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The Sacrifices Of StarCraft II Made In The Name Of Sports

1:00PM March 5, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

StarCraft II could have been a prettier game, with massive Zerg Ultralisks and screen-filling Protoss Motherships. It could have been stuffed with new units like the Cybercat and Hercules transport ship. Blame designer Dustin Browder and eSports for making StarCraft II what it is: clear, simple, uncertain and a game that demands skillful players. More »

In Real Life

HaloCraft II Mixes Zerg With Master Chief

7:00AM February 1, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

HaloCraft II: Arrays of Liberty is not a real video game. But the fantasy mash-up of Halo and StarCraft II does have a trailer. More »

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You Can Now Test A Wacky Trio Of Official StarCraft II Mods

10:38AM January 26, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

You can now play those official StarCraft II riffs (read: mods) on Bejeweled, Iron Chef and Left 4 Dead. These are just the beta versions, though. Blizzard explains rules and how to access the mods on their blog. More »

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Sombre Sasquatches, Awful Nudity And Other Great Video Game Moments Of 2010

2:40AM January 15, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

The bodies of dead little boys, the impact of extinction, the vicious torture of two of video game’s least likable characters and hundreds of death by spike… these are, strangely, my most memorable video game moments of 2010. More »

PC

StarCraft II’s Latest Upgrade Is Huge

12:30PM January 12, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Blizzard has released a big update for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, adding new chat channels, customisable hotkeys, a Master League tier and an “extreme” graphics option. More on balance changes and bug fixes at Battle.net.

In Real Life

Some StarCraft Player Has The Best Girlfriend Ever

7:20AM January 6, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Adrienne Baginski’s boyfriend loves StarCraft II. Adrienne Baginski loves him, so she made him the most adorable plush rendition of a Protoss Probe she possibly could for Christmas. Lucky bastard. More »

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Hell, It’s About Time For The StarCraft II Demo

8:40AM December 22, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Five months after the release of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Blizzard has released the real-time strategy game’s demo, a chance for those who didn’t get caught up in summertime StarCraft hype to try the game for free. More »

In Real Life

Two StarCraft II Players Look To Obama For Hope, Change

2:30PM November 2, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

The Zerg and Protoss player base uses Comedy Central’s Rally to Restore Sanity And/Or Fear as a platform to bring sanity to StarCraft II multiplayer. He’ll get to it, guys, just like getting Arrested Development back on TV. Thanks, Jordan!

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Blizzard To Release StarCraft II Mods ‘Left 2 Die’, ‘StarJeweled’

5:30AM October 23, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

StarCraft II players will get four officially sanctioned mods for the real-time strategy title created by Blizzard, new map types that turn the sci-fi war game into a Bejeweled-like puzzler, a co-op survival game and a DotA-style multiplayer scenario. More »

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StarCraft II’s Next Episode Still A Good 18 Months Out

12:00PM October 8, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Blizzard fans are a patient lot, so the gap between StarCraft II‘s future episodes focusing on the Zerg and Protoss races should be easy going. It’s only going to be about 18 more months before we see the next one. More »