Column

  1. Column

    Quest's Musings Vol. 1: DK setting new standards of pro play, Chovy Life Esports, and Seraphine in the competitive meta

    LCK is already heading into week 3 of the regular split. It only feels like yesterday when I returned to LoL Park for on-site coverage of the league, but in those two weeks, there were a lot of things

    · Jun 22, 2021
  2. Column

    Is it worth it: How much value is FTX really getting out of its $210M TSM deal?

    As the days have passed, a few stories have emerged that suggest FTX’s $21M-a-year naming rights investment might be an overspending, based on what FTX is getting back.

    · Jun 17, 2021
  3. Column

    LCS + LEC top lane tier list: Top 10 western top laners

    We rank the West’s top 10 top laners from the LCS and LEC combined.

    · Jun 16, 2021
  4. Column

    LCS + LEC mid lane tier list: Top 10 western mid laners

    Let's rank the 10 best western mid laners competing in North America's League of Legends Championship Series and Europe's League of Legends European Championship.

    · Jun 15, 2021
  5. Column

    LCS + LEC jungler tier list: Top 10 western junglers ahead of 2021 Summer Split

    Just as the jungle continues to break League of Legends, professional western junglers have broken the chance to easily create a ranking. With players constantly swapping in-and-out of the position during the break, it’s difficult to accurately assess how good everyone is.

    · Jun 14, 2021
  6. Column

    LCS + LEC supports tier list: Top 10 western support players ahead of 2021 Summer Split

    What better way to kick things off for the new season than to compare the regions’ best player head-to-head? Here, we rank the West’s top five support players, from the LCS and LEC combined.

    · Jun 8, 2021
  7. Column

    LCS + LEC AD carries tier list: Top 10 western bot laners ahead of 2021 Summer Split

    Ahead of the 2021 Summer Split, we are ranking the top 10 western AD carries, looking at the LCS and LEC regions combined.

    · Jun 4, 2021
  8. Column

    The Million Dollar Man

    TenZ moved from Cloud9 to Sentinels in perhaps the most expensive transfer in VALORANT's short esports history.

    · Jun 2, 2021
  9. Column

    [MSI] The best of MSI 2021: Six (more) winners from the group stage and finals

    Games were thrown, crazy kills were made, and Cloud9 made North America proud. Here are six awards giving a good summary of all the crazy things at MSI.

    · May 29, 2021
  10. Column

    Freedom: How Minecraft became (and stayed) the biggest game of all time

    It's been 12 years since the public got their first look at Minecraft. The game first released to the public on May 17, 2009, as a developmental release on TIGSource forums, and it's fair to say that

    · May 28, 2021
  11. Column

    The complete VCT Masters Reykjavik cheat sheet: Strengths, weaknesses & playstyle guide to all teams

    The VALORANT Champions Tour 2021 Masters Reykjavik International LAN is quickly approaching. The event will be the first International tournament in VALORANT, and we have everything you need to know about the regions and teams involved!

    · May 20, 2021
  12. Column

    MSI Stonks: What do the performances of wildcard teams say about their respective regions?

    Let's take a look at the MSI 2021 performances of Unicorns of Love, paiN Gaming, fastPay Wildcats, Gillette Infinity, and DetonatioN FocusMe to contextualize the competitive strength of their respective regions.

    · May 19, 2021
  13. Column

    The hot tub meta is changing Twitch — for better or worse

    Hot tub streams were virtually unheard of at the start of 2021, but just a few months into the year, the topic of conversation around the internet water cooler still centers on girls in bikinis.

    · May 19, 2021
  14. Column

    Understanding the culture of sexism in Hearthstone: A pit fight for a seat at the table

    The last month has been uncomfortable within the Hearthstone scene and it's about time. For many, the mundane, safe, non-political way of doing things was perfectly fine. But for others, they had grown tired of the abuse, neglect, and having their voices ignored. So a revolution took place.

    · May 18, 2021