esports

Take to the Sky’s with Star Wars Squadrons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0eRkhR1z6A The first official trailer dropped today for EA’s newest Star Wars video game, Star Wars Squadrons. This new pilot focused game presents a new challenge for star wars video game fans as the pilot feature in the most recent Battlefront 2 was extremely underwhelming. Space dogfights have never fully lived up to the hypeContinueContinue reading “Take to the Sky’s with Star Wars Squadrons”

And The Winner is….

Last night was the long anticipated battle between hockey legend Wayne Gretzky and Alexander Ovechkin in EA Sports NHL20. The Great One vs Great 8 Showcase was streamed in front of thousands of viewers on the Capitals Twitch page to raise money for Covid-19 Relief.

My thoughts on Valorant

So…after watching streams for almost two weeks, easily over 100+ hours of streams watched, I finally got a drop and got access to Valorant. This happened on Wednesday, needless to say I’ve already logged about 20-25 games of Valorant. Going into the game, it sounded like it was a mix of Counter Strike and Overwatch,ContinueContinue reading “My thoughts on Valorant”

Has the Coronavirus propelled esports into the spotlight?

Let me say this straight up, I think the coronavirus is a devastating pandemic and I want nothing more than for it to be over and done with and everyone to be healthy. That’s not in question here and I don’t want it misconstrued. That unfortunate business aside, has the pandemic propelled esports in theContinueContinue reading “Has the Coronavirus propelled esports into the spotlight?”

The Great One vs The Great Eight Showcase

The loss of sports has hit fans hard, and the postponement of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs has hit hockey fans even harder. Well there is good news, some of our favorite hockey stars are returning to action next Wednesday night. Wayne Gretzky and Alexander Ovechkin won’t be returning to the ice, instead they willContinueContinue reading “The Great One vs The Great Eight Showcase”

While sports are on hiatus, Esports reign supreme.

Hello! It’s been awhile, the quarantine, a job promotion and life has hit me HARD the past few weeks. I’m hoping that will all calm down now as everyone sort of hits a routine with the situation going on in the US and around the world now. I hope everyone is healthy and staying safeContinueContinue reading “While sports are on hiatus, Esports reign supreme.”

Is Valorant the Counter-Strike killer? Project A revealed!

Just this past week, Riot Games finally unveiled Project A, the highly anticipated competitive FPS game from the legendary studio. It’s been touted as the “Counter-Strike Killer”, with expectations to put the nail in the coffin of CSGO for once and for all. Before we get to that question, let’s take a look at theContinueContinue reading “Is Valorant the Counter-Strike killer? Project A revealed!”

Cash App and 100 Thieves: A Modern Day Love Story

Since we’re coming up quickly on Valentine’s Day, I figured I’d write about a pretty great love story. One for the ages really. This story has a very, very happy ending. This is the story of the love child of Cash App and 100 Thieves. Once upon a time, there was a young esports organizationContinueContinue reading “Cash App and 100 Thieves: A Modern Day Love Story”

TSM! TSM! TSM!

In years past, this would be a chant that would echo throughout the arena when TSM took the stage, domestically and internationally. Where’d it go? What happened? What happened to the dominant force in North America that was TSM? Well…time hasn’t done their roster good. They always get to the cusp of greatness again, justContinueContinue reading “TSM! TSM! TSM!”

The Start of a New Era: If you build it…they will come.

This past weekend, the League of Legends World Championship concluded. The hopes of all Western fans rested with European squad G2 Esports, while the Eastern fans backed Chinese squad FunPlus Phoenix. The odds were fairly even, but there was a lot of hype that G2 would win, bringing home the World Championship to a nonContinueContinue reading “The Start of a New Era: If you build it…they will come.”