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EsportsBrazil Dominated DreamHack Austin’s Counter-Strike Tournament
An all-Brazilian Counter-Strike final at DreamHack Austin was probably not what the home-crowd wanted to see. But in the wake of today’s games, it’s undeniable that Brazil has become a regional powerhouse. The Sweden of the Americas. It happened in painful fashion for American fans. While Luminosity Gaming were an easy favorite to win this…
By Rob Zacny - Esports
DreamHack Austin Features First North American StarCraft Finalist In Ages
The first DreamHack StarCraft event in the United States came close to hosting a miracle as America’s Alex “Neeb” Sunderhaft fought his way into a close final series against Korea’s Shin “Hydra” Dong Won. Neeb knocked-out two strong European players on his way to the final, crushing PtitDrogo 3-0 and defeating Snute 3-1. The latter…
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The Week In Games: Stellaris And Antibiotics
After spending the weekend battling the most horrific strep-induced fever I’ve experienced in ages, there’s nothing I’d love more than to settle in with some deep space strategy. Doom would have been the logical choice to top this week’s TWIG, but right now the thought of running about in first-person watching people explode makes me…
By Mike Fahey - Culture
Sunday Comics: Might As Well Let It Kill Me
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published May 6. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 2. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
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EsportsThe New World Order At LoL’s Mid-Season Invitational
With more twists and turns than you typically find in an entire season of pro League of Legends, the group stage of the Mid-Season Invitational ended with a leaderboard that seemed like something from an alternate universe. China’s LoL Pro League was all but written-off as the place where good Korean pros went to get…
By Rob Zacny - Uncategorized
Sony Has Come A Long Way In 70 Years
On May 7, 1946, Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (Tokyo Telecommunications Laboratory), a company dedicated to reconstructing and elevating post-war Japan’s culture through technological advancement. In 1958 the company changed its name to Sony. With a staff of 20, little cash, little scientific equipment and scarce supplies, the company that would…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Retro LEGO Desktop Really Takes Me Back
LEGO retro-tech master Chris McVeigh uses muted brick colors to travel back in time to the late ‘80s, early ‘90s, when the computers were beige and the floppy disks plentiful. Those were the days. The days when I was so happy just to have a computer that I didn’t bother covering my desk with toys…
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CultureToy Time Builds A Giant Man Out Of Marvel Legends Action Figures
Aw look, he’s made a little kitty cat friend. Originally published 5/5/16. I’ve since seen the movie, and thank goodness. Captain America: Civil War comes to U.S. theaters today, and while we here at Toy Time have yet to see the movie in action, we’ve played through it over and over again atop our desks,…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
It’s Free Comic Book Day, So Go Get Some Free Comic Books
It’s Free Comic Book Day, the day when people who aren’t working on Saturday can visit their local comic shops for all sorts of deals, specials and of course, free comic books. Check out the official FCBD page to find a comic retailer near you.
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Nvidia’s Latest ‘Most Advanced Graphics Card’ Is Faster And Cheaper Than The Last One
Last year Nvidia introduced the top-of-the-line GeForce GTX Titan X, a $1,000 beast of a graphics card that blew just about everything else out of the water. Well forget that old thing. The newly-announced GTX 1080 is nearly twice as powerful for several hundred dollars less. Nvidia hosted a special event on Twitch last night…
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