I’m so excited to be able to announce that I will be going to CeBit to do some “field reporting” for the IEM World Finals! The tournament promises many exciting matches in CS, SC2 and of course, Quake Live. The players are competing for a prize purse of $145,000. You can view a quick preview [...]
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Lego iPhone cases
This really appeals to the kid in me. SmallWorks has created a case for the iPhone that’s compatible with lego!! You could turn your phone into something killer like this: Ok, maybe it won’t be that giant but it’s still pretty cool. The possibilities are endless and you’d never get bored with your phone cover. [...]
Happy New Year!
I know I’m almost 2 weeks late but my site has been pretty neglected since I started University and i’d like to apologize for that. It’s been a pretty sour 2011 so far!! We got plonked right back into the swing of things at school after 2 short weeks off, and next week exams start. [...]
Google beatboxes
What can’t google do?! Click here, then click “listen”. I can’t wait for this to catch on and people to compose entire songs from google translate… make it happen you creative talents!
Best SC2 Parody ever
Banelings, banelings, banelings… ooooh! You know how parodies usually are kinda funny.. like, the smile gently tugs at the corner of your mouth but you don’t really laugh or anything? This one is actually good and had me smiling the whole way though. This is a parody of Justin Bieber’s “Baby”… except better. I love [...]
Life lessons from nerdy gamers
It’s not often that people outside of the competitive gaming world open their minds to gaming and what it may bring to life. A 54-year-old woman with a Ph.D. in metaphysics and a MA in religious studies has decided to “learn from her kids”, one of which happens to be a gamer – a Day9 [...]
Win cool stuff from PlayOn! HD
Free stuff always rules! The folks over at PlayOn!HD are giving away a bunch of awesome gadgets and gaming gear (Roccat mice, headsets, sound systems, HDDs etc). All you have to do is use twitter! How simple! Tweet the following to all your friends: I DO #PLAYON! @ACRyan This will put you in the draw [...]
Gaming ends relationships?
According to a poll by the Daily Mail, gaming does indeed foster negative feelings in relationships, sometimes leading to their demise. For some reason, this poll was only for relationships where the male was the gamer (which is pretty typical, although it would be interesting to see the results from the other way around). Apparently [...]
Alienware Starcraft II Diorama Contest
Voting has started for the Alienware Starcraft II Dioramas and as a special favour, I’d like to ask you all to vote for Soe Gschwind-Penski’s! Not only is Soe the super cute commentator for Gamesports.de, she has made many drawings, models and papercrafts of our favourite video game characters. I guess like the Backpacking Challenge, [...]
Interview with PURRI and Damiah
As part of a Quake Live team deathmatch (TDM) interview series, this time “Nukm” decided to go with a couple of Quake 2 legends; Mikael “PURRI” Tarvainen and Jarkko “Damiah” Liukkonen. The two who are normal rivals in Quake 2 duelling finals have teamed up together to form part of “Xenotorium”. This Finnish Quake Live [...]
