[Western Clash] Dignitas Snitch on Maiev: "If you weren't playing her well, it was a nerf."

"they play against us and it is just useless -- we have no idea why they drafted these sort of things."

Tempo Storm Fan: "I think every team outside of HeroesHearth has actually regressed in skill"

North America this year has had their best LAN performances ever against the rest of the world but Fan isn’t so optimistic that is going to continue at this event

HeroesHearth Khroen:  “This is the first tournament where we have the expectation that we can do very well.”

HeroesHearth Esports isn't the underdog anymore. Having not dropped a single match to kick off phase two, the warm-personality squad has ascended from Open Division to repping the top overall seed in North America coming into Western Clash this weekend.

Team Freedom Lutano: "We have a lot of research on what Liquid has played in the past..."

“Last event we performed extremely well in scrims against every team across the board so when we actually got to the LAN and got bodied, we were really confused."

Mopsio on his recovery: "I think the biggest moment is realizing yourself that you need help."

Maksym “Mopsio” Szczypa is used to being knocked down and picking himself back up. It started at a young age growing up in a small village in Poland when his decision to pursue professional gaming.

ViN on joining Tempo Storm: "Every one of them expects a lot out of me because psalm really set the bar high for me."

Everything appeared to be business-as-usual for Tempo Storm's Heroes of the Storm team going into the Mid-Season Brawl event in Sweden last month.

Jin on his emotional post-game interview: "I honestly expected to get flamed for my bad interviewing skills."

The road to the Heroes of the Storm Global Championship (HGC) circuit for Shawn "Jin" Boyle was not an easy one as he was added to the roster as a temporary sub-in after a player left.

The rise, fall and frustration of the Zealots

One of the more fascinatingly frustrating stories of the Heroes of the Storm Heroes Global Championship (HGC) scene involves a European team with all the potential in the world who shows flashes of brilliance followed by moments of a letdown.

HGC pros speculate on the three hero ban meta: “Weak hero pools get punished pretty hard.”

In a patch that went live on Tuesday, the Heroes of the Storm development team implemented two re-worked heroes, Raynor and Azmodan, and added an additional hero ban at the beginning of all draft mode.

BBJ’s mom: “Just because we don’t understand it, doesn’t mean this isn’t a possibility.”

Chase "BBJ" Dixon's path in esports is similar to that of many others who try to make it in the industry, but a few twists have made him successful.

Team Octalysis' Goku reveals Valeera's rise to relevance

A hero that has been previously lurking in the shadows, both physically and within the meta, has been recently brought to light at the professional stage.

POILK: “It depends on how good his early game is because he has some very good talents later on that can be obnoxious to play against.”

One of the most iconic characters in the history of Blizzard Entertainment, Jim Raynor, found his way into the nexus as one of the original heroes in Heroes of the Storm.

McIntyre: “One thing that really worries me is that they got rid of Black Pool.”

October 7, 2014 marked the date on the calendar that the Lord of Sin, Azmodan, worked his way into the nexus to starting raining chaos down on his opponents.

Teymoorian on HGC viewership in 2018 compared to 2017: “Sometimes it’s double, sometimes it’s up 30%...”

No one is more plugged into the Heroes of the Storm Global Championship (HGC) scene than John Teymoorian. The current Esports Product Lead for Blizzard Entertainment’s main goal is to help strengthen and grow the program since its inception a few years ago.

Gen.G's Rich breaks down Sgt. Hammer's kit bolt by bolt

Few professional Heroes of the Storm players strike fear into their opponents like Jae Won “Rich” Lee.

Sake: "In my time as a pro-gamer,  even winning BlizzCon, this was the toughest day ever in my career."

Gen.G defeats Team Dignitas 4-3 to became the 2018 Heroes of the Storm Mid-Season Brawl champions, taking home $100,000.

DreamHack Summer Mid-Season Brawl: What we do and don’t know about the remaining teams

After five days of group play featuring the best Heroes of the Storm teams from around the world, the field is set for the final eight teams to compete at DreamHack Summer in Sweden this weekend.

Kala: "Every single person in Heroes of the Storm complains about the lack of knowledge in the game and no one was doing anything about it."

Kurtis “Kala” Lloyd, the current coach of Tempo Storm's professional Heroes of the Storm team, has a mission.

Blizzard on Alterac pass: "The objective feels like fighting over Battlefield of Eternity”

The age-old war between the Alliance and the Horde is coming to the nexus as the newest battleground, Alterac Pass, was announced today as part of the upcoming Echoes of Alterac event. Fans of the Wor

Villers on Yrel: “Originally, the Argent Defender was a full 100% heal and it was nuts.”

Today it was announced that Yrel, the World of Warcraft Paladin, would be the 80th hero added into the Heroes of the Storm game as part of the upcoming Echoes of Alterac event.