and DJ Khaled) work with Dynasty to create a song with "tremendous energy" in order to positively influence the team's morale.
Though they may sound esoteric to the uninitiated, these questions are of utmost importance to the competitive minded Smash Brothers players.
Other OWL teams who usually remained were clearly rooting for the Dragons. There was an unmistakable tension in the air -- the hype for the Dragons first win was, quite literally, the longest and most anticipated storyline in OWL history. If they were to lose now, the collective sigh felt around the OWL community would be deafening.
MG's comment about his PUBG playing habits is in response to earlier accusations that he was playing excessively when he should have been training in Overwatch. On the contrary, his primary message seems to be about how the lack of play time made even the high salary lifestyle of an OWL player not worth it.
“We knew the Overwatch League had amazing, enthusiastic fans, but this is something else. We’re incredibly excited to play to a packed house at one of the world’s premier sports and entertainment arenas."
Just moments ago, Tricked Esports released an official "goodbye" message on their website, citing a "new strategy in 2018" and no "room for improving" their chances in game.
On May 31st, a relatively unknown Overwatch streamer with around 365 Twitch followers and less than 150 Twitter followers won the Denmark Community Lead position for the Overwatch World Cup.
But how Earth do you make the choice between Pikachu or Eevee? Thankfully, I've taken everything important into consideration and, for the good of the everyone, have outlined the definitive and completely serious factors at play that should and will determine your decision.
Lately, most team fights in Overwatch go something like this: Reinhardt, Brigitte and Zarya charging into the fray looking for a Graviton Bomb into a Mercy boosted Dragonstrike combo.
Afterall, Deathmatch game modes in all FPS titles come with an ingrained level of chaos and frustration. They are the birthplace for kill steals, camping, and instant deaths due to unfortunate spawn locations -- all things veteran Deathmatch players already expected. It begs the question: what else were critics of the new competitive mode expecting?
Today, it was announced that the Coach and Community Lead positions for the US and Canadian Overwatch World Cup 2018 teams are officially in contention. While Blizzard has final say on the GM spot, 3 coaches and 10 community lead spots are available for the community to vote on.
A new map and competitive FFA mode to go along with it are the biggest additions to Overwatch with the release of the games 2nd-year anniversary update. Posted just hours ago, the patch notes start off with a special message from Jeff Kaplan.
Just two hours ago, this Reddit thread revealed an apparent leak of the remaining Overwatch Anniversary Skins. According to the post, a member of a Taiwanese Overwatch fan group on Facebook...
Sure, developers can throw millions of dollars at a game and players will flock to its competition for a chance at winning it, but consistent viewership and die-hard fans aren't so easily bought. Instead, the esports that manage to stay relevant way past their release date have these four things in common.
So is this really a big deal? Maybe to the players who consistently miss otherwise well-placed headshots against a dueling Hanzo the frustration is well deserved, but a more likely explanation for a resurgence of this complaint is Hanzo's current power level already oppressing a shimada weary community.
As a result, Warcraft 3 streams featuring ex-pros and current competitors are more popular than ever. With a resilient competitive scene (Back2Warcraft streamed fully casted matches of professional Warcraft 3 six days in a row this week) the 15-year-old RTS is attracting a considerable number of spectators and returning players every day.
Blizzard announced a slew of nerfs to Hearthstones current most powerful cards today. These changes (slated to go live after HCT Playoffs are complete) either increase the mana cost or lessen the effect of these powerful cards.
Today, Overwatch developer Geoff Goodman revealed in a Blizzard forum thread that Hanzo will see at least one nerf in the future, specifically nerfing Storm Arrow's individual damage per arrow down to 70 from 80.
