Last week, Blizzard Entertainment launched a new site with some pretty radical changes, namely the introduction of a digital download store. For the first time, gamers can purchase digital copies of Warcraft III, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, and StarCraft Anthology. More games (Diablo) are promised to be added later on.
This is just what I needed. As someone who has lost or destroyed three copies of StarCraft, I can’t justify buying physical copies anymore. Now I don’t have to deal with awkward store clerks and waste gas when I need to get my Craft on.
Read: Blizzard Gets Its Digital Download On.
Warcraft III great XiaoFeng “Sky” Li has completed his leg of the Olympic torch relay. The torch is on its way to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
In addition to Sky, JaeHo “Moon” Jang (another WC3 juggernaut) and StarCraft luminary Junchun “PJ” Sha will also carry the torch at some point during the relay.
Here are some pictures of Sky’s relay:
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SCForAll.com has announced a StarCraft tournament open to the public with 128 slots available. the 300th, 500th, and 1000th user will receive a free mousepad autographed by a Korean pro gamer.
Prizes will be awarded to players who place from 1st to 16th place. Shoutcasting will be provided for the best matches. All players are eligible, regardless of nationality.
The tournament format is single-elimination, best of three. Semi-finals are best of five, and finals are best of seven. All the details can be found at the post at SCForAll.com.
Today it was announced that people who purchased Warhammer 40K Dawn of War: Soulstorm will gain access to an invitation-only multiplayer beta for Dawn of War II. There’s been no word as to when the beta will take place.
Since I love the Warhammer 40K universe (I played the table top game until my wallet couldn’t support me), I can’t wait for Dawn of War II. I mean who wouldn’t be excited for a non-linear campaign, a fully co-op multiplayer campaign, fully destructible environments and chainsaw bayonets?
For the full press release, hit the jump. Also, check out GGL’s Dawn of War: Soulstorm tournament–only two weeks remain, and only one player can stand at the end of it all. Continued…
After six years as one of the most prominent sources of StarCraft news, TeamLiquid.net is hosting its own tournament for the international community: the TeamLiquid StarLeague. Broadcast live with experienced English commentators, the TSL will attempt to look and feel just like a professional Korean tournament.
On the eve of StarCraft’s 10th Anniversary, with thousands of viewers watching and a prize pool of over $10,000 at stake, you could be the champion in StarCraft’s most prestigious online international tournament ever.
There are no invites. Anyone can make it. The ambitious will enter, the determined will qualify, but only the best will be victorious.
Prizes will be awarded to the top 16 players. View the breakdown: Continued…
E-Stars Seoul is set to take place July 24-27, 2008. Stars from the western European side of the world will be competing against the east Asian countries for both glory and prizes.
Candidates will be selected “50% from on-line poll result, 20% from achievements in 2007, 30% from the evaluation of the Continental Cup Committee,” according to E-Stars.
Voting will be open at http://www.estarsseoul.org.
Note: Yoan “ToD” Merlo, Warcraft III Human player, was not invited due to last year’s last minute drop involving a conflict with tournament organizers.
Gamesports.de has released first person VODs of top Warcraft III Players contending at the NGL-One finals. These are not just someone watching and doing commentary, it’s the actual move by move point of view from the players.
Currently, only the first SK vs. mTw and MYM vs. mouz matches of the first round have been posted.
First person VODs are an amazing tool for any player trying to learn how to play. Unlike previous releases, these feature both the winning and losing players’ points of view. If you’re smart, you could play them both at once and see the game play out both ways.
All VODs up so far can be found here at gamesports.net.
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War: Soulstorm, the subject of an ongoing GGL tournament, is now available on Steam.
Soulstorm is priced at $39.99 and does not require the original Dawn of War game. It features nine different armies: Space Marines, Chaos Space Marines, Eldar, Dark Eldar, Orks, Tau, Necrons, Imperial Guard, and the Sisters of Battle.
As with previous titles in the series, the RTS game incorporates a large number of units, squad control by default (instead of individual units, most units are produced in groups that cannot be separated), and some fairly ridiculous animations as far as RTS games go.
Register for GGL now and join the tournament.
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GomTV has given thanks and announced some upcoming events on their GSI website. The GSI was a huge success, bringing over one million unique IP hits.
GomTV now is in the process of planning a Star League. Other events planned include World of Warcraft invitationals and an International Star Invitational.
GomTV’s successful webcast of their StarCraft invitational tournament generated incredible amounts of attention.
With the possibility of international players entering the mix, Korean players are facing lots of potential upsets. They’re going to have to defend the honor and reputation of their homeland if the International Invitational gets mixed with the professional players.
Register for GGL now to join the Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War: Soulstorm tournament!
GGL has launched its Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War: Soulstorm 1v1 tournament, accessible at warhammer.ggl.com.
The tournament is a ladder, beginning March 4 and running through April 13. It’s open to residents of the U.S. and Canada age 13 and over. Here’s the prizing information:
The grand prize winner takes home a complete Dell gaming PC system, plus a limited edition, hand-numbered Dawn of War: Soulstorm art scroll! And each finalist goes home with a THQ game, plus their share of PC gaming hardware from Creative; and one lucky finalist gets a Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeGamer Sound Card!
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