"You only get one chance at a first impression" -- words to live by, especially in an era in which people's attention spans are growing ever shorter.
South Korea's performance at the 2018 League of Legends World Championship was the worst in the region's history. The vision-centric, controlled style of Korean League of Legends is no longer the
“Fnatic are going to win Worlds.”When Bwipo and YoungBuck first said those words during August 2018, I sat there, wondering if I had somehow ended in a parallel universe where Western play
As we watched our dreams of an all EU world finals collapse when G2's magical worlds run came to an end, we saw, how far Europe advanced as a region this year.G2 might have been outclassed in the semi
The mobile gaming market is booming. More people are acquiring mobile devices and related technologies are advancing, creating an industry in which people can play their favorite game anytime, anywher
There is a popular belief that game imbalance is the primary source of player frustration, but I don't think that is the case at all.
Video game industries move at an amazingly fast pace these days, and if you don’t stop every now and then to recognize what’s happening you might not realize it at all.
With numerous game modes for players to dedicate hundreds of hours to, such as traditional multiplayer, the iconic Zombie slaughter-fest and, now, Blackout, Call of Duty’s attempt to capitalize on the “battle royale” game mode, the franchise shot to the top of Twitch’s viewing leaderboard. As successful as the franchise has been, constantly hitting atop the charts for most copies of a game sold each year, Call of Duty has never had the presence on Twitch that a game of that size should garner.
Over a year since Fortnite Battle Royale's release on PC and console, the game's popularity has become old, tired news: no other game has ever so completely overtaken mainstream culture, its in-game e
In short, The Move has created its own community and culture based not only on the individuals it is comprised of, but on the roster as a whole, and that dynamic keeps viewers engaged with the players and the esport.
Aspiring young esports athletes could reap a host of benefits if colleges decided to opt-in for a dedicated esports program on their campuses, and no organization other than Tespa could make this a reality.
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Hearthstone Power Rankings, hosted by Inven Global in collaboration with Blizzard Entertainment! Every three months we will deliberate over and determine the To
"I can only imagine the level of immersion those two players felt at that moment. Competing for over $60,000, outnumbered and outgunned against cunning human opponents in a virtual war zone..."
Hard mode in Pathfinder: Kingmaker isn't just hard -- it's brutal, unfair, and seemingly impossible for the average gamer.
This past weekend, nearly 40 pro arena teams across North America and Europe went head-to-head in the first Fall Cup of the Arena World Championship (AWC) series. Method Orange and Method Black ultima
In this modern day and age, youth are pursuing new interests and hobbies that some would consider “less than conventional.” The internet is a powerful medium that facilitates many of these
Back in February this year, I had one of my most productive brainstorm sessions. I just got word that I would receive an article slot per week for this very website to talk about my passion: competiti
Broadcast.gg is one of many reasons why Overwatch's Path to Pro program is working. They have created more exposure for Open Division matches and Contenders SA and CN with their talents in casters, observers, organizers and admins.
But there is now little distinction between PUG raiding and guild raiding, especially for new and returning players who often find themselves playing alone, and although they may seem negligible, small incentives that push even the most anti-social and isolated players to engage in World of Warcraft’s social elements are important.
In esports, obsessive, inappropriate fan behavior is normalized and unquestioned. It is too often justified as a byproduct of Internet fame or otherwise readily dismissed by cultural expectation -- that is, the expectation that esports pros should accept and perhaps even welcome stans because the unbridled infatuation of strangers means that they have “made it.”
