by Norris Howard | Sep 6, 2019 | Editorial, Esports Business Summit 2019
EVO Fighting Game Tournament at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV (Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images) On the September 12th, the Esports Business Summit in Las Vegas, hosts a panel that will explore the present and future of the Fighting Games Community. If you are...
by Norris Howard | Sep 3, 2019 | Editorial, News
Photo: Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment With the play-ins now complete the playoff picture for the Overwatch League is now fully fleshed out. Of the 8 teams in the post-season almost half are expansion teams (Vancouver, Hangzhou, Atlanta) and two original 2018...
by Norris Howard | Aug 29, 2019 | News
Photo: Starladder The second round of StarLadder Berlin saw one of the biggest upsets in CS:GO of the year as NRG snapped Team Liquid’s 23-gam win streak. Team Liquid was enjoying one of the best runs in CS:GO as they snatched the top ranking away from Astralis...
by Norris Howard | Aug 22, 2019 | Editorial
Photo: Norris Howard The spectacle that is the LCS is descending upon Detroit this weekend and will flood the city center with League of Legends super-fans. We here at Checkpoint XP want to be stewards for our fellow nerds making the pilgrimage to the Motor City. So...
by Norris Howard | Aug 16, 2019 | News
Photo by Stephanie Lindgren In the days following EVO, The Fighting Games Community was rocked to its core as accusations of sexual misconduct marred the scene. While there were claims of harassment at EVO 2019 two big names in the FGC, Street Fighter Pro Leah...
