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It’s that time of year again, the DotA 2 Championship aka The International 2017, is upon us AND I AM SO FUCKING HYPED!!!!! AAAHHHH SOMEBODY HOLD ME BACK!!! If you didn’t already know by now that I god damn love Esports, well you should do now, especially when it comes …

Hey Guys, I am writing this with no real format or idea how to put it together but decided to write this after talking about it with a couple of friends who look at take away food at two completely different angles, one is a competitive bodybuilder who lives on …

Below is the main event stream for the DotA 2 Championship, The International 2017. The biggest Esports tournament in the world! If you’re new to DotA 2, don’t worry, casters and analysts will try help newbies out along the way. Group Stage (All games are best of 2/Bo2) – August 3rd …

The humble Personal Computer is one of the most versatile and unique expressions of personality in modern technology. Whether your focus is crisp, angular lines or smooth curved surfaces. Whether you’re a fan of the largest of tower cases, or the very smallest of cases that you can cram a …

Bloodnut released their brand new album “St Ranga” today, “St Ranga” is the 2nd album from these Doom/Sludge metalers and it’s a hard hitting, head banging beast!! As you can likely tell from the album title and the band name there is a ginger theme going on and if you’ve …

Alright team its time for another new product review, Seems like so many of these things are coming through thick and fast and we’ve tested them all so lets sit down and strap in Primo with Tip Top have released ” Mint Chocolate Chip” and “Hokey Pokey” flavours based off …

In this Webisode, The crew head to the Food Show to get some ideas and inspiration, look out for some content from there on the site over the coming weeks And Steve’s decided he wants a new car, so Nick being the serious motoring journalist he is, has taken it …

Hey Team So Jacinta and I were very lucky to be invited to the launch of Samsungs brand new ” The Frame ” today over a swanky lunch. The first thing you should note about this TV, yep its actually a TV. Is that its a fully functional 4k UHD …

Arrays is a new hard rock/metal project by one of the Auckland rock scene staples, JP Carroll. JP is the guitarist and singer for Auckland band Armed In Advance and he has just released the first single from his solo EP “Motives” which is due for release on September 1st. The …

Earlier this week, news surfaced that Indian are going to be bringing their new Scout Bobber to New Zealand later this year, improving an already impressive bike with some more good old fashioned American attitude!     I’ve ridden the Indian Scout previously, and to say I liked it would …

In this webisode Nick Moppie and Scott head to the Annual speedshow for a look around at some new cars and race cars, Then Nick heads with Evana to judge a Bikini competition with bellies full of Pizza Follow us on Instagram A post shared by The Empire Media Group …

So chaps, this is what has become of the Holden Commodore. Now as a commodore owner and fan for some time, this hits me right in the feels and i find it somewhat offensive. This might be due to the fact that what used to be a muscle car we …

Well, here it is See you late V8 hello twin turbo V6 – Pumping 635BHP, not a number to sneeze at, at all! And it sounds pretty damn good! The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Nic Empire motoring Journalist, Vlogger and general larakin. Pro food and lifting heavy …

Hey team, another limited special from our friends at Burgerfuel This one is actually a welcome revival of a burger that came out ages ago and I for one am glad! We were actually very kindly invited along to the Burgerfuel 4th of July party to try this new old …

As Tested – Lamy Safari Al-Star Blue Edition – RRP $69.99 So, there’s a joke that I’m fond of telling people. It’s a dad joke, so forgive me in advance, but it’s relevant. In a terrible German accent, I ask: “As a German, do you know what really grinds my …