I am a writer and journalist covering video games and esports. I cover many of the most popular competitive titles for a variety of publications. I write breaking news, features and video scripts.
Indiana Daily Student •

The potential creation of an IU esports program

Sophomore Noah Like plays League of Legends on a computer in a scrimmage Oct. 18 in Franklin Hall. Like and the other members of the League of Legends team at IU played IU-Purdue University Indianapolis. Blue lights shone down on the Boise State University team as it prepared for its matchup with the Air Force Academy. The teams sat side-by-side in gaming chairs on an elevated stage, the chairs placed on top of a piece of blue turf from the Boise State football field. The players were either w
Indiana Daily Student •

Melee Mentor: Finding a guide for the classic Nintendo fighting game

The clicks and clacks of GameCube controllers normally fill the apartment of Ishtvan Erdelyi during one of his Super Smash Bros. Melee bootcamp sessions. The two players duking it out on the 18-year-old platform fighter normally don’t speak, but sometimes the sound of intelligent dance music or classical piano ballads from Bach plays from Erdelyi's bluetooth speaker. If he is one of those players fighting for supremacy on the screen, he has probably dismantled his opponent before the eight minu
Indiana Daily Student •

Highest ranked Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player in Indiana doesn't let transphobia hold her back

May "Mystearica" sits Feb. 23 at Frostbite, a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament, in Detroit. May is the No. 1 ranked Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player in Indiana. Multiple cameras capture two virtual fighters facing off in-game while both players are illuminated in cold blue light as they stare at their respective screens. The light matched May “Mystearica” Peterson’s long blue hair. The match was streamed on Twitch.tv, at Frostbite, a major Super Smash Ultimate tournament, in February. In
GGRecon •

EDG On Top In The LPL - But How Long Will It Last?

To look at the current LPL standings is like walking into a time machine. Gone are the new organisations, with recent Worlds appearances and championships, such as Invictus Gaming, Top Esports, or JD Gaming. The top three spots in the LPL are now dominated by the old guard - EDward Gaming, Team WE, and Royal Never Give Up. All three are undefeated in series play and have smashed the early weeks of the league. But the one that stands above the rest is EDG, who have put together one of the best t
GGRecon •

Is Gnar As Powerful As Teams Think He Is?

The professional champion pool for top lane has widened considerably since last season. So long are the days of Orrn and Volibear dominating the top lane. Now, and during the back half of season 10, the top lane is slightly more versatile. The lane can be home to tanks, bruisers, ap champions and even ADCs. Among those champions is also the most picked top lane champion across the world - Gnar. The champion has come to occupy the default tank pick across all major regions. The missing link champ
GGRecon •

How Deft Can Hanwha Life Esports Be In The LCK?

Hanwha Life Esports has been a perennial middle of the table team since its introduction into the LCK in 2018. The organisation is seemingly always fighting the battle between locking in the last spot for a playoff berth, or not dropping into relegation. This season the team has benefited from the mass influx and redistribution of talent in the LCK and managed to pick up two Worlds contenders in Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon and Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu. But despite these acquisitions, most analysts have Ha
GGRecon •

What Third-Party Servers Could Do For North American League Of Legends

Third-party matchmaking services are nothing new to competitive video games or esports in general. Faceit and E-Sports Entertainment Association Leagues have been running since the early 2000s for titles such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and Rainbow Six: Siege. These services are the backbone for early talent scouting for organisations and high-level practice for professional-level players outside of regular scrimmages. But, competing through these websites has not caught on in L
GGRecon •

FlyQuest: From Cloud9 White To The World Championships

FlyQuest has been eliminated from the 2020 World Championships after going 3-3 in the group stage, bookending a seminal year for the organisation. Coming into the LCS in 2017, no one would have thought that this team would eventually make it to the world's stage, let alone finish with a record good enough to make it into the knockout stage in some years. In the organisation's first years of competition, most fans and analysts had pretty middling opinions about the roosters and highlights that F
GGRecon •

Was Worlds 2020 The Most Competitive Play-Ins To Date?

Emerging regions have taken Worlds 2020 play-ins by storm. Both Groups A and B appeared to be mostly decided before the tournament began. Group A would either have Team Liquid or MAD Lions secure the top spot to automatically qualify for the next stage, while the other would crush the bracket stage. LGD Gaming was predicted to top Group B with the four smaller regional teams fighting for the last spot. But at the end of the round-robin stage, leagues perceived as less skilful and behind in term
GGRecon •

SuperMassive's Journey To Worlds

The organisation then decided to bring back some of the players that had brought them to international competition in 2018. Lee "GBM" Chang-seok and No "SnowFlower" Hoi-jong rejoined Papara SuperMassive in June with GBM as a coach for the team, and SnowFlower reuniting with Zeitnot in the bottom lane. From there, the team would have its Academy support Emre "Fastlegged" Fraser play for a few games before signing Bahadır "Japone" Çolak just a few days later to play out the rest of the season. T
GGRecon •

How T1 And Cloud9 Tripped At The Finish Line To Miss Worlds

Two perennial World Championship attendees, T1 and Cloud9, both missed the international event this year after finishing first in their respective region's Spring Playoffs. The two teams will not attend an international event this year because of COVID-19 and the terrible end to their Summer Splits. T1 ended the LCK Spring Split in dominant fashion. The team finished the regular season in second-place, tied with first-place Gen.G in a season record, but lost out on the title because of points.