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US Travel Ban has Negatively Affected Valve Says Gabe Newell
Gabe Newell, the president of Valve, candidly spoke about the latest US travel ban in a roundtable with gaming journalists at their Bellevue, Washingon studio offices recently. President Donald Trump’s travel ban has hit Valve in two fronts according to Newell: employees and eSports. According to Newell, there are Valve…
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DOTA 2 Sets a New Prize Pool Record
Prize pools in eSports are generally pretty high, whether we’re talking about games such as League of Legends, Counter-Strike, Starcraft or Dota 2. Speaking of Dota 2, it looks like the famed MOBA has once again set a record for the biggest prize pool in eSports history. Last year’s record…
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How Many Companies Build Their Employees Treehouses?
When it comes to childhood dreams, very few topped that of building a base. A place to call your own where you could relax and enjoy the little bits of quiet that life grants you. As you grow up these dreams often get put behind, forcing you to instead sit…
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FBI Hacking Case Judge Doesn’t Understand Computing
A US Judge, during a case regarding the FBI’s use of Network Investigative Technique (NIT) – effectively a form of hacking – was found to have little knowledge or understanding of the concepts being discussed. During a hearing in Seattle on Friday (15th March), Judge Robert J. Bryan presided over…
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Tickets for Dota 2 The International Sold Out in a Record-Breaking Six Minutes
The biggest eSports event of the year, Dota 2 “The International”, is approaching and fans are getting really excited for the even. Possibly too excited. The previous tournament took place in Key Arena, Seattle, between July 18th and 21st. The tickets have sold in less than an hour, so fans…
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Seattle Police Launches YouTube Channel to Share Body Camera Footage
Police body cameras have been a big source of contention lately. With various police shootings in the US, and the subsequent protests, many have called to have body cameras introduced for officers. Well, Seattle Police have gone one step further. The force has begun uploading footage recorded from the cameras…
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AMD CEO Claims “We do not Live in the Shadow of Intel”
The battle will be raging until the end of time, Intel vs AMD, who’s better? Who’s faster? Who’s more affordable? Recently, AMD CEO Rory Read announced that his chief operating officer, Lisa Su, would become the new top dog – effective immediately. In one of her first statements, she made…
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Norse Providing Real-Time Hack Monitoring Map
With all the rambling going on the Internet regarding cyber crime and hacking, nobody can see the full extent of what is really going on. China and the US are reported to constantly ‘clash’ about online spying, having companies and businesses suffering from their actions as a result. A company…
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