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Esports
Overwatch Pro Reveals The Perfect Time To Use Genji’s Ultimate
It can be difficult to know when to activate that hard-earned ultimate, especially when you’re playing a lower-health hero like Genji. Luckily, the Los Angeles Gladiators’ own João Pedro “Hydration” Goes Telles has you covered. In an all-access Q&A last night, the Overwatch League pro was asked, “How do you manage Genji’s ultimate? What’s the…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 14, 2018 -
Esports
The Weekend In Esports: Halo, Is It Me You’re Looking For?
Grab your Rocket Launchers and overshields, the 2018 Halo World Championships are this weekend. The action’s already underway, and thankfully, it seems the venue this year matches the hype. The games are going down in Seattle at the CenturyLink Field, an upgrade from the balloons and risers of last year For those who aren’t looking…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 14, 2018 -
Esports
SonicFox Completely Switched Out His Dragon Ball FighterZ Lineup, And It Worked
After a few weeks away, Dominique “SonicFox” McLean returned to New York City’s weekly Next Level Battle Circuit tournament series Wednesday night for a bit of Dragon Ball FighterZ competition. The king of fighting games had taken a few recent losses to rival Goichi “GO1″ Kishida, and was ready to throw down with a new…
By Ian Walker Published April 13, 2018 -
Esports
Overwatch Ships, Ranked
At a recent Philadelphia Fusion watch party, a man proposed to his girlfriend by asking her to “be the Mercy to my Genji.” I am very happy for this couple, but I must have a word with them about their taste in Overwatch ships. It’s true that Mercy/Genji is the closest thing to a canon…
By Gita Jackson Published April 12, 2018 -
Esports
Tekken 7 Competitor Gets So Mad He Has To Spike Someone Else’s Controller
A recent Tekken 7 exhibition ended in carnage as the match’s loser trashed multiple peripherals in a hilariously childish display of anger. Body Count Fighting is a Southern California-based operation that brings together some of the best fighting game players in the competitive community for slick show matches at the Machinima studios. Last week, competitors…
By Ian Walker Published April 11, 2018 -
Esports
How Two Underage Girls Say An Overwatch Pro Took Advantage Of Them
When Overwatch pro Jonathan “DreamKazper” Sanchez followed Anna* back on Twitter, she was in shock. A 16-year-old high school junior, Anna had only just purchased Overwatch for her Xbox One but was sold on the league of charismatic pros championing the blockbuster first-person shooter. The first game she tuned in for was New York versus…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 11, 2018 -
EsportsDota Pro Has A Very Racist Reason For Hating His Own Name [UPDATE]
Professional Dota player Daryl Koh “iceiceice” Pei Xiang was streaming today when he felt compelled to explain why he doesn’t like his own first name. “I don’t even like the name Daryl,” said iceiceice. “Daryl is like a nigger’s name. It’s not an… okay, it’s a black person’s name. I’m not a big fan of…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 11, 2018 -
EsportsThe NBA Really Wants You To Watch People Play A Basketball Video Game
MANHATTAN, N.Y.—Despite the drumbeat insisting that Adam Silver is the hip young teen of sports commissioners, he looks the part of a curious Old. His inquiring wide eyes, dark wire-framed glasses, and ready avuncular smile: Silver looks well-suited to hunch inquiringly over kids’ shoulders and try to make sense of the mess of colors on…
By Giri Nathan Published April 9, 2018 -
Esports
Hearthstone Director Reveals ‘The Craziest Card We’ve Ever Made’
Hearthstone’s upcoming expansion, The Witchwood, will drop on April 12, and game director Ben Brode feels “very worried” about one specific card in the new set. This past weekend at PAX East, I got an advanced look at the set and let Brode get his anxiety off his chest. This card in particular has given…
By Maddy Myers Published April 9, 2018 -
Esports
Doublelift’s Team Liquid Wins Major League Of Legends Title Just A Week After His Brother Was Arrested For Murdering Their Mother
Three different teams with Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng on them have now won major North American League of Legends titles. The third, Team Liquid, instantly became the most memorable last night with a 3-0 sweep over 100 Thieves. Just a week after his brother was arrested and charged with murdering their mother, Doublelift opted to travel…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 9, 2018 -
Esports
Overwatch League Player Suspended After Being Accused Of Sexually Preying On Teen [UPDATE]
Overwatch League team Boston Uprising has suspended star player Jonathan “DreamKazper” Sanchez, 21, following allegations that he pursued a romantic and potentially sexual relationship with someone he believed to be a 14- or 15-year-old girl. [Update 4/9/2018, 2:47 PM: The Uprising cut Sanchez today after a second woman accused him of similar behavior. The original article…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 8, 2018 -
Esports
Go1 Lands A Punishing Reflect In Dragon Ball FighterZ Match
Goichi “Go1″ Kishida and William Peter “Leffen” Hjelte matched up today in Dragon Ball FighterZ at the Brussels Challenge in Belgium. During the match, a quick exchange of blows reminded everyone just how good Go1 is at this game, especially on defense In a winner’s side match, Leffen was down his Android 21 and fishing…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 8, 2018 -
Esports
Fnatic Sweeps European League Of Legends Spring Finals
The 2018 League Championship series spring split comes to a close today. In Europe, the grand finals hosted Fnatic and G2. It was the former who put on a convincing display, cruising to a 3-0 win and putting on one of the better showings of any League of Legends finals in recent memory. G2’s young-gun…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 8, 2018 -
Esports
Tekken Player Jumps For Joy After Closing Out The Upset
Tekken 7 pro Choi “Saint” Jin Woo is one of the top players in the game. He took second at both Evo 2017 and last year’s Tekken World Tour finals. So when fellow pro Tanukana eliminated him from Beast Arena in Hong Kong this morning, you can imagine how exciting that must have felt. In…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 8, 2018 -
Esports
Richard Lewis Leaves Full-Time Hosting Job At Eleague
Esports journalist and commentator Richard Lewis announced today that he would no longer be the full-time host for Turner and IMG’s esports tournament series Eleague. His statement, via TwitLonger, says he hopes he can come back in the future but “for now though, it’s time for a change.” Well, here it is. After more than…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 7, 2018 -
Esports
One Overwatch Fan Is Tracking The Best Widowmaker Duelists In The League
Widowmaker is Overwatch’s femme fatale sniper, and many pros in the Overwatch League wield her rifle with deft precision. With her prevalence in the league on both offense and defense, one Reddit user is working to find out which Widowmaker trumps them all. User /u/zeftorias has created graphics tracking the stages so far, 1 and…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 7, 2018 -
Esports
Mineski Becomes First Southeast Asian Dota Team To Win A Major
In a 3-2 victory over LGD Gaming, Mineski won the 2018 Dota 2 Asia Championships. It marks the first major win for a Southeast Asian team, a hard-won title for a few veterans, and a sign that the Dota landscape is not as set in stone as some might think. The story of this Mineski…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 7, 2018 -
Esports
Dota Team Ambushes Opponent With Sneaky Teleport Play
In last night’s Dota Asia Championships, the home-crowd team LGD Gaming was in a bit of a bind against Virtus.Pro. The high ground of their base was broken and VP was knocking on the door, but LGD did have one thing left: the element of surprise. Hiding in Roshan’s pit was a single Dire siege…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 7, 2018 -
Esports
The Weekend In Esports: Welcome To Miami
The League of Legends spring split playoffs are this weekend, and North America is headed to sunny Miami for the big dance. Normally the spring split playoffs are just a nice test of the waters between teams. The winner gets some good points towards worlds qualification, but the summer split has always felt like the…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 7, 2018 -
Esports
Tips For Playing Pharah From An Overwatch Pro
In Overwatch, I’m a Pharah main, but I have a problem: I’ve ridden her signature jetpack boosts all the way to my personal ceiling. So naturally, when confined in a small room with a person who, at times, has been called one of the best Pharahs out there, I had to ask: what should I…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 6, 2018