Author: Michael Fox
Michael Fox is a writer based out of Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. He would like to be a professional esports players but he's not game enough for whatever reason.
Michael is an avid gamer who enjoys a good game or two. He enjoys playing Starcraft 2, Overwatch, Madden and Smash Bros. games among many others. He also enjoys traveling around the Grand Theft Auto and Fallout series of games. He desperately wants a Nintendo Switch but doesn't have enough room until his TV set for it.
League Of Legends
In another blow to the 2019 League of Legends Championship Series, the German team ROCCAT has announced that it will not participate in the coming season. This comes as many other European teams have left the series. The move also comes while Riot Games is planning some changes to how it will offer competitive events in the European Union segment of the League Championship Series or EU LCS. ROCCAT had been active in sponsoring various esports teams over time, although […]
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Dota 2
The six PGL major for Dota 2 began in Kuala Lumpur as sixteen of the world’s top Dota 2 teams are competing for a grand prize of $350,000 plus 4,950 DPC points. The event is a Major event that will go on until November 18. The event is taking place at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. The teams are competing to get in contention for The International next year. While many are looking into betting opportunities for the event, […]
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League Of Legends
Nexus Blitz has made its name in the League of Legends esports circuit as an intriguing gameplay mode. The format is expected to be popular for esports events as it adds a new range of competition to League of Legends. But while it was released by Riot Games a few months earlier, that game was made primarily with experimentation in mind to see how well such a format can work. Riot Games announced that the Nexus Blitz format is still […]
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Overwatch
Blizzard announced the identity of its newest hero for Overwatch at Blizzcon on Friday. The new hero is named Ashe and is a Damage fighter. An American criminal gang leader, Ashe was introduced in a short at Blizzcon. She appears to have been involved with fellow Overwatch hero McCree at some point. Ashe has an American Southwest motif to her. She also has an omnic named BOB who goes around with her. Blizzard states that BOB was originally the butler […]
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Overwatch
Some changes are expected to come about to four Overwatch heroes in a move that might influence future esports competitions. The new changes are currently active on Overwatch Public Test Region and are expected to go live to all versions of the game in the future, including versions regularly used in esports competition. Mercy’s Ult Becomes Stronger The first point to see entails the ultimate used by Mercy. The Valkyrie ult will be changed with a cost that is 15 […]
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Overwatch
USA Today, the nationwide newspaper had been operating a website dedicated to competitive Overwatch esports events. The Overwatch Wire site was designed to inform people about Overwatch events with a strong emphasis on Overwatch League events. However, USA Today has announced that it will be shutting down its Overwatch Wire site. The move leaves uncertainty as to whether USA Today will be covering the second league season when it comes along in 2019. This is also significant as USA Today […]
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League Of Legends
Riot has released the League of Legends 8.20 patch. The patch is relatively small in size, as Riot is not trying to make lots of changes as the World Championship comes along. The changes are focused on specific champions with the potential to make an impact on future esports events. The changes are made mainly with champions in mind, but there is one significant change surrounding a rune that may also impact how the game is played. Ezreal Ezreal was […]
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Overwatch
The brackets for the 2018 edition of the Overwatch World Cup have been set up in time for the coming event at the Anaheim Convention Center on November 2-3. The event will be a part of the 2018 edition of Blizzcon, the prominent convention devoted to Blizzard’s various games and developments. The eight teams that will compete were the national teams that finished in the top two in the Incheon, Los Angeles, Bangkok, and Paris competitions. There were 24 teams […]
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Dota 2
A new patch for Dota 2 is currently in production, according to an employee with Valve. An employee who reportedly goes by the name of Daniel stated on Reddit that Valve is working on a patch that will be an update over the 7.19d patch that is currently in use. The patch could include some gameplay changes and possibly the release of a hero that Valve had promoted as coming to the game in the future. The new patch is […]
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Overwatch
Many people who compete in Overwatch have noticed that there are some heroes that are a little more popular than others. It seems like some people can’t go a single match without seeing Hanzo, Mercy, Reinhardt, Symmetra, Lucio, or D.Va among some other popular characters. But Omnic Media has found in an analysis of Overwatch players in September that there is an increasing diversity in the variety of heroes that people are playing as. The report found that the most […]
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