Esports

This Is What A Pacifist Run Looks Like In A Pro Dota 2 Match

Just because you aren’t good enough to beat the very best doesn’t mean you can’t troll your way into the history books. And whether they know it or not, that’s what Czech player JohnnyCryptoN and his team are on the verge of doing as they battle their way through the Open Qualifiers for this year’s…

Clutch Baron Steal In League Match Is Almost Better Than Winning

Securing a Baron kill can often swing a game of League of Legends in either team’s favor. In today’s matches in the League Master Series in Taiwan, ahq e-Sports’ jungle player made a flashy play to take the advantage for himself. In a best-of-three against Flash Wolves, ahq had lost their mid player and were…

The Weekend In Esports: Counter-Strike Crashes Wembley, Street Fighter V Rivalries, And More

Cloud9 has a shot at taking gold at Wembley against Europe’s finest while Dota 2 teams from across the land compete in the open qualifiers to make it to the biggest tournament of the year coming in just a couple months. Below you’ll find where and when you can catch all the weekend’s biggest events…

Melee Players Discover New Invincible Techniques For Peach

Super Smash Bros. Melee may be sixteen years old, but frame data analysts are still tearing the game apart to find new techniques to use in competition. Two new techniques were uncovered for Peach this week, and while slightly impractical, they’re potent if you can pull them off. Rococo, a Melee player and tournament organizer,…

Mobile Masters Invitational Features Phone Games And Questionable Posture

This is one case where being on your phone mid-match might not get you in trouble with the refs. Amazon is hosting the Mobile Masters Invitational in Newark, and through today and tomorrow, teams will compete in several different competitive mobile games. Competitors use mobile devices, either phones or tablets, rather than controller or mouse-and-keyboard…

Seahawks Linebacker Cassius Marsh Competes In Magic Tournament, Gets Wrecked

Cassius Marsh is known for tackling ball carriers as an NFL linebacker, but the Seattle Seahawk had an unlucky go last weekend playing another game he loves, Magic: the Gathering Marsh was invited as a special guest to last weekend’s Grand Prix Las Vegas, a five-day Magic fest featuring Magic artists, vendors, cosplay, and three competitive…

The Pokémon Company Is Changing Player Names On Pokkén Tournament Streams

Christian “Suicune Master” Patiernoearned his second straight championship belt for Pokkén Tournament at this past weekend’s Community Effort Orlando. You might not have known that, even if you watched the stream, because the commentators and the on-screen overlay referred to him by a slightly different name. At CEO, he wasn’t “Suicune Master.” He was “Sui…

If They Don’t Want To Get Screwed, Esports Players Should Study MLB History

As more and more money has flooded into the esports industry, player rights have been a hot topic across multiple games. Careers in esports can be extremely short, making it all the more important to ensure that players receive their fair share of the profits their work generates. With that in mind, Riot Games, producer…

Then And Now: Talking To Retired Pro Gamers About The Rise Of Esports

Dave “Walshy” Walsh first started competing at Halo in 2002. Back then, the term “esports” hadn’t yet entered the lexicon, pro gamers rarely earned the big bucks, and competitions were all about the love of the game and discovering who played the best. These days, Walshy still works in the pro gaming field as a…

My Search For The Best Kart In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

I wanted to find the best kart to use in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Easier said than done. No one can build the best kart immediately. This game starts out by providing you with all of the racing tracks and all but one of its characters (Gold Mario, who has the same stats as Metal…

NBC Sports will launch a 2v2 Rocket League tournament this summer. Regional qualifiers will air on the FACEIT network, and participating NBC Sports networks will broadcast the final hour of regional finals match-ups on the weekends of August 5-6 and August 12-13. There’s $100K in prize money on the line.

Twitch Is Now The Only Third-Party Place To Watch Blizzard Tournaments

Video streaming platform Twitch announced a two-year collaboration with Blizzard Entertainment today, where the service will receive exclusive third-party streaming rights to tournaments like the Heroes of the Storm Global Championship and Overwatch APEX League. As esports continues to expand, securing broadcast rights will start to become a growing contest in the industry. Much like…

Injustice 2 Pro Proves The Game’s Lightly-Regarded Joker Actually Is A Threat

In the hands of a skilled player, even a weak character can be a winner. Dominique “SonicFox” McLean proved that this weekend when he used The Joker, arguably one of the worst characters in Injustice 2, to kick Batman’s ass. The showdown happened at the Community Effort Orlando fighting game tournament and was a showcase…

After pulling in over 100 competitors in 2016, this weekend’s Capcom Pro Tour premier event in Jönköping, Sweden, DreamHack Summer, only saw 46 players in attendance. That enabled everyone to get points for the circuit rankings, moving them one step closer to qualifying for Capcom Cup in December.

Dota 2 Team Wins Tournament While (Almost) Never Picking The Same Hero Twice

At this last weekend’s The Summit 7, one team decided to challenge itself. Rather than lean on any one hero, Virtus.Pro would go the opposite way: Try to never pick the same hero twice. We’re don’t know why the team decided to play like this—the consensus seems to be it was either to prove some…

Scarecrow Player Chips Opponent Down For The Win In Injustice 2 Finals

Two players who had faced the greats and came out on top clashed in tonight’s Injustice 2 grand finals, as WhiteBoi and his stellar Scarecrow bested Slayer at CEO 2017. The Injustice 2 top eight at Community Effort Orlando 2017 had featured a great variety of characters, a host of new and returning talent, and…

Damn, This Overwatch Pro Is Good At Widowmaker

During yesterday’s European Overwatch Contenders group stage, Esporati player DIDS put together a highlight reel of Widowmaker shots in short succession to secure the round. In my own experience, a Widowmaker on offense is usually a bad sign. But utilizing Widow’s mobility and power, DIDS makes quick work of the low-health line-up of Team Expert.…

Killer Instinct will be coming to Steam later this year. Announced during the game’s top eight play at CEO 2017 last night, no launch date or price point has been set yet for the former Windows 10 Store exclusive.

Street Fighter Player Turns To The Book Of Daigo After Loss

In times of trouble, some players turn to a coach or fellow pro, possibly even to a higher power. This Street Fighter player chose to lean on the Good Book: namely, Daigo’s book, The Will to Keep Winning Daigo Umehara is among the pantheon of Street Fighter legends, with a long and storied career. His…

Tekken Pros Face WWE Star And The Game’s Producer In Royal Rumble Tournament

CEO’s Royal Rumble is always a good time and this year’s was no exception. The Royal Rumble features 30 contestants selected from the fighting game community battling for the title in an event full of pomp and circumstance that’s as much about showy entrances as deadly combos. Focusing on Tekken 7 in light of its…