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A Guide To Understanding MOBA: The Most Popular Esports Genre

If any genre of video game was synonymous with esports, it would be the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA.) In the last...

What Is A “Super Wavedash” In Super Smash Bros. Melee?

Wavedashing in Super Smash Bros. Melee is one of the earliest techniques a player will learn when diving into competitive play. It’s...

How Much Do LAN Adapters Improve Nintendo Online?

It’s no secret that the quality of Nintendo’s online play has been criticized for years. There is noticeable lag across all titles...

What Is The DACUS In Super Smash Bros. Brawl?

When Super Smash Bros. Brawl was released in 2008, it drew criticism from much of the competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee community...

What Are Counterpicks And Why Are They Important?

It doesn't matter what competitive multiplayer game you play, whether it's a MOBA or fighting game: the feeling of fighting against a...

The Backwards Long Jump In Super Mario 64 Explained

Unless you’re speedrunning the Super Mario 3D All-Stars version of the game, it will be absolutely necessary to learn how and where...

What Is “Neutral” In Fighting Games?

If you’ve ever heard the term “neutral” while watching a fighting game tournament, you may have a vague idea of what it...

The Hardest Super Mario Game That Wasn’t Released In North America

If you played Super Mario Bros. 2 in North America, you’ll know it as the game that had multiple playable characters, a...

Wall Jumping In The Original Super Mario Bros.

When one thinks of walljumping and Mario, they immediately think of Super Mario 64, which introduced the classic wall jumping mechanic that...

The Best Minecraft Steve Combos In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Steve, Alex, Zombie and Enderman from Minecraft are finally playable in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The fact that Minecraft characters are playable...

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I’m Absolutely In Love With The Sims 4 Growing Together Expansion Pack

Over a month after the release of the thirteenth expansion pack for the Sims 4, I can’t get enough. For someone who’s...

Is Death Stranding The Best Game I Would Never Recommend To Anyone?

No game in recent memory generated as much speculation and hype as when Death Stranding was first announced. The subsequent trailers were...

11 Hilarious Memes That Only Experienced Gamers Will Get

The “Tetris effect” is when someone plays so much Tetris that they begin to see the patterns and shapes of a game...