Contributors

Sascha Yiska Heinisch

Sascha "Yiska" Heinisch has been creating content in esports for over a decade initially starting in Warcraft 3, going over to WoW Arena and since 2015 he has moved to Overwatch. You can join his Discord here.

League Of Legends
League Of Legends Worlds Play-Ins: Schedules, Standings, Results, And Interviews
The League Of Legends World Championship is kicking off with the Play-In stage of the tournament on Friday, September 25 [ ... ]
September 29, 2020
Valorant
All You Need To Know About VALORANT Maps
Welcome to GGRecon’s Guide to VALORANT Maps. Riot Games’ First Person Shooter launched with less than a handful [ ... ]
September 27, 2020
General News
Amazon Launches Google Stadia Competitor, Luna
Another player has entered the server. Tech giant Amazon has broken into another market, once again reinforcing their intentions [ ... ]
September 25, 2020
Counter Strike
Two Jobs, One Man - FPX Hire Peca As General Manager
Two jobs, one man. Chinese esports organisation FunPlus Phoenix has hired Petar “Peca” Markovic as their General [ ... ]
September 25, 2020
League Of Legends
LoL Worlds Coverage Hub: Schedules, Standings, Results, Memes, And Interviews
Welcome to the GGRecon Coverage Hub for the League of Legends Worlds Championship. Here you will find all you need [ ... ]
September 24, 2020
Overwatch
Overwatch Ranks Explained
Overwatch Ranked has changed a lot in recent years, and it can be hard to keep track of what’s going on. What’s [ ... ]
September 23, 2020
General News
Second Warcraft Movie Rumoured, Chris Metzen Approves
According to a scoop by Daniel Richtman, a sequel to the 2016 movie Warcraft is now in development at Legendary Pictures. [ ... ]
September 23, 2020
Overwatch
Overwatch League Sends Quarantined Players Care Packages
Airdrop received. Overwatch League players had been complaining that the food they were receiving in mandatory governmental [ ... ]
September 23, 2020
Overwatch
Toronto Defiant's GOATs Tournament Looks Stacked
Overwatch League team Toronto Defiant has brought some spice to the waiting period between playoffs and the Grand Finals [ ... ]
September 23, 2020
Counter Strike
Complexity Gaming's oBo Steps Down From Active Roster
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Owen "oBo" Schlatter has stepped down from the active roster for [ ... ]
September 22, 2020
Among Us
Among Us Imposter Tips & Advanced Tricks
For many, getting to be the Impostor role is the best part of playing, but it also puts a lot of stress on you to perform [ ... ]
September 22, 2020
Valorant
Former Team Envy Overwatch Head Coach Chu Joins Cloud9 VALORANT
Another one makes the switch. Former Team Envy Overwatch Head Coach Ash "Chu" Long has made the [ ... ]
September 22, 2020
Overwatch
Jeff Kaplan Answers What Goes Into The SBMM Of Overwatch
The discussion of skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) is flaring all over the gaming scene. Now it has arrived in Overwatch with [ ... ]
September 22, 2020
Overwatch
Interview With Jaesun Won On Player's Unions, Burnout, Salary Inflation And More
U. S. Army veteran Jaesun Won has been in esports for several years, formerly as general manager of the Toronto Defiant, [ ... ]
September 21, 2020
General News
Blizzcon Announced As Online Event Called BlizzConline
We finally received an update. Due to the global pandemic COVID-19, Blizzard Entertainments annual convention Blizzcon had [ ... ]
September 21, 2020
League Of Legends
Speculation Around VALORANT Mobile Or Console Version Reignites
Once again, a line of code was data-mined that could tease a possible VALORANT version outside the PC platform. In June, [ ... ]
September 21, 2020
Counter Strike
Woxic Joins Cloud9's CS:GO Roster
That didn't take long. Only hours after Cloud9 had announced the signing of William "mezii" Merriman, [ ... ]
September 19, 2020
Counter Strike
British CS:GO Talent Mezii Joins Cloud9
When Cloud9's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive General Manager Henry "HenryG" Greer teased a Brit to join [ ... ]
September 19, 2020
Call Of Duty
Black Ops Cold War LW3 Tundra Attachments
The bolt-action rifles in Call of Duty have forever been some of the most satisfying weapons to get kills with and the LW3 [ ... ]
September 19, 2020
Call Of Duty
Best Black Ops Cold War Mp5 Attachments
As the default submachine gun, the Mp5 will once again land in many hands, possibly for a long time. While we still need [ ... ]
September 19, 2020
Originals
PS5 vs Xbox - What Should You Get?
Another generation and another console war is brewing, once again putting thin pockets to the difficult decisions to pick [ ... ]
September 18, 2020
Counter Strike
NiKo Receives Offer From G2 Esports
According to hltv.org and 1pv.fr, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive superstar Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač has [ ... ]
September 18, 2020
General News
Fall Conquest Brings Competitive Battlegrounds To WoW Classic
Vanilla World of Warcraft (WoW) is about to add some esports chunks and that ain’t a stretch, I tell ya. The WoW Classic [ ... ]
September 18, 2020
Overwatch
Quarantine Battle Stations Of The Overwatch League Are Ingenious
Gamers are still undefeated. The Overwatch League had decided that the Grand Finals for the 2020 season were going to be [ ... ]
September 18, 2020
General News
Complexity Gaming Renews Partnership With Twitch
Long-standing North American esports organisation Complexity Gaming has announced a partnership renewal with Amazon-owned [ ... ]
September 17, 2020
Valorant
VALORANT Plans To Introduce Features For 'Social Downtime'
VALORANT is a hardcore gaming experience. The weapon mechanics are at least counter-intuitive to the usual run-and-gun [ ... ]
September 17, 2020
Overwatch
Overwatch League Plan Extensively Around Player Quarantine For Grand Finals
During the 2020 season, the Overwatch League had to repeatedly make lemonade out the lemons 2020 had given them. In a Q&A [ ... ]
September 17, 2020
Among Us
Among Us Beginner Guide
Seemingly out of nowhere, the PC and Mobile Game Among Us by InnerSloth has taken over first Twitch.tv, and later the entire [ ... ]
September 16, 2020
League Of Legends
League Of Legends Teams Share Reactions To Their Worlds Group Draw
Yesterday, the groups for the 2020 League of Legends World Championship were drawn as teams saw their fate decided [ ... ]
September 16, 2020
Overwatch
San Francisco Shock Celebrate Their Season 2 OWL Title With Championship Rings
The San Francisco Shock have rewarded themselves for their achievements during the second season of the Overwatch League. [ ... ]
September 16, 2020