A huge component in esports such as League of Legends, Overwatch, and CS:GO is teamwork. Management and support staff of well-known esports organizations and teams talk about what it takes to players to mesh well in their teams.
Smeltz sat down with Inven Global's Nick Geracie to discuss his past positions in LoL esports, his responsibilites as director of HU Storm, and the future of collegiate esports.
The Los Angeles Gladiators created an alternate jersey to represent Los Angeles and Latino heritage. Designing the jersey is lead designer of Meta Threads, David Siqueiros.
Mandie Roman's well-rounded experience in the esports industry and affinity for gaming lifestyle made her appearance at the 2019 Inven Global Esports Conference a perfect match. The gaming fashion expert and host moderated three panels, spoke on another, and co-hosted the IGEC2019 networking afterparty.
Kruise joined Inven Global during the 2019 Overwatch League All-Star event to shed some light on Paris Eternal's struggles and share his perspective on what it means to be a professional.
Ark sat down with Inven Global during All-Stars to talk about the reunion with his former teammates, his new sense of leadership in the Justice, and synergizing with his new backline partner Nikola "sleepy" Andrews.
New York Excelsior Flex Support Bang "JjoNak" Sung-hyeon generated the most jersey sales in stage 2 of Overwatch League. The season 1 MVP has retained his dominant form in 2019, earning him a starting spot on the Atlantic Divison All-Star team.
The Korean 19 year old has spent the past year across two season with the Shanghai Dragons as the only female player in the Overwatch League.
Overwatch League partners with Upper Deck to bring memorabilia content to the fans.
The San Francisco Shock took down the Vancouver Titans to become the Stage 2 champions.
Dallas Fuel adds main tank, Ashley "Trill" Powell, to the main roster before the Stage 2 playoffs.
Matthew "super" DeLisi spoke with Inven Global about the perfect stage, changes needed going into the rematch against the Dragons, and his thoughts about the Vancouver Titans.
Junior United States Senator (R-MO) Josh Hawley has introduced a bill to ban loot boxes and other pay-to-win practices in games. The "Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act" would ban pay-to-win initiatives in 'games played by minors'. The aforementioned label, Hawley states, includes games designed for children, but also games Hawley says, 'whose developers knowingly allow minor players to engage in microtransactions.'
Cai "Krystal" Shilong spoke with Inven Global about being one of the first Chinese players to play in the stage playoffs and his thoughts about playing against the Spitfire in the first round.
aKm spoke with Inven Global about the experience with the Dallas homestand, his thoughts on the crowd booing, and the Stage 2 playoffs.
The two-day extravaganza was the first of three Weekend Homestands in Season 2 of the Overwatch League along with Atlanta, GA and Los Angeles, CA, which serve as a test run for OWL Season 3's globalization. Players had a lot to weigh in on throughout the event and shared their thoughts and reflections with Inven Global throughout the weekend.
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Activision has annoucned the first five locations for the new Call of Duty esports league: Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; New York, NY; Paris, France; and Toronto, Canada. All five cities are currently home to franchises in Blizzard's Overwatch League.
In a report courtesy of Rod "Slasher" Breslau, sources told ESPN that the 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals would be held in Philadelphia, PA.
Blizzard Entertainment revealed information on the Overwatch League 2019 All-Star Game via the official Overwatch League website Thursday morning. The primary information announced is the starting lineups for both the Pacific Division and the Atlantic Division.