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League of Legends Season 2019: A Return to Form

Yesterday, Riot Games made a big splash in the gaming community with their promotional videos released to hype the new ranked season of their flagship game, League of Legends. The first video, titled Awaken, was immediately a hit for the popular characters that it featured as well…

David KaucicJanuary 22, 2019

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Vid’s Winter Break Games

With finals week here in full swing and the month-long winter break coming not soon enough, my mind is already turning away from the pain of final exams and turning toward how best to squander the month of freedom I get. And as I am…

David KaucicDecember 11, 2018

Event Coverage Fund Raising News Philanthropy

Sooner Extra Life!

Extra Life: Most everyone has heard of it, but not many people actually know what it’s about. What is Extra Life, and why is it so important to the Esports Association at OU? Extra Life, a charity movement started in 2008 to help the Children’s…

David KaucicOctober 29, 2018

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Good Guy Rekkles: The Importance of Personal Branding in Esports

It’s about that time of the year for League of Legends, where Worlds is getting into the final matches and most pros are winding down for a nice vacation. But there’s one more international event before a few lucky pros can take their leave: All-Stars.…

David KaucicOctober 25, 2018

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GetRect’s OKLCS Summer Playoffs

At the end of the summer, the OKLCS heads to playoffs, and at the end of the day, only one team stands victorious over their division. Eleven teams entered the OU Innovation Hub on July 21st, but three walked away as champions. In gold-capped division,…

David KaucicAugust 2, 2018

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League of Legends Lore, and Why We Shouldn’t Lose Hope

In today’s world, where World of Warcraft is getting a new expansion with major worldbuilding implications, Hearthstone is expanding the story of the maniacal and enigmatic Dr. Boom, and Fortnite builds narrative hype in a game that doesn’t even include dialogue, it begs the question:…

David KaucicJuly 26, 2018

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OKLCS Summer Split Rundown

Summer is still in full swing, but the members of the Oklahoma LCS are working as hard as ever. The OKLCS, hosted by OU Esports partner GetRect, is nearing its final week as players look toward clashing at playoffs. Over the last nine weeks, 26…

David KaucicJuly 18, 2018

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Gaming Disorder: Hot Topic or Overreaction?

The World Health Organization released their 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) on Monday, June 18, and there’s been a lot of talk about one of the newest classifications: gaming disorder. Characterized by addictive symptoms while not relying on a chemical substance,…

David KaucicJuly 5, 2018

Event Coverage News Uncategorized

E3 2018: Let’s Talk Dying Light 2

The Electronics Entertainment Expo, or E3 for short, just finished this past Thursday, and as always, it brought a lot of good news with it. Landmark franchises like The Elder Scrolls and Super Smash Bros. announced new games, as well as newcomers who made a…

David KaucicJune 19, 2018

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Where the Girls At?

Despite the title, this article is going to be a little more serious than normal. I’m going to try to tackle and explain the massive gender diversity gap in esports and gaming from my perspective. I don’t mean to fully explain anything, and I don’t…

David KaucicJune 4, 2018

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Hearthstone Patches: What Do They Mean?

A few days ago, Blizzard released balance patch notes for Hearthstone, noting changes that are intended to go live after the Hearthstone Championship Tour playoffs end. This came as a surprise to most Hearthstone players, seeing as the last major balance patch had only come…

David KaucicMay 18, 2018

Our Teams Rocket League Spotlights

Rocket League – Just Soccer With Cars?

Everyone dreads that question from their parent or relative: “What’s that game you’re playing?” It’s almost impossible to answer, especially to our out-of-touch Baby Boomer parents whose last video game was Ms. Pac-Man. Some games have it easier. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players have an easy…

David KaucicMay 14, 2018

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My #Gamesstruck4

What’s my #Gamesstruck4? Well, I’m glad you asked. If you can’t tell from the thumbnail, my four most influential games from my childhood are; Starcraft: Brood War, Pokemon Emerald, Maplestory, and League of Legends. And since this isn’t just a Twitter post, I can actually get…

David KaucicMay 7, 2018

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MSI Predictions and Power Rankings

It’s that time of the year again, and Riot Games’ Mid-Season Invitational is fast approaching. This year marks a new age for North America: Team Liquid is representing the region at MSI, taking the place usually occupied by Team SoloMid and (one time) Counter Logic…

David KaucicApril 30, 2018

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League is Dead and Other Ridiculous Statements

A few days ago I popped into my Discord server to see something that one of my friends posted. It was a picture of the top games on Twitch and the caption? “OOF. league = dead” The screenshot in question Obviously, that’s a bold claim…

David KaucicApril 25, 2018

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Toxicity and You

Let’s face it: whether it was an attack Torbjorn, a BM’ing Quest Mage in your last game before rank 5, or a Singed support who spent more time dead than in lane, we’ve all been tilted. And every time it happens, you want to grab…

David KaucicApril 23, 2018

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The Fair Play Alliance, or Why the League of Nations Failed

According to a recent article by Kotaku, Riot Games and Blizzard/Activision have joined a massive team of game developers who are concerned with the problem of toxicity in esports. The Fair Play Alliance, containing Riot Games and Blizzard, as well as smaller developers such as…

David KaucicApril 13, 2018

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League of Legends Season 2019: A Return to Form

Vid’s Winter Break Games

Sooner Extra Life!

Good Guy Rekkles: The Importance of Personal Branding in Esports

GetRect’s OKLCS Summer Playoffs

League of Legends Lore, and Why We Shouldn’t Lose Hope

OKLCS Summer Split Rundown

Gaming Disorder: Hot Topic or Overreaction?

E3 2018: Let’s Talk Dying Light 2

Where the Girls At?

Hearthstone Patches: What Do They Mean?

Rocket League – Just Soccer With Cars?

My #Gamesstruck4

MSI Predictions and Power Rankings

League is Dead and Other Ridiculous Statements

Toxicity and You

The Fair Play Alliance, or Why the League of Nations Failed

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