SonicFox is changing the game for esports in mainstream culture

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No matter how big esports gets, its mainstream acceptance in Western culture remains debatable. We know people (lots and lots) watch various competitive games. Investors are certainly gunning for the near-billion dollar global industry to continue its exponential growth. Even ESPN is airing them on TV, just like any other sport.

But unlike other sports, professional gaming lacks a household name — that player akin to Michael Jordan or Pelé, whose popularity transcends the subculture of the sport and into something more universal. 

That is until Dominique McLean, better known by his alias SonicFox. Read more…

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BioWare’s intense new ‘Anthem’ trailer finally dishes on story details

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Initial hype for BioWare’s answer to Destiny, the upcoming online multiplayer Anthem, was pretty tepid. It looked like every other cookie cutter never-ending co-op shooty game, a genre quickly becoming oversaturated.

But now the newly released 2018 Game Awards trailer has revealed more about Anthem‘s story. And it’s clear the studio behind Mass Effect is distinguishing its game by focusing on what they do best: telling engaging narratives.

Most notably, the trailer revealed the game’s main villain, the Monitor.

Giving off very Darth Vader meets Thanos vibes, the Monitor believes he can harness the chaotic power of the mysterious Anthem force — for good, he claims. But ending the needless suffering of the world will require authoritarian control. Read more…

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The 8-minute ‘Death Stranding’ trailer is the wildest thing I’ve ever seen

An epic eight-minute teaser for the upcoming game Death Stranding debuted during The Game Awards Thursday night, and it’s one of the wildest, most daring trailers that has ever graced the world of video games.

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