Blizzard Entertainment is proud to announce the 2012 Battle.net World Championship, a major global eSports event featuring some of the best pro-gaming competition in the world. Slated to take place in Asia toward the end of 2012, the Battle.net World Championship will host this year’s StarCraft II and World of Warcraft Arena World Championship tournaments. Blizzard gamers and eSports fans from around the world will be invited to attend and witness some of the most skilled pro players on the planet battle it out for cash and glory.
We’re excited to be showcasing Blizzard eSports on a truly global stage this year. We’re also heavily focused on getting Diablo III, Mists of Pandaria, and Heart of the Swarm into players’ hands as soon as possible. In light of our jam-packed schedule, we’ve decided to hold the next BlizzCon in 2013.
More details about the 2012 Battle.net World Championship and BlizzCon 2013, including specific dates and locations, will be coming in the months ahead.
Since 2000, Blizzard fans around the world have dreamed about what it would be like to play a StarCraft MMO. Heck, I dreamed too and if you’re reading this, then you might as well. But is there such a thing as World of StarCraft? Well, the guys at StarcraftUniverse.org managed to pull this one through; it’s not a full scale MMO taking the team oriented gameplay style of WoW and combining it with action hack-n-slash RPG elements of Diablo 2, as you can see in the video below:
For more information and to register, visit www.StarcraftUniverse.org
Obviously there is no such thing as World of Starcraft or Starcraft Online or whatever you want to call it. The following is a fan made MOD based on Blizzard’s StarCraft 2 game. Pretty wicked, you have to admit.
Notice how the StarCraft 2 engine, obviously designed for an RTS, rivals World of WarCraft graphics when zoomed?
Welcome to BlizzCast 16! We’re excited to present the first-ever video BlizzCast, now in beautiful full-motion 2D! (Don’t forget to wear your 2D glasses.) We’ve also jam-packed this episode with juicy information on World of Warcraft patch 4.2. Rob sits down with Game Director Tom Chilton to find out what the patch is all about, Lead Quest Designer Dave Kosak lays out info on the new Firelands quest hub, and Lead Content Designer Cory Stockton spits and flows on Ragnaros and the upcoming raid content.
Welcome to BlizzCast 16! We’re excited to present the first-ever video BlizzCast, now in beautiful full-motion 2D! (Don’t forget to wear your 2D glasses.) We’ve also jam-packed this episode with juicy information on World of Warcraft patch 4.2. Rob sits down with Game Director Tom Chilton to find out what the patch is all about, Lead Quest Designer Dave Kosak lays out info on the new Firelands quest hub, and Lead Content Designer Cory Stockton spits and flows on Ragnaros and the upcoming raid content.
Welcome to BlizzCast 15! In this episode, we bring you in-depth coverage of the upcoming Cataclysm expansion and discuss everything from world creation to class changes to sound design.
Welcome to BlizzCast 14! In this episode, we’re joined by Production Director Chris Sigaty and Game Director Dustin Browder to recap the StarCraft II beta experience and to discuss what players can look forward to once the game is released.
Welcome to BlizzCast 13! In this edition we are pleased to present our StarCraft II beta special. StarCraft II developers chat about what players can expect now that the beta has begun.
DESTRUCTOID 0042 Duke Nukem Forever is really, really REAL this time, and it’s coming out May 3rd! How about that for a piece of news on this Friday? Sure, we knew it was resurrected by Gearbox and coming to PC, PS3 and 360, but to have that date, and to feel like it’s actually possible, is quite a sensation indeed. That wasn’t it for today’s show though, not by a longshot. We’ve got news that Dead Space’s Isaac Clarke is making it to Dragon Age 2, as well as some gameplay footage of Deadspace on iOS. We’ve also got the shocking revelation that there will be a Smurfs video game tie in to the forthcoming movie, and check out the AMAZING Starcraft 2 mod: World of Starcraft. It’s in pre-alpha right now, but it’s basically the Starcraft MMO we’ve all been waiting for. Oh, and be sure to tune in to Revision3.com/watch on Monday at 12 PM PST/3 PM EST to watch our very first ever LIVE show! Story #1 – Dead Space 2 and Dragon Age 2 – together they taste great!: www.destructoid.com Buy Dead Space 2, and you’ll get Isaac Clark’s armor in Dragon Age 2. I, personally, am very excited by this. Both of these games cannot come soon enough! Story #2 – Dead Space iOS Gameplay Footage Looks good: www.destructoid.com Poised to hit the app store next week, Dead Space 2′s little brother should make a fine addition to the best non-3d mobile gaming platform out there (if you don’t mind that pesky lack of buttons). Story #3 – Smurfs movie tie-in game is incoming: www.destructoid.com Shocking …
Hey guys you are in for an epic match today between the best Zerg player in the world, SLush, and the best Terran player in the world, SeleCT, according to the official Top 200 list. This is the highest level play you will ever see. Matron is the commentator.
Great harassment by the Terran using Thors and Dropships. Incredible use of Banelings by the Zerg. Both players get three bases which is very micro intensive. This is a game you should not miss. Hope you are doing well, happy Halloween!
The World Cyber Games 2005 was hosted in the repressive state of Singapore, at Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre from 16 November to 20 November 2005. There were over 800 players from 67 countries. Over 39000 spectators turned up at the games to cheer for the players. The grand prize for the game is US$435000. This documentary focuses much on XellOs. Name: XellOs – 서지훈 Seo Ji Hoon Main Race: (T)Terran Team: CJ Entus, Air Force ACE (current) Birth Date: 1985-02-09 AKAs: XellOs[yG] Nickname(s): The Perfect Terran, DDR Terran (“Masturbate” Terran) Accomplishments: 1st 2005 WCG Progamer Seed Selection 3rd 2005 EVER OnGameNet StarLeague 3rd 2004-2005 You Are the Golf King MBCGame StarLeague 1st 2004 WCG 2004 3rd 2004 WCG Korea Team Selection 1st 2003 3rd OnGameNet Challenge League 1st 2003 CJ GO Broadcasting All-Star Match 1st 2003 Olympus OnGameNet Starleague 1st 2002 2nd OnGameNet Challenge League 1st 2002 1st PgR21.com Tournament Read More: wiki.teamliquid.net www.teamliquid.net www.teamliquid.net www.wcg.com
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