“And know that you mean something.”
Robin Williams wrote that in his Reddit AMA around ten months ago. And I hope more than anything right now that this morning, he knew that he did as well. Because when I was at work today, sitting in...
View ArticleWorlds Day 5: Can You Really Fight With All The Prowess of Najin?
And on the fifth day of the League of Legends World Championships, the Koreans in Groups C and D look beatable and, in fact, were beaten. But the fifth day of Worlds has also proven that if you draw...
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How Valuable is the Kha’Zix Pick at Worlds?
Throughout the League of Legends World Championships thus far, a hard-fought battle raged on in picks and bans when it came to the a simple choice in the jungle pick as teams from across the globe have...
View ArticleThe Amazing Situation: A Letter To TSM’s Former Jungler
One of my favorite birthday gifts in the last five or so years was a poster of TSM TheOddOne, dressed in a general’s uniform, saplings at the ready. TheOddOne was a very important player to me. He’s...
View ArticleOnce A Day
In a before-bedtime jaunt around Reddit, I stumbled upon a thread titled “What should you do everyday?” on /r/AskReddit. Before the thread exploded in true Reddit fashion with each comment and reply...
View ArticleWhy TSM’s former support is one of the most important players in eSports
It was on the latest episode of Richard Lewis’ League of Legends talk show, “First Blood,” that former Team SoloMid support and current substitute Nicholas “Gleeb” Haddad casually mentioned he was in...
View ArticleHumility isn’t boring: Why fans should welcome the new TSM-CLG rivalry
When I talk to people who have no background in gaming or eSports about League of Legends and the LCS, I (probably like many others) often rely on easy, sometimes reductive comparisons to traditional...
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How WildTurtle got his groove back
This piece was originally posted to the Daily Dot Esports. In the last Super Week of the 2014 Summer Split, Team Solomid was in bad shape. After finishing 1-3 without any particular standout...
View ArticleTeam Liquid and the Not-So-Problematic Piglet Problem
On the back of a wins against Team Solomid and Counter Logic Gaming with substitute Yuri “KeithMcBreif” Jew, Team Liquid decide to give former World Champion and starting AD carry Chae “Piglet”...
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Mad Men: “New Business”
A large part of Matthew Weiner’s genius is his ability to gain miles out of a simple “I love you” on Valentine’s Day, or a dinner at a fast-food restaurant between three work colleagues. So when Mad...
View ArticleWho Will Make It Out of ECS Finals Group Stages?
If you’re looking for the Group of Death at ECS, see Group A. This group may be home to some of the most interesting teams in Counter-Strike right now, and you could make the argument for any team to...
View ArticleNA LCS Power Rankings: Who Will Top a New North America?
In under a week, the NA LCS returns, looking to be one of the most competitive splits in the region’s history. The advent of venture capital and NBA money flowing into the North American scene has...
View ArticleNA LCS Power Rankings: What We Learned After Two Weeks
Two weeks of the NA LCS down, and now we’re ready to revisit the current strength of the North American squads. We decided to skip a week between power rankings, in large part to let the kneejerk...
View ArticleNA LCS Power Rankings: What We Learned After Week 3
Another week down, another new power rankings. With Week 3 in the books, the divides between top-tier, mid-table and bottom-tier teams have become clearer. Though it’s not because the rankings remain...
View ArticleNA LCS Power Rankings: Week 1 and the Stories of Spring
Welcome back to the North American League of Legends Championship Series power rankings for the 2017 Summer Split. With only one week down, it’s hard to make any huge assumptions of relative power in...
View ArticleNA LCS Power Rankings: What We Learned After Week 2
Welcome back to the North American League of Legends Championship Series power rankings for the 2017 Summer Split. As expected, the dust is beginning to settle in the league after the opening week....
View ArticleNA LCS Power Rankings: Immortals Want in on CLG, TSM’s Party
Welcome back to the North American League of Legends Championship Series power rankings for the 2017 Summer Split. It’s another week with some incredible movement, as teams begin to figure out what’s...
View ArticleNA LCS Power Rankings: Cloud9 Trapped in the Eye of the Mid-Split Storm
Welcome back to the North American League of Legends Championship Series power rankings for the 2017 Summer Split. As we approach the midseason point, we’re beginning to notice two trends within the NA...
View ArticleTeam SoloMid the Best in the West? What We Learned from Rift Rivals 2017
The eternal North American-European League of Legends rivalry has been put to bed for now. With Team SoloMid’s commanding sweep over Unicorns of Love to win the inaugural Rift Rivals title, NA takes...
View ArticleNew England Patriots, New York Mets Owners Buy Overwatch League Spots
Blizzard Entertainment has reached an agreement with seven team owners, including New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon, to participate in the inaugural Overwatch...
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