What is a League of Legends esports coach? A coach's role within a team may seem almost trivial on the surface. They don't directly play the game themselves, and what they do behind the scenes is almost always veiled.
"In hindsight, I could never have guessed that Epic's casual tone was actually hinting at their full-blown rejection of past esports practices."
You may not have noticed it, but just this Saturday in an unassuming media district nestled within Manhattan Beach, California, the esports industry marked an important milestone: legendary Korean pro
Magic was not a cheap hobby for a kid, but it is definitely a very rich one. Magic always felt like the closest to chess of all of the card games that are popular. Despite all the qualities Magic give
Following in the footsteps of the “super-team” kt Rolster, SKT T1 has successfully signed on some big names for their 2019 roster. On the 22nd of November (KST), 5 players including Khan,
As December approaches, professional Heroes of the Storm players are unsure if they will have a job in 2019. Since 2016, Blizzard Entertainment has run the Heroes Global Championship (HGC) circuit each year, pitting the best of the best from around the world against one another over the course of a calendar year with the finale being the World Championship event held at BlizzCon. With nearly $5 million awarded in prizes during the 2017 year and a lot of mouths to feed in the process, the survival of HGC, in its current format or otherwise, is paramount for those that rely on it for steady income. As it stands, HGC has not been announced to return in 2019 yet. No statements, press releases or announcements have been issued suggesting its existence going forward.
“We designed Overwatch from the ground up to excel as a competitive game,” said Mike Morhaime, then-president of Blizzard Entertainment, at BlizzCon 2016 before revealing the year's main a
Recently, former pro Overwatch player and current full-time streamer Brandon "Seagull" Larned vented some of his frustrations with Overwatch on his YouTube channel. His main issue is that "good games
The Scouting Grounds participants are chosen through a point system that notes where players are in the challenger ladder every couple weeks and assigns points relative to their position. All those in
"You only get one chance at a first impression" -- words to live by, especially in an era in which people's attention spans are growing ever shorter.
South Korea's performance at the 2018 League of Legends World Championship was the worst in the region's history. The vision-centric, controlled style of Korean League of Legends is no longer the
“Fnatic are going to win Worlds.”When Bwipo and YoungBuck first said those words during August 2018, I sat there, wondering if I had somehow ended in a parallel universe where Western play
As we watched our dreams of an all EU world finals collapse when G2's magical worlds run came to an end, we saw, how far Europe advanced as a region this year.G2 might have been outclassed in the semi
The mobile gaming market is booming. More people are acquiring mobile devices and related technologies are advancing, creating an industry in which people can play their favorite game anytime, anywher
There is a popular belief that game imbalance is the primary source of player frustration, but I don't think that is the case at all.
Video game industries move at an amazingly fast pace these days, and if you don’t stop every now and then to recognize what’s happening you might not realize it at all.
With numerous game modes for players to dedicate hundreds of hours to, such as traditional multiplayer, the iconic Zombie slaughter-fest and, now, Blackout, Call of Duty’s attempt to capitalize on the “battle royale” game mode, the franchise shot to the top of Twitch’s viewing leaderboard. As successful as the franchise has been, constantly hitting atop the charts for most copies of a game sold each year, Call of Duty has never had the presence on Twitch that a game of that size should garner.
Over a year since Fortnite Battle Royale's release on PC and console, the game's popularity has become old, tired news: no other game has ever so completely overtaken mainstream culture, its in-game e
In short, The Move has created its own community and culture based not only on the individuals it is comprised of, but on the roster as a whole, and that dynamic keeps viewers engaged with the players and the esport.
Aspiring young esports athletes could reap a host of benefits if colleges decided to opt-in for a dedicated esports program on their campuses, and no organization other than Tespa could make this a reality.
