Joshua "KilltaC" Garr

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We are getting closer to our 25 hour Extra Life Stream, this means i'm posting the donation link again and will continue to do so everyday. The actual stream will be Nov 2nd but we stream daily leading up to it. All donations will go to Children's Miracle Network to support KU Medical.

I want to thank everyone of our partners who made this possible. We are still confirming a few late entries but I can proudly announce that we have partnered with SteelSeries. Those pictures will be up as soon as we get them in.

http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=52285 check out our streams at: twitch.tv/killtaccc twitch.tv/CaptHotPants twitch.tv/FRS_TeamStream twitch.tv/jgillingham1227 Also keep on the lookout for the event at the Microsoft Store in Oak Park Mall on Nov. 1st.

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According to Kotaku this is what the new Xbox One achievements will look like. They say that Microsoft has confirmed that this is indeed the final product.

Only time will tell.

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With over 1 billion dollars in sales in the first 3 days, Grand Theft Auto 5 was a game for the ages. As always expected the single player was amazing, and sucked you in like any good cult classic should (Look for our review this week). However today marked the release of Grand Theft Auto Online, and I for one was excited. The ability to do all the things that made single player mode amazing but with friends and random players was a dream come true.

This dream was short lived with a long list of issues that have complicated the release of this magnificant game. Rockstar is working on fixing the bugs that are affecting users from connection to the glorious online world that is GTAO.

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Review : El Gato Game Capture HD

This HD capture card from El Gato is designed with both console and PC gaming in mind. It features full hd 1080p capture and lag free pass-through for live console streaming. Designed with the a simple interface for both capture and live streaming through YouTube and Twitch. You can find this capture card it the El Gato website along with other online retailers.

Before purchasing this card I did what any new comer to the streaming world would do, GOOGLE it! I came across some great products during my search but two stood out, The Hauppapauge HD PVR 2 and the El Gato Game Capture HD. The two were fairly similar in comparison, offering easy recording options, live stream support for both YouTube and Twitch and lag free pass-through. How did I come to the choice of the El Gato, even though it was $40 more? Hello, EL GATO! What a name, but in all seriousness I had talked with other console streamers and they all recommended this card. I have had the card for about a month now and have now complaints, it was easy to setup and install, and after playing with the settings for a brief 15 minutes I had myself a quality stream.

El Gato provides you with software that is ready for direct game capture and even offers YouTube and Twitch.tv support. Now personally I bundled this amazing product with XSplit streaming software and it was well worth it. Also this card is small and literally takes up no space, which is important if you have a lot going on at your game desk.

The Pros:

Included Software

Lag Free HDMI pass-through

XSplit Support

Pricing

Compact

The Cons:

There are none

This is a great capture card for anyone looking to start recording or streaming their gameplay. Whether you are into competitive gaming like myself or just want to stream you having some fun on the newest game out. I give this card 4 out of 5 flags, it would have got 5 but I think El Gato can come down on the price to match its competitors.

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It's has always been a dream of mine to see Major League Gaming and all of E-Sports in general to become a spectator sport. Back from the 2006 and 2007 seasons of MLG when it was on USA networks and G4TV. 

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This past weekend the Halo 4 Global Championship finals came to PAX. Aaron "Ace" Elam took home the $200,000 grand prize, it was the largest ever awarded in Halo history. The finals were as epic as the prize money, with underdog Ace going up against crowd favorite Pistola. The round lasted the entire 10 minutes and ended up in a draw. How do you resolve a draw at the Halo 4 Global Championships? Sudden death, first person to score a kill wins the $200,000. After a tense 90 second game Ace came out on top. Pistola still made $75,000 for the 2nd place finish.

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Xbox One Launches November 22nd

November 22nd is a significant date for Microsoft, it is the same date that they released their Xbox 360. The date however is one week after Sony releases its Playstation 4. Microsoft has said they are ramping up production and are expecting that this will be the biggest launch event to date. 

The Xbox One retails for $499, while the playstation launches Nov. 15th at $399. 

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Before and After of my first pc build! 

Parts List

Thermaltake Commander White

Corsair CX600M 

Corsair Vengeance 1600 Ram (16gb)

AMD FX-8350 Processor

Gigabyte 990fx Motherboard

Western Digital 1TB hd

LG DVD/CD Burner

Gigabyte 7950 3GB 

Windows 7 Premium

Gigabyte Mouse and Keyboard.