Tempo Storm will be facing Method, who struggled during the Mid-Season Brawl and Western Clash – Phase 1. However, they definitely have the ability to perform, as they placed 3rd at the this year’s EU Pro League. Things look favorable for Tempo Storm in the first round, but it’s not out of the realm of possibility for Method to show up and get the upper bracket

Additionally, here are all the casters that will be analyzing the matches throughout the week. Anyone familiar with HGC will recognize a lot of these names as they’ve become synonymous with the HotS eSpo

Each table is broken down into five categories: Rank, Team, Win-Loss, Game W-L, and G +/-. Rank is simply where the team sits on the standings, with the number one team being the best, and the number eight team being the worst. The Team section is simply which team holds that rank. Win-Loss is the team’s current record, with the first number indicating how many matches that team has won, and the second number indicating how many matches the team has l

On the flipside, Dota 2 attempts to diversify its heroes’ roles. It’s a lot more feasible for a Dota 2 hero to begin as a support, but to finish the game as the one carrying the game. The heroes are grouped into three categories; Agility, Strength, and Intelligence. However, in and out of the same category, the heroes are vastly different from each other, some being extremely unique. Rubick can steal abilities. Invoker has ten spells. At the same time, equipment purchases are a lot less restrained. Any hero can buy Aghanim’s Scepter or a Blink Dagger. These choices allow for novel matches to happen fairly of

It’s no secret that Valve’s annual The International competition is one of the biggest events in eSports. 20 million viewers can’t be wrong . Valve has slowly but surely built up the world championship for Dota 2 into an annual spectacle with a prize pool worth millions of dollars. With that said, Dota 2 arguably doesn’t have that big of a footprint the rest of the year, at least compared to some other eSports titles. For example, Blizzard’s Starcraft II and Riot’s League of Legends hold multiple regional events every year ahead of each game’s world championship that get a lot of attention. Dota 2 tournaments not named The International are out there, but usually don’t generate as much interest as the main ev

We wouldn’t be surprised to see the Shadow of Mordor receive a Game of the Year edition, especially considering the strong reviews it received from both critics and gamers. We at Game Rant gave the game a 4.5 out of

Despite its success, Valve doesn’t seem to have as profitable of a business model as Riot. Comparing the two is like having a tech company compete with three unpaid men in a basement. Now normally, fans would rather thoroughly milk a cheaper game, but Riot somehow constantly pulls in its audience with shiny new changes. Fans sometimes forget that when a business succeeds, it performs better. More money goes into focus groups and reworking teams. So at the very least, a portion of Riots riches actually go into improving parts of the game that need to be fi

Those spectating the games on Twitch at home during those days will be rewarded for watching along: anyone who watches the HGC Western Clash throughout the week for a total of at least three hours will garner a Loot Chest in Heroes of the Storm . Additionally, 500 Common Loot Chests will be randomly distributed every hour during the course of the s

After being named the Game of the Year at the 2015 Game Developers Conference, it looks like Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor may be getting a Game of the Year edition. While there’s not yet any official word on the edition, Warner Bros. did submit the game for a Game of the Year classification to the Australian Classification Bo

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In the second match, set on Tomb of the Spider Queen, we see a surprise pick bringing Heroes of the Storm ‘s newest character, Deckard Cain , out on the battlefield. Buffalo has the advantage throughout most of the match, even after Cal Poly gets first blood 9 minutes into the MOBA game hero builds. It seemed like Cal Poly didn’t have the confidence in team fights. Buffalo was able to coordinate their attacks with more finesse leading to their first victory in the ser

Team Freedom had just beaten out Team Octalysis for the 3rd seed spot and giving themselves a slight advantage; by that, I mean they won’t have to go against Team Dignitas in the first round. They have had an okay season thus far with a 5-2 record and qualifying for the Western Clash – Phase 1 earlier this year. Team Freedom will be facing the EU 2nd seed, Team Liquid. Although they’ve done well throughout the season with a 6-1 record, they have yet to really make any significant moves so