• Lunatic Hai vs Rogue: East Meets West, Overwatch APEX Season 3

    The East vs The West Rogue was the most hyped foreign team playing in OGN’s APEX Season 3 and this was a justified hype. This was a team with very impressive online results that finished 2016 with a remarkable 4-1 win vs none other than Lunatic Hai in the finals...
  • North America LCS Summer Split 2017: Week 1 Recap and What We Learnt

    With Expectations held high, numerous rumors and theories to be confirmed or denied, and upsets to possibly happen, the North American LCS kicked off with its first week of games, featuring some amazing series, and multiple upsets. So, let’s recap what the first week has shown us, and what...
  • Hopping Ships: What the NA LCS Roster Moves Mean for the Summer Split

    With the spring split behind us and Summer bearing down on the NA scene, the off-season has given us a plethora of things to watch out for. From roster swaps to mid-season updates, the North American scene is not without it’s interesting situations and decisions. With the summer split...
  • Smash ‘N’ Splash 3: Melee and Project M Tournament Preview

    Around the corner comes the 2017 summer of Smash. For the next few months, almost every weekend will feature a tournament that is high in stakes and filled with talent. To kick off the Summer season of 2017, there is Smash ‘N’ Splash 3. Background Starting in 2015, Smash...
  • Overwatch League is Doing Good to Franchise

    The Overwatch League is almost here. We are slowly getting more information about the league, and the recently announced Overwatch Contenders is the first tangible step towards the Overwatch League. I wanted to take some time and talk about how the Overwatch League is going to be better than...
  • Battle of the Salt-Lords: Why Rift Rivals is Good for Competition

    In the wee hours of the morning on May 23rd, Riot announced the creation of the Rift Rivals, five separate tournaments that has regions clashing against their counterparts. North America versus Europe, the LCL versus TCL, the LCK versus the LMS versus the LPL, the GPL versus LJL versus...
  • Two Ban Phases: Impact on LoL Competitive Scene

    Introduction of Two Ban Phases The League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) is the first international tournament to use the new competitive rule changes, specifically the move to ‘two ban phases’, that Riot put in place prior to the Spring Split. According to Riot, this change was made mainly to...
  • Rise of Video Games: A Way of Life and Part of Pop-Culture

    I’m a 90s kid.  I grew up during the SNES, SEGA and N64 era.  I witnessed the birth and death of many consoles, and observed the stigma around video games from before the turn of the millennia.  It’s difficult for people to understand what they can’t see (like Santa...
  • Overwatch Taught Console Gamers Teamwork

    How Overwatch Taught Console Gamers Teamwork

    Multiplayer has long been a staple of the gaming community. Competitive titles like Unreal and Quake have provided PC gamers with years of intense matches and tournaments. These games were some of the first to base their gameplay off an exciting combination of first-person shooting and multiplayer competition. The games...