At the Overwatch Collegiate Championship young players dream of making big money as pros By Luke Winkie Path to pro We traveled to the Fiesta Bowl to see if college Overwatch is set to become a talent pipeline for the League.
Rust review By Luke Winkie Naked Gun Rust is one of the cruelest games on Steam, and that's what makes it so compelling.
What it's like to kill a game By Luke Winkie Acceptance How developers and community managers deal with the process and pain of shutting down online communities.
The strange satisfaction of loot box simulators By Luke Winkie Skins game You don't get to keep anything, but it's still fun to crack open those crates.
The unstoppable rise of Hearthstone's Ben Brode By Luke Winkie Laugh Track From pizza slinger to the brains and voice of Blizzard's CCG behemoth.
Modders are making their own version of massive space opera board game Twilight Imperium By Luke Winkie Space is big Thanks to Tabletop Simulator the home-made ruleset called Shattered Ascension is finding new life in digital form.
What do esports winners spend their money on? By Luke Winkie $$$ We ask Hearthstone World Championship competitors what they'll do with their winnings.
Wolfenstein 2 isn't available in Israel, so gamers protested with a parody about Hitler's mustache By Luke Winkie Defiant The New Colossus was censored in Germany, but not sold at all in Israel. The creators of Wolfenstäche want to know why.
RIP, AIM: Remembering how we used to talk on the internet By Luke Winkie Doorslam.wav A eulogy for AOL Instant Messenger, and how it changed the way we talk about games and everything else.
PUBG Miramar map guide: The best spots so far By Luke Winkie guide Tips on looting and shooting in PUBG's desert map.
In hyperrealistic Doom mod Hideous Destructor, you have to pick up your shell casings By Luke Winkie SimDoom "Use slot 9 or look down in case you're bleeding to death."
The rarest Steam games By Luke Winkie MIA Some disappeared after legal squabbles and lapsed rights. And some are just that bad.
Why World of Warcraft: Classic is deceptively tough to make By Luke Winkie Serverside Emulating World of Warcraft is one thing, but Blizzard's mission is much bigger in scope.
The modders obsessed with making the PC's most realistic sims even more realistic By Luke Winkie Arma 3 simulates bullet gravity. Why not add wind, air pressure, humidity, and the Coriolis effect?
This was the most devastating grenade thrown at this weekend's PUBG tournament By Luke Winkie news One nade, three kills. This insane throw was one of the highlights of the weekend.
PUBG pros lived and died by the car in the first day of IEM competition By Luke Winkie IEM With vehicle-busting assault rifles appearing more frequently, getting behind the wheel became a dodgy proposition.
What it's like to date a popular videogame streamer By Luke Winkie Engagement We spoke to the other halves of gaming YouTubers and found a strange world of semi-celebrity that brings serious ups and downs.
The making of Frodan: Who needs RNG when you work this hard? By Luke Winkie Dan's Game We hung out with the voice of Hearthstone at the Summer Finals and discovered he could have gone into politics instead of casting.
Oriental Empires review By Luke Winkie Bronze Medal Oriental Empires is a well-considered 4X game, and that’s about it.
Reloaders Anonymous: It's time to talk about our Chronic Reload Syndrome By Luke Winkie Trigger happy The first step is admitting you have a problem. The second step is getting sniped while you're doing it.
This hypnotic rhythm game was the best thing we saw at IndieCade 2017 By Luke Winkie Best in show Plus, why the 'International Festival of Indie Games' is now one of our favorite gaming conventions.
Emotional Fugitive Detector is a Voight-Kampff test you want to lose By Luke Winkie Happiness Patrol "I already had an IQ test this year. Don't think I've ever had one of these."
A Case of Distrust is an adventure game made of silhouettes set in 1920s San Francisco By Luke Winkie SF NOIRE The point-and-click mystery is on show at Indiecade 2017.
Cat Sorter: a VR game about fixing defective cats By Luke Winkie A fur effort Does that one have a beak?
