Here we go again everyone. I am TheAmazombie and this is your StarCraft 2 NewSCast for Saturday, October 22nd.
Well with BlizzCon ongoing, the only real matches of note for today were the final matches in the BlizzCon Invitational. First off, in the Winner's Bracket Finals we had NesTea finally taking down MVP in a 2-0 victory. Now, down in the lower bracket we had Naniwa take down Dimaga 2-0 and Sen beat Select 2-1. Then we had Sen beat Naniwa 2-1 to move on and face MVP.
MVP was not giving up easily though as he took down Sen 2-0 which set up a rematch with NesTea. MVP took the first bo3 2-0, which set up a second bo3 which MVP took 2-1 to take the championships. Congrats to MVP.
Other announcements and things to come out of BlizzCon today include some new visuals and graphics for HotS. One that looked really cool was that Zerg's Creep now latches onto the base of buildings. This has no game effect, just eye-candy. Also the physics engine has been redone to show bodies flying and whatnot. One of the other new features is destructible rock formations, which can be used to close off paths and areas. They also had the BlizzCon costume contest and the winner was a Terran Adjutant that looked amazing. Check out the vid over at youtube.
Other than that, there was not a ton of other news to talk about today. Please check out BlizzCon, threads about the new units and everything else that is associated with it. Don't miss any of the action, but if you do you can find it here the next morning at SC2NewSCast.com.
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
NewSCast for 21-Oct-11
Here we go with a huge day in SC2 News. I am TheAmazombie and this is your StarCraft 2 NewSCast for Friday, October 21st.
We will start with the BlizzCon Invitational. In the Winner's ro16 we had NesTea over BratOK 2-1, Sheth over Loner 2-1, Sen over JazBaz 2-1, Naniwa over Major 2-1, TooDMing over Ret 2-0, MVP over Moonglade 2-0, Dimaga over Killer 2-1, and Select over Nifi 2-1. In the ro8 we had NesTea over Sheth 2-0, Naniwa over Sen 2-0, MVP over TooDMing 2-1, and Select over Dimaga 2-0. In the ro4 we had NesTea over Naniwa 2-1 and MVP over Select 2-1 setting up an MVP vs. NesTea epic matchup for the Winner's bracket finals to face the winner of the loser's bracket. The players still in the loser's bracket are Naniwa vs. Dimaga and Select vs. Sen.
Also at BlizzCon we had the GSL Code S finals tonight. The run down was, well, not what we were expecting. MMA took the first two games, then MVP took the third. This led right into MMA taking the last two games for a quick 4-1 victory to dethrone the champion. Congrats to MMA!
Also the big announcement today did come from EG and the rumors were true. EG and Slayers have teamed up with Idra and DeMuslim going over to fight in Code A next season. Also announced though was a partnership between Quantic Gaming and Incredible Miracles team featuring MVP and NesTea.
Now, onto the other set of big announcements today which were of course changes coming for Heart of the Swarm. I will not run down everything and nothing is set in stone, but here we go: Zerg has 2 new units, the Viper and the Swarm Host. The Viper can cast spells and physically lift units from one location to another while the Swarm host is similar to a Lurker.
Terran has a few new things in the Battle Hellion transform mode, the WarHound which is similar to a Goliath, and something called a Shedder which has a vague description so far, but also the Thor becomes a massive Hero unit similar to the Mothership.
Protoss have lost a couple things like the Mothership and the Carrier but gained a few units such as The Replicant which can morph into other units, Oracle which is a scouting spellcaster, and the Tempest which is a capital ship that does AOE damage against air.
There are a ton of other changes including burrowed charge attack for Ultralisk, Protoss Nexus can mass recall for energy, reapers heal themselves, hydra speed increase, and baneling burrow movement.
Well, I think I will cut it off there for tonight. Don't miss any of the action, but if you do you can find it here the next morning at SC2NewSCast.com.
We will start with the BlizzCon Invitational. In the Winner's ro16 we had NesTea over BratOK 2-1, Sheth over Loner 2-1, Sen over JazBaz 2-1, Naniwa over Major 2-1, TooDMing over Ret 2-0, MVP over Moonglade 2-0, Dimaga over Killer 2-1, and Select over Nifi 2-1. In the ro8 we had NesTea over Sheth 2-0, Naniwa over Sen 2-0, MVP over TooDMing 2-1, and Select over Dimaga 2-0. In the ro4 we had NesTea over Naniwa 2-1 and MVP over Select 2-1 setting up an MVP vs. NesTea epic matchup for the Winner's bracket finals to face the winner of the loser's bracket. The players still in the loser's bracket are Naniwa vs. Dimaga and Select vs. Sen.
Also at BlizzCon we had the GSL Code S finals tonight. The run down was, well, not what we were expecting. MMA took the first two games, then MVP took the third. This led right into MMA taking the last two games for a quick 4-1 victory to dethrone the champion. Congrats to MMA!
Also the big announcement today did come from EG and the rumors were true. EG and Slayers have teamed up with Idra and DeMuslim going over to fight in Code A next season. Also announced though was a partnership between Quantic Gaming and Incredible Miracles team featuring MVP and NesTea.
Now, onto the other set of big announcements today which were of course changes coming for Heart of the Swarm. I will not run down everything and nothing is set in stone, but here we go: Zerg has 2 new units, the Viper and the Swarm Host. The Viper can cast spells and physically lift units from one location to another while the Swarm host is similar to a Lurker.
Terran has a few new things in the Battle Hellion transform mode, the WarHound which is similar to a Goliath, and something called a Shedder which has a vague description so far, but also the Thor becomes a massive Hero unit similar to the Mothership.
Protoss have lost a couple things like the Mothership and the Carrier but gained a few units such as The Replicant which can morph into other units, Oracle which is a scouting spellcaster, and the Tempest which is a capital ship that does AOE damage against air.
There are a ton of other changes including burrowed charge attack for Ultralisk, Protoss Nexus can mass recall for energy, reapers heal themselves, hydra speed increase, and baneling burrow movement.
Well, I think I will cut it off there for tonight. Don't miss any of the action, but if you do you can find it here the next morning at SC2NewSCast.com.
Friday, October 21, 2011
NewSCast for 20-Oct-11
Here we go again everyone. I am TheAmazombie and this is your StarCraft 2 NewSCast for Thursday, October 20th.
Well, again the calm before the storm that is BlizzCon starting up this weekend. Only a bit of action to speak about as we had Day 3 in the up and down matches over in Korea. The results were sC and Taeja in Code S with Lucky, TOP, and Noblesse taking Code A.
The only action was groups C and D in the ESV.tv Korean weekly finals. The results in group C were Life 2-0, GuMiHo 2-1, Puzzle 1-2, and Inca 0-2. In group D we had Coca 2-0, BboongBboong 2-1, JookTo 1-2, and Annyeong at 0-2, the top two from each group advancing for a chance at that Code A spot.
Well, that's about all until tomorrow. BlizzCon has a ton of action, so this weekend should be packed with SC2. Don't miss any of the action, but if you do, you can find it here the next morning at SC2NewSCast.com.
Well, again the calm before the storm that is BlizzCon starting up this weekend. Only a bit of action to speak about as we had Day 3 in the up and down matches over in Korea. The results were sC and Taeja in Code S with Lucky, TOP, and Noblesse taking Code A.
The only action was groups C and D in the ESV.tv Korean weekly finals. The results in group C were Life 2-0, GuMiHo 2-1, Puzzle 1-2, and Inca 0-2. In group D we had Coca 2-0, BboongBboong 2-1, JookTo 1-2, and Annyeong at 0-2, the top two from each group advancing for a chance at that Code A spot.
Well, that's about all until tomorrow. BlizzCon has a ton of action, so this weekend should be packed with SC2. Don't miss any of the action, but if you do, you can find it here the next morning at SC2NewSCast.com.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
NewSCast for 19-Oct-11
Here we go again everyone, I am TheAmazombie and this is your StarCraft 2 NewSCast for Wednesday, October 19th.
Well, with MLG and IEM coming to close, we are back to the GSL with the Code S Up and Down matches over the past few nights. On day 1 we had Gumiho and Puzzle taking Code S, Sage, Genius, and Zenio taking Code A spots. On night 2 we had Oz and Yugiho taking Code S spots with Keen, JYP, and HongUn going Code A, and Day 3 is going on right as we record this.
In other news we have a few hidden gems here. First though, the Blizzard/TL Ultimate BarCraft post-BlizzCon seems to have been cancelled due to organizational issues. They have stated that they are refunding all prepaid costs. That sounded like a cool event, so we are sad to see that go. Next we have EG and their mystery announcement coming in a few days which appears to have been leaked in Korea. We have work that Korea is reporting that EG players will be teaming up with Slayers and staying in the Slayers house. That has not been confirmed as of yet though, so it is still just a rumor.
The other possible big news coming out of Korea is that with the reorganization of KeSPA as they are starting to look at adding SC2 to their ProLeague for the coming seasons. We will have to see how that works out in the coming weeks and months. More SC2 sounds good for everyone.
Also, the brackets have been announced for the BlizzCon global finals. BratOK is facing NesTea in the first round, we also have Major vs. Naniwa and MVP vs. Moonglade just to name a few. This is along side the GSL Code S finals that same weekend. A lot of money up for grabs to let's all have fun with that.
Well, that's about all the news that we had for you tonight. Don't miss any of the action, but if you do you can find it here the next morning at SC2NewSCast.com.
Well, with MLG and IEM coming to close, we are back to the GSL with the Code S Up and Down matches over the past few nights. On day 1 we had Gumiho and Puzzle taking Code S, Sage, Genius, and Zenio taking Code A spots. On night 2 we had Oz and Yugiho taking Code S spots with Keen, JYP, and HongUn going Code A, and Day 3 is going on right as we record this.
In other news we have a few hidden gems here. First though, the Blizzard/TL Ultimate BarCraft post-BlizzCon seems to have been cancelled due to organizational issues. They have stated that they are refunding all prepaid costs. That sounded like a cool event, so we are sad to see that go. Next we have EG and their mystery announcement coming in a few days which appears to have been leaked in Korea. We have work that Korea is reporting that EG players will be teaming up with Slayers and staying in the Slayers house. That has not been confirmed as of yet though, so it is still just a rumor.
The other possible big news coming out of Korea is that with the reorganization of KeSPA as they are starting to look at adding SC2 to their ProLeague for the coming seasons. We will have to see how that works out in the coming weeks and months. More SC2 sounds good for everyone.
Also, the brackets have been announced for the BlizzCon global finals. BratOK is facing NesTea in the first round, we also have Major vs. Naniwa and MVP vs. Moonglade just to name a few. This is along side the GSL Code S finals that same weekend. A lot of money up for grabs to let's all have fun with that.
Well, that's about all the news that we had for you tonight. Don't miss any of the action, but if you do you can find it here the next morning at SC2NewSCast.com.
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