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Game-bending StarCraft II mods and custom maps

Andy Salisbury | Features | 30/07/2010 22:02pm
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StarCraft has become synonymous with the hardcore, competitive gamers that populate a majority of the game’s coverage. And while this aspect of the game steals the limelight, what people often neglect are the droves of fun, free custom maps available.

Thanks to the extremely flexible Galaxy Map Editor, map modders have already put together not only some impressive custom maps, but also some mods that completely change the way that StarCraft II plays. Terran Tetris, anyone?

StarCraft II Q&A: Everything you need to know

Andy Salisbury | Features | 26/07/2010 17:00pm
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StarCraft II launches tomorrow, but we’re still hearing lots of questions and uncertainty about the game and Blizzard’s new Battle.net mutliplayer service. We’re here to tackle those questions head-on. Read on to find the answers to every question on your mind, from LAN play to Real ID to custom maps and more.

Korea Day: Eat like a champion

Andy Salisbury | News | 25/07/2010 19:00pm
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If you want to play like a champion, you need to eat like a champion. That’s why we’ve turned to our ever-loyal, longtime Korean ally and former intern Andy Salisbury to share his generations-old Korean cooking secrets with us. These are family recipes refined by his great-grandmother and passed down from generation to generation since then. If there’s a more authentic way to learn the secrets of the food that fuels the most advanced StarCraft-playing civilization, I haven’t heard of it. So read on, grab a shovel and get ready to bury some cabbage in your backyard!

How other countries (probably) play StarCraft II

Andy Salisbury | News | 24/07/2010 11:53am
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Blizzard’s seemingly forgotten fan base of RTS gamers hasn’t had a fresh title since 2002’s Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. And now that their time to shine has come once more, there will undoubtedly be a unique experience in each part of the globe. But just how will players around the world honor their heritage and play StarCraft II at the same time? I’ve got a few ideas.

StarCraft II around the globe – now with black blood!

Andy Salisbury | News | 24/07/2010 10:04am
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Next week those of us living in the United States and the United Kingdom will finally get our hands on the retail version of StarCraft II. Included in this version will be cigars, blood and the occasional curse word, but folks from other countries won’t be getting that same, authentic experience.

Tony Ellis