Bryan Harrington - May 28th, 2009
Business, Diablo, Starcraft, Warcraft, World of WarCraft, Xbox 360
The anticipation of Blizzard’s upcoming releases has most gamers restless. With the Starcraft 2 beta on the horizon, one should have high hopes we will see it by year’s end.
But during this time, one should be extremely wary of Blizzard’s latest antics, some of which may have you spending extra amounts of hard earned cash to play the next great release.
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Honest Chung - May 12th, 2009
Gamer Culture, Interviews, Pro Gaming, Profiles, Warcraft
To say that Defense of the Ancients (DotA), has undergone an evolution since its inception is a vast understatement. An evolution implies slow development and change over time, but DotA, which began in 2003, has quickly become arguably the most played map on Battle.net, as well as a widely accepted and popular game in the competitive scene
What word(s) can describe DotA’s ascendancy? Miracle? Revolution? Sensation? You decide, but in the meantime here are two reknown players and fellow teammates, Michael Nakama (Cakes) and Sam Braithwaite (Milkfat), with their own insights, views, and thoughts in regards to DotA.
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Honest Chung - April 16th, 2009
Gamer Culture, PC, Pro Gaming, Warcraft
It is not common to see user generated content that is able to garner a following that is widespread, not just cult-like. It is even rarer to see user generated content reach heights of popularity that make the user’s product synonymous with its parent product.
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Kdin Jenzen - November 18th, 2008
Gears of War, PC, Warcraft, Xbox 360
It’s a big deal when a street date is broken for anything. Usually, it involves a lot of messy legal issues between the two companies. Apparently, 7-Eleven (yes, the convenience store) didn’t know this, and some stores were selling the long-awaited Gears of War 2 and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King early. However, the most surprising news here is that 7-Eleven sells games. Who knew?
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