Mar
22

What Is The Collegiate Starleague?

by Jadedshock

To all those who thought I fell off the face of the earth, have no fear! I’ve just been on hiatus a bit, stretching my writing time out collaborating with some new friends at the Collegiate Starleague. You might be wondering what on earth the CSL is, so I’ll give you a little backdrop.

Have you ever watched college sports? Maybe attended a game at your university? Then you know that there is a particular collegiate structure to them (which you will be familiar with in particular when it comes to basketball or football). The Collegiate Starleague uses the idea of college sports such as these in the context of Starcraft 2, while also reflecting South Korea’s Starcraft “Proleague” format. So, it’s collegiate e-sports, if you will. They started in the Fall of 2008…

Jan
19

New Technologies, New Experiences

by Lucid_Delusion

Sean here again. Recently at my blog, Lucid Delusions, I did a recap of the games I’m looking forward to in 2011. My mini write up on L.A. Noire for my that post really got me thinking that I want to expand on my coverage of the game. However I realized there’s one part of that coverage that I wanted to dedicate a whole post to. Lately I’ve been trying to keep the talk on the blog a little casual but today we’re going to get a bit more technical. That is to say, this post is going to explore the new motion capture technologies that are driving forward today’s entertainment. Once again I’ll just warn you this will get a little technical but you’ll have a better understanding of the tech that’s powering the games you’re playing.

Jan
07

A Cry for Justice

by Lucid_Delusion

I’m going to make my introduction short and then get straight to the meat of this article. Hi, I’m Sean, yet another fellow gamer. Every now and then I’ll write an article and chime in with another point of view. With that out of the way, onto the article!

Dec
30

New Years Resolution: A Look at 2011

by Jadedshock

My biggest new years resolution is to set aside more time for gaming; even though I write on this blog, I’ve recently been using my free time doing things that involve gaming, but aren’t actually playing (writing, scoping out tournaments, reading forums, preaching the Day9 daily good news). We all go through phases, and right now I just happen to be in spectator mode. Once I ride out this current low point, I’ll be definitely welcoming the follow titles in the coming year…

Dec
14

Fighting & Feeding: League of Legends!

by Jadedshock

For those of you unfamiliar, Defense of the Ancients is a mod that was created with the WC3 world editor many moons ago, featuring teams of players gunning for the opposing force’s Ancient on the other side of the map (based on the existing map Aeon of Strife), with the help of AI “Creeps” that spawn along the way. Each player controls a hero which levels up and equips items as they progress. This simple notion caught on like wildfire, and DotA became a competitive feature at Blizzcon and the World Cyber Games.

Onto League of Legends – released in 2009 after an extensive open beta, it functions with the same premises as the WC3 DotA, just with its own set of heroes, runes, abilities and maps. I personally thought it sounded like fun when some friends of mine recommended it, so I decided to install it and run a tutorial. (Yes, the game is free, but the free version is limited in which heroes you can pick on a week to week basis.)

Little did I know, but I was setting myself up for a lesson in hardcore gaming.