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.



Group D of the StarCraft GOMTV Star Invitational is finished, with two players advancing to the round of eight.

Here’s how it all went down, with video on demand links:

Bisu vs. Sea (Blue Storm)
GGPlay vs. Sea (Katrina)
GGPlay vs. Light (Blue Storm)
Bisu vs. Light (Katrina)
Bisu vs. GGPlay (BaekmaGoji)
Sea vs. Light

These VODs are not working at this very moment, but will retain the URL links. As always, any VOD casted in English counts toward Tasteless’ future job opportunities in Korea, so watch and show your support.

View below for the spoilers. Continued…



Group C of the StarCraft GOMTV Star Invitational is complete, with two players advancing. Hit the jump for the full results — spoilers ahoy.

Tasteless did shoutcast this set of games.

VOD list:

Stork vs. Iris (Blue Storm)
Hwasin vs. Iris (Katrina)
Hwasin vs. Free
Stork vs. Free
Stork vs. Hwasin
Iris vs. Free

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GOMTV announced in January a special invitational league featuring the top names in StarCraft. Legendary veterans like Yo Hwan “SlayerS_Boxer” Lim and Yoon-Yeol “ReD[NaDa]” Lee, as well as new stars like Jae-Dong “n.Die_Jaedong” Lee will fight it out in the event Feb. 17-20.

Possibly the biggest news about this event comes with GOMTV broadcasting the games live over the internet to American audiences, featuring Nick “Tasteless” Plott as one of the English-language commentators. Tasteless is in the running for a new gig, but won’t make it without the help of his dedicated fans. GOMTV has informed him that any further employment opportunities depend on his viewing numbers. That’s where you come in.

A new GOMTV player has been made specifically for international audiences. View the match schedule here and get ready for some hot Tasteless action. VOD views count toward Tasteless’ views as well.

More info, schedule, and streams can be found at gsi.gomtv.com.



Video on demand from the International E-Sports Tournament 2007 Grand Final is now available for download, featuring renowned international stars like Hwasin, Moon, ToD, Sky and more.

There are two sets of VODs available from MeetYourMakers. Set 1 features Moon, Sky, ToD, ForDream and HoT in Warcraft III action, while Hwasin, Jaystar, Calm and Lei Lei duke it out in StarCraft.

Set 2 sees Moon, HoT, ToD and Sky enter the fray again in Warcraft III, while SheIs, Lei Lei, Blackman, Fengzi, Testie and PJ go to work in StarCraft.

Enjoy the show; more VODs are promised in the coming days.



One of the wonderful persons that inhabit the Internet has posted the VODs from WEG e-Stars 2007 StarCraft final. The gentlemen in it were the Protoss player Hu “JangBi” Yung Moo and the Zerg player Lee “Jaedong” Jae Dong.

One of them picked up $20,000 for his victory. If you do not remember which player it was, either go to our previous post with the results or go inside this item to watch the VODs. The clips have got English commentary by none other than Nick “Tasteless” Plott, accompanied by Jeff “smeagol” Dickinson.

Tasteless + StarCraft = time well spent. Continued…



Good news for those that were interested in seeing the VOD of the Blizzcon StarCraft Invitational tournament between the Zerg player Ma “sAviOr” Jae Yoon and the Protoss player Kang “Nal_rA” Min. Even if you are not into StarCraft, you should watch this game anyway, just to understand why tens of thousands come to watch live SC matches. The commentary by Nick “Tasteless” Plott and Kim “bunny” Phan definitely makes it worth it.

sAviOr is the world’s scariest StarCraft player, ranked number one among the Korean professionals. His opponent Nal_rA is said to be one of the sneakiest and most creative players in the game, next to the legendary Lim “BoxeR” Yo Hwan. Now get comfortable, turn up the volume and start watching.

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If you thought GameTap was nothing more than a service that charges you money to play old video games you can get for free on an emulator, you were wrong.

It’s a service that charges you money to play old video games you can get for free on an emulator, with a terrible interface.

But now GameTap is also a media site. This month, the Turner-owned video game portal premiered Tomb Raider Re/Visioned, a ten-episode animated Lara Croft story featuring Minnie Driver as the voice of the large-polygonned archaeologist. The first three episodes are written and directed by Aeon Flux creator Peter Chung. The series is streamed for free at tombraider.gametap.com. (you don’t have to install the terrible interface to watch the videos.)

Look at me, Lara Croft!  I'm dancing! I'm doing the boobie dance!
Look at me, Lara Croft! I’m dancing! I’m doing the boobie dance!
Five of the ten episodes are now available, and I can say the story is an odd mix of sophisticated adult occult themes, written into a format oddly reminiscent of old 80s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episodes (and Lara Croft even looks more like April O’Neil than Aeon Flux). Lara must defeat a group intent on obtaining artefacts that give power over death, while society at large reels from the consequences of possessing such power.

Other contributors to what has been promised to be the first of many seasons include comics legends Jim Lee (X-men) and Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan). Future seasons will focus on different “IP,” or intellectual property, according to GameTap VP Ricardo Sanchez. It’d always nice to see art referred to as “IP” or “product.”

The games and/or characters for the second season are still under wraps.

Sanchez revealed that Lara Croft was chosen for this first series because of her popularity, and the availability of the character. (The fact that GameTap is currently pushing six previous Tomb Raider titles, all of which go pay-only after August 2nd, couldn’t have hurt.) The series was created without the input of the game creators.

Link.