Yannick LeJacq

The Protoss warrior Artanis is now live in Heroes of the Storm, and he’s a lot of fun! I’ll have more detailed impressions on the new StarCraft hero by tomorrow. Blizzard still hasn’t said who/what they’re going to add to HOTS after Artanis, which is uncharacteristic given the game’s fast-paced release schedule.

Europe’s Best League Of Legends Teams Bulldozed Out Of Worlds

Europe’s Fnatic and Origen have been two of the very best League of Legends teams at the World Championships this year, so fans went into this weekend with high expectations for their semifinals games. Neither team managed to live up to them, as both went 0-3 in their matches against Korean rivals. Yesterday’s Origen games…

Raynor Was So Close To Saving The Day In This Heroes Of The Storm Match Until He Wasn’t

This is hard to watch. It’s just so freaking close. A Heroes of the Storm player walked into one of the situations in-game that fans dream of. Four heroes from the enemy team were all clumped together, dangerously low on health, and focusing on killing on the computer-controlled boss monsters. He was playing as theStarCraft…

League Pro Runs Face-First Into Wall Trying To Escape Opponent At Worlds

We’ve shown you a lot of great plays from the League of Legends World Championship games this month. There are certainly a lot of them. But what about the not great ones? Witness, my friends, the glory of professional eSports stars making the same clumsy mistakes the rest of us do. In game two of…

Today’s League of Legends World Championship semifinals games are underway. Today is European team Fnatic against Korea’s KOO Tigers, and it’s already looking like a real bloodbath. Watch on YouTube, Twitch, or Azubu

Top Korean League Of Legends Team SKT Still Hasn’t Lost A Single Game At Worlds

The powerhouse Korean League of Legends team SKT had already set a new record before today’s semifinals games against European challenger Origen, with their perfect 9-0 winning streak at the World Championships. Today, the question for eSports fans was: can Origen somehow interrupt that? Once again, SKT said nope. Today’s semifinals match-up was very clearly…

European League Pro Outmaneuvers Strongest Team At Worlds With Incredible Juke

The newly formed European League of Legends team Origen is widely expected to lose its match-up against the legendary Korean squad SKT. Their first game of today’s World Championship semifinals didn’t change that. But an amazing series of fake-outs did show that Origen isn’t going down easy. Barely five minutes into the game, two SKT…

The League of Legends World Championship semifinals kick off in ten minutes. Today’s game is reigning Korean heavyweights SKT against newly-minted (but still powerful) European team Origen. This one’s gonna be goooood. Watch on YouTube, Twitch, or Azubu

I’m streaming a few Heroes of the Storm games to test out the cool-looking new Protoss warrior Artanis. Watch along on Kotaku’s Twitch channel! UPDATE: And we’re done. Sorry for the lag in the second game. I’m going to have to make sure I have a better/more stable internet connection before streaming again!

Why We’re Going To Keep ‘Spoiling’ eSports Results

Ever since I began covering the League of Legends World Championship this year, I have received complaints from readers asking (or demanding) that I stop spoiling the outcomes of games in my articles. After a lot of deliberation, I’ve decided that I can’t do that. You all deserve an explanation as to why. Spoilers are…

Trying to find the right character pick in Heroes of the Storm. Thanks to Reddit’s TragedyStruck for perfectly summing up the feeling of trying to find the right hero icon in the sea of small circular portraits.

League Of Legends Pro Fined $556 For Giving Opponent The Finger

On the last day of the 2015 League of Legends World Championship group stage, European pro player Fabian “Febiven” Diepstraten said in an interview that he expected American team Cloud9 to lose their match that was about to begin. Star C9 player Hai “Hai” Du Lam responded by flipping him off. That cost Hai $556.…

One Bad Call Costs Star Korean League Of Legends Team Its Spot At Worlds

Today’s League of Legends World Championship quarterfinals match-up was between KT Rolster and KOO Tigers, two top Korean teams. Korea is the strongest region in the world for League eSports, so the games were incredibly close. KT Rolster ended up losing the fourth and final game because of a bad call totake Baron Twenty six…

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Worlds Shoutcasters Have A Funny Theory About League’s Dragons

In every game of League of Legends, a dragon flies into the map. Someone kills the dragon. A few minutes later, another dragon shows up. Why does he come to the exact same spot where his fellow dragon was murdered? You might ask. Wouldn’t he notice something’s up? Today Riot’s Worlds shoutcasters gave a dark…

Today’s League of Legends World Championship quarterfinals match-up starts now. It’s between two juggernauts of Korean pro teams—KT Rolster and KOO Tigers, so It’s bound to be exciting. You can watch above, on Twitch, on Azubu, or on LoL Esports.

Today We’re Playing League Of Legends’ Silly New ‘One For All’ Game Mode

There’s a precious 16 hours or so before the next round of League of Legends World Championship games get started, which means there’s only one thing to do: play some League of Legends! Today we’re trying out the silly new game mode “One For All,” which lets you play a full five person team with…

Chinese League Of Legends Teams End Disappointing Run At Worlds

Top European League of Legends team Fnatic crushed its Chinese opponent Edward Gaming (EDG) today in the game’s World Championship quarterfinals match-up. This brought China’s hopes of making it to the end of the 2015 Worlds tournament to a sharp and sudden close. GG, China. Today’s poor showing by EDG complete one of the most…

‘Game-Altering’ Bug Disrupts League Of Legends World Championship [UPDATE]

The second League of Legends World Championship game between European team Fnatic and Chinese challenger EDG was put on hold today due to an issue with one of the player’s “Q” keys. After determining it was a “game altering bug,” Riot decided to start from scratch. The Q key issue first began to show itself…

We’re 15 minutes into the League of Legends World Championship games of the day, and it’s already getting preeeeetty intense. Watch the Fnatic vs. EDG best-of-five matchup on YouTube (above), Twitch, or Azubu. Oh, Riot’s LoL Esports site. GL HF!