The notion that women use their bodies to attract attention while playing esports is used misogynistically in narratives of mainstream heterosexual pornography featuring esports. Of course, this theme is well established in the representation of women in pornography and has been for many years. Yet a...
We're two weeks into stage 4 of the 2018 Overwatch League seasons, and we're already surprised by what we're seeing. The Boston Uprising, who couldn't lose last stage, are struggling to find a win while the Dallas Fuel are playing better than we've ever seen them before. And, would...
out (not always kindly), Overwatch 2’s costly cosmetics are a bed of its own making, and even if the game has workarounds to acquire certain items more cheaply, this shit still costs a lot of money and Overwatch 2’s premium currency is not easy to unlock just through playing. As...
They did do that niceEVE OnlinedocumentaryI mentioned last week. (The one hour one, not the six hour epicDown the Rabbit Hole.) But nowThe Escapistwill be scrambling to find somebody to make something they can put ads around. We will see how that turns out, but even if it succeeds, ...
We hope these changes will make playing Lifeweaver approachable for more players. Lifeweaver’s Controls & Options have been changed, with a new default control scheme added: Rejuvenating Dash has been moved from Ability 1 to Jump while in the air Petal Platform has been moved from Secondary...
We felt like it was important for teams of the same caliber to be playing each other more frequently as opposed to the current round robin format. This will ultimately get us to a point where the teams of similar skill are playing each other more often and that results in better developmen...
Kaplan saw the map on Reddit, and actually responded with, “Amazing work! We’ll be in touch.” Those are words nobody who makes fan content for games they love ever expect to see, and there it is right there in public. Who knows what will actually come of this interaction, but it...
Overwatch: Mei isn't the most popular hero, but the ability to dismantle the enemies strategy with a single ability is always in demand. If you are up to the challenge (and can coordinate with your team) clever Mei usage can net huge advantages.
for example through the oft-mentioned tactic of playing without a microphone (see: Gray2012), the public aspects of esports enforce many players to maintain a consistent visible identity when competing. By extension, for many elite esports players, a part of their labor is maintaining a well-ma...