Last week saw the announcement of the Google Stadia, a console which I covered in this paper a few months back when it was leaked under the code name ‘Project Stream’. Stadia is without a doubt an ambitious project and stands at a level of innovation that the industry is crying out for in its…
Just a week after its formation, The UCC Esports team was met with some disappointing news. Due to issues with other colleges, the inter collegiate Overwatch Tournament was cancelled. The team were obviously disappointed, but will be given another opportunity to represent UCC during the summer Overwatch tournament. This left the Rebels’ League of Legends…
Violent video games are nothing new. Wolfenstein (1992), Doom (1993) and Mortal Kombat (1992) are all household names in the video game communities. As technological advances lead to more and more realistic video games, the violence that games portrays becomes much more real also. This article is not here to debate whether or not this…
The European Union is an economic behemoth. The optimum method of enforcement of EU Competition Law is a widely debated and elusive concept, often at the fore of academic debates. EU Competition Law is governed by articles 101 and 102 of the TFEU and has always been a key issue of the Union. The primary…
Violent video games are nothing new. Wolfenstein (1992), Doom (1993) and Mortal Kombat (1992) are all household names in the video game communities. As technological advances lead to more and more realistic video games, the violence that games portrays becomes much more real also. This article is not here to debate whether or not this…
Often, in modern culture, video games are portrayed in a negative light. Whether it be isolation, deterioration of mental and physical health or the formulation of violent thoughts. While some of these arguments may hold some merit, they are often conflated as fact. In recent years, certain aspects of the media have attempted to link…
This week, UCC Netsoc, the Networking, Gaming and Technology Society, has entered a team into Irish Collegiate Esports’s Overwatch Collegiate Championship. A team of 6 UCC students will compete at inter-varsity level against various colleges across Ireland. The Netsoc Rebels will be the first official UCC eSports team to compete in any Irish Collegiate Esports…
WARPCON is an annual gaming convention run by the UCC WARPS Society. WARPCON is a three-day gaming event hosted on the campus of University College Cork and is one of the best options in Ireland for a weekend of fun, games and just pure shenanigans. This year’s convention ran from January 25th to 27th. The…
“… you want me to compete with the best in the World, I’ve got to have the f*****g best in the world. And it’s not here in Ireland that I can find it, I’ve got to go to England to find it, or Scotland to find the quality that will make you a team that…
To many, Star Wars is the single most iconic film series of all-time. Spanning over 40 years, the film series shows no sign of ending any time soon. A report in 2015 valued the brand ‘Star Wars’ at $41.979 billion. One of the most iconic mediums through which we have experienced Star Wars is through…