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Red Bull Battlgrounds NYC
Red Bull Battlegrounds is under way
Huge StarCraft II tournament all weekend!
Nov 23
// Patrick Hancock
As if MLG Columbus wasn't already enough tournament for one weekend to hold, StarCraft II fans can rest easy knowing that the Red Bull Battlegrounds in NYC are taking place starting now! Eight competitors will be duking...
StarCraft II World Championship Series plans out 2014
2013 WCS just ended, and already looking ahead
Nov 20
// Patrick Hancock
The World Championship Series, one of the biggest yearly StarCraft II tournaments around, just had its finals at Blizzcon earlier this month, and already Blizzard is looking ahead to 2014 with new plans. They've gone ahe...
BlizzCon's 2013 Cosplay is in as fine a form as ever
A year later, a year better
Nov 12
// Abel Girmay
With the end of another major convention, comes the obligatory cosplay showcase video. In true fan form, the costumes continue to amaze. Cosplay stars Jessica Nigiri, Monika Lee, and Vanessa Vancleef also make an appearance....
WCS finals
WCS finals at Blizzcon begin today
Winner moves to Red Bull Battlegrounds
Nov 08
// Patrick Hancock
There is currently one open spot in the red Bull Battlegrounds StarCraft II tournament taking place later this month. After this weekend, that spot will be filled. The World Championship Series (WCS) finals take place at Bli...
Red Bull Qualifiers
Three more qualify for Red Bull Battlegrounds in NYC
Scarlett, HyuN, and PartinG win out this weekend
Nov 04
// Patrick Hancock
Three more players have pulled out victories and managed to qualify for the Red Bull Battlegrounds event later this month in NYC. Sasha "Scarlett" Hostyn (Zerg), Won "PartinG" Lee Sak (Protoss), and Ko "HyuN" Seok Hyun (Zerg)...
Red Bull SC2 tourney
Tune into the Red Bull Battlegrounds Qualifiers right now
Winner advances to the main event on November 23
Nov 03
// Patrick Hancock
The Red Bull Battlegrounds will be taking place on November 23-24, but today we will get to see another player added to the roster of competitors. Four players will compete for a single spot into the main event, paid transpo...
Warcraft RTS
Modder creates World of Warcraft RTS with StarCraft II
Yeah, really
Oct 30
// Joshua Derocher
Steven Luo didn't have access to World of Warcraft when it came out nearly nine years ago, so he decided to make his own game using Warcraft III's editor tools. This year he ported the mod idea fully into StarCraft...
Long StarCraft match
Longest StarCraft II match lasts THREE HOURS
Becomes a study on commentator's patience
Oct 24
// Patrick Hancock
Once, I watched a StarCraft II match on Metalopalis between two Terran opponents, and it lasted for about an hour and a half. It felt like an eternity. After a while, it wasn't even suspenseful anymore. It was more...in...
Heroes of StarCraft
Heroes of StarCraft mod adds hero units to Civilization V
Why wouldn't you want Jim Raynor leading your troops?
Sep 29
// Joshua Derocher
I love mods, probably way more than I should, and it is always amazing the things that creative people can come up with. The Heroes of StarCraft mod for Civilization V, along with a partner mod by the same modder, adds hero u...
Red Bull SCII tourney
Red Bull StarCraft II tournament kicks off today
Join the action at 2PM PST!
Jun 21
// Patrick Hancock
The Red Bull Training Grounds StarCraft II tournament begins today, and will continue on through this Sunday, June 23. Only eight of the best players have been invited to the event, including Grubby, DeMusliM, and SeleC...
StarCraft II Spawning
Blizzard introduces 'Spawning' feature to StarCraft II
It allows you to temporarily upgrade your account in a party
Jun 05
// Chris Carter
Blizzard has now made it a lot easier to play StarCraft II with your friends, regardless of what version you have. All you need to do is party in-game with a friend who owns a "better" version of the game. So basically, say ...
StarCraft II video
Game of Thrones opening sequence recreated in StarCraft
When you play the game of StarCraft, you Zerg rush or you die
May 30
// Darren Nakamura
Using the StarCraft II Cutscene Editor, YouTube user Tolkfan created the video above, which takes us across the continents of Westeros and Essos in a recreation of the opening sequence for Season 1 of HBO's Game of Thrones. ...
Idra speaks on his firing
Fired StarCraft player 'Idra' talks about his release
'I am not going to continue as a competitive player'
May 13
// Patrick Hancock
On "Real Talk" with JP McDaniel, a YouTube show that interviews gaming personalities, Greg "Idra" Fields talked about the events surrounding his recent firing from Evil Geniuses' StarCraft II team. He talks about a ton ...
Idra fired from EG
StarCraft's biggest jerk fired for being a jerk
Greg 'Idra' Fields released from team Evil Geniuses
May 10
// Patrick Hancock
Greg Fields, more commonly known as Idra in the StarCraft community, was let go from the Evil Geniuses StarCraft II team yesterday after some comments that were essentially the straw that broke the camel's back...
Meet the StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm sound team
May 03
// Jayson Napolitano
Glenn Stafford (Blizzard Entertainment)Role: Audio Lead / ComposerSelected Past Works: WarCraft II, StarCraft, World of Warcraft series, Diablo IIIOn being the "Terran" guy and leading the StarCraft II sound team"Yes, you're probably right that I'm most known for the StarCraft terran music—but players seem to like it, so I suppose that's a good thing! It may not be as well known that I do work regularly on other Blizzard series. For example, I composed well over an hour of music for Diablo III, and I contribute to World of Warcraft expansions and patches whenever possible. In fact, Jason Hayes and I collaborated on some tracks for patch 5.2, which came out recently.With that in mind, I've always considered the StarCraft team to be my home base here at Blizzard. While I enjoy all our games and franchises immensely, the RTS series of games is what I love and play the most. I previously supervised audio production and composed for Wings of Liberty, and following that narrowed my focus to music. For Heart of the Swarm, it seemed a natural progression for me to continue supervising the music production. It was very refreshing to explore new sonic territory, and I was also grateful to have Derek Duke onboard to help us evolve the zerg sound he first created for the original StarCraft. We worked closely together, discussing musical ideas that seemed unique to the zerg, and we also took advantage of a variety of Derek's incredible eclectic and vintage gear to record strange new sounds and source material. We then both used these ideas and material as a basis from which to create more music.For the in-mission music in this expansion, our goals were to add as much new music as possible, and to evolve and expand on the zerg sound for use in different settings—primal jungles, ice planets, and so on. The zerg conform to different rules, and it might be tempting to be too musical where it isn't called for. It's also a big challenge to address how the music might sound in these various settings. Heart of the Swarm focuses mainly on the zerg, of course, but there are forces at play throughout the missions too. At times, you'll notice various combinations of different racial influences in the music—maybe something not altogether zerg or terran, but exploring the spaces in between.In terms of what's changed since Wings of Liberty, beyond the obvious changes in focus and style, we added more music than we've ever added to an RTS expansion. In the missions, there are more custom-scored and edited moments than ever before, with plenty of cut scenes and in-game cinematics, as well as some complex music-handling throughout missions. Having more music to work with overall, and by refining our tools and implementation methods, we can greatly extend the possibilities and refine the presentation—offering a more variable and interesting music experience when playing and re-playing missions and multiplayer maps. Even the loading-screen music has more variation now. We were fortunate enough to have Neal Acree on board once again, not only taking on the hard-hitting cinematic scores, but also adding to our in-game arsenal with new themes and variations on cinematic scores. Russell Brower reprised his role from Wings of Liberty, composing new protoss tracks as well as mission music, including some patriotic themes that come into play later in the game. Add to that some edgy tracks by veteran freelance composer Cris Velasco; and with the return of Blizzard composer Jason Hayes late in production, we even have an unexpected collaboration between he and Russell.The sound design team, supervised by industry veteran sound designer Evan Chen, brought some amazing new talent and sound design work to the StarCraft universe. I'm honored to work with such a talented group, and thankful for everyone's unique skills and perspectives. The result is a diverse blend, and yet and it all stays true to the StarCraft universe.The music for this expansion is unique and moody. You won't hear many big epic themes and soaring moments—but we believe it represents the essence of this expansion and the zerg well. We sincerely hope everyone enjoys it."On his exclusive audio sample[embed]251947:48207:0[/embed]"This is a medley of a few different pieces. Up to about 50 seconds, this is a piece for a mission cut-scene involving Kerrigan and some terrans. There are two versions of this piece in the game—one without any drums and guitars, which completely removes the terran flavor. The next section up through 1:40 features legendary guitarist David Torn, who Derek and I were fortunate enough to have perform on several tracks. Following that, we hear a more strictly zerg-influenced track until about 2:40, where we revive one of the mission themes from Wings of Liberty, now recorded and remixed with a live orchestra. Then at 4:20, we wind down with a small sample of a piece designed for Kaldir, an icy moon where Kerrigan encounters the protoss."Derek Duke (Blizzard Entertainment)Role: ComposerSelected Past Works: StarCraft series, WarCraft III, World of Warcraft, Diablo IIIOn being the "Zerg" guy and his contributions to Heart of the Swarm"Helping Glenn out with this one was a lot of fun. With so many other composers dipping into zerg territory, it really forced us to clarify a lot of what's at the heart of zerg music. Glenn wanted to build off of the Queen's theme, as heard in the zerg rollout trailer and in various incarnations in Liberty. Sharing certain scales and chord voicings that are particular to the zerg was also cool. It's not always just strange sounds and textures that make zerg music.We spent time each week for a while specifically creating zerg music textures and source at my home studio, using all means of analog and digital music paraphernalia... analog modular synths, vintage synths and hardware effects, alternate controllers, and so on. We got some great 'music design' source material from those sessions. We were also able to expand upon the electric guitar vocabulary. We had the opportunity to involve guitarist and composer David Torn, who has a very unique and extraordinarily musical approach to the guitar. In contrast to the guitar and Dobro stylings used in Wings, David was in our 'infested' guitarist."On his exclusive audio sample[embed]251947:48208:0[/embed]"This comes from a piece called "Corruptors," written for the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra and David Torn. You'll hear the zerg Queen's theme featured and various nods to the zerg music from the original StarCraft. I was unable to attend the session—always a challenge—so having conductor Eimear Noone there at the podium worked out great for the music. She had also conducted for Wings, and really 'gets' a lot about my musical language."Russell Brower (Blizzard Entertainment)Role: Composer / Audio Director of Blizzard EntertainmentSelected Past Works: World of Warcraft series, StarCraft II, Diablo IIIOn his contributions to Heart of the Swarm"Since Glenn Stafford founded the Blizzard sound department and, along with Jason Hayes and Derek Duke, defined the sound and musicscape of StarCraft and StarCraft: Brood War, my own musical responsibility—as the "new guy," relatively speaking—continues to focus on staying true to the series' roots wherever I have influence, and to suggest ways to evolve things where it makes sense in context. As composers, we also strive to cast ourselves into roles that are the best fit for our individual strengths. In the end, every Blizzard game to date contains the art of multiple composers—I believe this is part of the 'secret sauce' that makes Blizzard's music and games timeless.For instance, on StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, I had the opportunity to write a couple of themes that covered new territory or expanded character development: specifically, melodies for Jim Raynor, Zeratul, and the 'space opera' main title piece, which was a special request from Chris Metzen. I also had a hand in suggesting that we add to the terran music vibe with virtuoso, legendary live players—Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta, Jesse Gress, and others. The terran musical composition, production, and DNA, however, are 100% Glenn, and stay very true to StarCraft tradition. In fact, the majority of the Wings score was written by the original StarCraft composition team; I wrote what made sense for me to write, and wore my administration hat for the rest of that project.This brings us to StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm: With the focus squarely on the zerg, Glenn and Derek built on their established musical vocabulary, as they've described, and created a spine-tingling score... and that's really the heart of this particular musical swarm."[embed]251947:48209:0[/embed]"My musical contributions to Swarm happened in two waves. During the earliest recording sessions, the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra was so good, we realized that we were going to run out of music to record before the sessions were over, and it was too late to cancel the unneeded time. Gasp... ka-ching! This afforded me an awesome opportunity and challenge: I wrote about six minutes of additional music to leverage the remaining session time, with the clock ticking, in the control room—all while Neal Acree's cinematic scores were booming live over the speakers. With pencil, paper, and an iPad piano sound in headphones, I wrote fast and furious during the sessions. No pressure! I'm proud of those two pieces, affectionately and nonsensically titled 'Zergs in the Banana Patch' and 'The Protoss Take Kiev.' These cues found their way into some of the later missions, and, yes, they're big and loud... I couldn't waste a world-class 87-piece orchestra!As the later missions' gameplay matured, we found some opportunities for additional music, to which I contributed. Jason had rejoined the team by then, and he and I finally got to collaborate in person, on purpose, after all these years. A personal highlight is a piece called "Overdrive," which was composed and produced by Jason and arranged for orchestra by me from his piano demo—It was such a blast to truly create something together. That experience pretty neatly sums up why I find Blizzard to be such a unique place to work, collaborate, and create."Jason Hayes (Blizzard Entertainment)Role: ComposerSelected Past Works: StarCraft, WarCraft III, World of WarcraftOn his return to Blizzard Entertainment"Being back at Blizzard is like coming home for me—I couldn't be more thrilled! And yes, it was especially exciting to arrive during the final push on Heart of the Swarm. Working on StarCraft again is so cool." On his exclusive audio sample[embed]251947:48210:0[/embed]"I came up with the idea for 'Overdrive' while thinking of the past between Arcturus Mengsk and Kerrigan—his unquenchable thirst for power, and hers for revenge. As I was coming up with ideas, a musical theme from StarCraft: Brood War occurred to me. This was in the intro cinematic, where Admiral DuGalle abandons a group of confederate colonists to be overrun by the zerg. There seemed to be a symmetry between this and Kerrigan's situation—after all, she was also abandoned to the zerg by Mengsk. I found that by taking this musical idea and punching it up with a militaristic insistence, it could help to frame some important events to come. Collaborating with Russell on the arrangement was a lot of fun—after years of indirect collaboration with him on a number of pieces, it was great to work with him in person."Neal AcreeRole: ComposerSelected Past Works: World of Warcraft series, StarCraft II, Diablo IIIOn being the king of cinematics and contributing in-game tracks as well"First of all, it was an absolute thrill to be involved in helping tell the continuing story musically through the cinematics. So many talented people put their hearts and souls into making them what they are, and getting to write music to that is a dream come true. What made it even more fun is that the story runs the gamut of emotions and stylistically asked for some very different things from I had done before. I felt a huge responsibility in taking on the cinematics, but it was ultimately a lot of fun and I'm really proud of the final result. Getting to work with the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra and choir was a thrill as always. They are some of the best musicians in the world, and I never get tired of recording there. I wouldn't say we did anything too wild with the orchestra but we did hire an extended low brass section for an absolutely massive sound. See if you can spot those moments in the soundtrack.As for in-game music, I had done a bunch for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm and Mists of Pandaria, so I was familiar with the process, which is quite different than writing for the cinematics. Though I very much enjoy the process of writing to picture, writing without it can be a very freeing experience. Writing for the cinematics takes a lot longer because the music tends to evolve as the cinematic evolves due to the collaborative process. This can result in some really cool stuff that none of us had necessarily envisioned when we started out. In the case of Heart of the Swarm, Glenn wanted me to write some in-game music that would incorporate some of the stylistic and thematic DNA of the cinematics, which was a lot of fun. I got to blend a lot of orchestra with synthesizer and get really experimental, which is the most fun part for me—there's definitely a lot of zerg-specific stuff in there."On his exclusive audio sample[embed]251947:48211:0[/embed]"This is a standalone version of a theme written for Kerrigan and Raynor that underscores some of the cinematics in Heart of the Swarm. It's a slow-building piece that is somber and tragic with an epically heroic yearning... I hope that's not reading too much into it. It's not your typical love theme, but this isn't your typical love story. My inspiration for it was the story and the characters who have a lot going on beneath the surface. It was really cool to be able to write something like this for a game. It also features vocals by Laurie Ann Haus, who was a big part of the Kerrigan sound on both Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm."Cris VelascoRole: ComposerSelected Past Works: God of War series, Darksiders, Borderlands series, Soul Calibur VOn being brought on to contribute to Heart of the Swarm and his love for StarCraft"StarCraft is one of my all-time favorite games. I cannot even begin to count the number of hours I put into the original one. A couple of friends and I used to pull all-nighters, just building our units up, and then having a massive 3-way battle that would ultimately crash the computers. So even though I didn't have a huge role this time around, I still consider it one of my favorite projects to work on simply because I couldn't believe how amazing it was to be writing music for this franchise."[embed]251947:48212:0[/embed]"Writing for the zerg let me be really experimental with my music. There was a definite dark slant to it, although not necessarily horror. I did some fun things like taking the sound of an insect, slowing it way down, pitching it down a few octaves, and then using it as a percussion bed. Another fun one was taking the sound of a heartbeat, reversing the sound, then lowering the pitch again and adding a touch of distortion. I used this sparingly as a percussive hit. These kinds of things felt in line with how creepy, weird, and insectoid the zerg are."Evan T. Chen (Blizzard Entertainment)Role: Sound Design LeadSelected Past Works: Diablo III, Starhawk, Killzone 3, Dawn of the Dead, FuturamaOn the scale of StarCraft II's sound design and the unsung heroes who undertake it"I'm just one of many sound designers on this project. The other members of the StarCraft audio team did all of the heavy-lifting with the support of the audio department at Blizzard and a myriad of other amazing talent. Here's a sound design montage that offers a glimpse of our collective work, which includes contributions from sound designers Jonas Laster, Ed Cerrato, Pedro Seminario, JP Walton, Paul Menichini, and Alex Ephraim.[embed]251947:48213:0[/embed]I'm relatively new to Blizzard and started on the project fairly late in the game, so a big challenge was acclimating to this new environment in a way that respected the legacy of Blizzard, the StarCraft series, the aesthetic precedence of Wings of Liberty, and what had already been created for Heart of the Swarm... while simultaneously trying to chisel a unique and appropriate sonic thumbprint. Collaborating with the StarCraft development team in creating the soundscape was fantastic because they embraced our ideas and helped us achieve them—there are so many development team members not directly on the audio team that play crucial roles in what the player hears, including producers, programmers, data specialists, technical gurus, and—naturally—all of the artists and animators.One memorable moment involved a request to have a visual for the Medivac's new ability, Ignite Afterburners, added to complement the sound of them turning on. I made the case that the audio by itself was too disconnected and might easily be misunderstood during gameplay without some sort of associated visual. This was extremely late in the development, so every possible addition needed to carefully considered, but I heard back later that my argument helped pushed the case for this late addition through. It just goes to show how everyone's instincts as a player are valued here, and that there are many ways to contribute outside of your immediate responsibilities.We also made lots of under-the-hood improvements in audio. There's better headroom and dynamic range now, meaning things can get louder when needed without distortion. We completely revamped the dialog-processing workflow. We also improved the automatic mixing parameters and did more scripted mixing in-mission, which all translates into being able to hear important things more clearly and distinctly. It used to be when certain objectives were completed in a mission, everything would often happen simultaneously: lots of things would explode, the Objective Complete stinger sound would play, other sounds would be ducked to make room for this stinger, new dialog would announce your next objective, music would change, you'd get an achievement alert. In extreme situations, this can be pretty incoherent. We did a lot more sequencing so things don't happen all at once but rather more serially for the sake of sound, to let the audio breathe and be more informative and emotionally satisfying.There were plenty of other sound-related challenges, too. We had several big boss fights, and we did some epic, bombastic sounds for those. We introduced a new physics system into the game, so designing a tasteful, uncluttered sound system for that was a challenge. There were nearly 100 non-prerendered, in-engine cinematics to edit and mix, and we strived to make them sound as good as the prerendered ones. We also made more use of the audio engine's DSP effects, so you'll hear a wider variety of reverb and real-time filtering in this game. We took more advantage of surround-sound speakers systems too, and those with the equipment will hear some specific spectacular moments in the LFE channel and the surrounds.As far as subtlety goes, some of the world ambient sounds are more detailed, layered, and peppered with perspective and depth, and in general, our philosophy was to make the sounds feel more 'in the world.' Finally, listen carefully to Swarm hordes—I won't give too much away, but suffice it to say, this is just the tip of the iceberg for this tech. There are also some great audio easter eggs to find, but you won't hear them—pun intended—from me!"
Over 20 minutes of exclusive audio mixes included
Maybe you played StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. Maybe you enjoyed the soundtrack disc that came packed in with the collector's edition, or perhaps you simply enjoyed it in-game. With this expansion focusing on the Zerg, I ...
Dreamhack Pikachu
Why you need to be watching the Dreamhack Open right now
Has Joe Buck ever dressed as a pink Pikachu?
Apr 26
// Patrick Hancock
The Dreamhack Open Stockholm is only two days and has already begun! As you can tell, the insanity is already in full swing, as commentators Apollo and Artosis are looking super professional. Ninety-six StarCraft II: Hea...
IGN Pro League tech and assets sold to Blizzard
So long, IPL
Apr 08
// Jordan Devore
Following the cancellation of the IGN Pro League 6 due to an inability "to commit the resources required to run another major independent event," a statement was released that read "You should also know th...
StarCraft II
StarCraft II Kerrigan cosplay is out of this world
For the swarm!
Apr 04
// Hamza CTZ Aziz
Pro cosplayer Tasha is at it again with another mind-blowing cosplay depicting the Queen of Blades from StarCraft II. I can't imagine how much work it took to make the whole costume, let alone the process even involved in trying to put it on. Tasha has a few more pictures of the outfit over on her Facebook. Check out our cosplay page for more amazing cosplay photos.
StarCraft April Fools
[April Fool's] The Warhound is back in StarCraft II!
All your workers are now Warhounds
Apr 01
// Patrick Hancock
Remember the Warhound unit from the beta of Heart of the Swarm? Originally planned as a replacement for the Thor, the Warhound was removed because they became a very strong focus of the competitive scene and were simply...
StarCraft turns 15
StarCraft celebrates its 15th birthday today
Happy Quincea�era!
Mar 31
// Patrick Hancock
Fifteen years ago today, on March 31, 1998, the original StarCraft launched on PC, setting in place a series of events that would lead up to the powerhouse it is now: gigantic competitive tournaments, gorgeous singleplay...
Heart of the Swarm
Heart of the Swarm sells more than 1.1M in two days
Another successful Blizzard expansion
Mar 21
// Brett Makedonski
Heart of the Swarm, the newest StarCraft II expansion, is capitalizing on the buzz surrounding its release. Blizzard announced that it sold more than 1.1 million copies in its first two days at retail. "We want to thank ...
Review: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
Mar 19
// Aerox
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (PC)Developer: Blizzard EntertainmentPublisher: Blizzard EntertainmentRelease: March 12, 2013MSRP: $39.99 Heart of the Swarm picks up right where Wings of Liberty left off -- Kerrigan has been saved and returned to a mostly-human form (shame about the hair), the Zerg threat has been diminished, and she and Raynor are free to run about curbstomping the Dominion. Or, that's the initial plan. Since Heart of the Swarm is, of course, about the Zerg, within an hour of starting the game Raynor promptly finds himself in trouble and Kerrigan once again takes control of the Swarm. This time around, the story focuses much more on Kerrigan herself -- while Raynor was the hero of Wings of Liberty, that game's story tended to focus more on the Terran army as a whole and the various mercenaries you dealt with. Heart of the Swarm shines the spotlight directly on Kerrigan. While Kerrigan can still control the Zerg, Raynor's artifact essentially restored her soul. The antagonism between Kerrigan and Arcturus Mengsk may seem like the central plot line, but in my opinion Heart of the Swarm is really about how Kerrigan comes to terms with what she did as the Queen of Blades, and the internal struggle she faces to cling to her newfound humanity as she slips deeper and deeper into the power of the Zerg. I found the story this time around to be far more engaging than the fairly standard war story of Wings of Liberty, and a huge part of that is because Heart of the Swarm feels more personal and intimate than the previous installment. When it comes to gameplay, the new missions in Heart of the Swarm don't deviate too much from the style seen in Wings of Liberty, but are unique enough that they don't come across as a simple rehash of Wings, just with the Zerg. The only real notable difference is the introduction of Kerrigan as a persistent hero unit, reminiscent of Warcraft III. In most missions Kerrigan is present on the battlefield and directly controllable, and she gets stronger and develops more powers as you level her up by completing mission objectives. Base building is still the focus of the game, but Kerrigan usually plays a major role in fights as her abilities tend to be profoundly useful. Much like Wings of Liberty, a majority of the missions generally focus on one or two types of units, and the mission is designed to teach you how to use that unit and its abilities. Sprinkled throughout the game, however, are missions that tend to focus on Kerrigan and her abilities, much like the first Zeratul mission back in Wings. I actually found these to be the most interesting, simply because of the variety they provided. My favorite mission involves Kerrigan essentially fighting three "boss monsters" as she moves through the map, with the fights feeling like a combination between playing a MOBA and battling a World of Warcraft raid boss. I like base building as much as the next StarCraft fan, but it's always nice to mix things up. As you progress through the single-player campaign, you have the opportunity to select minor and major evolutions for your units. Minor evolutions unlock as soon as you acquire the unit, and tend to be small stat boosts or a passive ability. Major evolutions see you decide between one of two new forms, and require you to complete a short "Evolution Mission" that shows you the abilities of each new form before making your selection. These missions naturally unlock as you progress through the story -- you no longer have to find out-of-the-way collectables scattered around the maps like you did in Wings. Instead, optional mission objectives provide additional levels to Kerrigan. Multiplayer has remained essentially unchanged outside of balance tweaks and the introduction of a few new units, and it's still great if you're into competitive real time strategy games. Players who haven't hopped online since Wings of Liberty may be surprised to see how much the general skill level has risen, and can expect quite a few frustrating games if they jump into ranked, especially since this season just began and the matchmaking system is still sorting people where they belong. Don't be surprised if you run into highly skilled players in the lower tiers of play during these first few weeks. The multiplayer replay system has a couple new fun additions. You can now watch replays with your friends and, even better, pause a replay at any time and have you and your friends take control of the game at the point you paused. It's a solid tool for practicing matchups if you have friends willing to work with you, but I think the most interesting aspect will be the ability to download and mess around with pro-level tournament games, assuming they put replays up. Heart of the Swarm is a fantastic addition to the StarCraft series, and quite frankly feels on par with a $60 game. It brings almost nothing new to the table, but there's nothing wrong with sticking to a formula you know works well. If you enjoyed Wings of Liberty, or just like RTS games in general, there's no reason not to pick this one up.
A solid middle entry for the series
It appears Blizzard's learned quite a bit from Diablo III's launch, as Heart of the Swarm was instantly playable on release with virtually no server problems -- a bit of a rarity, it seems, with recent PC releases. It's a goo...
StarCraft II launch times
Here are the international launch times for StarCraft II
Heart of the Swarm is nearly here
Mar 11
// Chris Carter
Blizzard is ready to launch the newest addition to the StarCraft II family, Heart of the Swarm, and of course millions of people will be itching to get on at the earliest possible moment. Look no further than Blizzard's offic...
New releases
New releases: God of War: Ascension keeps the faith
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Late Spring Newsletter Get Gardening! The weather is finally making a sunny, warm change, the trees are in bloom and the grass is getting greener! Are you ready to start planting, mowing the lawn, and pruning the shrubs? Is your body? The Canadian Physiotherapy Association has some great tips to help you get started with the gardening season, and prevent injuries that may result from this seasonal work. Here are some of their suggestions! ☼ Don't Vegetate, Cultivate!- Did you know that 30 minutes of gardening gives general health benefits similar to a brisk walk? It also helps to increase your endurance and strength! ☼ Get Ready to Go!- Warming up your muscles and joints before you start working will help decrease risk of sprain or strain. See our article below on some stretching tips. Also, be sure to have all the right tools for the job maintained and ready for safe use! ☼ Know Your Limit, Garden Within it- Over working muscles and joints leads to injury, so pace yourself. Take breaks when you are tired, spread heavy lifting and digging tasks over a week, and avoid over-use injuries by doing different activities throughout the day. ☼ Tool Time- Make sure the handle of the tool matches the size of your hand. This will help reduce chance of overuse injury and strain to the muscles. Also, hold your tools with a comfortable grip. Holding too tightly can cause injury. ☼ Posture Makes Perfect...Sense!- Find the "easy zone"- a comfortable posture for your body to work in, and try to do your work in this "zone". If you have to get into an awkward position, incorporate a slow, reverse stretch every 15 minutes to reduce strain. Don't forget to lift with your legs, and avoid twisting and reaching! Featured Question: How Can Stretching Help Me? Stretching daily is extremely important for everyone; whether you exercise regularly, participate in sports, or are working around the house. Stretching is the only way to help relax muscles, realign muscle fibers, cool your body temperature and increase flexibility. Unfortunately, most of us do not take the time in our busy routines to stretch, which usually leads to sprains, strains and other injuries. In this article, we will describe different types of stretches, and provide basic guidelines to help you improve your flexibility and well being! Are There Different Types of Stretches? There are a number of different types of stretching exercises that can help reduce the risk of injury as well as improve athletic performance. Two of the most known types of stretches are static and dynamic. Static stretching involves reaching as far as you can, without pain, in one direction and then holding the stretch for 15-60 seconds. This type of stretching is used to increase the length and the flexibility of your muscles. 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Been here several times and they never disappoint. The food is freshly made and always very nice. Service with a smile and nothing is too much trouble. I will keep coming here!
The restaurant serves delicious Turkish foods. The waitress was very helpful on recommending dishes and answering questions I had. The atmosphere is relaxing so you can hang out with friends and family there. Also, when you order main dish, the restaurant provides guests complimentary salad and rice.
A lot to choose from and all very nice. Nice waiters and good with kids. As we were with our family this time we decided only to have a main course. The kids picked a special Turkish pizza and I choose a delicious eggplant from the oven with meat while my husband opted for the kebab. We got a typical...
Lades has nice food and decoration. When you sit in the restaurant, you will feel you are in another country. Personally, I don't know about Turkish's food yet the waiter explained about the meals. That was very good! I will go to that restaurant in the future.
We had a very nice dinner, with some good friends. Fresh tasty food, VERY friendly waiters who were very patiently explaining about all the dishes.
This turkish restaurant was very pleasant and I already returned because the food was very good.
One time I visited with my friends and one time on a date. I really enjoyed the vegetarian appetizers with the bread. I highly recommend trying the stuffed mushrooms!
As a main course I have a "turkish wok" with chicken - again: very very...
The first visit to Lades was revealing. Nice setting, good food, very affordable.
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Tables with not even half a metre between them, we took the specialty of the house (stuffed chicken filet) which tasted a bit bland, it was nothing special.
One advice for the owner: give your guests a little more privacy, the...
Been here two times now, I think compared to the average Turkish or Greek kitchen you'll find around here, Lades has the most divers, most fresh and tasty kitchen I've seen. The first time we had separate dishes which were very nice. The last time we shared the menu's with four people, again you won't be disappointed! Especially for this...
Not knowing what to expect, I had dinner here last week. A very pleasant surprise, great service at a very reasonable price. I will for sure return in the near future.
I have been a few times now, and never been disappointed. Great food, splendid service, and all at an excellent price. If you, or as in my case your guests, want halal food it is the only option that I have come across so far in Breda.
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The demonstration was
sponsored by Bayan USA, "an alliance of anti-imperialist and progressive
Filipino organizations" which held its 5th National Congress on July
18-19, 2015, at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC,
following their "International People's Tribunal on Crimes of the US-Aquino
Regime" which was held in the same venue.
Among the witnesses
from the Philippines who testified at the "Tribunal" were Philippine
Congress Representative Neri Colmenares of the Bayan Muna Party and
Suara Bangsamoro spokesperson Amirah Ladasan.
In the Balitang America
report on the group's demonstration, Amira Ladasan is shown excoriating
US imperialism because "They want our land! They want our resources!
They want our energy!"
Listening to her
anti-imperialist speech was like going through a time warp and being
transported back to the Manila demonstrations of the 1960s and 1970s
when US military bases and US multinational corporations dominated the
political and economic life of the Philippines. But after the US
military bases were removed from the Philippines in 1991, US influence
in the Philippine declined.
Comedian Stephen
Colbert once said of Pres. George W, Bush: "He believes on Wednesday
what he believed on Monday regardless of what happened on Tuesday." What
happened on "Tuesday" was that China became an imperialist power and the
top foreign corporations exploiting the Philippines were no longer
American (LINK)
and the foreign navy that has recently invaded 7 Philippine shoals and
converted them into militarized man-made islands is also not American.
As for "energy", guess which navy is poised to seize Recto Bank with the
15 billion barrels of oil and quadrillion cubic feet of natural gas
underneath it.
Ladasan should listen
to what one speaker at a protest rally in front of the Chinese Embassy
in Manila said: "China should stop its reclamation activities now
and instead just engage us in the international tribunal if indeed they
have the legal basis and evidence to do so. As it is China's
expansionist policy based on its 9-dash line theory is without legal,
historical and moral basis. Every Filipino should defend our territory
and exclusive economic zones and Pres. Aquino should fortify our
positions in the area to counter China's aggressive acts."
The speaker? It was not
Loida Nicolas-Lewis of US Pinoys for Good Governance (USPGG), not Roilo
Golez of the Movement & Alliance to Resist China Aggression (MARCHA) nor
was it Raffy Alunan of the West Philippine Sea Coalition (WPSC).
No, those words were
uttered by Bayan Muna's own Neri Colmenares speaking at his group's
April 15, 2015 rally in front of the China Embassy in Manila with
placards that said "No To China's reclamation of Mischief Reef!", "China
Out of Philippine Seas!" and "Assert Philippine Sovereignty!"
BAYAN secretary general
Renato Reyes added in another Bayan Muna press release that China's land
reclamation activities in the disputed Spratly Islands were an act of
"robbery" and "an affront to our sovereignty." He said: "Filipinos have
the patriotic duty to oppose these aggressive actions as well as to call
on our own government to defend our territorial integrity."
As recently as July 23,
2015, Jose Ma. Sison, the founding chairman of the Communist Party of
the Philippines, told Raissa Robles of the South China Morning Post that
"China is obviously being greedy, claiming 90 per cent of the South
China Sea." Sison told Robles that China's territorial claims were
"foolish" and "false" and added that "it would be like India claiming
the whole of the Indian Ocean or Mexico claiming all or most of the Gulf
of Mexico."
So what happened to
Colmenares' anti-China message when he arrived in the US in July to
speak to Bayan Muna's US supporters?
Someone must have
informed Colmenares that the local Filipino-American leftists do not
oppose China's imperialism. As early as May of 2012, when Balitang
America's Henni Espinosa interviewed Rachel Redondiez, then the national
chair of Gabriela USA and former Secretary-General of Bayan USA, about
whether her Fil-Am groups would join the protest rallies against China,
she said no, because, she said, "it will only worsen the conflict
between China and the Philippines."
In the TV interview
that was aired on Balitang America on May 9, 2012, Redondiez said "when
there is a conflict between siblings or friends, you usually want to
start talking one-on-one before you bring in other people or mediators.
China is not the true bully in this standoff. The China threat is being
used by the US to actually further trample on our national sovereignty."
Rachel Redondiez was
not just speaking for herself. Earlier, on April 16, 2012, Bernadette
Ellorin, the Chairperson of Bayan USA, released the following statement:
"Contrary to Washington's line, the Chinese government is not flexing
its military might to bully other countries in the region in order to
expand its economic interests....Decades of US military presence in the
Philippines in the name of peace-keeping and anti-terrorism have proven
that it is the US troops, not China, that are guilty of
pointing their own guns at Filipino civilians, raping Filipino women and
When I asked my
Facebook friend, Dante Simbulan, Jr., to explain the disconnect between
the varying positions on China of Bayan Muna in the Philippines and its
US supporters like Bayan USA, Anakbayan and Gabriela USA, he explained
that as far as the opinion of Fil-Am groups about China is concerned, it
was "their prerogative". That explains it all then.
When China invades the
Ayungin Reef, Recto Bank and Pag-Asa Island and Filipinos all over the
world rise up in righteous anger against China, we know that there will
be at least one group of Filipino-Americans who will not join the
protests because it's "their prerogative."
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Avicii - The Nights
The Nights 2:50
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