Fortnite is by far the single most influential video game of the “video game” era, and I know Marty is going to hate that statement. What I mean is, there has never been a game that impacts this many people, on this many platforms on this many levels…and it was free. I saw was, wellContinueContinue reading “Fortnite’s Over”
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Blizzard’s self-induced and deserved nightmare
If anyone has paid any remote attention to the gaming news recently, they’ve almost certainly encountered the boycott against Activision Blizzard that’s going on right now. They are in the midst of a PR NIGHTMARE because of recent actions they’ve taken against a Hearthstone pro from Hong Kong. This past Tuesday, Blizzard had placed aContinueContinue reading “Blizzard’s self-induced and deserved nightmare”
The End of Call of Duty eSports?
Oh Activision…you never cease to amaze me. This past Call of Duty World League season was the last season where organizations were in the league. Now, Activision is taking Call of Duty down the franchise path. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! FRANCHISING!!!!!!! Yikes. I’m not a fan of this at all. Well…no I guess that’s not necessarily true. IContinueContinue reading “The End of Call of Duty eSports?”
2019 CWL Championship: Bracket Stage
Here we are folks, the final bracket stage of the CWL. One last chance for wild loser bracket runs, dominant winners bracket play and hype galore. The road to bracket play was a wild one, to say the least. Some big names are missing from this bracket, three pro league teams to be exact. Let’sContinueContinue reading “2019 CWL Championship: Bracket Stage”
Did Epic Games go to far? The B.R.U.T.E. era in Fortnite
As I’m not really a huge fan of Fortnite, the turmoil surrounding the game is genuinely kinda funny for me. First let me explain my dislike of Fortnite, not necessarily hatred, just dislike. I came up on FPS games, play Halo professionally for a bit, so I like to think I’m a weathered vet ofContinueContinue reading “Did Epic Games go to far? The B.R.U.T.E. era in Fortnite”
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