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Blizzcon Gets Site Update

Posted by Nocturne on Jul 25 at 06:24 PM in News
Earlier today, the EU Blizzcon site got an updated look! At the same time, the US Blizzcon site showed up with an error 404, stating that the site was not online. This could only mean that the same upgrade will soon be available to the US!

Blizzcon 2011 Announced!

Posted by Nocturne on Feb 7 at 07:51 PM in News
Yes, you heard correctly! Bashiok (1) What could be better than spending two days checking out the latest versions of Blizzard games, watching eSports tournaments, and chatting with developers alongside a few thousand of your closest friends? We couldn't think of anything either, so we're bringing BlizzCon back in 2011! That's...

NA vs EU Final Rounds

Posted by Webnet on Jan 10 at 11:21 AM in News
  This past weekend 2 more rounds were played in the NA vs EU tournament and NA took the day with 2 wins over EU.  The current score is  NA 3 - 5 EU .  This will be an exciting day for sure as we come to a close on this tournament.  Whether you've been with us the whole time watching the rounds or are just now tuning...

Merry Christmas!

Posted by Webnet on Dec 25 at 03:20 PM in News
  Merry Christmas to all the gamers out there, we've had a great year and hope you have too!  

Recast of NA vs EU matches by TotalBiscuit

Posted by Webnet on Dec 22 at 10:10 AM in News
In just a few hours TotalBiscuit will be recasting some matches from last weekend's NA vs EU tournament.  The casting will begin at  20:00 CET  (click to view in your time zone) on  his channel .  We know for sure he'll be recasting Mana vs QXC, but we're not sure what he'll cast beyond that.  If you missed...

NA vs EU Tournament: Rounds 4 & 5 announced

Posted by Webnet on Dec 16 at 06:46 PM in News
  The score is 2-1 with Europe in the lead.  We're hoping to shake things up this weekend with some more great gameplay.  Due to  last weekend's  events  we've had to push back rounds 4 and 5.  We're proud to announce that rounds 4 and 5 will be played this weekend.  You can view...

NA vs EU Days 3 & 4 delayed

Posted by Webnet on Dec 11 at 12:52 PM in News
Due to an unforeseen personal event in SchickySC's personal life he will be unable to cast any games this weekend.  Our hearts and prayers go out to him and his family.  We're unsure about the schedule for next weekend and will post details on the  schedule  when we have them.  In the meantime, you can...

Heart of the Swarm: Ending Cinematic Leaked?

Posted by Nocturne on Dec 9 at 04:27 PM in News
*SPOILER ALERT* Now, in the past day or so, the internet has been going crazy over a leaked early-stage cinematic of what is supposedly the end of Heart of the Swarm. The full story is over at Kotaku if you wanted to read and see the leaked footage. Now, don't get too excited because it could easily be a fake, and it could just as...

Steelseries: NA vs EU VODs

Posted by Webnet on Dec 7 at 06:53 PM in News
Our NA vs EU tournament as begun and the matches are a little intense. Players representing their countries are battling for fame. Be sure to stay tuned and cheer for your pro gamer of choice. You can find all the schedule, roster, score, and prize details  here . Here you can find all of the VODs, enjoy!

Starcraft 2: Heaven's Devils Lost Transmissions

Posted by Nocturne on Dec 7 at 01:28 PM in News
Recently on the Starcraft 2 twitter reel, Blizzard announced the reveal of a "previously unreleased UNN report communications." Personally, I found the UNN reports between missions a nice bit of flare to the game that connected the player to the results of their actions within the campaign. Give these a look, they won't disappoint!...

Map analysis - Lost Temple

Posted by derwish on Oct 23 at 06:42 PM
This is the start of another series of articles, where I'm going to write about the maps you can play your ranked games on. Read on for some tips and tricks on Lost Temple!

How to counter - Zerg rush counter PvZ

Posted by derwish on Oct 21 at 03:08 PM
An article about how to counter the different variations of the Zergling rush as Protoss. Read on for more...

The Art of Cheesing - Bunker rush

Posted by derwish on Oct 14 at 04:31 PM
Here's a Terran strategy, utilizing aggressive Bunker placing to your enemy's base. Read on for more...

The Art of Cheesing - 8 pool Zergling rush ZvZ

Posted by derwish on Oct 13 at 10:55 AM
A refined Zergling rush is here for you in any ZvZ matchups. Works pretty well, if the enemy is not prepared. Read on for more...

How to counter - Zealot Rush TvP

Posted by derwish on Oct 11 at 04:14 PM
The second article of the "How to counter..." series is here. Hope you like some information about countering the Zealot Rush as Terran. Read on for more...

How to counter - 4 gate counter as Zerg ZvP

Posted by derwish on Oct 7 at 10:47 AM
In this article, you can see my way to counter a 4 gate timed push, when you are playing as Zerg. This strategy was asked for in the forums by JoeOrange. Read on for more...

Basic Build Orders - Baneling Bust

Posted by derwish on Oct 1 at 09:35 AM
A well known Zerg strategy, the Baneling Bust is here for you. Read on for more...

The Art of Cheesing - TvT Marauder rush

Posted by derwish on Sep 15 at 10:29 PM
Do you want to be cheesy with your favourite terran Marauders? Here's a way to do so...

Basic Build Orders - Zerg Roach + Hydra BO

Posted by derwish on Sep 14 at 10:14 AM
Here's build order that is useful to defend early game pushes, and gives you a nice economy with a viable unit composition. Read on for more...

Basic Build Orders - Zerg fast expand

Posted by derwish on Sep 7 at 09:37 PM
Here comes another basic build order for the new Zerg players. Read on for more...

Introduction: The Esport career of a Starcraft II player

Posted by fuSe on Nov 22 at 10:37 AM
From noob to pro! Follow the journey of a Starcraft II player with the dream of going pro!

Picture of The Week #7

Posted by exzodium on Oct 6 at 07:28 PM
PTW #7: Pen and Paper rules, more so when you have some Starcraft Origami.

Picture of The Week #6

Posted by exzodium on Sep 28 at 07:01 PM
Every gamer gets the munchies. Too bad we don't have a bag of Doritos this awesome.

Picture of The Week # 5

Posted by exzodium on Sep 19 at 04:58 PM
We got another Lego Creation, this week we get to see a mighty Terran Capital ship that's ready to rain destruction down on it's foes.

Picture of The Week #4

Posted by exzodium on Sep 12 at 05:47 AM
Picture of the Week #4. We promise it will destroy zergling rushes and give you foot pain.

Picture Of The Week #3

Posted by exzodium on Sep 7 at 01:47 PM
Picture of the Week #3. I hope you guys like sweets.

Gamer's Arsenal: Steel Series Limited SC2 Zboard

Posted by nocturne on Sep 6 at 07:10 PM
Gamer's Arsenal goes in depth in how you can upgrade your Starcraft 2 experience with the Limited Edition Starcraft 2 Keyset and Zboard.

Picture Of The Week #2

Posted by exzodium on Aug 29 at 08:33 PM
When it comes to balance, some people use other games as a example. I say they are doing it wrong.

Clickables: Battlecruiser

Posted by nocturne on Aug 22 at 08:55 PM
This edition of Clickables reveals the character behind an iconic Terran unit - the Battlecruiser.

Picture of the Week #1

Posted by exzodium on Aug 22 at 05:39 PM
Introducing Picture of the Week. Make a comment and let us know what you think?

How to promote your map on social networks

Posted by webnet on Jul 8 at 08:07 PM
Learn how to promote your map on Facebook and Twitter to increase your map's exposure with very little setup and no maintenance.

Braxis Alpha Terrains: Space Platform

Posted by webnet on Apr 23 at 03:49 PM
Yesterday I posted about the Bel'Shir Jungle terrain set and today I'm following up with Braxis Alpha. This terrain set is a Space Platform climate and thus almost everything is mechanical

Map Creation Explained

Posted by webnet on Apr 23 at 03:41 AM
Creating a new map or mod in the map editor is very simple. From the beginning you can see the power behind the core design of the system. Lets take a look at these options to get a better understanding of what they are.

Creating a Custom Texture Set

Posted by webnet on Apr 23 at 03:23 AM
For any map, a developer is going to need to customize the combo of textures to get just the right look and feel for your map. Don't worry, you can get the job done in just a few steps.

Bel'Shir Terrains: Jungle

Posted by webnet on Apr 23 at 12:14 AM
There are a total of 8 Bel'Shir terrains available to map developers with the initial beta release of the Starcraft 2 map editor. The terrains are absolutely beautiful. The terrains blend so well with the tools that are provided it's incredibly exciting to see what map developers will come up with. For now, we'll stick with a simple overview...

Blizzcon Gets Site Update

Posted by Nocturne on Jul 25 at 06:24 PM
Earlier today, the EU Blizzcon site got an updated look! At the same time, the US Blizzcon site showed up with an error 404, stating that the site was not online. This could only mean that the same upgrade will soon be available to the US!

Blizzcon 2011 Announced!

Posted by Nocturne on Feb 7 at 07:51 PM
Yes, you heard correctly! Bashiok (1) What could be better than spending two days checking out the latest versions of Blizzard games, watching eSports tournaments, and chatting with developers alongside a few thousand of your closest friends? We couldn't think of anything either, so we're bringing BlizzCon back in 2011! That's...

NA vs EU Final Rounds

Posted by Webnet on Jan 10 at 11:21 AM
  This past weekend 2 more rounds were played in the NA vs EU tournament and NA took the day with 2 wins over EU.  The current score is  NA 3 - 5 EU .  This will be an exciting day for sure as we come to a close on this tournament.  Whether you've been with us the whole time watching the rounds or are just now tuning...

Merry Christmas!

Posted by Webnet on Dec 25 at 03:20 PM
  Merry Christmas to all the gamers out there, we've had a great year and hope you have too!  

Recast of NA vs EU matches by TotalBiscuit

Posted by Webnet on Dec 22 at 10:10 AM
In just a few hours TotalBiscuit will be recasting some matches from last weekend's NA vs EU tournament.  The casting will begin at  20:00 CET  (click to view in your time zone) on  his channel .  We know for sure he'll be recasting Mana vs QXC, but we're not sure what he'll cast beyond that.  If you missed...

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