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EsportsFaker Keeps His Throne In Korean League Finals
This weekend marks the final week of playoffs for every region in the League Championship Series, and in South Korea, a classic rivalry played out in grandiose fashion. KT Rolster and SK Telecom T1 have been locked in a heated rivalry for years—their parent companies even feuded prior to League’s competitive inception—and the production of…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedProgrammed Demo Reveals The Commodore 64’s Angsty Soul
This is A Mind Is Born, a demo of the Commodore 64 going haywire. It won first place at the Oldskool 4K Intro competition at this past week’s Revision 2017 event and it’s easy to see why. Amazingly, the 2:21 long video comprises no more than 256 bytes, and uses the retro-mystical prowess of the…
By Ethan Gach Published April 22, 2017 - Esports
Tekken Player Survives With A Sliver Of Health
The Tekken 7 UK Championship is making a stop in Dublin today, where 122 entrants are competing to qualify for the finals at London Comic-Con in May. In a pool play match-up between two players, a high-flying kick was all that was needed to slide under and win with barely a tick of health. Sajad27…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 22, 2017 - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: FIFA, The League Spring Finals, And More
The League of Legends spring season is wrapping up. After SK Telecom T1 strolled across the finish line earlier this morning in South Korea, the remaining contenders from North America and Europe are set to scrape it out in their respective regions over the next two days. Beyond League, this weekend also has plenty going…
By Ethan Gach Published April 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedGuy Tracks His Eyeballs While Playing Overwatch
Picture somebody playing a first-person shooter. You probably imagine them sitting stock still, staring ahead with an almost blank expression on their face, one that denotes quiet focus. You might, however, be missing one key detail: their eyes are moving all over the dang place. Human eyes move fast, especially when we’re doing something spatial…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 21, 2017 - Esports
Women’s College Launches Varsity Esports Program For Student Overwatch Team
Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, is the first all-women’s school to announce a varsity esports program, supported with scholarships. According to ESPN, the program will begin in fall of 2017, and the team will compete in the Tespa Collegiate Series for Overwatch. According to the Stephens College website, Overwatch was “selected because of its diverse…
By Maddy Myers Published April 21, 2017 - Uncategorized
I Can’t Stop Feeling Guilty For Dicking Around In Breath Of The Wild
My name is Nathan Grayson, and I have a problem: I can’t stop dicking around in Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild When I play Zelda, I feel like I’m wasting time. Don’t get me wrong: it’s a masterpiece of a game filled with rewarding activities and delightful surprises. I just don’t really, uh,…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 21, 2017 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Weekends are for going to see another play with a friend because you’re being very cultured lately. Good job, you. Also, video games. I’m going to play more Flinthook this weekend, because I enjoyed it a lot. I’ve also been reading a lot of reporting out of EVE Fanfest recently and have decided this will…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 21, 2017 -
UncategorizedPeople Are Trying To Find The Truth About A Creepy ‘Unfinished’ Playstation Game
Over the last few weeks, a YouTube channel has been uploading a Let’s Play of a game called Petscop. On the surface, Petscop appears to be a peppy animal collecting game that was never officially released. Hiding underneath that, though, is a dark and fucked up game that references real-life child killings. Nobody can tell…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 21, 2017 - Esports
Who Are These ‘New’ Dota Teams At The Kiev Major?
The upcoming Kiev Major is one of the most important tournaments of the Dota season, a big tournament in its own right, and an important qualifier for the multi-million dollar The International, Dota’s equal part World Cup and Super Bowl. But if you haven’t been plugged into the Dota community for the last few months,…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 21, 2017 -
UncategorizedStreet Fighter V‘s Got Some Fierce New Costumes
Yesterday, Capcom revealed some new costumes for Street Fighter V. On April 25th, you’ll be able to dress up Alex, R. Mika and Chun-Li for work. I sat down with Compete’s Maddy Myers, the ultimate Street Fighter fangirl, to talk about what works and what doesn’t. Gita Jackson: Let’s start by talking about Alex’s firefighter…
By Gita Jackson Published April 21, 2017 - Uncategorized
Activision Announces Call of Duty: WWII
The next Call of Duty is probably set during World War II, as is evidenced pretty strongly by its title, Call of Duty: WWII. Activision announced the game today, adding that there will be an official “reveal” next Wednesday at 1pm ET. We’ve known about Call of Duty: WWII since last month, when it was…
By Jason Schreier Published April 21, 2017 - Uncategorized
Twitch has announced a new Affiliate Program that allows smaller channels to earn revenue. It will launch later this month, granting fans the ability to donate cheers to affiliated channels and drown streamers in ego-inflating internet kudos. Features including channel subscription will be added in time.
By Heather Alexandra Published April 21, 2017
