The nostalgic 15-year-old tweet from Blizzard Entertainment gave the gamers an opportunity to go wild: some are excited, while others are frustrated by the very thought of it. The tweet gives a brief summary of the major events in...
After slightly over a full decade where Blizzard has continued to craft new mechanics and game modes, the studio has announced yesterday that Starcraft 2 is officially going into maintenance mode. The title originally released on July 27, 2010, and...
Today, Blizzard announced the end of an era. The developers have announced that they will no longer be developing large content updates for their legendary RTS, StarCraft 2. The update came from a blog post by the developers today, announcing...
Blizzard puts an incredible amount of work into making sure that the seasonal play for StarCraft 2 stays fresh and constantly evolving. One of the many ways that they do this is with a constant mix up of the...
StarCraft II is constantly evolving on every front. Popular among casual RTS players and legendary as an esport, the question of balance is always up in the air. What works for professional players that have trained to know as...
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the world to a halt and has essentially forced us all to stay inside at the same time. Nowadays, one of the most effective ways that we can battle the pandemic is to practice...
COVID-19 has taken a toll on everything in the world, and the gaming community hasn’t been any sort of an exception. In fact, the world of esports has been hit incredibly hard, with dozens upon dozens of events having...
At this point, you know about the COVID-19 Coronavirus, so no introduction seems apt. Nerd Street Gamers has announced that they’ll be shutting down a high number of their in-person esports events due to concerns over the virus. If...
StarCraft II’s competitive play has gotten a sizeable update, bringing a few bugfixes and map changes as well as alterations to the resource mechanics of the game. The first thing to look towards is the changes in the Versus...
We’ve covered quite a few of Cranky Ducklings’ tournaments, from AusCraft to their Katowice streams, but their weekly Grand Platypus Open tournaments always seem like another beast entirely. Open only to SEA/OCE regions, the Grand Platypus Open brings around...
StarCraft II is one of the most active games in esports, with tournaments taking place nearly year-round on both the amateur and professional levels. In fact, the IEM Katowice Tournament is active as we speak, with the group stage...
It’s a big year for StarCraft II as Blizzard works to reorganize the competitive esports scene. Of course, updates never stop, and StarCraft II players still have plenty of patches on their way. The latest of those is the...
GogojOey has defeated Azure to claim victory in Cranky Duckling’s 18th Grand Platypus Open. This win marks his second consecutive victory, after his previous win over Azure in last week’s 17th Grand Platypus Open matchup. This week’s tournament was...
Another week, another Grand Platypus Open. Cranky Ducklings’ weekly Grand Platypus Open tournament ends this week with redemption for last week’s runner up, GogojOey, and an all-too-familiar heartbreak for Azure. This week’s tournament was surprisingly Terran-heavy, with half of...
