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World's top gamers Fatal1ty and White-Ra's first meet up at ASRock Computex 2011 Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 10:07PMThe global leading motherboard manufacturer ASRock Inc. is going to launch multidimensional motherboard products and the latest HTPC products at COMPUTEX Taipei 2011 from May 31 to June 4. This year ASRock brings a brand new look to all visitors with the theme of "Passion for Innovation" which indicates ASRock's great endeavor on product development and the strong ambition to lead the market.
'StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm' expansion debuts new trailer; no release date announced Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 3:50PMIf there is one thing StarCraft fans are good at, it is waiting.
eSports Update: Enter the IGN Pro League Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 7:43PMCheck out IGN’s new StarCraft 2 professional league, which just started up this week.
GDC: StarCraft II is Like NFL Football Friday, March 4, 2011 @ 10:47PMStarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC) From gridiron to Gold league.
eSports Update: State of the GSL Friday, February 25, 2011 @ 7:13PMCatch up on the state of competitive Starcraft II gaming.
World of Warcraft, Starcraft-themed park planned for near Shanghai: Is it real? Tuesday, February 8, 2011 @ 11:33PM In case the China-made World of Warcraft wasn't enough for you - there is a chance you could get yourself to a World of Warcraft theme park sometime soon... heck, there'll be a Starcraft world thrown in to boot! The internet has been buzzing with news about a new amusement park called Joyland (website here ) that's just itching to put you next to a Protoss on your next rollercoaster ...
Gamer Food launches with StarCraft and World of Warcraft inspired products Wednesday, January 19, 2011 @ 11:12AMFiled under: Culture , Starcraft II , World of Warcraft We have seen gamer-themed food products before ( Gamer Grub , for just one example). Now a new company called Gamer Food has announced its presence and is selling health bars with names that are inspired by StarCraft (Protoss Delight) and World of Warcraft (Mana Bar). The makers of these new products claim these health bars are all natural ...
Blizzard releases StarCraft II demo Wednesday, December 22, 2010 @ 3:19PMRoughly five months after its initial release, StarCraft II finally has a demo! StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is the continuation of the epic saga of three distinct and powerful races – Protoss, Terran, and Zerg. With this new demo, you don’t need a Battle.net account, as the demo will be playable offline for as [...]
Starcraft 2 Guide Takes The Industry By Storm and Gaming To Brand New Heights Wednesday, November 17, 2010 @ 2:14AMStarcraft 2 is one of the hottest games of 2010, but it's also becoming known as one of the most difficult strategy games of this year, but a brand new Starcraft 2 guide is giving struggling players the edge they have longed for. (PRWeb November 17, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/11/prweb4787944.htm
Blizzard 'hard pressed' to make 2011 for next StarCraft 2 Monday, October 25, 2010 @ 1:01PMBlizzard may not have an "official" release window for Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm , but don't expect it to occur in 2011. SC2 Lead Producer Chris Sigaty told IGN the company would be "very hard pressed to bring [ Heart of the Swarm ] out next year." He noted that there is no release date, but because the sequel-spansion is more ambitious than Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne was to its core ...
StarCraft II: Is Protoss Better than Terran? Saturday, October 23, 2010 @ 11:57PMStarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC) Blizzard talks multiplayer balance and tweaks.
StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Around 18 Months Away? Friday, October 8, 2010 @ 8:19AMYou will likely recall that at a certain point in StarCraft 2's development, Blizzard decided to split the game's single-player campaign three ways , releasing Wings of Liberty (Terrans) first, and then following with Heart of the Swarm (Zerg) and Legacy of the Void (Protoss) later on. But just how much later on? Apparently quite a while, as Blizzard recently suggested. At GDC Online in Austin ...
Nintendo reveals their 3DS lineup Thursday, September 30, 2010 @ 2:55PMThis Japanese video highlights some of the upcoming titles for Nintendo’s 3DS. They fly by rather quickly, but you should be able to spot at least one of your Nintendo franchise favorites. The device hits retail store shelves in North America next March for a whopping $299. © Michele White for The Adrenaline Vault, 2010. [...]
Avault Podcast Episode #101 with Matthew Wilson Thursday, September 30, 2010 @ 11:55AMMatthew Wilson of Rovio joins us for Episode #101 of the Avault Podcast. Matthew came on to talk about the #1 most popular iPhone app, Angry Birds, and reveals what we should expect from its universe in the future. Moving on from the world of the iDevice to that of Mark’s new gaming system (blame [...]
Intramurals: Coed Kickball Power Rankings, Sept. 23, 2010 Thursday, September 23, 2010 @ 6:37PM Name Rank 1 THUNDERCATS 4.63 2 IN A BAG JOHNNY 4.00 3 WHERE AMAZING HAPPENS 4.00 4 GIANTS 3.61 5 THE SIDEKICKS 3.54 6 TEAM SUPER AWESOME 3.50 7 PROTOSS 3.50 8 JACKSON ZANE 3.38 9 38TH WARD 3.38 10 THE CHUNK-A-LUNKS 3.33 11 SLOW AND ROLLING 3.25 12 VOLTRON 3.25 13 TEAM 16 3.25 14 ROMNEY RULES 3.13 15 GOOD LIFE 3.13 16 DERRICK'S OLD SCHOOL 3.00 17 31ST-ERS 3.00 18 TEAM 121 2.96 19 SWEET KICKS 2 ...
First details of Starcraft II 1.1 patch announced Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:36AMWith millions of players beating on the decade-in-the-making space RTS StarCraft II, Blizzard was bound to find some exploits that needed patching and some class unbalances that needed some tweaking. Serious Starcraft II players will be interested in learning what Blizzard has planned for their first major 1.1 patch, due out sometime next month. [...]
TVR Sagaris: The Battle Axe of Blackpool [Retro] Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:21AM# retro TVR may be gone but not forgotten, and they also had the decency to go out with a bang: a violent, loud, and downright insane car called the Sagaris. More »
Digital Comics Store Update Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 5:19PMHere’s this week’s PlayStation Store Digital Comics update. We begin with a comic based on the acclaimed and hugely popular video game Starcraft! And it’s even free! Yes. This sizzling sci-fi action comic, set just before the events of Starcraft II, follows the War Pigs, a disbanded team of shady outlaws reunited for one last [...]
StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty PC review Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:55PMPublisher: Blizzard Developer: Blizzard System requirements: Windows XP/Vista/Win 7/Mac OSX 10.5.8 or newer, 2.6 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent CPU, 128 MB GeForce 6600/ATI Radeon 9800 Pro or better graphics card, 1 GB RAM (1.5 GB for Vista/Win 7, 2 GB for Mac), 12 GB hard-drive space, broadband Internet connection, 1024 x 720 minimum screen [...]
Drug helps addicts quit smoking...and 'StarCraft' Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 3:47PMNew study suggests bupropion reduces the desire to play games obsessively
StarCraft II Hints Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 12:27PMThe trusty 4 gate is a beginning build order that insures that you will have a good economy and warp gates early on. Now start upgrade to warp gates at the Cybernectics core and start getting troops and more warp gates.
StarCraft 2 claims top spot on UK sales charts Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 10:51AMStarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty blitzed the UK charts as if controlled by a well-payed South Korean cyber athlete. According to Chart-Track , the game was not only the first PC exclusive to reach the top of the all formats chart this year, but it outsold the original game's "entire UK lifetime sales" in its first week (one caveat: Chart-Track only accounts for boxed product). The first StarCraft ...
‘Easy, Tychus, This Ain’t Science Fiction’ Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 9:37AMStarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, a new interactive game from Blizzard, shows the company can still exceed expectations.
Long-awaited 'Wings of Liberty' is another 'Starcraft' standout Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:13PMIt’s hard to imagine a more anxiously anticipated game than “StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.” Since its prequel’s release and subsequent addition to GameSpot’s "The Greatest Games of All Time" list, fans have been talking nonstop about how they can’t wait to get their hands on the sequel to the gold standard of real-time strategy games. read more
Review: StarCraft II Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:09PMWe've been doing little else but playing StarCraft II since late Monday evening when, inexplicably, Battle.Net went live at least 45 minutes prior to the official midnight launch.
Video: ‘StarCraft II’ it’s about time Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:17PMWaves of zerglings, ominous protoss soldiers, cigar smoking Marines “StarCraft” is back. Msnbc.com's Game Editor Todd Kenreck reports. (msnbc.com) StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Species of StarCraft - StarCraft - Video game - Games
The Signpost - Wings of Liberty Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 7:41PMThe world-acclaimed real-time strategy (RTS) game StarCraft is coming out with its sequel, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, later this month. This release has been one of the most anticipated of its kind ever since the rumors of its development started five years ago.
StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty Midnight Launch Event Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 5:01PMIRVINE, Calif.----Blizzard Entertainment today announced its plans for the official North American midnight launch event for StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™, the long-anticipated sequel to 1998’s critically acclaimed real-time strategy game, StarCraft.
Starcraft II Beta Performance Preview Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 1:45AMThe thing that got me started down this long slippery slope was a game. A real time strategy game called Command and Conquer. This type of game I found more appealing then the traditional shooter because I had to think instead of just shoot my way out of a situation over and over.
SteelSeries Prepares Players for the Launch of Blizzard Entertainment's StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty with New ... Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 12:03PMCHICAGO----Alongside the July 27th launch of Blizzard Entertainment's StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™, SteelSeries is pleased to announce the release of original co-branded gaming peripherals for gamers eager to jump back into the epic struggle between the protoss, zerg and terran races.
Feel that familiar rush again Saturday, May 29, 2010 @ 5:12PMIT HAS been a 12-year wait for those of you who spent countless nights fighting off Zergling rushes, leapfrogging Terran siege tanks and warping in Protoss zealots.
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Preview Saturday, May 29, 2010 @ 3:18PMCan Martin perform enough actions-per-minute?
StarCraft II blowjob girl returns with another “unbeatable” strategy Saturday, May 22, 2010 @ 5:04PMRemember Hava , the girl who said that she gave Activision’s Bobby Kotick a blowjob for a StarCraft II beta key? Well, she’s back with another hilarious unbeatable strategy video! Witness the return of the Christ ship and discover the disturbing truth about meat balloons and humping bugs.
See a retro Zerg rush Monday, May 17, 2010 @ 1:34PMIf it exists, there’s probably an 8-bit version of it on YouTube. Gameplay footage of the retro StarCraft that might’ve been is quickly becoming the viral video of the day. See some blocky marines ward off a Zerg rush in this charming video.
Prosecution tried to ‘papered’ administrative lapses by the courts? Sunday, May 16, 2010 @ 12:38AMTan Lai Kiat, a contractor who found himself at the receiving end of an arrest warrant because of a clerical error, should not be made to pay for the mistake made by the court, ruled a High Court judge. The comments came in the grounds of decision released yesterday by Justice V.K. Rajah, who quashed the [...]
信息主宰大选成败 Saturday, May 15, 2010 @ 11:23PM作者: 张庆禄（新闻工作者）2010-05-14 以前，许多人都忽视了信息的重要性，后来经济学家系统地论述了信息经济学，才叫人真正察觉信息的作用。在商业上，如果你获得关键且充足的信息，就能做出正確的决定，击败竞爭对手。在政治上，信息也非常重要，尤其是在选举时刻。唯有当选民掌握了充足的信息，並依此作出分析与判断后，他们才能做出最明智的选择。鑑於各选民的思维方式与价值观的相异，同样的信息可能导致不同的结果，然而这並不是重点，问题的关键在於，选民能在作出选择之前获得足够的信息？这里谈的是选民获知候选人相关资讯，以及任何有助於作出投票选择的信息。人民有选举的权力──这一点是毫无异议的。但是，如果我们单纯地以为，只要有了这种权力，我们就可以真正自由地为国家的前途做出选择，那无疑是有点天真。长久以来，我们忽视了选民获取信息的权力。人们会把所获得的讯息，进行分析，再作决定，这是一般的思维过程 ...
Mr Minister, a nice home with nice view now please Saturday, May 15, 2010 @ 11:23PMDear Mr Mah, I refer to your interview by Straits Times as reported on 7 Apr 2010. You said that from 1999 to 2001, household incomes rose while home prices fell. However, you omitted to say that immediately after that, from 2001 to 2003, household incomes fell while home prices rose. In fact, given the roller coaster [...]
Summer video game preview Friday, May 14, 2010 @ 1:07AMAfter a banner spring rife with holiday holdovers such as “Mass Effect 2” and “God of War III,” gamers’ thumbs may still be sore, but the hits are set to keep coming this summer.
Blizzard unites with Facebook Thursday, May 6, 2010 @ 6:30AMGames such as World of Warcraft and Starcraft II look set to get more social as they get Facebook-specific features.
Blizzard's Dustin Browder talks StarCraft 2 Sunday, May 2, 2010 @ 4:44PMDustin Browder isn't just the lead designer on Blizzard's StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty -- he's also in the game! Well, sort of. According to a Blizzard spokesperson, "There are a few examples of Blizzard employees making it into the game. The portrait of the Vulture pilot was based on the likeness of Jason Huck, a level designer. Brian Sousa, a senior 3D artist was the inspiration for the ...
Updated StarCraft II Campaign Impressions Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 2:47AMStarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC) Playing the beta? Here's what you're missing.
StarCraft 2 Single Player Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 2:16AMA hands-on report based on time spent with the StarCraft 2 single player campaign that reveals beginner-friendly changes to the user interface, new mercenary units, and the possibility of redemption for Sarah "Queen of Blades" Kerrigan.
feature: No more shackles: single-player StarCraft 2 goes full-bore Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 2:15AMStarCraft 2 Lead Designer Dustin Browder is holding court in the theater of Blizzard's main office in Irvine, California. We're waiting for the data from the game to be moved onto the computer hooked up to the projector, and numerous beeps from the PC behind him seem to be a distraction. Browder uses the time to answer some questions about the game. "The Protoss are winning," he tells someone ...
14 ways to win at StarCraft II Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 6:48PMQuintin Smith also contributed to this article. So you’ve got access to the StarCraft II beta, but you suck. The Zerg swarm your base within seconds. Your economy never grows fast enough for you to build more than a few marines.
StarCraft 2 beta invite with GameStop pre-order [update: Amazon too] Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 6:05PMIf you've yet to snag an invitation to the StarCraft 2 beta, then this news post is for you! A tipster has alerted us to the StarCraft 2 product page on GameStop , which notes that pre-ordering the game will net players their own invitations to join the Zerg-stomping fun. The offer applies to both the $60 regular edition and the $100 collector's edition and can be redeemed either in-store or ...
Building a StarCraft bot that plays like a pro Tuesday, April 13, 2010 @ 8:42PMPhD students at UC Santa Cruz are working on building an artificial intelligence designed to take on the very best StarCraft players in the world. Here they explain how they're doing it, and the challenges that lie ahead for them.
New StarCraft II beta patch released; beta keys giveaway on Facebook Thursday, April 8, 2010 @ 7:07AMFiled under: Patches , RTS , Starcraft II Blizzard continues to update the beta build of StarCraft II with new patches. Late on Wednesday the eighth patch for the beta to the long awaited RTS sequel was released and as usual it was mostly about unit balance changes. Build times for the Terran Thor and Siege Tank units have decreased and the Protoss Void Ray has had a number of changes. In ...
StarCraft II beta testers getting second beta key to give to friends Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 7:07PMFiled under: Betas , Multiplayer , RTS , Starcraft II With the multiplayer beta for StarCraft II now well underway, there have been a number of different "waves" of beta invites to try out Blizzard 's upcoming sci-fi RTS game. Now comes word that Blizzard is beginning to send a second beta key to everyone who is currently playing in the beta. That beta key can be given away to by that tester to ...
Chua Mui Hoong on why Parliament is not a “wayang” Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:07PMWritten by Our Correspondent In the parliaments of other modern democratic states, ministers are often grilled for hours by lawmakers on their policies where they are expected to provide answers immediately on the spot. Any lapse of concentration of display of incompetence will spell the end of their political careers as their speeches and replies are telecast [...]
StarCraft II: Protoss Impressions Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:59PMStarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC) Once again proving that the protoss are the only good thing to come from worshipping magic stones.