Dragon*Con MMO» starcraft ii http://www.dc-mmo.org Home of the SnarkCast Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:05:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2009,2010,2011,2012 grimthorn@dc-mmo.org (Grim and Netgoth) grimthorn@dc-mmo.org (Grim and Netgoth) 1440 http://www.dc-mmo.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Dragon*Con MMO http://www.dc-mmo.org 144 144 http://www.dc-mmo.org/category/podcast/feed/ SnarkCast - The Next Episode Catch up with Grimthorn and Netgoth as they snark on about all things MMO. Also including Dragon*Con MMO track news. DragonCon, mmo, mmorpg, informational, Dragon*Con, gamer, geek, snarky Grim and Netgoth Grim and Netgoth grimthorn@dc-mmo.org no yes Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/07/starcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty-2/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/07/starcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty-2/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:24:17 +0000 Cookie http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=1873 [...]]]> Probably the biggest in the world today is the release of : Wings of Liberty. Published by , was first released in 1998 after a major overhauling due to a poor showing at in 1996. Blizzard made the right move, as Starcraft has sold over 11 million copies from 1998 till 2009. Now enter Startcraft II, the long awaited sequel. It again will follow the story of Terran (outcast human) Jim Raynor on his quest to survive Zergs, Protoss, and well, other Terran. If you don’t want to go the storyline route you can play any of the three races to try and dominate the galaxy. And now, for your viewing pleasure, : Wings of LIberty.
Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty trailer

]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/07/starcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty-2/feed/ 0 StarCraft II Collector’s Edition: Yes Prz! http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/04/starcraft-ii-collectors-edition-yes-prz/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/04/starcraft-ii-collectors-edition-yes-prz/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:00:02 +0000 Rafe http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=1270 The box looks like it'll stand up to a Zerg rush...

The box looks like it'll stand up to a Zerg rush...

It’s a rare day when $99.99 doesn’t seem like a stupid amount of money to pay for a game. Steel Battalion, with it’s “you’re going to need a bigger boat lap” controller was one of the earliest titles to hit the century mark. seems to have found a way to justify separating us from a C-note with the Collector’s Edition of II, even though there’s no release date set yet. For those of you who haven’t seen the trailer yet, Dani posted about it here.

In addition to the sequel of the wildly-popular original, a -esque ten years in development, there are a whole passel of goodies tucked into that big honking box:

  • THE ART OF : WINGS OF LIBERTY – 176 pages of concepts and 3d renderings
  • JIM RAYNOR “DOG TAG” USB DRIVE – Replica of Jim Raynor’s in-game dog tag is a 2GB USB thumb drive, pre-loaded with the original StarCraft and Brood War Expansion
  • BEHIND THE SCENES DVD – Dev interviews, all the cut-scene animations (with director commentary), and discussion of the original SC’s place in gaming lore
  • STARCRAFT COMIC ISSUE #0
  • GAME SOUNDTRACK – 14 tracks from the game itself, plus a couple of bonus tunes. I’m a sucker for game soundtracks – they make the daily commute suck less, that’s for sure.
  • WORLD OF WARCRAFT IN-GAME PET – Maybe you’ll want Baby Thor as a companion to your shenanigans in Azeroth
  • BATTLE-NET DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT – Unlockable goodies, including in-game army icons, unique avatar portraits, and an exclusive version of the in-game Thor unit

This is where I make everyone’s head explode by admitting I never played the original StarCraft (I was a Command & Conquer guy), but this list of goodies does make my wallet itch, just a little.

]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/04/starcraft-ii-collectors-edition-yes-prz/feed/ 1 SnarkCast #3: Return of the Snarkcast! http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/07/return-of-the-snarkcast/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/07/return-of-the-snarkcast/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:24:36 +0000 Grim http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=954 [...]]]> After a month off to tend to various injuries (Krys hurt her wrist, and Grim busted up his knee), Krys and Grim are back with another .  Everyone and everything is fair game for our snarktastic duo this time around.  If you, or the game you love, find yourselves in our cross-hairs, take solace in the fact that you aren’t alone.  We because we love. (Except Gold Farmers, nobody likes those little idiots.)

In this week’s show, we snarkify (otherwise known as “show notes”):

(Opening music, courtesy of …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, “Isis Unveiled”)
]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/07/return-of-the-snarkcast/feed/ 1 0:33:26 After a month off to tend to various injuries (Krys hurt her wrist, and Grim busted up his knee), Krys and Grim are back with another SnarkCast.  Everyone and everything is fair game for our snarktastic duo this time around.  If you, or the game you[...] After a month off to tend to various injuries (Krys hurt her wrist, and Grim busted up his knee), Krys and Grim are back with another SnarkCast.  Everyone and everything is fair game for our snarktastic duo this time around.  If you, or the game you love, find yourselves in our cross-hairs, take solace in the fact that you aren’t alone.  We snark because we love. (Except Gold Farmers, nobody likes those little idiots.) In this week’s show, we snarkify (otherwise known as “show notes”): E3 Booth Babes Underwear as Swag A “Stripper Game” News from Sony Online Entertainment Free Realms The Agency Hong Kong Shuffle Star Wars: The Old Republic Global Agenda Bogus “Awards” given at E3 DC*MMO takes a studio tour “Open All Night” demo at Dragon*Con Sony Fan Faire Star Wars Galaxies Zombies User-created content The Gungan Gun SOE’s big party at Dragon*Con Blizzard No LAN play for Starcraft II What’s Wrong With WoW? Special Interview w/Dr. Tran WoW Faction changes WoW may be an MMO with training wheels, but it serves an important purpose. EVE Online Yet another bank scam BoB is dead Age of Conan Huge upcoming patch “Fixing” stats and itemization Problems with questing in AoC Warhammer Online How to “Kill 10 rats” correctly Public quests Mark Jacobs leaving Mythic Mythic is now part of Bioware How will Bioware change WAR? City of Heroes Issue 15 is coming The 5th Column is back! New costumes and facial options Is it better to look good? or have uber stats on gear? Dragon*Con stuff Schedule is done! 50 panels and events scheduled on MMO track WoW trivia event being combined into Hardcore MMO Trivia contest 5 different parties planned on the MMO track this year. Closing Music and gag reel. (Opening music, courtesy of …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, “Isis Unveiled”) Podcast Grim and Netgoth no no