I attended the largest computer game tournament in history to watch professional gamers (read: 17-25 year olds) compete for a $24 million dollar prize pool.
Category: Gaming
What went wrong in Blizzard’s conclusion of Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void.
It started with an awesome official trailer…
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MOBA: How IceFrog’s ingenuity and Blizzard’s open source platform created a multi-million dollar gaming genre.
Dota 2 fanart comprising some of the original Warcraft III DotA heroes: Drow Ranger, Vengeful Spirit, Night Stalker, Tidehunter, Slayer, Dragon Knight, Doom, Templar Assassin, Phantom Assassin, and Sven.
Dota 2: how I connected with Ukrainian friends through gaming.
After years of gaming hiatus, I began playing Dota 2 about 3-4 months ago. I had no idea it had been out for four years. Four years of my life could have been spent playing a damn fun game. Continue reading “Dota 2: how I connected with Ukrainian friends through gaming.”
World of Warcraft is like real life.
I flew back home four days ago to find my sister still very much enjoying her hobby: World of Warcraft. She plays it after coming back from work until she goes to sleep. When not hanging out with her boyfriend, or if they aren’t playing computer games together, she’ll spend all her leisure time on that game.
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MLG Anaheim.
I attended my first ever MLG in Anaheim yesterday on June 9th, 2012. Tickets were $35 for the weekend long event; I only attended Saturday’s event and one day was worth the ticket price. Continue reading “MLG Anaheim.”
Chessmaster: a different perspective on Starcraft.
I play Starcraft II, and just until last night I realized how much I hid it from my friends. It’s not because I play too much; it might be a feeling of shame due to my past addiction to World of Warcraft. However, one of my teammates gave me a different outlook on this particular game. Continue reading “Chessmaster: a different perspective on Starcraft.”
Andy Cheng 