starcraft
Meet One of the World’s First Celebrity Gamers
In the early 2000s, gamers were already considered stars in South Korea.
Blizzard's Long History of Manic Pixie Nightmare Girls and Fear of Women
Just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to die along with the rest of the world.
DeepMind's 'Starcraft II' AI Is Now Better Than 99.98% of Human Players
AlphaStar achieved Grandmaster status the old fashioned way: grinding through matches with human opponents to move up the leaderboard.
Here Are All the Pop Culture Retrospectives You’ll Read in 2018
Has it really been 10 years since that thing you liked? Yes, yes it has.
How Esports Teams Decide to Expand Into New Games
The shuttering of pro squads prior to the launch of Blizzard's professional Overwatch league illustrates the risks and rewards teams like Immortals and Team Liquid must consider when choosing new games.
'He Was More into Starcraft Than My Vagina'
VICE.com's most memorable lines from the week of June 26, presented with zero context.
People Talk About the Pop Culture That Ended Their Relationship
Infidelity, long distances, and financial struggles can be weathered. Liking the Fray is unforgivable.
'StarCraft: Remastered' Doesn't Fix The Broken Perfection of 'Brood War'
Bad pathfinding, a ridiculous engine, user-unfriendly controls, all preserved to update the greatest competitive RTS in history.
Learning The Bizarre Digital Body Language of 'Botolo'
Competitive video games are often so complex that they can lose a bit of the human drama of performance. 'Botolo' represents another way.
'StarCraft' Mod Makes Zerg Rushes Cuter Than Ever
Mod based on CarbotAnimation's StarCrafts set to hit StarCraft 2 on October 11.
'StarCraft Universe' Isn't Really an MMO, But It's Still Wonderful
We spent a few hours with a 'StarCraft II' mod that changed the game to play more like 'World of Warcraft.'
There's a Fan-Made 'StarCraft' MMO, and Blizzard Isn't Going to Shut It Down
Five-year-old fan made project at last hits open beta, with a full release scheduled for next month.