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What Does “F in the chat” Mean? The Origins Of This Famous Twitch Meme

If you’ve ever watched a stream before you’ve probably heard a streamer say “Can I get some Fs in chat?” Or maybe...

Why Items Are Banned In Smash Bros. Tournaments

For the vast majority of people who play Super Smash Bros., it’s usually done with four-player free-for-alls on giant stages with loads...

Balancing A Twitch Stream With Competing In Esports

It’s not easy to stream on a frequent, consistent schedule while also hitting up tournaments every single week. Especially if you also...

The Super Marihour Challenge: A Showcase In Top Level Speedrunning

Speedrunning the old Super Mario games is a popular and competitive field; many of the categories have been honed to perfection, so...

The Absolute Best Hand Stretches For Gamers

Any gamer worth their salt has experienced some hand discomfort while playing. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been going hard on a...

Running Esports Events In A Small, Isolated Region

How do you start a local esports scene when it feels like you’re in the middle of nowhere? This...

What Is “Stream Sniping” Exactly?

If you’ve watched large Twitch channels play games for an extensive period of time, you’ve likely heard of the term “stream sniping”...

Did You Know: This Unknown Fighting Game Featured Many Final Fantasy 7 Characters

It was the late 90’s and Namco was creating another 3D fighting game off of the success of Tekken. The game would...

How To Play PlayStation 2 Games Online (Updated 2023)

The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling console in video game history, selling over 155 million units in its lifetime. Even after the...

The Complex World Of Esports Commentary

Commentary in esports can often be a very thankless job; the pay isn’t great (if there even is any pay at all)...

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5 Of The Worst Video Game Songs Ever

Video game music has produced some of the most banger songs to bless our ears. From Koji Kondo to Nobuo Uematsu and...

Who Are The Best Characters In Each Super Smash Bros. Game?

Super Smash Bros. pits all of our favorite Nintendo characters against each other in an all-out brawl. As one of the most...

Charles Martinet Steps Down As Voice Of Mario: A Look At His Various Roles

The Nintendo fan base was hit with shocking news on August 21st when Nintendo announced that Charles Martinet would be moving away...