In less than from 40 minutes from now the first Overwatch world cup will begin and we will all get to sit and watch in awe as some of the most talented and skilled players go head to head over the next few days for the title of best in the world, although there is already an alteration. A member ...
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Destiny and Red Bull partner up to bring you a new quest
No, your eyes do not deceive you, there truly is a Red Bull promotion for Destiny’s The Taken King expansion pack when it comes out in September. According to an Activision press release and a promotional page at quest.redbull.com, specially marked cans of Destiny Edition Red Bull, sold exclusively at 7-11 in July, will have an access code. Redeeming the code ...
Read More »eSports Don’t Need To Be Considered A ‘Sport’
The incomparable Jessica Conditt, senior reporter at Engadget, recently put up an article about eSports, and their merit as sports. This has been a debate that’s raged on since the dawn of eSports, and everyone seems to have an opinion. In her article, Jessica likens hockey to a real-life game of League of Legends, with players all having designated positions and ...
Read More »NA LCS Summer Promotion Preview
The Spring Split of the 2015 North American LCS concluded last weekend when Team Solo-Mid clenched their second consecutive LCS title after defeating Cloud 9. With the year’s first Split in the book, most teams are looking forward to some time off before they begin to prepare for the upcoming Summer Split. However, this is not the case for a ...
Read More »Cloud 9’s Hai Annouces Retirement
The League Championship Series Spring Split has been over for less than a week, yet teams are already looking into ways to improve their roster heading into the Summer Split. One team that has already announced a huge roster change is Cloud 9. The team announced on their website on Wednesday that their Mid-Laner and shot-caller, Hai, will be retiring from ...
Read More »Re:Activ Designs: Performance Apparel for Gamers
While I was at the East Coast Game Conference a few weeks ago, I was walking the expo floor and looking at the various vendors that had booths at the event. As the event typically caters more to game developers, I was very interested to see a booth for Re:Activ Designs, which is a company that focuses on creating performance ...
Read More »TSM Wins Back to Back NA LCS Title
After a nine week regular season and three more weeks of playoffs, the Spring Split of the North American LCS concluded on Sunday. The final match of the playoffs featured a rematch of the previous three finals, as Team Solo-Mid faced off against Cloud 9 yet again. After a long season filled with its fair shares of ups and downs, ...
Read More »NA LCS Spring Playoffs: Team Liquid Secures Third Place
The North American LCS Spring Playoffs continued this Saturday as Team Impulse and Team Liquid faced off against each other in the third place match. After a tumultuous season in which both of these teams faced their fair share of ups and downs, each team was so close to reaching the finals, yet were unable to beat TSM and Cloud 9. ...
Read More »NA LCS Spring Finals Preview
It is finally here! After three months and over 100 League of Legends games, the finals for the 2015 NA LCS Spring Split will take place this Sunday as Team Solo-Mid face off against Cloud 9. Though this season of the LCS has been filled with a large number of surprises, having these two teams meet in the finals is ...
Read More »NA LCS Semi-Finals Recap: TSM v. Team Impulse
The Semi-Finals for the NA LCS Spring Playoffs concluded on Sunday as defending champions Team Solo-Mid faced off against LCS newcomers, Team Impulse. TSM has long been considered the best team in the North American LCS. Since the league’s creation, there has not been a single finals which the team has not played in. With a roster featuring some of the ...
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