Archive for January, 2012

Tips For Investors: Blizzard Conquers Video Game Industry – «Market Leader» – news and previews making you rich.

January 31st, 2012 by Starcraft Gamer


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Tips For Investors: Blizzard Conquers Video Game Industry«Market Leader» – news and previews making you rich.The next popular game series was StarCraft, a new real-time strategy. It was released on March 31st 1998. Over 11 million copies were sold. Later it became one of the disciplines for multiple cyber tournaments. In 2000 Blizzard released Diablo [...]

Sundance DiGiovanni Speaks About The Future of Major League Gaming – PCWorld

January 31st, 2012 by Starcraft Gamer


Sundance DiGiovanni Speaks About The Future of Major League GamingPCWorldThe advent of streaming technology has helped the Major League Gaming (MLG) organization broadcast live matches of games like Starcraft II or League of Legends and connect with gamers around the globe; Over 15 million hours of streaming video were …and more »

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StarCraft II Community Questions Answered – Inside Mac Games

January 30th, 2012 by Starcraft Gamer


StarCraft II Community Questions AnsweredInside Mac GamesBlizzard Entertainment has posted a new list of answers to fan quetions about multiplayer balance issues in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. The real-time strategy game continues the story of the Terrans, Zerg, and Protoss with an expanded single player …

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Sunday eSports: Live from the Sydney Gamers League – games.on.net

January 30th, 2012 by Starcraft Gamer


Sunday eSports: Live from the Sydney Gamers Leaguegames.on.netThe Intermediate tournament for Starcraft 2, for example, was scheduled to begin at 3pm. The bracket didn't go live until 6:05pm (according to the bracket's logs), with the first result only being recorded just before 6:20pm.

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Blizzcon 2012 is on hold – Icrontic

January 29th, 2012 by Starcraft Gamer


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Blizzcon 2012 is on holdIcronticYour yearly report on StarCraft II, World of Warcraft, Diablo III and the top-secret Titan MMO will not be happening this year. Rather, Blizzard has announced that they will be holding the 2012 Battle.net World Championship in Asia at the end of the …Blizzcon 2012 CanceledGeeks are Sexy Technology NewsBlizzard hosting [...]

Playing games is serious business – TODAYonline

January 29th, 2012 by Starcraft Gamer


Playing games is serious businessTODAYonlineMr Bryan Choo, 27, set up his Starcraft II community site for the Asia-Pacific in 2009 as a hobby. "I didn't expect it to turn into a business," said the web developer and owner of www.sc2sea.com. But when site traffic grew rapidly, consuming most of …and more »

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BlizzCon not happening this year – Washington Post

January 28th, 2012 by Starcraft Gamer


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BlizzCon not happening this yearWashington PostAs StarCraft II has taken over the pro gaming world, Blizzard has been happy to share the love, hosting its own "Blizzard Cup" tournament in coordination with the big names in e-sports like the MLG, GSL, and World Cyber Games.Blizzard Entertainment Remains Committed To Pro Gaming With Battle.net World …ForbesBlizzard [...]

IPL Pro Tips for StarCraft II and League of Legends – Gamespy.com

January 28th, 2012 by Starcraft Gamer


IPL Pro Tips for StarCraft II and League of LegendsGamespy.comIGN Pro League (IPL) has put together two videos this week that highlight some basics to help you improve your game in both StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and League of Legends. In this episode the IPL team demonstrates a tactic known as "Hold Position …

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MLG Reveals Pro Circuit Dates And StarCraft II Championship Prize Money – MTV.com (blog)

January 27th, 2012 by Starcraft Gamer


MLG Reveals Pro Circuit Dates And StarCraft II Championship Prize MoneyMTV.com (blog)They also revealed the prize money hardcore gamers will be competing for during the Winter StarCraft II Championship and the 1st place prize 5-times larger than last year's purse. Unfortunately MLG still hasn't revealed the cities in which the Spring, …

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Full StarCraft 2 MLG 2012 Pro Circuit Details Revealed: Over $76000 Up For … – G4 TV (blog)

January 27th, 2012 by Starcraft Gamer


Full StarCraft 2 MLG 2012 Pro Circuit Details Revealed: Over $76000 Up For …G4 TV (blog)Major League Gaming (MLG) has announced a few more details on the upcoming StarCraft 2 2012 Pro Circuit Tournament. We initially reported on the StarCraft 2 Winter Championship series earlier this week, which will feature regional qualifiers, …

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