Those who think esports occupy a small, forgettable faction of the entertainment industry are unequivocally and undeniably wrong. Esports may seem small due to a lack of mainstream coverage, but the budding industry is a global phenomenon with a fanbase in the hundreds of millions. Still, esports continues to be difficult to wa

All this seems to indicate that the sun is setting on the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. The latest genre to sweep the gaming world is the battle royale, which rose to prominence in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite . Other games are adding battle royale modes to their multiplayer options, while games like Apex Legends add battle-arena-like special abilities to the battle royale form

Imagine an esports equivalent of ESPN. ESPN works because coverage of most traditional sports is basically the same. You point a camera at the field and watch what happens while two “experts” talk about what’s going on. Esports won’t and can’t work like this. Every game is drastically different from the next, with its own graphics, mechanics, and strategies to be emplo

Little is known about this animated film, which was first announced through a leaked trailer that was meant to appear before the home video release of Teen Titans Go! To The Movies. It has been confirmed, however, that Warner Bros. Animation truly is making a movie that will pit the Teen Titans of Teen Titans Go! against the Teen Titans of the 2003 Teen Titans anime. The movie is planned to be released near the end of the year in 2019, though it remains to be seen if it will be a direct-to-video release or Continued a theatrical rele

Based upon the classic comic storyline Batman: No Man’s Land , the fifth and final season of Gotham **__ ** sees the titular city cut off from the outside world. This leads to a war between what few good people remain and the various villains introduced over the past four seasons. All of this sets the stage for Bruce Wayne to take up the mantle of the Dark Knight in order to save his city, as well as have Jim Gordon become the city’s police commissio

For instance, Brawny units are almost always good to have as they earn an HP bonus, they can then help keep your Hunter units alive who get a chance to perform multiple attacks against the enemy. Mages also make the enemy weak to magic attacks which a faction like Dragons, which start combat with full mana, can expl

There are currently 117 different heroes to choose from, and it can be overwhelming deciding who to choose at first glance. Luckily, all heroes are divided into the type of role they can fulfill within a team composition. Broadly speaking, they are divided into the following categor

It’s unclear whether universal control over games that operate under the catch-all domain of esports will ever exist. Escalating conflict between streaming platforms that compete for viewer attention certainly isn’t helping the case for unified growth. It’s also worth questioning whether universal control is even needed. Larger titles seem to be doing just fine supporting their own leagues. A 16-year-old just took home $3 million at the first-ever _ Fortnite _ World Cup, after

Support Heroes – This last category can also be considered simply to play at first, in the right circumstances. As the name implies, these heroes have abilities that are meant to support teammates, either through preventing damage, providing CC, and m

Noticing the popularity of the Auto Chess mod that was gaining ground with Dota fans, Valve decided to create an official version and capitalize on the market with Dota Underlords . The game has eight players go head to head tournament style on boards similar to chess. Players win by buying and upgrading heroes, using items, and implementing clever strateg

Most video games incorporate some sort of equipment system, and League of Legends is no exceptions. Players will find various choices for purchasing swords, boots, armor, ranged weapons, shields, and helmets. There are even items that don’t fall into any of these categories. Their use is a bit more confus

Black Lightning season 2 ended on a major cliffhanger, with the Pierce family racing to find wayward daughter, Jennifer, as she skipped town with her ex-boyfriend Khalil, hoping to get him out of the reach of crime-boss Tobias Whale. The remainder of the season will likely see Jefferson Pierce facing off against his arch-enemy directly, as Whale continues in his efforts to turn Freeland into his own personal kingdom. The series is moving to a new time-slot on The CW, now airing on Monday evenings after Arr

Now having said that the game is forgiving to losers doesn’t mean it’s a good strategy to lose. An argument could be made for gold farming in the beginning, but other than that it’s typically in your best interest to win every round you fight

Blizzard would have much greater success in Overwatch , a first-person shooter version of the MOBA. Others wouldn’t be nearly as lucky. Paragon , Dawngate , Infinite Crisis , Arena of Fate , and Battleborn all came around the same time and all failed to live up to expectations. Many of them simply failed altogether with servers shutting down a few short years la