A significant part of Dota 2 as a game, business, and community has been the existence of the battle pass/compendium. After the Dota 2 Winter Battle Pass was late by a month and a half compared to last year, players had subconsciously accepted that it simply wasn’t coming. But as it turns out, it is coming back in a…
Sword Art Online is a real oddity within the anime community. There are only a handful of other stories that have received its level of lavishing praise and simultaneously garnered as much vitriolic hate. I’ll mention that I’m on the side that believes Reki Kawahara had the writing ability of a crusty bottle of…
2017 was a great year for Japanese gaming. From Persona 5 to Resident Evil 7 to Breath of the Wild, gamers were spoiled for choice from the land of the rising sun. So, can the same be said for the Japanese mobile gaming industry? QooApp is an application that allows people to bypass the region-locking on the usual app…
ESL One Katowice was another showcase of incredible Dota 2 plays. From clutch Naga Siren meteor hammers to Broodmother rampages. It is hard to keep up with all of the exciting content sometimes. So if you didn’t get to see the tournament, but want to see the best of the best moments, here are the top 5 plays of ESL…
One of the most prominent trends in Japanese culture over the past several years has been the isekai/tensei genre. A specific take on the classic fantasy story where the protagonist finds themselves in an alternate world somehow. In a large majority of these stories, its main appeal centers around a power fantasy of…
