Laval continued to show their dominance in the third Moba Game Dlc securing the win and a spot in the Grand Finals. Again, UK showed some promise at the Tomb of the Spider Queen in the very beginning of the match but quickly changed once Laval gained momentum and UK missed way too many opportunities to really take the match. Too many times did someone on UK land a great ult, but had nothing to follow through w

As games like League of Legends succeed, developers and distributors look towards their success and analyze how it can be applied to their products. H1Z1 attracted a lot of recent attention for going back on their initial statement that in-game payments could not be applied to ammo or guns by implementing airdrops, a system that would allow players to pay a fee and have a plane drop off supplies that may contain weapons and ammo. The developers say that the possible consequences of these drops—attracting zombie attention, possible raiding by other players,and the rare drop rate of weapons—even out the potential for unbalancing the game. But players weren't satisfied, and many asked for refunds when the airdrops were announ

One of the most well known entertainment franchises of all time wasn't shy about appearing on the Game Boy countless times during its lifespan. Kicking off Game Boy's launch with Super Mario Land proved to be a fruitful move by Nintendo, but it's the sequel to that launch title that managed to earn a spot on our l

Piracy has long been a scourge of gaming, affecting and frustrating both developers and players, for intertwined but different reasons. Game distributors have tried many things to combat piracy. It started with CD keys and progressed to DRM that limits the possible number of installations or requires internet access at all times. Some developers even include code that will glitch pirated games, leading to some truly hilarious resul

AHIII: Yeah, it is very much that principle. Thankfully, people have enjoyed my casting. It has led to other opportunities and snowballed into where I'm at now. I feel extremely lucky to have gotten the opportunities that I have. It's just me trying to be

They gave me a chance and let me cast a game and I was like, "Alright, thanks!" He emailed me next week and asked, "Hey, would you like to cast this game too?" I'm like, "Sure," and he would give me a game to cast. Then, over time, another person reached out, "Hey, do you want to cast this, you want to cast that?" Sure! It just snowballed from th

A trend has risen over the last few years; one where Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas (MOBAs) are taking over a huge portion of gaming culture. Now, stadiums are filled with fans of the genre, and its celebrities are treated like sports stars. The two most popular MOBAs, League of Legends and Dota 2 , are direct competitors, based on the same custom game mod, 'Defense of the Ancien

There are an absurd number of great games that hit the Game Boy during its dominate run, so it was hard narrowing it down to just five of our personal favorites. That said, these games are mentioned because they stood the test of time and are still just as much fun to pickup and play as they were when they first arrived on the sc

For those who are just jumping into the world of HotS eSports -- or really any eSport in general -- it may seem overwhelming. You may be wondering who the best (and worst) teams are, what is the importance of this tournament, or what the tournament actually

AHIII: I haven't really put too much thought into which games to cast. I am aware that if I do want to pursue casting professionally, I'll probably have to look at other games. There hasn't been anything static like wanting to do BlizzCon; I would love to do BlizzCon but it's not like once I do that, my dream is complete. I just want to continue to explore it and see where it goes. Just being here in this world and being myself, that is the dream to

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

Not all free-to-play models are bad; League Of Legends does it well with rotating champions and monetized skins that add customization but no significant advantage. Mobile games are known for particularly exploitative models, and psychologists have even made connections between particularly devious free-to-play games and gambling addicti

Anyone can empathize with getting a higher degree of education. The concept of playing a game and getting my tuition paid for makes it easy to empathize with all the teams. It also makes it that much more compelling because you're like, "I like the story of this team. I want to see this team succeed; they're really cool people," and you want to get behind them and root for t