Hanzo vs. Ashe: the ultimate archer showdown. Our second episode of Animated Clash of Characters features two of esports' most recognizable characters.After duking it out last time to prove whether Yasuo or Genji would win in a fight, Sean Wetselaar (the office's most beloved League of Legends expert) and Colin McNeil (who lost brutally last time) are back. Can Colin bring it back in episo

It seems like just yesterday that the Overwatch League was just formed.But after 4 stages, 23 weeks, and 91 days, I think it’s safe to say that the first season was a smashing success! And with the London Spitfire being crowned season 1 champions, we thought it’d be the perfect time take a look back at some of your favourite moments, with the Top 10 Plays from OWL Season 1. For more gr

Genji vs Yasuo. Ninja vs Samurai. Cyborg vs Wind Warrior. Two esports champions battle to death in the inaugural episode of Animated Clash of Characters.With Yasuo getting his fair share of play in the LCS lately, theScore esports resident League of Legends expert (read:snob), Sean Wetselaar, has been raving about how great the Unforgiven is. Colin McNeil is here to shut him up by proving that esp

There are a few incredible records in esports.Take the 2015 Fnatic League of Legends roster, that went undefeated in their Summer Split. Or Ninjas in Pyjamas, who dominated the earliest days of CS:GO with a 87-map LAN win-streak.But despite all the victories, all the undefeated win streaks, few have managed to pull off the exact opposite. And only one team was bad enough, unlucky enough, cosmicall

Across a number of competitive games, ultimate abilities are part of what makes a character both powerful and unique.So for our list of The Top 10 ultimates we looked at how strong the ultimate is, how impactful it is in its original game, and how iconic it is in the game’s history.So without further ado, here's our list of The Top 10 Ultimates. For more great videos, be sure to subscrib

In the immortal words of ReDeYe, “Brutal. Savage. Rekt.” That’s what this week’s Best of is all about. This week we’re opening it up to all esports and focusing on just the out of game savagery. That’s out of game savagery, not trash talk. There is a difference. I mean you guys know what it’s like. Sometimes you just have to turn the filter off, look at the guy next to you and lay the verbal

The recently leaked Overwatch League code of conduct looks like it belongs to an amateur sports league like the NCAA, not a professional one, according to a former Buffalo Sabres and NHL legal expert.Nellie Drew, a sports law instructor at the University of Buffalo and former outside counsel for the National Hockey League and in-house counsel for the Buffalo Sabres told theScore esports, "the

This week, on an extra special episode of Versus, we’re doing something we’ve never done before.Every week we ask you guys to vote in the top right hand corner to crown a champion. You choose the winner and we move on. But not this week. This week we’re bringing a returning champion out of retirement. That’s right guys, this is Hypest Caster Calls, part two. We’re put

Podcast video topics and time stamps:3:25 - Why partner with esports betting platform Luckbox?7:38 - How is Luckbox different from already existing esports gambling sites?25:57 - What's your role like with the London Spitfire?33:33 - Redeye's take on ESL moving their streaming to Facebook50:57 - Will the explosive esports growth we've seen recently slow down?56:33 - On s1mple and why h

There’s nothing like making a dramatic entrance into an arena full of fans screaming your name. It’s what esports is all about. It’s epic, it’s goose bump-inducing, it’s… cringe. On this episode of Versus we find out who has the cringiest player intros: Overwatch pros or League of Legends players.This is a battle you won’t want to miss. Well, maybe you wi

The Shanghai Dragons are bringing on four new players to shake up their roster, including Kim "Geguri" Se-yeon, the first woman to play in the Overwatch League.Geguri, formerly of the ROX Orcas is an off-tank known for her Zarya and D.Va play, and is known for achieving an 80 percent win rate with Zarya on the Korean server. Geguri is considered one of the best players on the Korean server in gene

Stage 1 of the Overwatch League’s first season is in the books. Five weeks of Overwatch action came to a climax with a best-of-five series between the London Spitfire and New York Excelsior. Here are some of the best picks, attacks and defenses from Stage 1.For more video interviews and highlights, be sure to subscribe to theScore esports on YouTube.

The Overwatch League will be selling more team spots later this year, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said during an earnings call Thursday."Of course we're building this league for the long-term, and we're pleased with the early strong momentum that we have, which has created value for players, spectators, team owners partners and sponsors," Kotick said. "Our efforts have alrea

Podcast video topics and time stamps:2:28 - How did you get involved in Overwatch? Did Blizzard approach you?9:50 - How's working with hexagrams been?13:00 - The right casting style for OWL19:20 - Did you have to downplay your fashion for Overwatch League? 26:00 - Who are the league's best teams ? Biggest Surprises?33:15 - Does Overwatch lend itself to iconic plays the way CS:GO does?39:50

Paul "Redeye" Chaloner is one of the most recognizable names in esports. He's something of an elder statesman to the young, burgeoning scene, and all that esports wisdom and experience is now telling him to give the Overwatch League a fair shake.Redeye, through his esports agency Code Red, will be leading the charge on fan engagement for the London Spitfire, Cloud9's London-based Overwatch Lea