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For Love or Money: The Motivation of the Modern Esports Player is Changing

is something that nearly every pro player has either been through or continues to go through. Whether it is Bischu's incredible Overwatch League origin storyor Score's tireless commitment to League of...

Shanghai Dragons qualifies for Overwatch League Stage 3 Playoffs

-inspiring performance integral to the Dragons' second Stage Playoff berth. Shanghai Dragons defeated Philadelphia Fusion 3-1. The 2019 Overwatch League Stage 3 Playoffs kick off on Thursday, July 11 at 6:00pm PST....

FOX Apollo: "We've been through this before, we know how this works. It's not over yet."

bottom-tier teams whether it's in LCS or Overwatch League rotate their rosters to see what sticks. How do you adapt to each other's playstyles? I don't think you have to adjust too much. It's really...

SF Shock's Crusty: "The players were all in with my style and I'm happy to see where it got us today."

who best fit the meta. South Korea has a lot of good players so if I don't mess up, we can win. Are there any players that you want to try out? We're not only focusing on Overwatch League players...

Vancouver Titans' Harsha: "You saw one of the improvements that we wanted to make, [...] As long as we can adapt faster, we're set for the future."

Vancouver Titans are dominating on the debut season this year in the Overwatch League. Even during their dominance, they managed to make their matches entertaining from facing the Shock in a...

LA Valiant's KSF: "After Stage 1, we all lost trust with each other. We obviously rebuilt that and made changes."

The Los Angeles Valiant started 0-7 and last place in the Overwatch League. Since that time, they are 8-6 heading into the Stage 3 playoffs. This feels like déjà vu when the Valiant had a bad Stage 2...

Toronto Defiant's Mangachu: "Being part of the Overwatch League is a dream come true."

Overwatch League until last week. Toronto Defiant gave Mangachu his big opportunity to show what he's capable of. After the Defiant's game against the Los Angeles Gladiators in Week 4, Mangachu spoke...

"This isn't fake and it isn't manufactured" -- a look into Columbia Records new gaming infused label, Lost Rings

as well, but finally being able to express who she really is. Coming in the near future is a project she has been working on with the Overwatch League. "NYXL [New York Excelsior] issued a request...

Dallas Fuel's Trill: "Playing in Contenders felt a lot more like running at people. In OWL, [...] there's so much strategy going on."

Cup. ▲ Photo by Robert Paul How do you feel to finally play at the Overwatch League? I definitely felt more nervous than I would, to be honest. I do feel really good to finally be here and play on...

A 2-2-2 composition lock may be implemented for Overwatch League in Stage 4

According to a report by Upcomer, multiple sources inside the Overwatch League have confirmed that a 2-2-2- composition lock would be effective in Stage 4 of the 2019 Overwatch League season. ▲ Image...

NYXL Jjonak is getting his own Zenyatta skin to commemorate his 2018 Overwatch League MVP season

NYXL Flex Support Bang"Jjonak"Sung-hyeon dazzled the competition on Zenyatta in the inaugural season of the Overwatch League. For winning the 2018 OWL MVP award, Overwatch is immortalizing his...

NYXL teams up with Salt & Straw to bring limited-edition ice cream to Overwatch League fans

Overwatch League team New York Excelsior has collaborated with ice cream company Salt & Straw to create a limited-edition custom flavor. "Lower East Fried", a Korean fried chicken ice cream, will be...

Marshmello, Ninja, Logic, Sodapoppin, Snoop Dogg, Jacksepticeye and more to play at Inaugural Metarama Gaming + Music Festival

diverse, multi-genre roster of musicians, each who have unique ties to the gaming world, as well as professional esports including Overwatch League exhibition matches: Philadelphia Fusion vs. Seoul Dynasty...

A photo journey inside IGEC 2019, our biggest event of the year.

kicking off IGEC 2019 with an in-depth presentation on League of Legends and how it became a premium esport. During the day of our event, #IGEC2019 was trending on Twitter throughout the West coast...

Ranked Chat Ep. 1: The Key to NA's League Success w/100 Thieves Manager Sabrina Wong

Content Nick D'Orazio, is now available on the Inven Global Soundcloud. Wong, previously the Events Lead for Overwatch League franchise Los Angeles Valiant, was hired by 100 Thieves to oversee the...

Immortals Officially Acquires Infinite Esports & Entertainment

esports leagues (League of Legends Championship Series and the Overwatch League). The transaction follows IGC’s $30 million Series B fundraise as well as its acquisition of Brazilian matchmaking...

C9 Portilho: "I 100% feel that the Cloud9 community was built by memes."

in on esports, working as a Social Media Coordinator for Immortals before being hired full time by Cloud9's Overwatch League franchise London Spitfire in 2018. Portilho, now the Social Media Manager...

FULL TRANSCRIPTION — "Esports Journalism: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly"

Global Director of Strategic Content Nick D'Orazio, Overwatch League caster Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles, and decorated esports journalists Duncan "Thooorin" Shields and Richard Lewis. Content...

FGC Caster James Chen on Preserving Grassroots Culture in FGC, Favorite Moments, and Inclusion in the FGC

is more important. Moments We've seen other esports leagues like the LCS and Overwatch League where teams and players have a set arena and schedule every week. Do you think the FGC can head towards...

Which Esports Tournament Had the Most Popularity in May?

. With Dota 2 -MDL Disneyland® Paris Major on 2nd place, mobile game, Arena of Glory's Spring season made in on 3rd. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - IEM Sydney and Overwatch League: Stage 2 followed. Information and Image from Esports Charts...