The talk of the day was MMA. The man crushed his group not losing a single game against his five opponents. MMA defeated them all with two wins each to close all the best of threes. The other two players to move on from group A are viOLet and JYP with a record of three [...]
For five days starting March 6th – March 10, in Hannover, Germany the Intel Extreme Masters Tournament will begin. 24 of the worlds best players will be duking it out for a chance at a combined purse of $83,000. This is the sixth season of the IEM cup. It will be a live event with [...]
Blizzard has released a new Mod called Starcraft Master. This mod has 30 unique levels which all tax the micromanagement of the player. You must utilize the units strengths of your own and abuse the weaknesses of the enemy units. These battles cannot be won without micro and you are always fighting an uphill battle [...]
In the Canadian city Regina, gamers found themselves in a bar watching the live stream of MLG’s Winter Arena. Apparently this craze called Barcraft is gaining popularity amongst young gamers around the world as well. People gather in bars with their friends to enjoy a football or basketball game so why not Starcraft? Since tournaments [...]
How often do you see Starcraft 2 in the news when mentioned with the “real” professional sports? This weekend the winner of the 2012 slam dunk contest was Jeremy Evans. What’s so special about this dunk is that he dunked over professional Starcraft 2 and professional basketball player Gordon Hayward. The dunk was so good [...]
March 25th, 2012 
admin HuskyStarcraft has come out with another song parody. This time he is taking the song “I’m Sexy and I Know it” by LMFAO and turning it into his own song about 6 pooling and cheese. It seems as if Huskies video production skills get better and better with each one he makes. Nerd Alerts “Nerdy and I Know it” is sure to bring the lulz.
For a behind the scenes look at the making of the music video see:
March 20th, 2012 admin Simply Starcraft presents its first fan interview with Canadian eSports lover Jacqueline Geller! Continue to read on to see Jacqueline’s opinion on some eSports issues and how eSports is a big part of her life. Sadly due to some hardware failure there is no video of the interview, just a transcript.
Simply Starcraft: Alright so what’s your name?
Jacqueline: Jacqueline Geller
Simply Starcraft: Where are you living now and is eSports big around there?
Jacqueline: I am living in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The local esports community isn’t big -especially compared to hockey-, but it is a tight-knit, active community. We have numerous events, for example, we have four this weekend alone: a League of Legends tournament, two BarCrafts and a restaurant BarCraft we call NoodleCraft. I’ve been attending successful, local tournaments and events for over a year now, and before the BarCraft movement and the big push for “local SC2,” Edmonton was really ahead of the curve.
Simply Starcraft: Do you play any games yourself?
Jacqueline: At the moment, I play LoL and SC2 casually. As cliché as it sounds, I’m incredibly busy and don’t have much time for games. I try to make a habit of going to the local LAN centre every few weeks to play games with friends, but when I’m at home, there’s just too much other stuff to work on or do.
Simply Starcraft: When did you start playing Starcraft? Did you play broodwar?
Jacqueline: I barely played SCBW, and it was only the campaign. I started playing maybe two months before the SC2 release, but I did also have a SC2 beta key which I tried out a handful of times with the help of friends. I played WarCraft2 back in the day and some WC3, but my RTS experience pre-SC2 was fairly limited.
For me, gaming has always been a social and casual activity, and I ended up going to the SC2 midnight launch because I knew my friends were going. I’ve been to three or four midnight launches, and they’re always really fun, even when it’s freezing outside in an artic winter.
Simply Starcraft: So what about eSports do you like over other physical sports?
Jacqueline: I wouldn’t necessarily say I like esports “over” traditional sports. They both have different quirks and charms, and anyone who values hard work, dedication and competition can appreciate them. I’ve always loved video games, and I love the tight-knit community aspect of esports. Read more »
March 11th, 2012 admin Marlon P., also known by his battle.net ID Brotosterone, is an avid Starcraft 2 player. He is a consistent high ranking Masters player. Brotosterone is self taught and has worked himself from silver to diamond in only three weeks. His ability to quickly learn from his losses and his iron willed work ethic allowed him to end up in Masters shortly after. Brotosterone regularly attends MLG and he has even competed in some tournaments. Besides playing Starcraft competitively he also powerlifts in his spare time. He enjoys house music and will have it playing whether hes owning scrubs on ladder or breaking new records in the gym.
Brotosterone can be seen here at MLG RALEIGH 2011 where he met SlayerS MMA. Brotosterone is the far left and MMA is the far right.
Brotosterone mainly streams during the weekend when he has the most free time but he also has started to stream more actively during the week.
If you want to watch a Zerg Masters player who loves his macro but will go ground and pound an opponent if he senses weakness then check out Brotosterone.
Catch him at: www.twitch.tv/brotosterone
Twitter: www.twitter.com/brotosterone
March 6th, 2012 admin The talk of the day was MMA. The man crushed his group not losing a single game against his five opponents. MMA defeated them all with two wins each to close all the best of threes. The other two players to move on from group A are viOLet and JYP with a record of three wins and two losses.
In group B there was no one who put on a performance like MMA with the three moving on each having records of three wins and two losses. The players from group B that will move on will be MC, elfi, and HasuObs.
Koreans are touted to be generally the best Starcraft players in the world and it is showing so far in this tournament. MMA, viOLet, MC, and JYP all advanced to the next round. Foreigners(players not from Korea) were able to create some problems for them, but nothing they could not handle.
MMA currently seems unstoppable winning ten games in a row. Tomorrow we will see if anyone from group C or D can dominate their opponents as well. MMA was the favorite going into this competition, and now so far he is the clear favorite to win it all.
March 5th, 2012 admin For five days starting March 6th – March 10, in Hannover, Germany the Intel Extreme Masters Tournament will begin. 24 of the worlds best players will be duking it out for a chance at a combined purse of $83,000. This is the sixth season of the IEM cup. It will be a live event with Ben “MrBitter” Nichol, Kevin, “RotterdaM” van der Kooi, Shaun “Apollo” Clark, and James “Kaelaris” Carrol as the commentators.
Unless you will be going to Germany to watch this live, a link to the stream can be found here: http://tv.esl.eu/de/
Player List:
Protoss
Terran
Zerg
The favorite for this tournament is heavily favored toward MC who is generally considered the best South Korean Protoss. However all players are up to the challenge and anything can happen. Who will survive and outlast the others in this five day long event? Who will be taking home hardware?
March 3rd, 2012 admin Blizzard has released a new Mod called Starcraft Master. This mod has 30 unique levels which all tax the micromanagement of the player. You must utilize the units strengths of your own and abuse the weaknesses of the enemy units. These battles cannot be won without micro and you are always fighting an uphill battle with little room for error. One level you just control one high templar against 35 marines. One bad storm and you lose.
Thankfully there are unlimited lives a level restart button for quick restarts. There is also a helpful hint for each level just in case you get stuck. The levels all increase in difficulty and you can get actually Blizzard Achievements for some of the levels you beat. In total there are five new achievements and a new profile picture you can obtain it if you get all five.
Each level may be replayed again through the built in level selector. You may need to redo some levels even if you pass them because some achievements may require certain units to survive.
This is a very fun mod because each level is unique and offers a new twist. If your micro is not very good however it will be a stressful game with many re dos.
Here is PsyStarcraft a Masters ranked Zerg player playing some of the levels.
March 3rd, 2012 admin This is a best of seven match between WhiteRa and TLO. WhiteRa is a Protoss player who is known for being able to split the attention of his opponents using his White Ra Special Tactics with the warp prism. TLO is a well versed player who plays all races. He is currently focusing on his Zerg game.
Watch the intense Best of Seven match here casted by HuskyStarcraft.
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
February 29th, 2012 admin Lets face it, Starcraft 2 is a game with a high skill ceiling. Not only will very few people ever master the game, but many people never even understand the game and what it takes to win.
Shokz floats between being a top 200 Grand Masters player and being a top 8 Masters player. Last season he was ranked 1st in his Masters league with 66 wins and 46 losses.
Shokz guide shows you in depth analysis that shows you how to master the Terran, Protoss, and Zerg race. He is able to teach proficiently in every race because he randoms often. He favors Protoss in 1v1′s but in 2v2′s it is Terran.
Shoks put it best when he said getting into masters league is just learning game mechanics and understanding the game. Everyone has the potential to get into masters league. He does not promise grand masters because lets be honest, the guys in grand masters move their fingers at light speed and think 10x as fast as normal humans. Shokz guide is for the average people like you and me.
Some of the areas that Shokz will have in depth information on:
Not only does he provide all that information and more for 1v1 ladder, but he also includes strategies that are exclusive to 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4.
Shokz also has included a campaign guide and how to beat brutal for all missions while getting all the achievements.
The game of Starcraft is constantly changing and that is why I really appreciate that he gives free updates to his material. With Blizzard constantly changing units and their abilities, it is important that Shokz provides us with new guides to suit the new units. Read more »
February 28th, 2012 admin In the Canadian city Regina, gamers found themselves in a bar watching the live stream of MLG’s Winter Arena. Apparently this craze called Barcraft is gaining popularity amongst young gamers around the world as well. People gather in bars with their friends to enjoy a football or basketball game so why not Starcraft?
Since tournaments are not broadcast on television, and you have to pay per view some tournaments, Barcrafting allows for nice way to see the game on a bigger screen and watch it with your friends. So far Barcrafting has been good for the business of the local bars that host the Barcraft events. So popular in fact that they once had to turn away 50 people because they were already at max capacity.
Even though bars normally show traditional sporting events, many of the regulars were still able to enjoy the stream even if they were not clear on all aspects of the game. They were still able to feel the intense action and high competitive nature of the game. What also probably helped ease others into it is the fact that most gamers are laid back, friendly people who are just looking to have fun.
It may take some time for these events to be hosted regularly around the world, but this is a great start.
See a video of Barcrafting in action.
February 27th, 2012 admin StarCraft II System Requirements
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