All posts by Xander Teunissen
Another loot box study finds similarities to gambling, leaves questions
Researchers for the University of British Columbia have confirmed a link between loot boxes and gambling. Specifically they found that if you partake in loot...
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Rick Fox would stay with Echo Fox if it severed ties with racist investor
Echo Fox founder Rick Fox has spoken to TMZ about the news that he’d sell his stake in the esports organization. The outlet asked the...
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Dota Pro Circuit 2019-2020 calendar laid out by Valve
Valve has released the 2019/2020 Dota Pro Circuit calendar. It is currently accepting proposals from organizers interested in hosting events on one of the preset...
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Riot Games facing protests over forced arbitration decision
Riot Games’ culture struggles continue today, with its employees reportedly planning a walkout in discontent over how the company has chosen to address issues. Talk...
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The Global StarCraft II League returns for 2019’s second season
This Monday AfreecaTV’s Global StarCraft II League (GSL) will make its return for the second season of the year. It may seems like only last...
Riot Games moves to block gender discrimination suits
Riot Games has moved to force two of the five lawsuits it is facing over gender discrimination into private arbitration. According to the League of...
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Valve confirms The International 2019 dates for Dota 2
Valve has confirmed the dates for The International 2019. As leaked earlier this month on the Vici Gaming Weibo account, Dota 2‘s premier tournament will...
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PUBG takes in $920 million revenue, over half from troubled Asian market
In its freshly released financials, PUBG Corp boasts a $920M global revenue for 2018, $310M of which is profit. Its PC platform brought in the...
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Classic defeats GuMiho for GSL Super Tournament win
“It was not a day for miracles,” we wrote just a few days ago in our coverage of his defeat at the hands of Maru...
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Qualcomm, Tencent, Vivo developing AI esports team for Honor of Kings
Qualcomm Technologies has announced that it is joining the video game AI race. In a joint effort with mobile phone company Vivo and tech giant...
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Twitch’s hours watched grows, Fortnite still most popular title
With the first quarter of 2019 behind us, it’s time for the various market watchers to have their say on how things went for esports...
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Halo television series casts Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief
Showtime has finally answered the longstanding question of what Master Chief looks like under his helmet. The network has cast actor Pablo Schreiber, of The...
Rebirth of Glory Unlimited meta unphased by mini-expansion
Shadowverse Unlimited format has been in a sad state of affairs this past month or so. Consistent turn 6 otks, seemingly uncounterable aggressive clocks, and 9/9s on turn 5...
3 Overwatch Heroes who badly need lore
From the get-go, the Overwatch developers have stated that they consider story and lore to be one of the cornerstones of the game they’re trying to create. Taking their...
VK-47 Flatline | Apex Legends Gun Guides
The Flatline got a considerable damage buff in Season 2 of Apex Legends and currently boasts the second highest DPS in the assault rifle class. With no notable quirks...
Apex Legends Solos has its own characters and meta working against it
Earlier this week, Respawn Entertainment announced a limited-time Solos mode called the Iron Crown Collection Event for Apex Legends. This event is the result of tons of community feedback...
1The Mozambique | Apex Legends Gun Guides
“Mozambique here!” The most annoying ping in Apex Legends, for the most memed weapon in the game. In Season 1, the memes highlighted how suicidally underwhelming it was. Now,...
Hemlok Burst AR and Introduction to ARs | Apex Legends Gun Guides
In Apex Legends, assault rifles fill the gap between specialist weapons like the Triple Take and blunt tools like the Spitfire. They don’t excel at anything specific, but they’re...
