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Mike Morhaime talks about the BWC, HoTs, 2013 Blizzcon, and more

Mike Morhaime shares his thoughts on eSports, the BWC, WCS, Heart of the Swarm, and confirms a global finals at Blizzcon 2013.   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot “Mike Morhaime talks about the BWC, HoTs, 2013 Blizzcon, and more” was posted by erickt on Sun, 18 Nov 2012 02:48:46 […]

Alan Dabiri talks about balance, battle.net features, and HoTs

Frodan chats with Alan Dabiri a Senior Software Engineer about game balance, ui features, battle.net, Heart of the Swarm and more.   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot “Alan Dabiri talks about balance, battle.net features, and HoTs” was posted by erickt on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:46:13 -0800

BWC Day 1 Recap (Spoilers)

The first day of competition in the StarCraft II Global Finals at the Battle.net World Championships was a day that managed to surpass even its highly promising pedigree. In a tournament format designed to spread out the best of the best pros across all eight groups in the round of 32, the unexpected was indeed […]

ViBE talks about Shanghai, Day one at the BWC, and more

Frodan chats with ViBE on Day one at the Battle.net World Chammpionships in Shanghai.   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot “ViBE talks about Shanghai, Day one at the BWC, and more” was posted by erickt on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:32:41 -0800

Dustin Browder talks about Heart of the Swarm, eSports, and more

Dustin Browder discusses infestor imbalance, HoTs changes, eSports updates, racial balance, and a new tournament server for StarCraft II.   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot “Dustin Browder talks about Heart of the Swarm, eSports, and more” was posted by erickt on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:15:07 -0800

Battle.net World Championship: Day 1

Shanghai taxis are better than a cup of coffee—or ten. My cab zips through downtown streets over painted lines that apparently mean nothing here, passing just inches from cars and pedestrians, and honking for both excellent and seemingly no-good reasons every few seconds. You just have to put your head down and hope for the […]

The 2012 Battle.net World Championship — Day 1

Updated 06:45 a.m. PST, November 17, 2012 After eight months of qualifiers, national championships, and unique continental tournaments, the Blizzard World Championship Series began its epic conclusion tonight at 6:00 p.m. PST with the opening ceremony for the 2012 Battle.net World Championship at the Shanghai Expo-Mart in Shanghai, China. Opening Ceremony VOD All 32 finalists […]

New Super Mario Bros. U Review

New Super Mario Bros. U incorporates the best elements from classic entries, making it one of the most enjoyable Mario Bros. games in years.   Score: 8.5 / great Get the full article at GameSpot “New Super Mario Bros. U Review” was posted by Peter Brown on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:24:31 -0800

This Week in Games – November 17, 2012

Call of Duty and Halo break records, GTA V shows itself, Xbox Live turns 10, and hell freezes over.   Get the full article at GameSpot “This Week in Games – November 17, 2012” was posted by John Davison on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0800

Hitman: Absolution – Now Playing

GameSpot’s Aaron Sampson is joined by IO Interactive’s Tore Blystad to show off some exclusive content for Hitman: Absolution!   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot “Hitman: Absolution – Now Playing” was posted by DanM on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0800