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New patch for StarCraft II Beta (54 comments)

( Major News: SC2)

Posted by xou @ 01:36 CDT, 23 April 2010 - iMsg

This morning Blizzard released the 9th patch of the StarCraft II Beta. This new version includes the map editor, but the maps created won't be available for online games until a later patch. Still on the map field, a few removals and additions were made to the ladder rotation. A lot more changes and improvements were made including matches history, in-game voice, friends list, achievements and game interface. See the complete changelog for all the detailed additions and tweaks made to the game.

General

The StarCraft II Editor is now available!
- Players will now be able to begin creating trigger maps in preparation for map publishing which will be made available in an upcoming beta patch.

Achievements & Decals are now live!
- Players will now be able to earn achievements, browse the list of available achievements, and view achievements earned by friends.
- Players will be able to highlight favorite achievements in their Showcase.
- Earning certain achievements will unlock portrait and decal rewards.

The updated Homepage now includes a Recent Broadcasts panel and a News & Community panel.

A new Match History page is now available which will allow players to browse and filter their last 1,000 games played.

A new Community page is now available which features an in-game version of RSS news feeds.

A new Friends-of-Friends feature has been added, which allows players to easily find and connect with more real life friends on Battle.net through existing friends.

Additional friends' presence details are now available from the Friends' list.

Improvements have been made on the Voice Chat system in game.
- Please use the new voice chat and provide feedback via the StarCraft II beta forums.

The score screen now features a new graph tab.

The art for many parts of the user interface has been updated.

Hotkey templates have been added.
- In the gameplay options menu select from standard name based hotkeys for right and left-handed players, grid based hotkeys for right, and left-handed players, and classic StarCraft keys.

Several hotkeys have been changed to avoid conflicts with the "Select All Warpgates" UI button:
- The Set Worker Rally Point has been changed from W to R.
- Build Sensor Tower has been changed from W to N.
- Terran Infantry Weapons have been changed from W to E.
- Terran Vehicle Weapons have been changed from W to E.
- Weapon Refit has been changed from W to R.
- Burrow has been changed from W to R.
- Spawn Larva has been changed from R to V.
- Neural Parasite has been changed from R to E.

Balance Changes

Maps

Note that the update is planned at 12:00 CDT, 23 April 2010 for the European accounts while its already live for the American one.

Update: The Bnet 2.0 login screen now says there will be further info on the update at around 16:00 CDT - battle.net EU has been down or at least unusable for over a day now. Also there appears to be a major problem with larva spawn in the update.

Larva bug

Update 2: Everything is now back to normal and Blizzard even released a 10th patch to fix a few bugs from the 9th patch.

Quick changelog

Links: Changelog, SC2 beta Forum

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One Night Wonder #3 (32 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by PerpetualWar @ 17:57 CDT, 22 April 2010 - iMsg

Scheduled: 12:00 CDT, 22 April 2010 to 17:00 CDT, 22 April 2010
Schedule: Passed

Update #2: QL ESH ONW #3 2v2 cup is over. Although after the announcement it wasn't promising at all, cup turned out to be quite a successful one. There were a few no-shows at the beginning but overall cup went smooth and by the schedule. Please leave us your feedback about the cup. Thanks to all teams for participating, as well as holysh1t.tv for streaming and supporting cup, and hoping to see more teams apply in the future.

Final standings are:

1st: SKZI
2nd: METSU
3rd/4th: opla!/UEE

Update: Only one more day to signup, so make sure to register on time. (Esports Heaven have in mind cash or hardware prizes for Quake Live in the future if these ONW cups proves to be success. Attending these cups will definitely help it's cause and ensure better support of QL scene in general.)

Esports Heaven is organizing a 3rd One Night Wonders cup. This time TDM 2v2 will be used unlike the first two that were actually duel cups. This quick cup will start at 12:00 CDT, 22 April 2010 and should last only one day with 16 teams. Format of the cup will be Single elimination - Bo3. Of course if there are a lot of sign-ups the cup can be expanded, but then it will probably take more than one day to finish. Check out the announcement for more info about the cup.

For those who are not familiar with ESH or ONW at all, should be said that ONW cups are an idea of regular QL quick cups with possible prizes in the future with various modes of play (Duel, 2v2, TDM, CTF,..). Although named ONW #3, it's actually the first in the new series of ESH ONW cups, that are planned for Quake Live.

Links: Cup page, Brackets,

Cup updates

Carmac: "when it comes it comes" (26 comments)

( Major News: ESR)

Posted by Thorin @ 16:08 CDT, 22 April 2010 - iMsg

In the last part of his 1on1 interview

Michal "Carmac" Blicharz talks about his support group, some of the tougher times in his life and his thoughts on a number of gaming's most famous event organisers.

Addressing whether or not there are plans for a "Carmac Jr" anytime soon he says "when it comes it comes". What scenario prompted Carmac to say "I messed up my entire life"? What expensive present did he give to his father for his birthday? What does Carmac think is the best Esports title?

The interview can be viewed at SK Gaming, along with parts one and two.

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[AVA]-CA-Trophy: Nationscup 2010 (7 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by Sordo @ 03:06 CDT, 22 April 2010 - iMsg

The Avalon-Clan, organizer of the [AVA]-CA-Trophy, asked the users of its website at the latest poll about a Nationscup for Clan Arena. A big majority voted for yes and the Trophyteam is now planning on how to organize this competition and they published a list of possible nations.

At the moment the Adminteam is looking for supporters to organize the Nationscup, and as well for possible team captains for the different countries:

List of possible participants

Cup format

Links: Avalon-Clan

Ready Up Radio Episode 15 (17 comments)

( Major News: Q3 QL SC2)

Posted by nineX @ 23:42 CDT, 21 April 2010 - iMsg

Apheleon's away this week so I bring in the ~~big~~ stoned guns;

Rod "Slasher" Breslau is here to talk about the major happenings in Quake, including the upcoming summer list of major LANs across the world.

I also get to talk to one of the Team EG Starcraft players,

Kelby "iNkA" Williams about the soaring popularity of Starcraft 2 and his recent win in the Team EG/Team Liquid Show Match. We get his thoughts on his match against European player Jinro, and a breakdown of his of the game. We close with some of his thoughts on North America's stance in the global competitive SC community and the recent betting scandal in South Korea.

Rod's sister also decides to pay the show a visit and give us some of her thoughts on her favorite sandwich toppings.

Check out GosuCoaching.com where you can find iNkA and other veteran North American Starcraft players giving daily lessons for players of all skill levels. Check'em out.

Head on over to Ready Up Radio to download the podcast.

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EMS6 QL TDM: Groups (10 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by xou @ 15:59 CDT, 21 April 2010 - iMsg

Event: EMS6

The groups for the ESL Major Series VI Quakelive TDM has just been published after being announced on ESL TV tonight. The 4 groups of 4 teams were made by using the following seed pools:

Top seeds (top4 from last season): Fnatic, 4Kings, LowLandLions, SKZI
High seeds: Frontline, beton, notexec, xentorium
Medium seeds: Excello, deluxe, FAT, iMmune
Low seeds: idk, Druidz, refuse 2 Lose, Metsu

The matches will be starting new week, and the default day/date for them will be Thursday 14:00 CDT. See below to discover the groups after their drawings!

Groups

Links: EMS6 Quakelive TDM

The Great Starcraft Betting Scandal (51 comments)

( Major News: SC2)

Posted by ReDeYe @ 14:00 CDT, 21 April 2010 - iMsg

Over at Cadred, Richard Lewis reviews the South Korean Starcraft betting scandal that has rocked e-sports. The article is a highly researched and brilliantly written piece for those of us in the West who know a little about Starcraft, but may not be aware of the betting scandal which has hit Korean esports recently.

Obligatory excerpt:

"At a little before two o’clock in the afternoon the site news.naver.com broke a story that would send shockwaves not only round the country, but around the world. It alleged that it had uncovered details of an illegal gambling ring that was fixing the outcome of high profile Starcraft matches to buck the odds and earn significant profits. It also alleged that unnamed notable players had been involved with the scam, as well as key members of their organisations."

You can read the entire in-depth article on cadred.org.

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European Quake League Playoffs (7 comments)

( Major Article: Q1)

Posted by Zalon @ 11:49 CDT, 21 April 2010 - iMsg

It's Playoff time in the European Quake League, after 7 weeks of group games, the 8 playoff teams from each division have been found. With 3 divisions we can look forward to 12 quality matches during the next 3 weeks.

To compliment the teams on a successful season with a great amount of activity, we felt the only decent thing to do was to write a preview for all of the upcoming playoff matches. We've included some info about each team, their way to the playoffs, and a prediction on the result.

Thanks to

Rikoll and

Hooraytio for their Division 1 and Division 2 reviews.

Everyone else is free to throw in their own predictions in the comments.

Fixtures

Source: QuakeWorld.nu

Article Page: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 || next page >>

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ESWC Sweden - Details and Registration (25 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by Dronar @ 10:51 CDT, 21 April 2010 - iMsg

Event: ESWC'10

The

Swedish

ESWC Qualifiers for

Counter Strike 1.6 finished last weekend with

H2k winning the ticket to Paris. H2k will be joined by

SK Gaming and

fnatic who received direct invites by the ESWC.

Details for

Quake Live,

Street Fighter 4 and

Guitar Hero 5 has now been released. As previously stated the qualifiers will be held June 5th at Game City in Jönköping. Registrations for Quake Live is now open.

Quake Live details

Other Games

How to register

Links: eswcsweden.se,

#eswcsweden

German EPS 16 Quakelive PD8 on ESL TV (40 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by xou @ 04:49 CDT, 21 April 2010 - iMsg

Scheduled: 15:00 CDT, 21 April 2010 to 16:00 CDT, 21 April 2010
Schedule: Passed

Tonight the ESL TV Quakelive show will cover the German EPS 16 with one match from the Playday 8. The game will see

k1llsen taking on

PURRI (Details). With both 7 wins in a row, the German player still is quite the favorite in this match-up!

The show will once again start around 15:00 CDT and be hosted by our British friends Joe and 2GD!

Update: The groups of the coming EMS6 Quakelive TDM will get announced during the show! And the group stage will then start next week.

Update 2: The VOD is up!

Links: ESL TV, Last week's VOD
Stream: Free (Alternative) / Premium / linux: -url:ESL.oph350 (Octoshape)

StarCraft 2 beta: Map Editor and Mac (7 comments)

( Major News: SC2)

Posted by xou @ 03:32 CDT, 21 April 2010 - iMsg

According to Kotaku, the next couple weeks will see the release of the Map Editor and the Mac support for the current StarCraft 2 multiplayer beta.

"StarCraft II lead Chris Sigaty says that the developer is planning to release the game's map and mod editor for those already enjoying the PC version of the game's beta sometime this week, letting players add their own creations and game mode customizations. Expect that alongside a substantial patch to the game very soon."

For those of you will still don't have a StarCraft 2 beta key, the guys from Team Liquid are giving away 500 more keys at the rate of 50 keys per day!

Links: Kotaku.com, Team Liquid

ASUS ENC 2010 Groups Drawings (120 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by xou @ 11:09 CDT, 20 April 2010 - iMsg

Event: ENC'10

Scheduled: 11:00 CDT, 20 April 2010 to 11:30 CDT, 20 April 2010
Schedule: Passed

The Qualification Rounds for the ASUS ENC 2010 are now over. And the time has now come to the groups drawings for

Counter-strike 1.6 male and

female,

Counter-strike:Source,

FIFA,

Quake Live and

Warcraft III. Starting at 11:00 CDT on ESL TV, the drawings will be hosted by

2GD and

Joe.

Quakelive TDM Teams

Update - The drawings for Quakelive is over and the groups will be as following:

Group A

Group B

Update 2 - The matches are starting next week! The default forced date/time for all games is Wednesday 15:00 CDT. Also, the Mainround page is now online!

Links: Announcement, ESL TV

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GGL Open Duel League (34 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by zamN @ 18:21 CDT, 19 April 2010 - iMsg

The Global Gaming League is here to announce the start of our new GGL Open Duel League for Quake Live! The placement tournament will be held on Sunday, April 25th and will be an all day event. It will be held to determine the seeds for the upcoming GGL Open Duel League, which will take place over a period of 8 weeks. QuakeLive TV will be providing coverage of the placement tournament over the course of the day. Sign-ups for the GGL Open Duel League will be closed at 20:00 CDT, 22 April 2010. Reminder to all competitors to sign up before then! Please keep in mind that anyone who registers for the tournament will be expected to be available at 12:00 CDT, 25 April 2010.

Anyone who is competing in the GGL Open Duel League will be asked to idle in #GGL-Duel. For the competitors who signed up, you will be allowed to request servers in order to get ready for the tournament. The league coordinators will be GGL-zamN and GGL-ckkz, with GGL-superjake helping throughout the day. If you have any questions you can contact us through our irc channels on either GameSurge or QuakeNet. The rules and map pool have been listed below. For more fun tournaments, competitive gameplay, and exciting events not only for Quake Live but for the most popular games throughout the gaming community, check out GGL.com.

Rules

Map Pool

Links: Sign-up,

#GGL-Duel

Rockit 1v1 QL Duel Cup - k1llsen wins! (72 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by candy_matze @ 16:59 CDT, 19 April 2010 - iMsg

Scheduled: 12:00 CDT, 19 April 2010 to 16:00 CDT, 19 April 2010
Schedule: Passed

Update #2:

k1llsen wins over

strenx with a final score of 3:1 in maps (Bo5). Demos

Final Rankings:

1st: k1llsen - 50€ & BNC
2nd: fnatic/strenx
3rd/4th: srs/rzr/burnedd - foppa

Grand Final Scores

Update #1: Already big names such as

burnedd,

k1llsen,

madix,

strenx,

Guard,

dem0n,

GEKKO,

GrumX and

LuGia signed in. If you want to sign up do it today or tomorrw until 18:30 CET.

I am proud to present you the first Rockit 1v1 QuakeLive Duel Cup. Some might already know our Enemy Territory tournaments and as of today I will take care of the QuakeLive section and my first task to do is a quick cup scheduled for Monday, 19th April starting right at 12:00 CDT. The winner will be awarded with 50€ and a free IRC Bouncer and if all things will work out we might have some more tournaments with bigger prizes coming up.

Important information

If you want to take part just write a comment with your name, QuakeLive ID and your country below the newspost on our homepage. Good luck and have fun to all participants and might the best player win!

Links: Rockit Newspost, Sign-Up, Brackets Stream: Holysh1t TV,

#rockit

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If I Had My Way (59 comments)

( Major Movie: Q3)

Posted by silu @ 15:16 CDT, 19 April 2010 - iMsg




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Rating: 4.3 (38 votes)

Im glad to introduce you my new Quake frag movie from han-sai production & haven pictures. For this time I really tried something else, something that is not really usual in Quake 3 movies. From the beginning I wanted to made a frag movie. So I created frag movie in my way... I want destruct form of classic quake movies, I want drawn attention. My first excess in Quake 3 movies. You´ll be warned.

Screenshots

Directed by:

Termi
Length: 7m29s
Size: 477 Megs
Resolution: 1280x588
Codec: Xvid

Movie File - Stream (Stream) 0MB
- own3d.tv (462 clicks)
Movie File - 1280x588 XviD (If I Had My Way (Termi 2010).avi) 466MB
- MaverickServers.com (3 clicks)
- own-age.com (132 clicks)
- QuakeUnity.com (+ Stream) (289 clicks)

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