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…
Tony Hawk: Ride Skateboard Included as a part of Tony Hawk: Ride, this controller was literally a skateboard, that you were meant to balance on as if were a controller. Poor build quality definitely didn’t help this ridiculous idea. Game Boy Booster Boy The game boy was huge, like insanely huge, when it was released….
If you were to mention “esports” today, many people would still tilt their head in confusion. If you were to go on and explain that esports is the collective term for competitive video game tournaments, they may giggle at you. And if you were to insist that professionals dedicate their lives to becoming the greatest…
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…
BREAKING- Judge rules in favour of convicted rapist as his victims chastity belt was, “too revealing”. POLITICS- Theresa May scarecrows installed along Irish border. BREAKING- The portal to Hell has been found in the men’s bathroom in the Kane Building. The demonic gateway is located in the stall with shit smeared on the walls. You…
If growth curves are to be believed, then Pewdiepie will be overtaken as the largest channel on YouTube at some point this month. Here are some ridiculous statistics to show the sheer mass of his following; 71: If Pewdiepie’s 71,068,326 subscribers (at time of writing), was to be a country, it would be the 20th…
Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg is the biggest YouTuber in the world. Better known as PewDiePie, he currently holds just over 71 million subscribers on YouTube. His story is an amazing one. After dropping out of college, and while working in a hot dog stand, PewDiePie began to focus his work on his YouTube channel, passing…