Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), a Web3-based digital art assets built on decentralised blockchain took 2021/2022 by storm. Skyrocketing cryptocurrency prices and rapid-fire NFT launches, recorded a staggering market cap growth to a combined market of over $40 billion in 2021 – up from just $100m in 2020. Our team scouts and tracks hundreds of NFT daily to...
Welcome to the OCE Report Card, where we take a look at our regional reps as they hit up the biggest tournaments overseas after tens of months in isolation at home. Our first* students of the year — a brave but embattled team without a home and an adopted crew of mice. ESL Pro League’s […]
With the recent release of The Impossible Game 2, we thought it was a good idea to take a look at some of the most challenging games that... Continue reading
Vikings, the time has come. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Dawn of Ragnarök expansion is available now on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, ushering in over 35 hours of content steeped in Norse mythology and in-game lore. Eivor once again delves into the memories of Odin (also called Havi) as they search for their missing son […]
On March 2, John Romero, the renowned designer known for working on the original Doom series, announced the addition of a brand new map to Doom II. This map, dubbed One Humanity, serves as the first new level that Romero has put out for Doom II since the game’s release back in 1994. Notably, Romero did not create this new level just for the sake of it; he did so to raise money that would help provide aid to Ukrainians currently suffering due to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of their country. Fortunately, it seems that Romero’s latest initiative has found a great deal of success, as the new Doom II map accrued over €27,000 in donations to Ukraine.
Romero offered the One Humanity map to players for the low cost of €5, equivalent to around $4.35 USD. This puts the €27,000 amount in perspective, as it indicates that a significant amount of players contributed to the cause. According to Romero, all of this money will go directly to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund ...
Oil prices stay firm Oil prices remained firm overnight, finishing around 4.0% higher for the day after President Biden announced a unilateral ban on Russian energy imports. The move was well telegraphed, with oil markets having already moved higher this week in anticipation. What stopped any further squeeze was the entirely sensible decision by Europe […]
Today Elden Ring developer From Software is best known for birthing and leading the charge of the Soulsborne genre, a portmanteau named after its Bloodborne and Dark Souls series. In some ways, FromSoftware emerged out of nowhere in 2011 with the release of the original Dark Souls, suddenly almost overnight, millions of PS3 and Xbox 360 owners around the world were playing a From Software game. But the longer history of the company reveals a more checkered past, a timeline populated by minor hits at best, alongside curious novelties, intriguing failures and more than a few outright duds. Join us as we rekindle the past… sit down to rest at the present… and summon the future of Elden Ring developer From Software...