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.
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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League Of Legends
A new series of runes have been released for League of Legends. These are expected to be important to the upcoming preseason. These will influence how people play the game and could make an important in many esports competitions. The most important part of the runes is that they produce different adjustments for individual champions to have. These changes are relatively minor on the surface but can combine to create strong layouts that make it so people can be more […]
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League Of Legends
A brand new champion is coming to League of Legends and is expected to be an interesting option for esports teams to look into. This new hero is Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight. Zoe is listed as a mage and has a charming look to her. She especially produces lots of sparkles, a point that is vital for producing extra magic damage to her opponents. But she is especially designed as an attacking mage with some magic powers included in […]
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Dota 2
The Dota 2 Patch 7.07 update was a big moment for the esports community as it brings about more changes to the game. These include changes with the new heroes Panoglier and Dark Willow being added. But a few issues had been found in the new patch with some of them relating to those two heroes. As a result, Patch 7.07b has been released for the game with the intention of creating a balance. Many individual heroes will be impacted […]
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Overwatch
The Blizzcon event held by Blizzard has revealed many new details on some of the company’s various games. These include new additions to many esports games from the company plus the announcement that its Starcraft 2 game will soon be a free-to-play game. Overwatch has been the subject of many major news stories at Blizzcon. The development of the new Blizzard World map and the creation of many new skins and other character features became a major talking point at […]
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Overwatch
With preseason play for the first season of the Overwatch League starting on December 6 and the official season beginning on January 10, people are looking forward to watching the many great teams that will make up the league. Three teams in particular have released information on what they will be doing for the coming season. The New York, Dallas and Houston team have been revealed as a part of the lead-up to the season. They are among the twelve […]
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