Starcraft News for Oct. 9th
Little more info on the patch
After I mad the post, I checked email. Guess I should have checked it first. ~Scorcher~ tells me that the patch includes all the new ladder maps and that Green Valleys is now a ladder map too. Thanks for the info! Thanks also to Lan and Cool Dude for trying to let me know the patch was out :)Patch 1.03 Released
Blizzard released patch ver1.03 for SC tonight. Hop onto B.net and get it automatically or download it below and install it manually. View the list of changes.
StarCraft_103.exe (1628 Kb)
StarCraft_103.zip (2701 Kb)Kudo's Mr Plow
And a huge hug to his Mom for teaching him manners. Mr Plow from SC.Org also responded to the disillusioned fans post and managed to do it in a tactful, apologetic and respectful way while never admitting culpability :) He could have a future in politics, or at least management. hehehe j/k Mr Plow. *wink* Well done. Ok, ok, I'm dropping this now, back to the real news :)Lordslippy's Response(SC.Org)
Well Lordslippy did respond to the post from the poorly treated SC.Org fan. Unfortunately it sounds accusatory and defensive rather than apologetic.Descent: Freespace Expansion Released
Interplay has announced that the expansion for Descent: Freespace, Silent Threat, is now instores. The expansion includes 40 new missions 2 new ships and 2 new primary and secondary weapons. You can also get 170+ new missions in their Free Space Mission Contest at the Interplay site.
[news source - Gamesmania]Gamesmania SuperFan Forum
Games Mania has an interesting new feature. It's a message base where gamers can write articles on issues in the gaming industry and readers can post responses. The first article was from a webmster of a Dark Reign fan site. It covers the level of strategy involved in DR as opposed to SC and Red Alert. You can guess which one he feels is superior :) Check it out and go defend your game if you feel like it, or write your own article. [news source - JediKnight]SC.Org: Friend or Enemy?
There's a post in the forums from a very disillusioned SC.Org fan. This really isn't news so to speak but I do hope the post opens a few webmasters eyes. They owe their popularity to their fans and should treat them with respect. His post deserves an explanation/response from them.
[news source - Starcraft II]
Two SCM's for the Price of One
Blizz offers up 2 scm's this week. The first is Catwalk Alley, a 128x128 Space Platform map for 2-4 Players. Print Enlarged View now Here's the teaser :
New Station Unveiled
The Dominion Engineering Corps (a division of the Kel-Morian Combine) has taken up the task of rebuilding the many vital orbital platforms required for a healthy flow of commerce in the aftermath of recent upheaval and subsequent demise of the Terran Confederacy. The DEC is utilizing many new design elements in the construction of these stations, and the Theta Prime supply depot orbiting Tarsonis is a shining example of innovative thinking. Coined "Catwalk Alley" by the project engineers, the ingenious use of elevated catwalks provides a host of improved station functions, including easier maintenance and better defensibility from insurgent forces. The station is expected to serve as a showcase for the power and ingenuity of the Dominion for many centuries. Download it now ! (59k)
Second SCM of Week
The second is Big Game Hunters, a 128x128 Jungle World for 2-8 players. Print Enlarged Map View now! Here's the teaser :
The Hunt continues with Big Game resources. Terran Wildlife Services, in conjunction with LarsCorp Technologies, has announced the grand opening of their fantastic new hunting preserve known as "Big Game". Spawned from the overwhelming success of their "Hunters" park, this new preserve was created to provide an environment that is safe, controlled, and extremely challenging."Ballistic sporting has been so universally accepted that many citizens in the private sector have even created their own private hunting grounds," said Todd Coyle, chairman of the Committee for the Recreational Use of Sidearms and High-explosives (CRUSH). "This new facility has even more of what sportsmen have asked for, and we know the true 'Big Game Hunters' will quickly join in the fun." Download it now ! (70k)
Diablo II T-Shirts
Blizzard is now selling Diablo II T-Shirts for $14.95 (U.S.). Looks pretty cool! View it here. Order it here.New SC Strat Guide
RTS Gamers has released it's own SC Strat Guide. Contains advanced combat strats, tips and tactics, unit analysis, scm tutorials. Be sure to check out the General tactics section for hotkey and mouse/keyboard techniques. The guide is definitely worth a look. Check it out here.Round Two Schedule Up
If your in Planet Review's SC Tournament, check out the Round 2 schedule and map info here. Gameplay kicks off Oct. 10th. Results of Round 1 are posted here.OnLine Game World Opens
A new OGW is a new online game news site thats just opened. It looks pretty cool. They've got a contest on to win a free Kali membership and a few other things. They're also looking for sites to host for SC, Brood Wars, Rainbow Six, Quake 2 and more. Check the site out here.Couple Reviews
Game Pen has a preview up of Cavedogs TA sequel, TA: Kingdoms. Kingdoms is Cavedogs answer to Warcraft and I have to admit it looks pretty cool. War Zone reviews Blades of Exile, a shareware game for the hardcore RPGer. Hey it surprised the reviewer, maybe it'll surprise you too. Gamesmania has a review up on KKND2: Krossfire. That marine drawing on the front page looks a lot Warblades drawing of the marine in SC.CloseCombat III: The Russian Front Beta
MS has opened the beta signups for Close Combat III. Register here. Note- It's on a first come first serve basis.StarKnights Moves
King Richard asked me to let everyone know that StarKnights has moved and changed names. You can now reach them at http://www.starcraftii.com under the new title StarCraft II.Calbear Likes Cheez
Calbear has put up what he lovingly titled The Terran Cheez Rush :) Perfect for those times when your on small 2 player map and you just like a quick win.Thresh Loses
The infamous Thresh has lost to Dudey in the PGL SC Tourney. Supposed to have been a pretty close match, and best of all you can read about it here. [news source - GX Starcraft]
Starcraft News for Oct. 8th
Yeah Baby!
Snatched this off OGR - "Intel revealed some of its future product plans on Wednesday, announcing that the successor to the Pentium II-line chip, code-named Foster, will have a target speed of one gigahertz. The new chip is expected in late 2000 or early 2001." ( I'm droolin', are you droolin' ? )New Demos
While still drooling over a one gig chip I saw that OGR has some new playable demos up for grabs. RedStorm's Dominant Species and Activision's The Fifth Element. Download em and check em out!The Fifth Element demo
Dominant Species demo
Blizz's Future
There's an article in this months PC Gamer on Cendant and Blizzard. Basically the article talks about the perspective sell off of Blizzard and Sierra On-line due to Cendants on-going problems. Discusses the possibility of a spinnoff company being created from Cendants software companies. It also mentions the possibilty of Blizz and Sierra being auctioned off to the highest bidder if no one buys them. (don't think that's a prob) Some of the interested buyers listed in the article are EA, Hasbro, Microsoft, Ted Turner (?), NBC and Fox. Given those choices I'm rooting for EA. If you've got the mag, give it a read :) Thanks for the info Aries!New Chat Prog!!
Move over BattleChat, Topaz is here. This is an awesome new chat prog for b.net that I found at Integrity. It's very easy to use, has alot of cool features and just plain rocks! Download it now ! (260kb) Thanks go to Wargasm for turning me on to this one :)SC Newsletter Out
The first issue of The Unofficial SC Newsletter has been sent. If you didn't sign up for it, or would like to check it to see if it's something your intereested in getting, you can read it here. It's pretty good! They're still looking for staff, so nows your chance :) Apply at the USN website.Blizzard and Their Toys
Blizzard has made their local paper, the Orange County Register. The article covers Blizz's plans *money* to market the WC and SC action figures *money* and some info on what's involved in making the toys *money*. Although the figures are being manufactured in Hong Kong *money* , Blizz has hired it's own sculpting team *money* rather than following the norm of letting a licencee do the designing. *money* Look for the action figures out by Thanksgiving *money*. Read more here. Whats with all the *money* you ask?? Well you don't think they're doing this cuz they love you do you? *money* :)Strats and a Story
Planet Review has 2 new StarCraft strats up. The Plague/EMP Shockwave and the Protoss Arbiter Recall. They've also added chapter two in The New Dawning, their Diablo II Story by Jeff Schmidt and Ty Schlosser. Read Chapter Two: Dark Secrets Rising now! [news source - BGC]Garg's Revisited
Well I got an email from Cool Dude pointing out my greivous error to mention Garg's resurrection of Planet StarCraft, his original SC site. Although I'm sad to see Garg's Back go, I know he has some cool stuff in mind for Planet SC and he's just gonna rock my world! Right Garg?? hehehe Nothing like a little fan pressure *wink* Look for the new site to reopen soon. Catch up developments here. *presses head to monitor and starts chanting "Open, Open Open"...*
Starcraft News for Oct. 7th
Diablo v1.07 Proxy Fix
I just found out that with ver1.07 of Diablo many people can't connect to b.net through a Proxy, Firewall or Router anymore. This patch will fix it!. Thanks to Wargasm and ".K." for the info and patch. Download DiabloFix now! (134kb)The Birth and Death of the 3D Shooter
With all the new shooter games due out soon OGR takes a look back at the birth of the 3D Shooter (Wolfenstein 3D) to present and all the changes along the way. Give it a read here. But be warned, it might just make you want to put SC down and give some of those old games a dusting off :)And More...
Some of you may have noticed that 'and more' at the bottom of the beta fansite list. Shlonglor made a post that explains what it means here.Baldur's Gate Primer
Vault Network has put together a 9 page primer for Baldur's gate with future segments to come. each new section will deal with a specific aspect of the game. The first installment looks at Bladur's AD&D roots, the classes and the magic. Check it out.IRC, Trojan Horse and Back Orifice Plugin
I'm not even going to try and explain this article. If you use any mIRC chat client and have Win95 or 98, read it. It's that simple.Drakan: Order of the Flame Preview
You like Tomb Raider, 3D Shooters, dragons, magic and sword fighting? Then take a peek at CGO's preview of Psygnosis's upcoming action adventure game Drakan.More Troubles for Cendant
Cendant, parent company to Blizzard and Sierra On-line, has revised it's 1997 earnings statement from a $55 million profit to a $217 million loss. The reassessment of earnings was requested by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Talk about being bad at math... Read the CGO article here.Antioch v1.02 released!
Auspex at the Antioch Chronicles has released ver1.02 of Episode I - Psionic Storm. There's also an upgrade patch for everyone allready playing v1.00/1.01. Included in v1.02 are enhanced briefing and unit sounds, a few graphic updates, and several changes to mission play balance. Grab it now!Something cool I saw
HoodZ will be making some character artwork for Antioch. I'm assuming this will be for episode II, Negative Suns. Given HoodZ and Auspex's talent, that campaign should rock!! Congrats HoodZ! Check out The New Abyss to drool at his work :)Brood War Fansite Beta List
Blizzard has officially announced the fan site beta drawing and the list of sites that made the list. Here's the announcement. View the list. Most of the big sites made it, but the surprising part was that some large D2 sites made it too.In recognition of the time and effort webmasters dedicate to creating fansites for our games, Blizzard reserved a limited number of StarCraft Brood War beta test slots exclusively for fansite webmasters. Through a special fansite-only sign-up period, all interested Blizzard sites had a second chance to get in on the beta, and below are the various websites that were selected to participate in the beta test. With more than 20 fansites on the list, Brood War marks the largest fansite participation in a beta test yet.Diablo II Scans
BGC received Diablo II scans from the latest PCGamer Magazine. Snagged for your viewing plaeasure, here they are:Scan 1 - The Sorceress in desert townWinzip 7.0 Released
Scan 2 - The Sorceress with 'Flame trail'
Scan 3 - The Paladin fighting monster
Scan 4 - Sorceress using cool lookin' flame spell
Scan 5 - The Paladin in the desert town
Scan 6 - Amazon warrior caught in battle
Do I really need to say more? :) Grab it here.
Starcraft News for Oct. 6th
New Water Units!
Xenophanes has sent over his latest water units. This time he offers up the Protoss Sentinal and Cestus. Check them out here and take the slide show to see all the water units!New Brood War Pics and Screens!
PC Fan has new Brood War screens up and some pics of the units! Rumors are they were scanned from Computer Gaming World Magazine. I neither confirm nor deny this cuz, hey! I don't know :) You can also read PCFan's preview on Brood War here. [news source - starshack]
Screenshot: Desert Battle
Screenshot: Snow Battle
Screenshot: Dark Templar Planet Battle The Devourer
The Lurker
The Dark Archon
The Medic
The Valkyrie Bomber
The CorsairChange to "Disconnect == Loss" in Ladder Games
Blizz has changed the disconnect=loss option for ladder games. Here's the announcement.Now when you select the "Disconnect == Loss" option in Starcraft games, a disconnect will count as BOTH a Disconnect AND a Loss (i.e. disconnectors will get both a Disconnect and a Loss added to their player record).SC PreBeta mp3
Indoflaven over at SC.Org found an old mp3 of SC Theme music lying around on his hd that he picked up somewhere during the prebeta days of SC. Grab it here. He says the beginning and ending parts are not in the game.New SC Sounds Released
Sounds of Starcraft has twenty new sounds and a FAQ detailing how to exract your own SC sounds and even make mp3's out of the background music! Links to all the progs you'll need to get you started are at the FAQ. These sounds are great for scm creations or changing some of your Windows sounds. Tek7 has also added a Newsletter and weekly poll. Get all the info you need at the site!The Other B.Net
Would you like an alternative to B.Net to play SC on? FSGS is a Battle Net like Server that supports Starcraft game play over the internet. And it's Free! They're currently having a closed beta to test out the Ladder implementation. You can apply for the closed beta by contacting Connex Check out the Free Starcraft Game Server Web Site for more info.Cool Contest
This was in my news letter and I thought I'd share it with all the artists out there cuz it sounds pretty cool :) Go Enter and Good Luck!Dynamix, a Sierra Company and part of the Sierra family of brands, launched the Starsiege: Get Your Head in the Game contest based on its upcoming Starsiege game -- which gives computer gaming fans the chance to be immortalized within the Starsiege Universe by contributing character portraits - cybrid and human - and squad logos to the game's design. Click here for details.
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