Whichever region you look at, the mid lane role is chock full of top players. When there’s a star player to look to on a team, it’s usually the mid laner. They have to have arguably the most diverse champ pool of any role, rotate often, maintain lane p…
Riot: 97% of female League of Legends players only play female champions
In a game played by millions around the world daily, Riot Games’ League of Legends title is bound to feature a player base from all walks of life. Short, tall, male, female, or non-binary, people can fall under any number of categories and as game deve…
Female streamer calls Twitch “sexist” over double standards in the ToS
Model and Twitch streamer MissBaffy took a break from playing League of Legends to point out an alleged double standard on the streaming platform that she felt was “sexist.” While coming up with a description for her stream, MissBaffy decided to play a…
Streamer Quin69 spent over $10,000 on Diablo Immortal, received no 5 Star Legendary Gems
New Zealand Twitch streamer Quintin “Quin69” Crawford spent over $10,000 on Blizzard Entertainment’s new mobile game Diablo Immortal and received zero 5 Star Legendary Gems. With around a 1/2000 shot of landing a 5 Star Legendary Gem in your next Legen…
[IGEC] “I hope the top-tier pro players play more.”: Olleh, Lourlo, Cubby talk about champions queue
Champions queue is something that came to the NA region this year, giving an opportunity to the top players in the region to play on low ping with a great prize pool as well. At the 2022 Inven Global Esports Conference, we invited Kim “Olleh” Joo-sung,…
Streamer Kripparian slams Diablo Immortal for pay-to-win approach
Popular Twitch Streamer Octavian “Kripparian” Morosan has slammed Diablo’s most recent title release Diablo Immortal for its pay-to-win approach. The game has been under fire for its aggressive monetisation, much to the dismay of many fans, and now Kri…
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl gets most important update yet: voice lines
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl has just announced that the platform fighter will now have voice acting. While fans of platform fighters like Super Smash Bros. are very serious about a game’s balance and techniques, one of the biggest complaints about Nick …
Asmongold responds to community backlash over pay-to-win Diablo Immortal stream by deleting criticism on Reddit
Asmongold is currently under for after silencing criticism over his Diablo Immortal streams. In the past, Asmongold has been very outspoken about hating pay-to-win games. He specifically called out Blizzard when Diablo Immortal was first announced in M…
Dash: “It is a goal of mine to be considered the best esports host that’s ever lived.”
Read the first part of our talk with Dash here. The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational’s English broadcast has had some interesting developments. With the broadcast being held remotely, and popular names like Clayton “CaptainFlowers” Raines, Marc “Caedrel” L…
[IGEC] “You can’t rely on just having the best player in the world”: Smash orgs talk investing in Smash and growing the grassroots scene
Super Smash Bros. is one of the biggest grassroots esports in the world, which has made it an interesting investment for esports organizations. In the Inven Global Esports Conference panel “Lessons in Leadership: Growing Grassroots Smash Esports,” Inve…