Taylor Cocke
The Esports Observer
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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How Dota Grew From Fan Project to Esports Giant
Dota 2 esports has a complicated history. Throughout the course of its existence, it’s crossed international waters, had a multitude of different creative teams, a name change, and even two different big-named developers. It was the original competitive MOBA, but no longer exists on a professional level in its original form. So what is the history... → Read More
Are PvE Games a Part of the Future of Esports?
For much of its history, esports has been primarily a head-to-head competitive affair. Whether it’s team games like Counter-Strike or Dota 2 , or individual titles like Street Fighter or StarCraft , the most popular esports have always pit players directly against players. But what if there’s another way? Are there opportunities in esports not currently being... → Read More
Raynor Gaming Becomes Official Chair Partner of Dignitas
Esports organization Dignitas has signed a deal with Raynor Gaming, making the chair company its official gaming chair provider. → Read More
Head of World of Warcraft Esports Prefers a “Conservative” Approach
World of Warcraft (WoW) is in a unique place in esports. While most popular titles in the space have a singular, defining mode that their esports scenes revolve around, WoW has two. At BlizzCon this year, both styles of WoW esports were on display. First, there was the player-vs-player Arena mode, in which two teams... → Read More
Cuts at Infinite Esports and Echo Fox Signal an Esports Correction, Not Trouble
The esports industry moves in cycles. Games fall in and out of favor, as do the teams that professional esports teams sign to play them. → Read More
Deloitte to Sponsor November's ESL Dutch Championship
Business consultancy firm Deloitte has signed on to sponsor the ESL Dutch Championship from the group stage through the finals. → Read More
Letter from the Editor: The Tragedy in Jacksonville
Esports spaces are supposed to be places competitors, fans, friends, and all those curious can come together to play, watch, or discuss games without worry. → Read More
NRG Esports, CLG, 100 Thieves, and Others Believe in the Clash Royale League
"Everyone has a cell phone," says Brett Lautenbach, president of NRG Esports. "That's why mobile esports has room for success." → Read More
Ninja Partners with PSD Underwear to Produce Branded Line
Twitch’s most popular streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is partnering with the PSD Underwear brand to make Ninja-themed underwear. → Read More
Lightning Pandas Announce Western Digital as Official Hardware Partner
Lightning Pandas has partnered with Western Digital. LP has competed in Call of Duty and FIFA. The organization recently acquired a Fortnite team. Lightning Pandas has announced a partnership with Western Digital. Per the agreement, the data storage device manufacturer is the team’s first official hardware partner. Lightning Pandas are best known for its Call... → Read More
Gen.G and NETGEAR Expand Partnership to Include All Teams
Esports organization Gen.G (formerly KSV eSports ) and NETGEAR have announced that they have expanded their partnership to include all Gen.G esports teams. NETGEAR’s original partnership was limited to its gaming brand Nighthawk Pro Gaming serving as a jersey sponsor for the Seoul Dynasty , the Gen.G-owned Overwatch League team. Gen.G has teams competing in... → Read More
HyperX Named Official Headset Partner for NBA 2K League
The NBA 2K League expanded its partner portfolio today adding a big name in esports partnerships. HyperX will be the official headset of the league. → Read More
13-year-old is new pinball world champion
The pinball world has its youngest-ever world champion. Over the weekend, the Professional & Amateur Pinball Association held its world championship and a 13-year-old boy from Colorado took home the Division-A title. Escher Lefkoff played through 12 different tables on his way to victory. → Read More
WESA issues changes to rules surrounding team ownership for CS:GO
When the World Esports Association was formed last year, it aimed to regulate and standardize rules for competition in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Today, the organization announced changes to its stance on team ownership. According to the press release, no team owners will be allowed to hold → Read More
League of Legends Patch 7.5 nerfs Varus, Miss Fortune, Jhin, but doesn’t fix ADC problems
AD carries in League of Legends have been struggling for the entirety of the 2017 season, and despite Riot Games paying lip service to them in Patch 7.4, they haven’t been getting much help in recent months. Rather than figure out a way to buff lesser-played AD carries to make them more viable, Riot → Read More
New Galio rework brings wonderful arrogance to League of Legends
Riot Games has revealed the first gameplay teaser of the long-requested rework of Galio, coming soon to League of Legends. → Read More
Everything you need to know about the 2016 League of Legends World Championship grand finals
The pinnacle of competition for the biggest video game in the world, Worlds is regularly watched by more than 30 million people globally. → Read More
League of Legends is played by a whopping 100 million people every month
In an interview with Polygon, Riot Games co-founder and CEO Brandon Beck announced to the world that League of Legends has surpassed 100 million monthly active players. League of Legends’ direct competitor is Dota 2. As a certain former League of Legends player would say, not even close, baby. → Read More
UC Irvine announces esports scholarship initiative, first for a public university
UC Irvine will be the first public university to launch an esports initiative, the school announced on Wednesday. → Read More