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I haven’t won a game of StarCraft 2 in 30+ Weeks
Jul 12th
I’ve been really getting into StarCraft 2 the past week. I watched the NASL grand finals, never miss a Day9.tv daily, and watch streams on a regular basis on the second monitor while playing. Admittedly, I played SC2 about a tenth as much as I planned when it came out. More >
StarCraft 2′s Custom Map community is justifiably frustrated
Aug 2nd
Warcraft 3 and StarCraft sparked a remarkable custom map community. One would assume that StarCraft 2 would continue this legacy by kicking it up a notch as they’ve done with several of their RTS elements. However, that’s not the case. There are some serious problems.
In WC3 and SC you created More >
Trailers: Do they cause more harm than good?
Jul 23rd
Trailers in the gaming industry are the first step in building hype for a game. Often the trailer will come out as a teaser years ahead of the actual game. Nearly every trailer features zero actual gameplay and the vast majority are done in CGI with scenes having little or More >
Thoughts on the new Battle.net
Apr 21st
Gamestop's Pre-order Bonus
Word spread like wildfire around the community today that StarCraft 2 pre-orders were now available at Gamestop and with them a bonus granting instant access to the beta. For a cost of $5 ($10 for the CE), which is essentially a 100% safe investment since it can be More >
Blast from the Past: UO and StarCraft
Feb 26th
Tonight was blast from the past night. I installed Ultima Online and StarCraft Brood Wars!
Ultima Online… my gosh. Total 1998 rush. I never really got into Ultima Online back then. I played on a friend’s account (I still have his CD… never returned it, oops) and usually just explored. We’ve More >
