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    [Worlds 2019] Stats Tell Stories: LCS hopes at the World Championship

    With a proper lens, the 2019 LCS Summer Split and Summer Playoffs statistics can be used to provide insight on the North American teams at the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. Let's take a look at what a look back at LCS Summer can tell us about the chances of Team Liquid, Cloud9, and Clutch Gaming escaping their respective groups at Worlds 2019.

    · Oct 10, 2019
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    Everyone remembers 'The Longshot' from Worlds 2016, but what about the game after it?

    The Longshot is an iconic moment in Worlds history, and a defining play in PraY's storied career as one of the greatest AD Carries to ever play the game. However, it is not The Longshot in game 2, but in fact, the following game 3 performance that solidified Pray as the greatest Ashe player of all time.

    · Oct 6, 2019
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    [Worlds 2019] Play-In: Day 4 Most Valuable Champion

    When Worlds comes around, there are always a few select champions that manage to squeeze into the viable meta. And at the top of the list is Lee Sin. It seems no matter how nerfed he gets, his strong

    · Oct 5, 2019
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    [Worlds 2019] Play-In: Day 4 Most Valuable Player

    I could pick any of Jang "Nuguri" Ha-gwon, Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu, or Heo "Showmaker" Su and would have smurfed the selection. But I just can’t do it, it isn’t fair to...

    · Oct 5, 2019
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    [Worlds 2019] Play-In: Day 3 Most Valuable Champion

    It's the end of the Play-In Group Stage for Groups A and B, with Clutch Gaming and Splyce finishing as their respective Groups' first seed, and the Unicorns of Love and Isurus Gaming taking second. Th

    · Oct 4, 2019
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    [Worlds 2019] Play-In: Day 3 Most Valuable Player

    According to prophecy, NA and EU 3rd seeds will always be saved at some point throughout Worlds. One year ago, G2 Esports met their savior, mr buffalo. Their fates would forever be intertwined, and th

    · Oct 4, 2019
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    [Worlds 2019] Play-In: Day 1 Most Valuable Champion

    Tristana has found her way into three different roles in three different games, each ending with a win.

    · Oct 2, 2019
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    [Worlds 2019] Play-In: Day 1 Most Valuable Player

    Tore "Norskeren" Hoel Eilertsen, who had two incredible performances on Rakan, earned Inven Global's MVP for the first day of Worlds 2019 Play-Ins.

    · Oct 2, 2019
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    How Free to Play Games became the Future of Gaming

    How exactly do these free-to-play games make so much money? The key to their success lies in the often murky world of microtransactions.

    · Sep 16, 2019
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    Dota Underlords is rapidly losing players. If the game wants to succeed, it must solve its identity crisis.

    From the moment it was created, Dota Underlords has faced an identity crisis. It simply doesn’t know whether it’s a mobile game, or a PC game. It’s stuck in platform limbo. The game's board and the heroes on it feel off for a PC game. Meanwhile, for mobile gamers, menus are not legible and games take far too long for the platform. We explore these issues further and see what lessons Valve has to learn.

    · Sep 4, 2019
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    [Column] For Parents of the “I Want to Be a Pro Gamer” Child

    It was a hot summer day at LoL Park when colleagues and I went to grab a meal before we began the day's coverage. As usual, we talked esports, and suddenly, a woman who was sitting next to us carefull

    · Sep 3, 2019
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    Why Epic Games reverted the Fortnite the Turbo Building nerf so quickly

    Earlier this week, Epic Games introduced an update to Fortnite that limited the level of speed that players could build using gathered materials. After community outcry at all levels, the change was reverted after only 24 hours.

    · Aug 30, 2019
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    Success in Smash means Success Outside of Winning

    Everyone wants to go pro. Esports is booming. And a popular game and series like the Super Smash Bros. series is as enticing as any. Seemingly one of the easier titles to learn and get good at it, it is inviting. How does one do it? Is there a set formula? Is it simple as winning?

    · Aug 30, 2019
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    How Badly did Blizzard Underestimate WoW: Classic's popularity?

    The small amount of initial servers and developers public concern with players actually sticking around makes it seem like, still, after all this time, Blizzard doesn't actually grasp how many players want to play WoW: Classic for reasons other than a short nostalgia trip.

    · Aug 28, 2019