August 26, 2010 in Reviews
Tags: ark bennet, backstory, book review, connor ward, doc, extended universe, hank harnack, heaven’s devils, james raynor, jim raynor, lisa cassidy, lorehound, max zander, novel post, ryk kydd, starcraft 2, starcraft ii, starcraft ii: wings of liberty, the novel post, tychus findlay | No Comments »
Blizzard must have learned about product licensing from George Lucas. The company constantly produces spin-off material for all of its franchises. Much of it is pointless fluff, like Star Wars, but also like Star Wars, it has continued to expand its respected universe through alternative mediums. StarCraft II: Heaven’s Devils is the latest novel in [...]
August 20, 2010 in Reviews
Tags: blizzard entertainment, columns, david gerrold, extended universe, Fernando Furukawa, gabriel tosh, ghost academy, lorehound, manga, nova terra, review, starcraft 2, starcraft ii, starcraft ii: wings of liberty, the novel post, tokyopop | No Comments »
I used to be a StarCraft junky. Red Alert introduced me and hooked me on the RTS genre, but StarCraft took it to another level. The title tied together my two favorite aspects of video games, strategy and story. StarCraft had an immense universe, unique races with twisted histories and a mysterious overseer that we [...]
July 1, 2010 in Gaming News
Tags: ball of fire, blizzard, crackdown 2, dragonquest ix, financial threshold, high voltage software, july, july 2010 releases, square enix, starcraft ii, tournament of legends | No Comments »
Since everyone here follows my twitter, you all should know that I am currently on vacation. Thanks to the awesomeness of automated publishing, this document, this one right here, has gone online without my intervention. Go, go automation. Be back on July 13. July, a sweltering month across North America. One with millions of people [...]
September 24, 2009 in Previews
Tags: blizzard, blizzard entertainment, itzkoopa's previews, starcraft, starcraft ii, starcraft ii: wings of liberty, thegamereviews | 1 Comment »
TheGameReviews.com posted my campaign preview for Blizzard’s StarCraft II. In case you missed it, I also did an interview with StarCraft II’s Lead Designer Dustin Browder that TGR published. Since TGR’s archaic backend doesn’t have RSS capabilities I will link you directly to the preview, but here’s a snippet to whet your appetite: “StarCraft II: [...]