Post Game

Game 1: Backwater Gulch
CrunCher started out the game with two Gateways into pretty fast Robo tech. TT1, on the other hand, went with a three Gateway opener into Twilight council tech. CrunCher took a defensive posture, sticking to Immortals rather than teching to Colossus. In a clever move by TT1, he showed CrunCher a few Blink Stalkers but switched tech into Charge-lots. TT1 went on the offensive and, despite some great Force Fields by CrunCher, easily rolled over CrunCher’s Immortals and Stalkers with the Charge-lots winning the game.

Game 2: Tal’Darim Alter
TT1 opened with a four Gate rush, something very standard on this map. Realizing that a four Gate on Tal’Darim was inevitable, CrunCher went with the three Stalker rush, where you quickly get mobile on the map and pick off your opponents Probe before it can put pylons down. Executing the strategy perfectly, CrunCher picked off not one, but two of TT1’s Probes delaying the four Gate. While TT1 was busy trying to get a forward Pylon down, CrunCher managed to sneak a Probe into his opponent’s main and warped in two Zealots. These Zealots would be the crux of the game as they did irreparable damage to TT1’s economy. Realizing that he couldn’t come back in a long game, TT1 went all in. In an astounding micro battle that lasted for something like five minutes CrunCher managed to take out TT1’s army and win the game.

Game 3: Metalopolis
At the start of the game CrunCher decided it was his turn to try a four Gate. TT1 went with the very standard three Gate Robo build. One notable thing about the early game is that CrunCher put down a second Assimilator while TT1 was scouting him so that TT1 would think there was some sort of tech coming from CrunCher. Despite this clever move by CrunCher, his four Gate rush ultimately failed due to the game’s AI bugging out. Essentially, CrunCher had moved in to attack and TT1 Force Fielded his army. For some reason, the AI wouldn’t navigate around the Force Fields (even though there was room) and just stood there getting hit. With almost no army left, CrunCher had to retreat and try to catch up on tech. Both players sat back for a while, CrunCher trying to catch up and TT1 waiting until he had the amount of Colossus he felt comfortable with. Once his army was sufficient, TT1 moved across the map and had no problem dispatching CrunCher.

NASL – Week 8

Tonight, CompLexity’s CrunCher will be taking on TT1 from FnaticMSI in week 8 of the North American Star League. Last week, TT1 beat Ensnare from oGs with a score of 2-0, while CrunCher beat QXC 2-0.

The match is set to begin at 10PM EST.

 

coL.CrunCher

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TT1

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2

Time: 10:00PM EST
Maps: Best of Three

Update 06/15: coL.LoL has their next match tonight at 6PM PST (9PM EST)!

Update 06/14: coL.LoL won their first finals match tonight! These matches are double elimination and are best 2 out of 3.

Update 06/10: coL.LoL has their next match tonight at 6PM PST (9PM EST)!

This week, coL.LoL is participating in the WCG Online Qualifiers for League of Legends. After coming so close to qualifying for the DreamHack championship, the team is thirsty for wins, and have high hopes for advancing in WCG. The bracket play will be best of one until the Playoffs which will be best of threes.

Round 1

Score	1	2	3	F
coL.LoL	0	0	–	1
RealFkNoob	0	0	–	0

Map: Summoner’s Rift

Round 2

Score	1	2	3	F
coL.LoL	0	0	–	1
Team G Spam	0	0	–	0

Map: Summoner’s Rift

Round 3

Score	1	2	3	F
coL.LoL	0	0	–	1
Taw.net	0	0	–	0

Map: Summoner’s Rift

Round 4

Score	1	2	3	F
coL.LoL	0	0	–	2
Sriracha Hotsauce	0	0	–	0

Map: Summoner’s Rift

Finals Round 1

Score	1	2	3	F
coL.LoL	1	0	1	2
No Clue	0	1	0	1

Map: Summoner’s Rift

Finals Round 2

Score	1	2	3	F
coL.LoL	0	0	0	0
Unrestricted E-Sports	1	1	0	2

Map: Summoner’s Rift

Finals Lower Bracket Round 2

Score	1	2	3	F
coL.LoL	1	0	1	2
Rock Solid	0	1	0	1

Map: Summoner’s Rift

Finals

Score	1	2	3	F
coL.LoL	0	0	0	0
Unrestricted E-Sports	0	0	0	0

Map: Summoner’s Rift

The brackets can be found here

The official rules can be found here

PNY Debuts Liquid Cooled Graphics at E3

Joins Forces with Asetek to Provide Powerful Liquid Cooled Graphics Solution

Los Angeles, CA – June 7, 2011 – PNY Technologies®, Inc. (“PNY”), a global leader in flash memory cards, USB flash drives, solid state drives, High Speed HDMI® cables, computer memory upgrade modules, as well as consumer and professional graphics cards, today announced the debut of an innovative product line of Liquid Cooled Graphics Cards.  PNY’s new Liquid Cooled Graphics solution will be showcased at E3 2011 from now until June 9th. 

PNY and Asetek, a leader in CPU thermal management, have combined forces to launch a high-end Liquid Cooled Graphics solution geared towards gaming enthusiasts.  Consumers will receive a fully integrated XLR8™ GeForce® GTX liquid cooled graphics system, with a combination GPU/CPU cooling version available as well.  Engineered with a closed loop system, and built with an Asetek sealed water cooler already attached, the PNY design offers consumers an out-of-the-box ready, simple to install and reliable product. 

This new system delivers significant benefits, with up to 30% cooler temperatures, quieter acoustics, and faster performance than the standard reference designed NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 580 graphics card.  With increased overclocking headroom versus air cooled, the liquid keeps overall temperatures low to provide better performance for gamers.  Liquid Cooled also generates less heat – for a 30° C difference in temperature – and your PC parts are protected due to lower exposure to hot temperatures.  Additionally, less noise is produced as fans aren’t running at maximum speed to compensate for the heat.  Lower acoustics means a quieter gaming environment for more gaming concentration and the option for gamers to not have to use headphones to mask noise levels. The overall advantage is extreme performance and higher frame rates without the heat.

PNY’s Liquid Cooled system is on display at the E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) 2011, taking place now through June 9th at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA.  Attendees will have the opportunity to take a sneak peak of PNY’s Liquid Cooled Graphics at work in the Creative Labs, Inc. booth #5638, located in the West Exhibit Hall. 

“Together with Asetek, PNY will redefine the way gamers build and upgrade their PC systems,” said Nicholas Mauro, senior marketing manager, PC components for PNY.  “With a design that outperforms current equivalent air cooled models, this simple all-in-one solution will resonate deeply with gamers looking for a powerful yet affordable option.  With tens of thousands of gamers already flocking to E3, there’s no better place to launch this product than the world’s premiere show for new technologies in computer gaming products.”

“PNY’s Liquid Cooled Graphics solutions deliver better performance, temperatures and acoustics to gamers with the reliability and ease of installation inherent in Asetek sealed liquid cooling,” said Adrian Hodgson, marketing manager at Asetek. “We’re thrilled to give E3 attendees the first chance to see these products in action.”

For a limited time only, PNY is offering consumers a pre-order promotional launch bundle.  With the purchase of a Liquid Cooled GTX 580 on PNY.com, consumers will receive over $100 worth of bonus PNY gear: a 16ft HDMI Mini to HDMI Cable, a custom-built PNY 8GB ‘Liquid Cooled’ USB Flash Drive, and a ‘Liquid Cooled’ logo T-shirt.  This bundle is available for a limited time only and only on PNY.com.

XLR8 Liquid Cooled GTX 580 – MSRP: $579.99

XLR8 Liquid Cooled GTX 580 with CPU Cooling – MSRP: $649.99

PNY offers a 5-Year Warranty for the Liquid Cooled system.  Users have a standard 3-year out of box warranty, extended to 5 years upon completion of product registration at PNY.com within 90 days of purchase.  PNY also offers free 24-hour technical support.

The PNY Liquid Cooled Graphics will be available end of June for purchase at select e-tailers, retailers, and PNY.com.  For more information on the complete line of products that PNY has to offer, visit www.PNY.com.  For the gaming enthusiast, visit PNY’s on-line gaming portal at www.XLR8gaming.net to participate in forums, special offers, contests and tournaments taking place now! Gamers can also check out compLexity Gaming – one of the world’s most prolific gaming organizations.  PNY now holds the distinct honor of being the “Official Video Card and PC Memory Sponsor” of Complexity Gaming. 

About PNY Technologies

Established in 1985, PNY Technologies®, Inc. celebrates over 25 years of business excellence as a leading manufacturer and supplier of flash memory cards, USB flash drives, solid state drives, High Speed HDMI® cables, computer memory upgrade modules, as well as consumer and professional graphics cards. The company’s Photography-Videography, Mobility, 3D Gaming-Visualization and Business solutions are widely available from major retail, e-tail and wholesale outlets internationally. Headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, PNY maintains facilities in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America.    www.PNY.com     www.facebook.com/PNY

About Asetek

Asetek is the world leading system thermal and acoustic management solution provider to OEMs servicing the gaming, workstation and performance PC markets. The company’s liquid thermal management systems deliver superior thermal and acoustic performance in a factory sealed unit that sets new standards for reliability and suitability to large volume production. Leading OEMs use Asetek’s liquid cooling products in systems where end users demand exceptional performance, low noise and maximum reliability. Founded in 2000, Asetek has offices in San Jose, California, Denmark and Asia. For more information, please visit www.asetek.com.

This past weekend at MLG Columbus 2011, coL’s very own Josh “AskJoshy” Sutherland sat down with some of the world’s best gamers as they competed in their respective tournaments. New interviews are constantly being added and can be found below.

Kennigit

Bravo

FearGorm

Odee

DOA

Idra

iNcontroL

Machine

Starting today, compLexity is in Los Angeles, California for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as E3. E3 is an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). It is used by many video game developers to show off their upcoming games and game-related hardware.

CompLexity’s Jason “1” Lake, Jason “Anomoly” Bass, Mike “Twixz” Shane, Byron “Reckful” Bernstein and Andy “Bravo” Dudynsky will be representing both coL and Creative at the Creative Booth, located next to Nintendo of America in the West Hall.

Updated Pictures from Event

coL is at e3

The Recon is coming!

The Tactic3D OMEGA is here!

The coL Crew with SoundBlaster at E3

coL.Bravo playing Xbox with the Tactic3D Omega at E3

Serious business!

E3 crowd loving the Tactic3D Omega

PNY_Tech is here at E3 with us

Jason Bass talking with Joe from PNY

Guys working the Soundblaster booth

coL.Red’s new ride

Immersive racing at E3

PNY Tech and OriginPC at World of Tanks

More WOT

Activision megabooth

GOW 3

Konami

coL guys working hard for Soundblaster

Tough work @ E3

Smartphones and Wolfgang Puck.

Conroy’s meatloaf

Jake hanging with Heros!

PNY liquid cooled sickness

ThatMikeRossGuy playing SFxTekken

Minecraft E3 haha

For more information about the E3 Expo, click here.