Proving Grounds

Los Angeles Valiant CEO Noah Whinston on Be Valiant and the future of competitive gaming

March 30, 2018

Since official Overwatch League news began rolling out last November, the Los Angeles Valiant have been one of the most active teams when it comes to putting their players out there and being a driving force fo... More

Examining GO1 vs. SonicFox

Anthony Lowry

March 29, 2018

One of the biggest, if not the biggest exhibitions in modern fighting games took place this past weekend, as Japan’s GO1 went head to head against The US’s SonicFox. Two of the greatest fightin... More

Clutch Gaming’s Febiven on beating Team SoloMid: “We showed up today, and they had no chance”

Miles Yim

March 28, 2018

After their stunning quarterfinal upset over Team SoloMid, I spoke with Clutch Gaming’s mid laner Fabian "Febiven" Diepstraten about Swain, Thresh, and the failings of TSM’s bot lane. Miles Yim: Febiven, yo... More

Golden Guardians’ Deftly: “No one gave up on each other”

Miles Yim

March 20, 2018

After ending their season as it began—a loss to Clutch Gaming—I caught up with Golden Guardians’ rookie AD carry Matthew "Deftly" Chen. We spoke about weathering a rough season, points of improvement, and offse... More

Cloud9’s Reapered: “We are pretty bad at some creative things”

Miles Yim

March 19, 2018

After their first loss of the weekend to Team Liquid, I spoke to Cloud9’s Head Coach Bok "Reapered" Han-gyu about the recent dip in performance, transition in the top lane, and Dark Elementalist Lux cosplay. ... More

How Roadhog factors into Overwatch League matches

Damian Alonzo

March 19, 2018

The post-Mercy meta has treated many teams well in stage two of Overwatch League. Risky plays aren't getting erased by Valkyrie anymore, and Lucio has found his way back into the meta along with Moira, the game... More

Immortals Launch New Mobile Division

Damian Alonzo

March 19, 2018

Mobile esports continue to grow thanks to its massive audience. The latest esports organization to jump head-first into the mobile craze is Immortals, based out of Los Angeles. But this is no ordinary entry int... More

This Week in Dota 2, March 11-17

Chelsea Jack

March 17, 2018

The International 8 & a UK Dota 2 Major Announced On March 15th, Valve announced that The International 8 will be held at Rogers Arena, in Vancouver, Canada for the first time. It will run from Monday, Aug... More

CLG’s Reignover: “I feel really comfy on the patch”

Miles Yim

March 12, 2018

After their fourth win in a row, I spoke with Counter Logic Gaming’s jungler Kim "Reignover" Yeu-jin about his current winning streak, Patch 8.4, and CLG’s playoff chances. Miles Yim: Congratulations on the... More

Why Daigo and Tokido’s Emotional SFV Exhibition Was So Important

Michael Andronico

March 12, 2018

If you saw a tearful Hajime "Tokido" Taniguchi standing beside his longtime rival Daigo "The Beast" Umehara last Saturday, you'd have thought the two Street Fighter veterans just finished playing an Evo final. ... More