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
As another League of Legends patch comes along, people will start to look at what the patch will feature and how it might make a difference in various esports events. The new Patch 8.24 for LoL will include some big changes, including the addition of the newest champion and a major change to a rune that had been popular in some esports competitions. Who Is Neeko? Neeko will join the roster of champions in the new LoL patch. She will […]
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League Of Legends
Esports has been growing in recent time to where there are many international competitions around the world devoted to different esports events. These include the Overwatch World Cup where teams representing certain countries compete with each other. The 2018 Asian Games also had a successful demonstration sport run for esports with League of Legends, Hearthstone, Clash Royale, and Arena of Valor being among the esports games being highlighted in the international event. The successes have led to beliefs that esports […]
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Overwatch
The twentieth team in the Overwatch League was announced this past weekend as the city of Vancouver will have a team competing in the coming season. The Vancouver Titans will be contending and representing a city that has held a growing influence in the esports world as of late. The group is also owned by a prominent firm that has a significant stake in activities and business functions around Vancouver. The Vancouver Titans were announced at the Rogers Arena, the […]
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Dota 2
With 116 heroes in three classes, it is often a challenge for people to try and choose various characters for play. This includes trying to decide which characters a player is going to focus one’s attention on in competitive matches. However, one person has managed to compete with every single hero in the game in competitive play. Kuro “Kuroky” Takhesomi has officially become the first professional Dota 2 competitor to play as every single hero in the game in the […]
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Hearthstone
Blizzard has announced some sizeable changes in its esports plans for Hearthstone for the coming year. More than $4 million in prizes will be given out at professional esports events for the game this year, although those events will vary in intensity and organization. A large portion of the Blizzard Hearthstone system will be moving online. This will include a three-tier approach to esports competitions. Also, there will be some new changes over how the rankings points for esports teams […]
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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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