Journey to Un’Goro is coming to Hearthstone this week and the expansion is hailed as the savior of a game which has been the thrall of pirates and jades for months on end. Un’Goro’s biggest asset—and potentially its biggest flaw—is that it’s not a “safe” expansion. The preceding Gadgetzan and Karazhan focused more on strong …
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It is only natural for us, as humans, to look for a source of conflict whenever something is not working as it should. As this trend manifests season after season of LCS, Paul "sOAZ" Boyer has seen himself outstandingly targeted by criticism from the community. I must admit, it’s not without cause. Infamously, he only performs at …
Averaging 4 days a week at a tournament and having entered more events for Smash 4 (Super Smash Bros. Wii U), Benjamin “JJROCKETS” Rowe has been deservingly proclaimed the “tournament fiend”. He has traveled enough to have racked up wins against many prolific players such as Ally, Hyuga, and MVD in 2016. But, is more necessarily better? We …
Interesting narratives and intriguing storylines wove and resolved themselves as the APEX S2 progressed from the promotions-relegations stage toward the final. With all but one of the matches having played out, only a select few of those are left to be tied up. This piece summarizes the key ones that its author will follow the …
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As we quickly approach Blizzcon in early November, the Overwatch League (OWL) still looms overhead like large thunderstorm clouds, ready to drench any unsuspecting patrons. As teams sign more and more talent, rosters seem stuck in an era of instability. One key factor for stability in a team environment starts from the head and travels …
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With the regular season of the Spring 2017 split coming to a close. many find themselves looking towards the end of split awards, and the highly coveted Most Valuable Player award leads as the most hyped up. While the MVP is typically awarded to a midlaner, this spring, Kevin “Hauntzer” Yarnell has performed at a …
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Last week, Esports Heaven had the chance to ask Misfits’ former GM, Ali “Alicus” Saba some questions in relation to League of Legends, Overwatch and his career in esports. Two months shy from being a quarter of a century old, the young man has worked in real estate, managed multiple esports teams, built a top …
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This week I was privileged with the chance to talk to LG Evil’s own; Matthew "super" DeLisi. We chatted about APEX, the new metagame, what he might change about Reinhardt and much more. First off, thanks for sitting down and chatting with me, but more importantly Happy Belated Birthday! Did you do anything fun? …
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Chinese Hearthstone is a scene in a bubble as far as the competitive scene is concerned. The region operates under the overseeing eye of NetEase, Blizzard’s distributor for China, who also organize the major circuit of LAN tournaments which defines the landscape of the scene—the Gold Series. Even in the frame of the Hearthstone Championship …
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Deep within the rolling hills of OGN’s APEX Challenger Season 3, something stirs. Teams from across South Korea have battled for a chance to compete in the post prestigious Overwatch league to date. The five teams that have advanced the farthest have surprised us with their innate ability to adapt and evolve. Each team has …
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