Expect the unexpected

..and the unexpected is me making a post isn't it...

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Blizzcon Finals: Frustratingly Good

Howdy doody! Well, Blizzcon was on the other night and in case you missed it there was some pretty good announcements made! There was also playable versions of the new Diablo 3 expansion, Reaper of Souls and Heroes of the Storm a Blizzard take on League of Legends/DotA and a Hearthstone competition.. but for this post I'm going to focus on the Blizzcon WCS Grand Finals! Let me start off by saying how good the overall production/competition was at the blizzcon finals. As someone who hasn't been keeping too up to date with the professional Starcraft...

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N00bc0n Postponed!

As the title says, the much anticipated first e-sports event in Ireland has had to be postponed for undisclosed reasons. This was a sad thing to wake up to as I for one was looking forwards to this as a starting point for events in Cork and Ireland on the whole. The CEO of n00bgaming posted this early in the morning to inform the world of the bad news. Due to circumstances outside of our control, n00b c0n has had to be Postponed until a later date.We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused, and if there was anything we...

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My stream and n00bc0n update

Well well well, that was fun! I only wish I had more stuff to give away! I hope everyone who got something got what they wanted! In other news, the n00bc0n hype is starting to build up! They announced that they have a new sponsor.. none other than Riot Games(the makers of League of Legends for those not in the know). What does this mean for the tournament? Well I guess for anyone who had doubts as to the validity of the tournament it should quash them somewhat. It also means that they now also have a Riot caster for the League matches, none other...

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Game Giveaway!

What's that? Free games you say? I'm there! Oh, what do you mean they are for people who read the blog and I can't have them? :-( well I guess that's okay, as long as they are going to good homes. Steam keys Bioshock Infinite GONE XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Gift) GONE Crysis 2 Maximum Edition GONE Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising GONE Origin keys Dead Space GONE Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box GONE Medal of Honor GONE Mirror's Edge GONE So yeah! It's exactly what it says on the tin..  All...

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SC2 WCS: Good or Bad?

First off; with a little disclaimer, I had not been consistently watching competitive Starcraft 2 for at least a good few months. I have caught the odd WCS regional matches and ever since that, I thought something was hmm, off about it. Just today I was enjoying watching some games in one of the WCS finals for the first time in a while! I will say this. For the most part WCS is a very good thing.. at least in it's essence. Lets look at the positives firstly. In my eyes, having one gigantic 'premier league' tournament is a much better idea than...

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GTA V: My thoughts

I finally finished the main storyline missions and I have to say, I love the game.. I won't go into what it's about, because well I think most people already know what it is about.. and if you don't, what rock have you been hiding under for the past month! Go get it and play the heck out of it!! I found the difficulty level to be okay for the most part with me dying stupidly probably at least once in most missions or shamefully losing the target that I had to chase. There was one side mission that I attempted three or four times before I left...

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n00b c0n - An Irish e-sports extravaganza

For as long as I can remember, the Irish gaming scene has been.. well let's just say that for as long as I have been around here, it's been somewhat lacking. I mean there are a lot of gamers here in Ireland.. I can name four big games studios off the top of my head that have offices here.. but even with all of that, there has been nothing going on here and it's all been very disappointing in that regard. However! All that is set to change with the upcoming arrival of an eSports event based in Cork, Ireland. When I first heard someone mentioning...

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