Women in gaming need to be shown by their peers – not just CEOs touting inclusion initiatives and diversity statistics – that they are welcome, wanted, and will be treated equally in their communities when it matters.
No school? No club? No problem! High School Esports League is a program dedicated to allowing high schools to enrich the resources needed to promote Esports. Working alongside many high schools across
Blizzard is pumping in resources to providing high-level content such as the HGC Minute, educational videos with pro players and casters, and even put in an esports tab within the game itself. They know a healthy competitive scene is going to be a huge positive long-term.
It was an action-packed weekend in some of the major esports titles, with the League of Legends' 2018 Mid-Season Invitational starting its group phase in Berlin, Germany, as well as we seeing definiti
Today, Blizzard unveiled the latest Heroes of the Storm event with news skins and two massive reworks of previously linear heroes, Lunara and Diablo.Alongside the big changes are Mexican Luchador inspired skins!
University of Laval Rogue et Au collegiate team jumped into the air and hugged one another as they were crowned 2018 Heroes of the Dorm champions.
I think I’m the happiest when I’m playing a game that I really love and I’m streaming it and, it doesn’t have to be anything crazy, but even just people in chat saying stuff like, “Thanks for streaming,” “That was a really cool tip,” “I love the way you play that hero, I haven’t seen that talent build before, that was cool.”
From a team of brothers looking for glory, a team of underdogs who took down the crowd favorite to reach the semi-finals, a group of players who have played in every Dorm thus far and Canadians who are looking to show that the US isn’t the only country in NA with talent, there’s a lot on the line for all remaining participants.
With pride, Phan mentions that Overwatch League is home to an openly gay man on the Houston Outlaws and a woman on the Shanghai Dragons. Players like these are extremely popular to OWL fans and represent how inclusive and diverse esports can be without sacrificing competitive integrity and professionalism: "This is only the beginning" Phan says, "there is so much more work to be done."
From KSV to now Gen.G, the Esports industry is evolving everyday and so is Gen.G.On May 1st, Inven Global was fortunate enough to meet up with CGO of KSV (now known as Gen.G), Arnold Hur. Arnold Hur h
Introducing Gen.G, the global esports organization that transcends borders, offering the premier esports experience for fans, players and brand partners.
In the first game of a series between GLuck and Tempest recently, the decision was made to draft a hero who does not see play not only in Korea but globally, Probius. Relic, GLuck’s Assassin main who would be piloting the protoss probe, laughed with glee on stream as he knew the opportunity to shine was there...or face flack by the Korean community.
Now the fact that we’re admitting we’re a MOBA now is great. I think saying we’re a casual MOBA isn’t the right word. I don’t think it’s ever really been true per se if you’ve actually dove into playing at a competitive level. Shaking that stigma within the community has been a challenge.
The big thing we want to be careful with reworks is there’s a lot of people already playing that hero so we don’t want to wreck what’s fun about that hero or what people identify with. So it’s more thinking about that carefully and making the right changes. It’s not nearly as involved as making a new hero and it can also vary a lot from one hero to another on how much is actually needed.
With Method up 2-0 over Zealots in HGC week seven league play, the decision was made for Lawrence “Athero” Harper to break out a strategy seldom scene within the competitive community.&ldq
That it’s okay to be me. Casting is really one of the first times wherein an unabashed, almost reckless fashion I’ve just decided to be myself. I’m generally a pretty quiet and introverted person but with casting, I promised myself that I would just be me.
As an avid scholar, Deckard Cain has dedicated his life to the pursuit of knowledge. He has been an advisor, storyteller, and friend to Sanctuary's greatest heroes, guiding them through peril time and again. When Deckard speaks, it's wise to stay awhile and listen.
Blizzard's Starcraft was the game that brought Esports from the depths of obscurity to the surface of gaming and entertainment. The ‘game competitions' that were once limited to small LAN partie
At the HGC Western Clash event in Katowice, Poland, a select group of veteran analysts were chosen to provide in-depth analysis and play-by-play commentary to the viewing audience. Kori “Vandie&
When the tournament began this year, more than 300 schools across North America had participating teams associated with them, a drastic change from where the event started four years ago.
