United States Govt. Recognises A Starcraft Player As An Athlete
Kim Dong Hwan, known to fans of competitive Starcraft II as "Violet", has been given a visa to live, work and compete in the United States. TheDailyDot reports that Violet is the first Starcraft pro to be given this opportunity to escape Korean military service. This is the end of…
Major League Gaming (MLG) Breaks Attendee Records with the Largest Competitive Gaming Event in MLG History
Major League Gaming (MLG) shattered previous records with more than 21,000 competitors and fans attending the three-day Spring Championship in Anaheim, CA. From June 28-30, hundreds of the world’s best players competed for $105,000 in prizes with FXOpen eSports (League of Legends), CompLexity (Call of Duty: Black Ops II) and…
Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Review
Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm takes place shortly after the end of Wings of Liberty. Char is under dominion control, Tychus is dead at the hands of Jim Raynor and Kerrigan has been reverted back to her human form. After escaping from captivity and being separated from her lover…
GDC 2013 Highlights: Tomb Raider & StarCraft II: HotS Talks
Today's highlights begin with Blizzard's Wyatt Cheng, who will explore his company's iterative design process in 'Through the Grinder: Refining Diablo III's Game Systems.' Cheng will focus particularly on what worked and what did not for the game's health recovery, controls, and skills systems. 'The Reinvention of Tomb Raider' called…
Starcraft 2 Demands Vengeance
Wings of Liberty wasn't exactly lacking in drama or tension. By the end however it felt too much like what it was, the first part of a trilogy. Kerrigan turned back into human form, Tychus dead by Jim's hand and a herioc fade to black with many plot threads left…
Razer Starcraft 2 Peripherals
Razer have released an entire set of pc gaming peripherals all themed around Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm. The set, which is all sold seperately includes a mouse, keyboard, headset and gear bag with a sleek Starcraft 2 finish. Each peice of hardware is specifically designed for use in…
Heart of the Swarm “Ways to Play” Trailer Including New Training Mode
Starcraft 2 isn't an easy multiplayer experience to break into. With it's emergence as a popular Esport and the multiple leagues filled with pro-level players, it can be extremely dauting to even attempt an online game. This trailer shows how Blizzard hopes to remedy this with a more friendly user-interface…
StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Opening Revealed
Blizzard always likes to wow their fans with how pretty they can make their cutscenes. The opening of the original World of Warcraft is still beautiful and the newest ones assualt your eyes until they submit to the gorgeousness of just how much work must go into each second. Blizzard have…
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Fact Sheet
Heart of the Swarm is the first expansion to come to Blizzard Entertainment's sci-fi real-time strategy game StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. Heart of the Swarm continues the story from the previous game Wings of Liberty with an all-new campaign that focuses on Kerrigan instead, the former Queen of Blades.…