Starcraft News for Jan. 12th
Brood War LAN Party with One CD
ok, so you've figured out that BW doesn't work with spawned copies of SC. You don't feel like shelling out more cash for extra Brood War CD's. (I don't blame you) And hey, you don't have to. The Helper's Zone has the solution for you here. Read it and PARTY!!
New Water StarCraft Pic !!
This new 3D pic of the Protoss Cestus is drop your jaw awesome! Seriously, I literally dropped my jaw when it loaded :o Would make a pretty kick Wallpaper too :) And I have a little more good news, Xenophanes feels certain he can make the WaterCraft units playable!View Protoss Cestus Patroling the seas of Shakuras - by Xenophanes
Zerg E-mail??
Ok this should probably be added to the "It's Time to Put SC Away When .." page but here goes anyway. You can now get a free YourName@Zerg.com email address. All it does it redirect your email to your current address but for the true Zerg-aholic this is probably the best thing since BBQ Terrans. Sign up here.New Stuff at SC Millenium
SC Millenium has opened a new Brood War Section that has one of the most eyepleasing layouts I've seen yet. Lot of info and it's own news section. Definitely worth a look. They've also opened there forums so head on over and post to your hearts content.mIRC v5.5 Released
Well if u do the mIRC dance get ready to tango or whatever you do do :p Anyway the latest version has been unveiled with new features, and a new IRC Server list. Download all at the mIRC homepage. May I suggest you also get the Nuke Patches and perhaps the latest Virus Scanner :) Always a good idea to practice safe chat *wink*Pentium 3
Intel made it's press release officially announcing the Pentium III. Read it here.Battle.net Tallies Biggest Weekend Ever
B.net racked up it's highest usage ever this weekend with almost 500,000 games of Brood War being played from Friday to Sunday! Here's more from the official press release:Blizzard's online game service usage surges as players jockey for position on StarCraft: Brood War ladderIRVINE, Jan. 12, 1999 - Following last week's announcement of the first-ever StarCraft: Brood War tournament, Blizzard Entertainment's free online game service Battle.net over the weekend experienced its highest usage figures. Nearly 500,000 games of Brood War were played from Friday to Sunday as players tried to rack up the necessary 10 open play wins to be eligible to compete in the tournament's regular season. More than 38,000 players have met the criteria to participate in the Season 1 competition.
Blizzard is providing more than $20,000 in cash and prizes to recognize the world's top players. To qualify for the StarCraft: Brood War Championship, which is scheduled to take place later this year, players must be one of the top sixteen finalists in regular season play. Regular season qualifications span three months culminated by a finals competition to determine the players that will advance to the world championship.
Said Mike Morhaime, president of Blizzard Entertainment, "Early participation in the StarCraft: Brood War ladder indicates that the tournament is on track to be the largest online event of its kind ever. More importantly, however, is that the competition is attracting the best players from around the world, which will create a true test of talents as the list of ladder players is eventually pared down to 16 gamers for the world championship." ....
...First introduced in January 1997, Battle.net remains the largest online game service in the world. Free to Blizzard customers, Battle.net provides an arena for players to chat, challenge opponents and initiate multiplayer games. Millions of unique users have competed over Battle.net, and the service currently boasts more than 2.1 million active users who have played online in the past 90 days.
Making the Most of the Ladder
There's more to the ladder than just winning games. I'ts also important to choose when you enter it carefully to get the most points per match. Read FuzzyBears informative article here.Compendium Updated
Blizz added the BW Terran info to the Compendiums Damage Type and Unit Sizes and the Unit Stats page. Not much but, hey someone might care :pInterviews and Daydreams
GX Starcraft has an interview up with Lameking, one of the top SC Players, member of the IN Clan and current contestant in the Kali vs Bnet Tournament. He talks about race balance, the PGL, and his personal top 10 player list. If that's not your style and you want to read what Blacklizard hopes Warcraft III will aspire to in this editorial.Compaq Buys Shopping.com
With the aquisition it hopes to expand the retailing capabilities it's AltaVista search engine to compete with the Yahoo and Excite. Read more here.
Starcraft News for Jan. 9th
StarCraft Comic #1 !
HoodZ has made a StarCraft Comic that's absolutely awesome! You've got to see this. It's not quite finished, he has 6 out of the 10 pages up, but believe me you won't be disappointed. As always the artwork is superior and I can't wait to see how it ends :) Just click the thumbnail to get started, or be lazy and click here. Check out all his artwork at the Abyss under the Xtras section.Quake III: Arena Movie
John Carmack was at the Mac World expo showing off Quake III. Several sites have posted the movie but I think IGN has the easiest to access links. Choose from AVI or MPG format and be prepared for a large download. Sizes range from from 14-22.5mb. But hey if your up to it it's supposed to have a 5 star drool rating :) Grab it here.South Park Madmen
PC Gamer has interviews up with the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The interviews contain material that were cut from the magazine due to space limitations. Read it here.Brood War Strategy Guide
Gamesmania has a strat guide up on all the new units in Brood War. Gives a general overview on each unit plus offensive/defensive tips, special abilities and also gives tips on how to beat each unit with each race. Definitely worth a look. Read it here.More Walkthroughs
Infoceptor has added the Terran Missions 2 and 3 to their BW Walkthrough page.Half-Life Skin Tutorial
Wavelength has updated their Skin Tutorial. It's over my head as I've never made a skin in my life but seems to be pretty good. Read it here. Check out Planet Half-Life, looks to be a great source for all the latest Half-Life info.Top Sellers
PC Data released the best sellers list for Dec. 20th - 26th. Here's the top 10 :
- Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2 from Activision
- Deer Hunter II 3D from GT Interactive
- Starcraft: Brood War from Blizzard and Cendant Software
- Frogger from Hasbro Interactive
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Barbie Riding Club from Mattel
- Barbie Photo Designer with Digital Camera from Mattel
- Half-Life from Valve and Sierra
- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator
- Wheel of Fortune from Hasbro Interactive
Starcraft News for Jan. 8th
Blizz'z Map of the Week
The newest Map is called Darkmasters and requires Brood War to play. It's a trigger driven 96x96 Twighlight world map for 2-6 players. Print the Enlarged Map View now. Here's the teaser :
From the depths of a dark asteroid that lies deep in uncharted space, they watch and wait. Known only as the Dark Masters, they view all other beings as mere pawns to be manipulated in their quest for galactic dominance. Should they succeed in their plan, all sentient life in the universe will be forced into eternal servitude. Who will survive this galactic epic? The story unfolds Monday nights on the Galactic Entertainment Network -- entertainment for the new GENeration! Download now! (75k)
This Is Funny
Has this ever happened to you? :) Click here and then click the NEXT button twice. LOL :)Free Ceasar III Add-On
Sierra Studios has released a free add-on. They announced that " With this update, the game will now feature 5 difficulty levels; more hot keys; the ability to turn off events caused by gods; and the ability to kill off those sheep and zebras that sometimes stand in the way of construction, along with other small improvements. " Download it here.Brood War Ladder is On
Blizzard made the Official Announcement last night kicking off Season 1 of the Brood War Ladder. Read the schedule, rules and prizes available here.Print All the Maps
Blizzard has updated the map page to include enlarged views of all the StarCraft and Brood War Maps. You can print them out here. Go print em out, memorize em and kick some butt!Brood War Walkthroughs
Infoceptor has been working on BW Walkthru's and currently has Protoss Missions 1-8 and Terran Mission 1 up. You can check them out here.New Map on the Shelf
Well if it was a real map that's where I'd keep it :p SC.Legacy has started their own Map of the Week section. It'll come out on Wednesdays and you can grab the first one, Beginnings, now. Sorry, but all the maps will be made by SClegacy staff so they aren't asking for submissions.
Ladder Help For the Abused
Blizz has updated the Battle.net Tech Support section with complete instructions on How to Report Ladder Abuse and what to do if Your Ladder Record Becomes Corrupted. Now quit spamming the forums with these posts and go spam Blizz's email intead.Random Map Generator
Squaredot at SC Millenium (an excellent page btw) has created a random map generator for StarCraft. He's working on one for Brood War and expects it out soon. Read more here. Download it here.Kali Updated Again
The title says it all I think. Grab your new version here and also read what it adds.
Starcraft News for Jan. 7th
BW Unit Stats
Blizz added alot of information to all those little green pop-up links on the Brood War page. Includes stats, cost, upgrades, techtree, spells and special abilities. Needless to say those windows are a lot bigger now :)StarCraft Battlechest
The SC Battlechest is now on sale. Includes SC, BW, and the Official Strategy Guides by Prima Publishing for both games. Retails for $74.95. Nice gift if you know someone who doesn't have it yet.Canada Beats USA
The tournament is finished and Canada gets bragging rights. But hey it was close, Canada 5 -USA 4. Cerix defeated Blacklizard in the final match and is the only player to finish the tournament undefeated. Get more details at FuzzyTheBear's StarCraft Excellence Page.New Antioch SCM
The page was down so I never posted this. But since it's back up now head over and grab the new map, Tornod River Flanks, under SCM Creations section. Auspex also added to stay tuned for info on the upcoming Episode II ! Hope this means he's getting close to releasing it :)We want every gamer to have a Wargasm in January
says Infrogames Marketing Manager, Dave Riley. This little press release on Wargasm Wednesday is worth the read if only for all the puns :) I hope the games as good as the name *wink*Starsiege Beta Signups
If your interested in beta testing Starsiege, sign up here. They're looking for several hundred testers from a wide geographical range so what do you have to lose except a little sleep :) Starsiege is the third entry in the Earthsiege series. Read Gamespots in depth preview to find out more about the game.Dungeon Keeper II
Gamecenter takes a sneakpeek at Dungeon Keeper II and seems to like what they see. There's a lot of screens and artwork up for eyecandy. Read Keeping it Evil.Emulator Planned for Windows >BR> Virtual Game Station is the first commercial emulator that allows you to play Playstation game disks on a Macintosh G3 computer. So what's that got to do with Windows? Connectix, the developer of this new software, has announced that it also plans to develop it for the Windows users as well. Read more here. C|Net also has an article up on the emulator.
The Best PC Gamer Disc Ever
PC Gamer says their January Issue has the best demo disk ever and I think I believe them. This months disc contains demos for Descent 3, Trespasser, Aliens vs. Predator, NFL Blitz, Blood II: The Chosen, Heretic II, and Railroad Tycoon II. That's enough to make me buy it.Kali vs B.net SC Tournament
Man you guys really can't get enough of this tournament stuff. Gamers Extreme is hosting this one and you can see the team rosters, referees, and other info there.For the Hard Core Player
Gamers Extreme also has a strat up for the intense SC player. I say intense because I'm doing good just to manage, let alone deal with Micromanagement vs. Macromanagement. Course that could explain alot :)
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