An East versus West upper bracket final is assured at TI12 after the first day of playoffs

At TI11, it was all about Western Europe. The next three series all finished 2-0. Team LiquidvsTalon Esports The second series of the day was a straightforward win forTeam LiquidagainstTalon Esports. LGD Gamingvs9Pandas The third series sawLGDsend9Pandasto the lower bracket. nounsvsAzure Ray In the final series of the day,Azure Rayabsolutely schoolednouns. This is how the bracket looks like now.

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 59 words · Kendra Jensen

An EVOS Legends reverse sweep takes them to the grand finals

Eventually it was all too much and the reverse sweep was complete, with EVOS securing a 3-2 victory. This means that the MPL ID Season 11 grand final will be fought between EVOS Legends and ONIC Esports.

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 37 words · Wendy Brewer

An intern saved Valve and Steam from a crushing Vivendi lawsuit

Valve Softwarerecently celebratedHalf-Life 2s 20th anniversarywith the release of a two-hour documentary diving into the games development. According to the documentary, Valve was only looking for an acknowledgement of Sierra and Vivendis breach of contract. However, the company was forced to take the matter to court when its claims were ignored. And then, the documentary reveals, they found a needle in the haystack. found an email proving that Korean Vivendi employees were destroying documents relating to the lawsuit....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Luke Wright

An unfortunate event for Aurora as they dropped from DreamLeague Season 23

It isn’t the mid-lane, mid-game dominant hero he once knew and struggled immensely with. Despite his struggles with Wraith King, Aurora and 23 went with the hero once again. At least this time he did much better in the laning stage. Aurora took a substantial lead early on with a 15k gold 12:1 kill score advantage 22 minutes in. The victory pushed the series into a deciding third game. The third game felt quite slow....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Ashley Rojas

An update on the Sentinels roster in VCT Americas with Marved and TenZ

From one superstar to another. It was earlier reported that TenZ was suffering from a joint infection in his left hand. This gave Marved the chance to step in and finally make his debut. In both games, Marved proved why he was a key acquisition from OpTic Gaming. He had the second-highest rating on his team against LOUD at 1.11 with an ACS of 233. Against MIBR, he scored the highest rating out of both teams with 1....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Paul Krause

Ana and Topson fall short in TI2022 Last Chance Qualifiers

Three more teams bite the dust in The International 2022 Last Chance Qualifiers. Vici Gaming fought a long and gruelling battle to survive another day in the lower bracket. headline picture courtesy of T1

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 34 words · David Henry

ana answers a call from RNG for PGL Arlington Major

Xie PGL Arlington Major is not the anas first LAN in three years. This time around, the team he is standing in for is under big pressure.

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 27 words · Brent Irwin

Analysis of the 7.31d Dota 2 meta based on the games from DPC Tour 3

So barring a few initial games, the majority of the season was played on patch 7.31d. The data has been taken fromdatDota. The versatility not just in roles has kept the Stone Giant on top for a while now. While 7.31d was mostly about balance changes, a few heroes were significantly boosted by minor changes. One of those is Clockwerk. Puck has an insane contest rate of 87.38%, considering this is across 824 games....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Anthony Richardson

Analysis of the 7.32 Dota 2 meta based on TI11 qualifiers games

This year, the fight for the Aegis will take place in Singapore. Lets take a deep dive into what the new meta that has risen around patch 7.32 looks like. All data has been taken fromdatDota. The two heroes that standout based on picks are Marci and Death Prophet. Even after being nerfed, these two ladies refuse to be affected by the wrath of IceFrog. Both of them bring a lot of versatility to drafts, as they can be played in multiple roles....

April 26, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Lynn Miller

Analysis of the 7.32d Dota 2 meta based on the games of the DPC Winter Tour Division I Leagues

The Winter Tour was played on a small variation of the TI11 patch Dota 2 patch 7.32d. The tail end of the Chinese DPC League Division I is not included in this data. Besides that, he has also had small buffs being given to him since Dota 2 patch 7.32. Here are the five most contested heroes of the Division I DPC Leagues for the Winter Tour. The hero has a staggering 96....

April 26, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Gina Phillips

Analysis of the 7.36 Dota 2 meta based on the TI13 qualifiers

The qualifiers for TI13 just came to an end. Before the Riyadh Masters began, the TI13 qualifiers were set to take place. All data has been taken fromdatDota. The list here is significantly different than what you would have seen a few weeks ago. The major reason for the change is the innate abilities and more importantly, the facets. On the other hand, it could just be the case that one facet is extremely strong!...

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Jacqueline Cervantes

Analyzing the First Pick advantage at The International 2024

The International 2024 (TI13) saw 123 games played throughout the duration of the tournament. Long tournaments like The International often leave behind a trail of clues about the Dota 2 meta. In the same way, TI13 revealed of how professional teams view Dota 2 patch 7.37c. Whichever one they dont choose, the opponents get to choose. Here is how the selection process happened at The International 2024. Best of Three Coin Toss....

April 26, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Brian Gutierrez

Anime and Gaming; an iconic duo

Anime and Gaming seem to be an iconic duo and we got curious about the connection and history. Video games and Anime seem to go pretty much hand in hand these days. But it isn’t a new thing at all. Just a few years later, a large influx of anime adaptations began to take place. 1983 was a boom forMobile Suit Gundamwith two differentGundamgames released that year alone. Series such asGolgo 13,Doraemon,Kinnikuman,Wing-Man,all saw games released....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Amanda Mckay