Heroes of the Storm

From its humble beginnings as fan made mod for Warcraft 3, the genre of games now known as “MOBA” (short for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) has taken the industry by storm. The original fan creation, titled Defense of the Ancients (or DotA), pits two teams of five players against each other, each team spawning on …

ESPN’s Colin Cowherd has drawn ire since criticizing ESPN 2’s decision to broadcast coverage of an electronic sporting event, a Heroes of the Storm match between Arizona State and UC Berkeley. And while Cowherd comes across as a typical old guard radio jock shouting “Nerd” into the heavens, his comments do raise the question of …