Jason Krell, Author at Upcomer

Jason Krell

Former general editor and ASU Cronkite (e)sports journalism master’s degree holder. More than anything, Jason wants you to watch Pokémon VGC.

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Magic: The Gathering returns to table top under new competitive system

Digital competition on Arena will play an undisclosed but minimized role

Overwatch 2

Overwatch League 2022 season begins May 5 with familiar format

24 regular season matches and four tournaments, but no details on Overwatch 2

Poster for "Arcane," the hit show that will hopefully see season 2

What stories should ‘Arcane’ explore in Season 2?

The top 5 candidates for League lore that Riot should bring to life

Jinx, the main character of Arcane, who was featured during the Worlds 2021 finals show opener

Worlds 2021 final show opener sets up ‘Arcane’ story

Shedding light on the loving, troubled sister dynamic between Jinx and Vi

TFT set 5

Behind the Convergence: Bringing Teamfight Tactics to life

Through trial, error and lessons learned, the TFT team solves a new puzzle each set

Overwatch 2 art to depict how one tank has been dropped

Overwatch 2 drops one tank and makes games 5v5

The effect of this shift on pro play is currently unclear

Fighting Game Community

Uniting the fighting game community under one code of conduct

In the wake of so many problems, one group stepped up to set things right

Magic: the Gathering Arena

The impact of Magic: The Gathering’s new, digital era

How the 27 year old game has changed by entering the world of esports

HGC

An HGC retrospective: Random Access Memories

Making sense of an esport abruptly cancelled and those left behind

Super Smash Bros. Melee’s first tier list in years recaptures modern meta

How a single tweet spawned the first official melee tier list in years