Ozzie Mejia

  • Esports Arena plans Las Vegas strip venue for 2018

    As part of a joint venture with Allied Esports and MGM Grand International, a new multi-level Esports Arena is being built at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV with a target opening window of early 2018. Millennial Esports previously announced plans to open its own venue called thE Arena, which will be located off the strip in downtown Las Vegas.

  • Phoenix1 signs Duck as the team's first Super Smash Bros. Melee player

    Phoenix1 announced Tuesday morning that it has signed James “Duck” Ma, their first Super Smash Bros. Melee player. “On behalf of everyone at Phoenix1 we want to welcome Duck into the P1 family and wish him the best at the upcoming [CEO Dreamland] event,” team owner Rob Moore told Yahoo Esports.

  • Smash Rivalries results: Hungrybox takes first, West Coast wins crew battle

    Smash Rivalries is in the books.

  • Journey to Success: Three Hearthstone deck types that may rise from Un'Goro expansion

    When Blizzard first announced Hearthstone’s transition to the Year of the Mammoth, we immediately wondered which common deck types would be ushered out. It also helps that the new 2-mana Arcanologist minion allows Mage players to potentially draw out their life-saving Ice Block, giving them insurance against aggro decks.

  • Hearthstone Patch 8.0 adds new Rogue hero, prepares for 'Journey to Un'Goro'

    Hearthstone has made the jump to Patch 8.0, which prepares the game for Thursday’s Journey to Un’Goro expansion. The newest Hearthstone expansion will introduce 135 new cards to Blizzard’s collectible card game. Patch 8.0 will also pave the way for the Year of the Mammoth: Hearthstone’s new Standard season and the one by which all future Hearthstone Championship Tour competitions will operate under.

  • Hearthstone's Journey to Un'Goro expansion gets release date

    Hearthstone lead designer Ben Brode and analyst Dan “Frodan” Chou revealed the last of the Journey to Un’Goro expansion cards on stream Friday alongside the expansion’s release date: April 6. Journey to Un’Goro introduces a prehistoric theme to Hearthstone, with many of the minions and spells featuring dinosaurs, dino themes, and a new ‘Adapt’ keyword. The Mage’s Quest is called Open the Waygate and tasks players with casting six spells that do not start off in their deck.

  • Armada, Mew2King, and UUAA mimic Melee taunts for charity

    Adam “Armada” Lindgren is largely recognized as the best player in Super Smash Bros. Melee today, but Alliance’s top Smash talent recently focused his efforts on helping a fellow colleague in need. Armada got together with Jason “Mew2King” Zimmerman and Danny “UUAA” Diaz to reenact Melee character taunts for charity. As noted by Glixel, Melee player Nicholas “Ministry” McGuire underwent cardiac arrest during Beast 7 in February.

  • 'War' Stories: 4 stories that emerged from 2GGC: Civil War

    The smoke has cleared from 2GGC: Civil War, with Samuel “Dabuz” Buzby standing tall as the winner of the most talent-heavy tournament in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U history. The event ended with Team ZeRo victorious over Team Ally in the Civil War crews battle, with peace declared among both sides. Here are some ongoing threads to keep an eye on over the course of Smash 4’s summer season and beyond.

  • NRG brings Nairo to Sacramento Kings halftime show for Smash 4 exhibition

    On Wednesday, March 22, the Sacramento Kings tried something different for its halftime show. Since the team’s co-owners, Andy Miller and Mark Mastrov, are also co-owners of esports team NRG, the duo found a unique opportunity for cross-promotion.

  • Dabuz wins 2GGC: Civil War, 2GGC: Nairo Saga set for June

    The smoke has cleared from 2GGC: Civil War, considered to be the most stacked Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament in the game’s history. In a tournament filled with upsets, Samuel “Dabuz” Buzby emerged the winner, beating Griffin “Fatality” Miller 3-1 in the grand finals. This is Dabuz’s first tier 1 tournament win.

  • 2GGC Civil War Room: ZeRo vs. Ally

    2GGC Civil War begins today, March 24 and will feature the top Super Smash Bros. for Wii U talent from across the globe. The weekend wraps up with the special 10v10 crews battle between Team ZeRo, led by Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios, versus Team Ally, led by Elliot “Ally” Carroza.

  • 2GGC Civil War Room: Nairo vs. Dabuz

    2GGC Civil War begins this Friday, March 24 and will feature top Super Smash Bros. for Wii U players from around the world. The weekend concludes with the special 10v10 crews battle between Team ZeRo, led by Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios, versus Team Ally, led by Elliot “Ally” Carroza.

  • 2GGC Civil War Room: Mr. E vs. MKLeo

    2GGC Civil War starts on Friday, March 24, bringing together some of the top Super Smash Bros. for Wii U players from around the world. The weekend will conclude with the special 10v10 crews battle between Team ZeRo, led by Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios, versus Team Ally, led by Elliot “Ally” Carroza.

  • 2GGC Civil War Room: VoiD vs. Mr. R

    2GGC Civil War kicks off on Friday, March 24, featuring many of the top Super Smash Bros. for Wii U talents from around the world. The weekend is set to end with the main event, which is the 10v10 crews battle between Team ZeRo, led by Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios, versus Team Ally, led by Elliot “Ally” Carroza.

  • 2GGC Civil War Room: ANTi vs. Zinoto

    2GGC Civil War begins on Friday, March 24 and it is poised to be one of the biggest Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments in the game’s history. Many of Smash 4’s top players will be in attendance, with the weekend’s main event slated to be the 10v10 crews battle between Team ZeRo, led by Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios, versus Team Ally, led by Elliot “Ally” Carroza.

  • Freshly Baked: How DisguisedToast brought fun to the ONOG PAX East Hearthstone Major

    The Hearthstone Championship Tour is preparing to invade the Bahamas later in March for the Hearthstone Winter Championship. In the meantime, gaming organizations One Nation of Gamers and GEICO Gaming ventured to PAX East to hold a Hearthstone Major with a $10,000 prize pool and up to 15 HCT points. There wasn’t much buzz for the Major, given that the Hearthstone community had been looking ahead to the seasonal championship weekend (as well as the game’s next expansion and the Standard season rotation.) The meta had been established, so expectations were pretty low.

  • 2GGC Civil War adds international players iStudying, Gluttony, Kome, and Fuwa

    Esports organization 2GGaming is determined to bring out the top Super Smash Bros. for Wii U talent from around the world for the upcoming 2GGC Civil War. As part of the event’s latest registration incentive, four top international players have been confirmed to attend, with three players making their American Smash 4 debuts. William “Gluttony” Belaid is considered one of the top French Smash 4 talents, as well as the best Wario player in the world.

  • Probius builds pylons in Heroes of the Storm video

    The Heroes of the Storm Nexus has clearly been lacking pylons, which is why it is introducing StarCraft Protoss probe, Probius, as the game’s newest Hero. Blizzard has followed up that announcement with a new video explaining the little probe’s abilities and how its pylons will affect the field of play, along with a PTR patch that noticeably changes up a few existing Heroes. In addition to speed, Probius relies on pylons to make an impact.

  • Coming to America: A look at Tsu's epic Frostbite run

    Japanese Lucario player Tsu made his U.S. debut and took #1 player ZeRo to his limit. The stage was already set for Frostbite 2017 to be a noteworthy Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament. This included a number of top players from Japan, with names that the Smash 4 community was already familiar with: Yuta “Abandango” Kawamura, Rei “Komorikiri” Furukawa, and Takuto “Kameme” Ono chief among them.

  • Hearthstone decks that may be endangered in the Year of the Mammoth

    Hearthstone is preparing to usher in the Year of the Mammoth in the month of April, with the Year of the Kraken coming to a close. The final professional tournament contested under the Year of the Kraken will take place from March 23-26 during the Hearthstone Winter Championship, marking the last time viewers will see cards from the Blackrock Mountain, Grand Tournament, and League of Explorers expansions in pro play.