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How the Incredibly Rare, Arcade-Only Killer Queen Made Its Way to PC

Staff – August 8, 2019 at 11:15 AM

Killer Queen is a platforming strategy game with three ways to win and, as its title suggests, two teams of five bees. Its frenzied, deceptively simple gameplay boasts an impressive amount of...

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How to Start Your Very Own Esports College Club

Staff – July 23, 2019 at 9:37 AM

IEM Chicago took place this past weekend, marking Intel’s 76th global esports event since IEM’s founding in 2006. With a prize pool of $250,000 at stake, eight teams competed against each other in a ...

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Overcoming Language Barriers Is Just One Challenge Overwatch League Teams Face

Staff – July 10, 2019 at 10:20 AM

The Overwatch League’s Guangzhou Charge is a Chinese team with members from South Korea, China, and the United Kingdom. When you take a look at the team’s roster, the question surely comes to mind:...

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This Multicultural Overwatch League Team Brings Together Eight Different Countries

Staff – June 18, 2019 at 10:36 AM

One day, the Overwatch League will take over the world — or at least it’ll be the first professional esports league to have geolocated franchises based in many of the world’s major metropolises. But...

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Competitive Farming Simulator Isn’t As Strange As It Seems

Staff – June 4, 2019 at 3:48 PM

Farming Simulator 19 is exactly what it sounds like: tending fields, raising livestock, bringing crops to market. There’s a lot of tractor-driving involved. It’s a simple concept that feels grand in...

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The Intel Grand Slam Is a Mega-Award That Requires a Team to Win Four Different Times

Staff – June 4, 2019 at 3:48 PM

How can a team be adequately honored for their persistent, dominating skill in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive? Sure, winning a single tournament might demonstrate their prowess in the game. But how...

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MissHarvey Has Some Tips for Starting Your Very Own Esports Team

Staff – January 29, 2019 at 2:20 AM

Have you ever wanted to start your own esports team, but never knew exactly where to begin? You’re in luck — Stephanie “MissHarvey” Harvey, a professional CS:GO player with CLG Red, was gracious...

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How Dota Grew From Fan Project to Esports Giant

Taylor Cocke – November 23, 2018 at 5:31 AM

Dota 2 esports has a complicated history. Throughout the course of its existence, it’s crossed international waters, had a multitude of different creative teams, a name change, and even two different...

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An Inside Look at the Most Pretisgous Esports Tournament

Joanna Duda – February 26, 2018 at 6:08 AM

Intel® Extreme Masters World Championship returns to Katowice to once again deliver the world’s biggest esports event. World-class esports competition, newest technology, and tons more await the...

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Beginner’s Guide to Watching Esports Online

Dean Evans – February 8, 2018 at 9:00 PM

According to Statista, esports made almost $700 million in 2017 and competitive gaming was broadcast to an audience of over 385 million people. And it’s growing all the time. By 2020, it could top...

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