It was mentioned at the top of this column that Heroes of the Storm got some major attention on national television on Sunday. Blizzard’s Heroes of the Dorm competition had its grand finals, with the winners getting tuition money for the duration of their college care

Each match is a best-of-5 series where both teams will submit their bans, pick their heroes, and attempt to destroy the Nexus at the opposing team’s side. The winners from the first two matches then go head-to-head in the Grand Finals where they will be crowned the heroes of the d

University at Buffalo was the underdog in all of this. They are the 8th seed in the tournament and didn’t perform as well as the rest of the competition in the tournament. California Polytechnic State University – Pomona was definitely a favorite to go to the Grand Fin

Such a new major event with backing from some of the biggest names in eSports would likely draw a lot of attention. There was also a rumor that the companies involved might create exclusive deals with only certain teams or existing competitions. This is causing some of the organizers of existing smaller tournaments to fear that they could lose influence if such a super league was announ

Dota 2 ‘s lore is a little more complete. Heroes are called forth in the eternal war between the Dire and the Radiant. The game fills each hero with vocal cues to further expand their character. A player can witness Rylai’s crush on Sven in-game if they are allied together. Dota 2 would bring comics to the fray. Meanwhile, League continues to experiment with various interactive (over-produced) promos. I miss the now-discarded ‘League Judgment’ where champions earned entrance into the League through a trial. Little did either moba game meta Analysis realize, was that all the fans wanted was a little more continu

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the original Game Boy’s launch in North America, and while the platform saw multiple versions and variants during its nearly 13 year reign on the market, we’ve decided to create a list of our personal favorites that debuted on the original hardw

Both games certainly have mechanics baked in that allow for one team to come back from a stomping, but how they do it differs. Whereas _ HotS _ has a system that exponentially provides less experience the further down the opposing team is in terms of levels (until even hero kills are worth less experience than killing a mere minion), _ LoL _ has a cap at 20% experience for each champion kill achie

The final map was the Dragon Shire and Cal-Berkeley ultimately prevailed in a back and forth fight. Blizzard has not yet uploaded video of the grand final to its official site, but highlights can be watched on ESPN.c

Earlier in this article, I said that HeroesHearth Esports was a favorite to win. However, by most accounts Team Dignitas is the favorite to win the Western Clash this weekend. Just this year, they grabbed 2nd at Mid-Season Brawl, 1st at the HGC – Phase 1 EU Pro League, and 1st and Phase 1’s Western Clash. They have yet to lose a match this phase, and I don’t see them deviating from that dominating p

Let’s address the rumor first: It was reported by the Daily Dot and others earlier this month that ESL, one of the largest eSports organizations, might be partnering with Twitch and fantasy eSports website Vulcun to create a tournament on par with League of Legends League Championship Seri

“While the lack of roster stability and major focal points during the year had its advantages, it had eventually come at the cost of fan engagement and competitive stability for the players,” Valve said in a statem

In every match, League of Legends places its players into one of five roles; Top, Mid, Jungler, AD Carry, and Support. Typically, champions fit into only one of these roles, and have little wiggle room outside of them. Much of the variety lies in the differences between them; a support that heals vs. a support that disables. In tandem with this, the equipment that champions buy generally serve to focus a character further into its roles. I.e: A heavy damage-dealer builds more damage. This —and the heavy focus on teamplay— make for fairly predictable ga

They will be facing EU’s Leftovers, a team that has been struggling throughout the 2018 season. The team has added a new tank player to the roster with Mopsio, but it is still unclear whether he will be a differentiating factor for the t

Arizona State took home top notch gaming systems for their runner-up finish. Heroes of the Storm may still be in beta until June, but its appearance on national television last night got the eSports scene some of the best mainstream exposure its had

Along with not having experience shared is another bizarre aspect of a team-based game – the carry role. _ League of Legends _ can reward a team that puts all their eggs in one basket, giving a champion with a high damage potential and the right item build the ability to completely dominate the late-game and “carry” their team to victory. The carry will inevitably end the game with much larger experience, and also tends to get a massively inflated ego while doing