Interview

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    [Overwatch Fan Festival] Interview with Jeff Kaplan about Busan, D.Va, and Torbjörn Remake

    In celebration of the new Busan map and the D. Va animated short, "Shooting Star", an Overwatch Fan Festival was held in Seoul, South Korea. Jeff Kaplan, the game director for Overwatch and vice president of Blizzard Entertainment, came to South Korea to introduce the new updates himself. We had the chance to interview Jeff Kaplan about D.Va, her backstory, the new Busan map, during which he mentioned that they "made sure to reflect the Korean culture as positive as it is" about Busan, and that "more chapters to come in D.Va's story that will show her interactions". The following is the interview with Jeff Kaplan.

    · Aug 22, 2018
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    FOX Smoothie: "I’ve been to finals twice, and it’s a feeling of euphoria when you stand on that stage."

    The 2018 NA LCS Summer Playoff bracket has been set. A full day of tiebreakers followed the conclusion of the regular split, with Echo Fox taking the 4th seed. Echo Fox will play 5th seed TSM on

    · Aug 22, 2018
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    [Overwatch Fan Festival] Interview with Matthew Hawley & David Kang about Several Things, Including Busan, Story Mode, and Pink Mercy Campaign

    The Overwatch Fan Festival, taking place for 2 days, from August 22nd to 23rd in South Korea, celebrates the release of the Busan map and the animated short, “Shooting Star” which features D.Va and her backstory. We had to chance to interview the developers, including Jeff Kaplan and Scott Mercer and David Kang about D.Va and the new animated short. Following is the interview with senior game producer Matthew Hawley and concept artist David Kang.

    · Aug 22, 2018
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    RNG Ming: "Last year, Uzi taught me a lot of things regarding the game. This year, I'm also inputting my own ideas during games instead of only relying on Uzi."

    Reserved and caring, these are the traits of Ming, the support player for the MSI champions, RNG. Along with Xiaohu, Ming rarely stands in the limelight. But what he doesn't make up for in flashy play

    · Aug 21, 2018
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    CLAIRE from Team Japan: “[Our performance during the World Cup has been a] big disappointment. We were only able to show 50% of our true potential

    "We were in a slump for the past 3 weeks and at our slump is probably at its peak right now.”

    · Aug 21, 2018
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    BamBam: "I would describe my chat as an amplified version of myself. Like a horrible, horrible, horrible teenage kid that I have to deal with."

    Working with Keaton "BamBam" Consentine is similar to the uncontrolled chaos that his rapidly-growing Heroes of the Storm Twitch channel features. A story six months in the making, BamBam is the most raw, brash, blunt and, arguably, vulgar streamer of the consistently-growing title, turning on his stream and constantly sitting atop the viewership leaderboard.

    · Aug 21, 2018
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    C9 Jensen: "If you can get 7 players of equal strength and different playstyles, then that’s the future."

    Cloud9 is unstoppable. With its seventh win in a row, Cloud9's playoff ticket is punched with a chance at a playoff bye. With a victory over FlyQuest in their final game of the 2018 NA LCS Summer Split

    · Aug 21, 2018
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    [Asian Games] Interview with Korean League of Legends and Starcraft 2 National Teams: "I will wear the gold medal at any costs"

    The Korean National team's players from both League and Starcraft 2 gave their initial thoughts on debuting for the Asian Games.On the 21st at the S-Plex Center in Seoul, the Esports Hall of Fame and

    · Aug 21, 2018
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    RNG Xiaohu: "Karsa listens to me really well, so when I play with him, I feel like we're sharing one body."

    RNG has many star players. Whilst wielding China's best AD Carry player, Uzi, as its main weapon, RNG also boasts two junglers who represents China and Taiwan, MLXG and Karsa. Is that why? The midlane

    · Aug 20, 2018
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    Team South Korea’s Fate: “I don’t think Finland was particularly hard. We just didn’t play very well. We will not have any problems beating them next time.”

    "Honestly, I am kind of scared of Team USA, I think we can handle their DPS, but they have a really strong tank line."

    · Aug 19, 2018
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    GRF Chovy on the LCK Summer Finals: "This time, I'll be the one to punish Ucal."

    By defeating Afreeca Freecs in the LCK Summer Playoffs Round 2, Griffin will advance to the Summer Finals to face KT Rolster. Coming in like a meteor, the "rookie" team, Griffin, qualified for the LCK

    · Aug 19, 2018
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    Team Finland’s Taimou: “For me, the most memorable thing is the disappointment against South Korea, I definitely don’t want to feel it again and I want to crush South Korea in Blizzcon.”

    Team Finland becomes the second team to make it to the quarterfinals of Overwatch World Cup. After their match against Chinese Taipei, they shared their thoughts about the group stages in Incheon, Kor

    · Aug 19, 2018
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    FLY WILDTURTLE: "If we bring what we have practiced tomorrow, and we show up, we’re going to destroy C9."

    FlyQuest has secured a position in the 2018 NA LCS Summer Playoffs.An exquisite Rumble performance courtesy of Lee “Flame” Ho-Jong on headlined the triumph over Golden Guardians, but

    · Aug 19, 2018
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    GRF Head Coach cvMax on kt Rolster: "I’m confident since we have a lot of time to prepare. I feel more confident than going against Afreeca Freecs."

    On the 18th (KST), Griffin defeated Afreeca Freecs 3:2 and advanced to the 2018 LCK Summer Finals. After the match, we met Griffin's head coach, cvMAX. He shared some of his thoughts on today's match

    · Aug 18, 2018