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Evil Geniuses drops popular StarCraft 2 player for disrespecting eSports community

By Samit Sarkar on May 10, 2013 05.10.13

Evil Geniuses, one of the leading North American eSports organizations, released well-known StarCraft 2 player Greg "IdrA" Fields today for disrespecting the eSports community in a forum comment. Fields, who had been a part of Evil Geniuses for almost three years, was a controversial fixture in the eSports scene for his negative attitude and hot temper. In response to a half-joking statement suggesting that Fields' outrageous behavior resulted from a perceived need for strong personas in eSports, he wrote (screencap via PCGamesN), "Nope you're all a bunch of fucks. It just so happens I get paid to treat you like it. It's awesome." In a statement on the Evil Geniuses website, CEO Alexander Garfield said the decision to let Fields go was not undertaken lightly, and that it left everyone...

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The Story of StarCraft outlines saga from 1998 beginnings to StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Apr 27, 2013 04.27.13

Blizzard Entertainment launched a "chapter-by-chapter outline" of StarCraft's lore, beginning with the original StarCraft, called The Story of StarCraft, the company announced via Battle.net. The nine-chapter saga extends to the end of StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty. Each section is a summary of major events, spoilers included, within the game's story. Cinematic images, character and specific game info are also included with each chapter. "If you're looking for a refresher on the history of the Koprulu sector before jumping into a new campaign, or if you're planning to pick up somewhere in the middle, give the story a read," the announcement says. The outline does not include a summary of the latest installment, StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, which launched last month.

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MLG's StarCraft 2 WCS America Qualifying Tournament begins this weekend

By Dave Tach on Apr 19, 2013 04.19.13

A series of broadcasts on Twitch.tv for Major League Gaming's StarCraft 2 World Championship Series America Qualifying Tournament will kick off this weekend and continue through next week, according to a press release from MLG. The broadcasts begin Saturday, April 20, at 1 p.m. ET and will proceed with winners and losers rounds through 10:30 p.m. ET. Sunday's matches focus on the losers brackets, beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET and ending after the final round which begins at 6 p.m. ET. MLG will also broadcast four qualifying matches beginning at 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. You can watch all of this week's matches at MLG's WCS America page on Twitch.tv. The 2013 World Championship series ranks players from WCS's American, European and Korean divisions through three seasons. These...

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Blizzard marks StarCraft's 15th anniversary with achievement, portrait reward, wallpaper

By Samit Sarkar on Mar 31, 2013 03.31.13

Blizzard Entertainment launched the original StarCraft 15 years ago this weekend, and the studio announced Friday that it is marking the milestone with a new achievement and special rewards for StarCraft 2 players. StarCraft was released March 31, 1998, and from today through 2:59 a.m ET on April 18, 2013, StarCraft 2 players will be able to unlock a new Feat of Strength achievement to earn three portrait rewards featuring the original Protoss, Terran and Zerg StarCraft box art. In order to unlock the achievement and portraits, StarCraft 2 owners will have to play one online game in Arcade, Custom, Ranked, Unranked, Training or Versus A.I. mode. Blizzard is also releasing a commemorative desktop wallpaper with the Protoss Zealot, Terran Marine and Zerg Hydralisk; you can see it above,...

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Find out when StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm goes live for you

By Samit Sarkar on Mar 11, 2013 03.11.13

StarCraft 2's first expansion, StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, launches tomorrow around the world, but since the game isn't going live at the same time for everybody, developer Blizzard Entertainment put together a list of region-specific times. In fact, Heart of the Swarm is already available in a few places. Here's the full list of when the expansion will launch (in local time): Southeast Asia Indochina Time (Bangkok): 8:01 p.m. March 11 Philippine Time (Manila): 9:01 p.m. March 11 Singapore Time: 9:01 p.m. March 11 Australian Western Time (Perth): 9:01 p.m. March 11 Australian Eastern Time (Sydney): 12:01 a.m. March 12 New Zealand Standard Time: 2:01 a.m. March 12 Korea and Taiwan China Standard Time (Taiwan): 1:01 a.m. March 12 Korea Standard Time (Seoul): 2:01 a.m. March 12 ...

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IGN to cancel IPL6 eSports tournament, says report

By Michael McWhertor on Mar 01, 2013 03.01.13

The IGN Pro League 6 eSports tournament scheduled to take place in Las Vegas later this month will be canceled, according to a report from GameSpot, citing sources. GameSpot reports tournament sponsors are having promotional products returned to them ahead of IPL6 and certain qualifying tournaments have been canceled. The tournament is still currently scheduled to take place at the Cosmopolition of Las Vegas on March 28 to 31, and feature pro players competing in StarCraft 2, League of Legends and ShootMania Storm. If accurate, the tournament's cancellation could leave some pro players and spectators with plane tickets and hotel rooms purchased for an event that no longer exists. When contacted, a representative for IGN and IPL declined to comment on the reported cancellation of the...

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StarCraft Universe MMO mod launching through Battle.net

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Feb 18, 2013 02.18.13

The creators of StarCraft Universe, a massively multiplayer online-styled mod for StarCraft 2, have launched the game's prologue to instruct and introduce players to its single-player gameplay. The mod, which requires a copy of StarCraft 2 to play, has been in development for two years. StarCraft Universe takes place 11 years after the "Utter Darkness" scenario in StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty as part of an alternate timeline. The video above goes more in-depth with the mod's premise. According to the video's description, StarCraft Universe is a "vision of how the universe may have been for any survivors of the hybrid onslaught which ensued, had Kerrigan died." The mod will include eight different classes and character customization. According to its FAQ page, StarCraft Universe was...

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Razer and eSports group Evil Geniuses announce sponsorship agreement

By Samit Sarkar on Feb 04, 2013 02.04.13

North American eSports company Evil Geniuses has joined Team Razer, the peripheral and accessory manufacturer's eSports organization, in a sponsorship deal the two companies announced today. Razer will serve as Evil Geniuses' official partner for gaming accessories such as mice, keyboards and mouse pads, with the team's roster using Razer gear in all future tournaments. According to Evil Geniuses CEO Alex Garfield, the team also has plans to partner with Razer for Evil Geniuses-branded accessories that fans will be able to buy from Razer. In a press release announcing the partnership, Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan called Evil Geniuses "one of the best gaming organizations to have ever existed," and said its roster "reads as a Who's Who of eSports." Team Razer's stable of eSports teams also...

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StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm video details new community features, usability improvements

By Samit Sarkar on Jan 31, 2013 01.31.13

StarCraft 2's first expansion, Heart of the Swarm, includes a host of usability improvements and features designed to bring players closer to the greater StarCraft community, as seen in a developer video released today by Blizzard. Blizzard community manager Kevin Johnson takes viewers through the changes to the game's home screen, which has been redesigned with an eye toward simplification, consistency and usability. It also brings relevant information and features to the fore, such as custom games, chat channels and featured groups. Heart of the Swarm allows StarCraft 2 players to join clans and groups. They'll initially seem relatively similar, but clans are invitation-only affairs designed to be small, while groups can be about anything. That's the other main difference: Groups...

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StarCraft 2's top four players to face off in first ever DICE IPL Showdown event

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Jan 24, 2013 01.24.13

The IGN Pro League is partnering with the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences to host the first DICE IPL Showdown event, a face-off between four of the world's best StarCraft 2 players to be held at the DICE Summit next month, AIAS announced today. The four contestants will compete for the title of Fight Club champion and a $10,000 prize pool. Participants include 2012 StarCraft 2 World Championship Series winner in the Spanish division Pedro "LucifroN" Moreno Duran, Battle.net North American and Canadian Championships and Playhem "Sponsor Me!" Tournament winner Sasha "Scarlett" Hoshyn, Major League Gaming Spring Arena 2 champion Donghwan "viOLet" Kim and Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen, who specializes in real-time strategy and has won six world championship titles. The Showdown...

StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty Releases
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    • Released 07/27/2010
    • Publisher Blizzard Entertainment
    • Developer Blizzard Entertainment
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