Recently, I got the opportunity to sit down with Charles "Chookies" Thornburgh, the support for Revival's League of Legends team, to talk about his history, the pressure of competing, and his expectations for the last Proving Grounds Tournament. Ashley: When did you start playing League of Legends? Chookies: "It was in season 1. I was … Continue reading Reviving Revival: An Interview With Chookies
With Nerd Street Gamers’ Last Chance Qualifier(LCQ) starting up on Monday, March 22nd, 2021; I thought it would be a good idea to go through the teams and provide a brief synopsis of their journey up to this point, as well as their chances in this tournament. As a brief disclaimer, I will do my … Continue reading Eyes On: Last Chance Qualifier
Evil Geniuses(EG) CEO, Nicole LaPointe Jameson, took to Twitter this past weekend after her LCS squad beat TSM to flame the opposition saying, “Last owner’s meeting @TSMReginald complimented 100T as the only non-shitty new LCS team. So on behalf of the ‘shitty new’ LCS team… suck it.” And while this is entertaining, EG has shown … Continue reading The EG Civil War and What it Means For North America.
If you’re going to pick Darius in a tier 1 tournament competitive match, you better have a plan on how to play around it. That plan for the newly minted Dignitas Mirage? Hyami. The Dignitas amateur jungler was the silent hero of their game 2 success against Maryville University tonight in the Giant Slayer Proving … Continue reading 5 Minutes to Win the Game
Everyone has a moment in esports that they remember above all the rest. Mine was in 2018, sitting alone on a couch in my college’s esports arena, watching my two favorite teams, Fnatic and Cloud9, and my two favorite players, Rekkles and Sneaky, face off in the World’s Semi-final. Looking back, I can honestly say … Continue reading Unanswered Faith
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