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This is a Justin Bieber parody that Husky and Kurt came up with on our favorite Zerg unit, banelings.

This is a funny clip from HuskyStarCraft, a YouTube commentator that commentates on professional StarCraft 2 games. He has been following the StarCraft scene for quite some time now and has an astonishing, 350,000+ subscribers on his YouTube account.

YellOw was known as the “Storm zerg” and at the dawn of when the StarCraft scene was just getting popular, at the time when the “Emperor” showed up, at the time everyone thought he was unbeatable, YellOw was the only zerg player able to make him run for his money. This rivaly went on for years in the StarCraft scene and captivated many fans to watch their intense rivalry to win the gold. The rivalry between YellOw, the zerg player also known as the “Storm Zerg” and SlayerS_`BoxeR`, the terran player known as the “Emperor,” which will be never forgotten. YellOw’s play was known to rush for higher tech units with a low economy and literally “storm” the opponent into submission without them knowing what’s coming until it finally strikes.

ClouD on the other hand, is lesser known veteran player of the StarCraft scene who hasn’t accomplished much in his career. However, many fans are still ecstatic that they will be joining their former teams and continue on playing the game they know and love, despite the craze over the release of StarCraft 2.

From my predictions, I am seeing a Kal vs Stork semi-finals and a Hyuk vs Calm semi-finals as well. Normally I would say that Fantasy has the advantage, but lately his play has been out of his ball park. If you have seen games where he played against Neo.G_Soulkey, a rather new zerg from the Woogjin team, he has been relentlessly been torn apart. He has defeated Fantasy 4-0. Fantasy has always been able to held his own against zerg players, no matter how well they were and put up a good fight while at it – no matter if it was Jaedong or EffOrt. But in this case, it seems that the tides are turned around. In his current condition, I don’t think he is as prominent as he has been in the past and fit to win the OSL. Hyuk, who probably knows his playing style the best on the other hand, has my bet of having a better shot at the title.

There are two things for certain about this OSL final. We won’t be seeing any Protoss action within the finals because if the opportunity strikes, it will happy during the semi-finals and that we won’t be seeing any zerg on zerg action in the final if my predictions are right. I guess we will find out in the coming days. However, this leaves me to wonder. Who do you think will manage to make it into the semi-finals of this year’s 2010 Bacchus OSL?

fOrGG, a veteran professional StarCraft player has announced that he be will retiring from being a progamer. He has made his decision public and alerted KeSPA of his decision already. The reason for this unexpected turn of events is still unconfirmed. However, reputable sources (fomos.kr, daum.net) that have connections with the player says it is for personal relations and as foreigners, all we can do is respect his decision. His retirement is truly a huge blow to the StarCraft scene and he will be missed.

The timing of his retirement sure is questionable though because consequently Flash, his teammate who also known as the Ultimate Weapon, has been eliminated from the MSL from a huge upset from lower known professional progamers like Classic and Ssak. This may open a window of opportunity for letting his former teammate who is in the KT team, to re-enter into the MSL – but that is simply a mere conspiracy theory. Nothing can take away what fOrGG has contributed to the progaming scene and take away from the fact that his absence in the pro-scenes as a big name will be a big one next to EffOrt, a zerg player who played for CJ Entus who has now retired.

Many know fOrGG for his unique style of play with the Terran race. His impeccable timing pushes were unmatched by any other player, reason why he was known as the “ticking clock.” In his career one of the biggest upset was caused by his unpredictable play. In 2008, he reigned as MSL champion as an underdog defeating foes who many thought could run home with the gold – players like Stork and Jaedong. He has truly left his mark in the progaming scene and has done what many other progamers could not accomplish in their lifetime – bring home the gold.

Although many people speculate that he will be joining the StarCraft 2 progaming scene and enter tournaments such as the GSL where cash prizes are about 80 grand, it is certain to say that this is a huge loss for the StarCraft progaming scene. If this is true, it just goes to show how competitive professional StarCraft is because he was not just anybody, he was a A teamer. While his retirement will leave fans in awe of his sudden retirement, he will be leaving KeSPA speculating in a minor crisis of what to do next to fill in for the next match of the MSL for group F where fOrGG was supposed to play in two more days. fOrGG will be leaving the scene with a 148-133 (52.67%) record, which most certainly is no easy task for the average player.

A video developed from the teamliquid community featuring the pimpest plays of 2010 from professional StarCraft players.

Like the original StarCraft, there remains units that you may be familiar with like marines, zealots, zerglings, hydralisks, and so on. But at the same time, StarCraft 2 comes packed with a new force of unique units that players can use to counteract their opponent if they are a skilled players. Every new unit that Blizzard has come up with like for example, the queen, banshees, infestors, vikings, ravens, and so on, have their strengths and weaknesses. And once you have got your hands a hold of StarCraft 2, it is quite apparent of what those strength and weaknesses are. For example, the viking. The viking and switch from being land attackers to being air attackers, but the thing is that consequently, they cannot attack both air and land units at the same time. It has to be one or the other. This is one of the many ways Blizzard has brought a compelling group of units to enter into the new StarCraft 2 arsenal and developed a new way of battle for loyal StarCraft fans.

In conjunction, no doubt has the graphics for StarCraft 2 gotten better when compared to its descender, Brood War. What makes StarCraft 2 so compelling to have is the legacy the original StarCraft has created for the trademark, StarCraft. Without the wide speed support from its’ loyal fans from all over the world, StarCraft wouldn’t be as prominent to this day. It has become more than a game. It has become a game where many compete to win cash prizes and meet other gamers alike. You can say that StarCraft itself has created a cult and transformed how people see competitive gaming today. For example, the GSL is the world’s biggest StarCraft 2 tournament that has a first place cash prize of 80 grand. That sure is a lot of money. Maybe if you get good at the game, you may rise to the top and claim a spot as the GSL champion.

Okay, let’s talk more about what I think about the game. I have been a long fan of the original StarCraft and to this day, I still play Brood War simply because it is mind mind boggling what players are capable of doing through that game. Everyday, I learn new things from playing Brood War and that inspires me to get better and play more. The thing is with StarCraft 2 is that I feel something is missing. I feel like I could do everything a professional player could do that plays for a living. But with the original StarCraft, that was not the case. Although I love the stunning graphics of the new StarCraft, if it doesn’t capture the old essence of the original StarCraft and what it made so prominent today, personally, I don’t think it is a worthy release to its epic legacy the original StarCraft left behind. However, no fear Blizzard. You still have two more expansions to make up for the first edition of StarCraft 2. The thing is with StarCraft 2 is that after a while, it gets repetitive and boring no matter what type of unique playing style you are playing with. Whether it be cheese, all around standard play, it gets pretty boring after a while. Since the day I hopped onto the bandwagon in the year 07 and purchased my first StarCraft Battle Chest, I have never had this problem. I would do things a player would normally not do, just to have more playing time to practice more online to get better. But after playing StarCraft 2, even after a hour, I don’t mind not playing. That is a bad thing especially since I think I have the most leeway to a game that I have been a long time fan of. In conclusion, because I am along time fan of the original StarCraft and because I don’t want to taint the epic StarCraft 2 legacy, I rate this game a 4.

To sum it, up, I really hope Blizzard is reading this and gets their inspiration back. Back when they were developing the original StarCraft when they were a moderately known gaming company that was insulted by the creation of StarCraft of being a cheap knockoff of WarCraft 3 and was referred to “Orcs in Space.” Look what happened to the game analysts were talking that they referred to as being a cheap knockoff to WarCraft 3.

Rumors have it that Blizzard will be releasing StarCraft 2 Heart of the Swarm around sometime in 2012. Although Blizzard has not yet confirmed that rumor because they refuse to comment on the issue, analysts have said that you can count on the game being released sometime around that period. So if you are a die-hard StarCraft fan, don’t keep your hopes up yet. As we all know, Blizzard has a tendency to prolong game releases for StarCraft, if you know what I mean.

From the last Blizzcon, they have announced a few candidates to become units to join the swarm army. You can take a look at what they may have in store for whats to come in the Heart of the Swarm.

Since the release of the first StarCraft, it has been a game that no other game could compete with at its time. The beauty of the original StarCraft and what make it such a prominent product for Blizzard today is the whole concept behind StarCraft. That, it takes skills, knowledge, strategy, and focus to be able to win a game. The game itself to this day is still fun to play and compelling to watch. The legacy the original StarCraft left behind is unmatched by any other game. I have not yet to play a role playing game that could match the legacy that the original StarCraft has left behind. Competitive StarCraft players even play for a living, despite the fact that their salary may be low, just for the love of the game. To this day, I am still a StarCraft Brood War player and I will forever will be. Although I have my hands on StarCraft 2 the first edition, I have my fingers crossed for whats to come in StarCraft 2 Heart of the Swarm because StarCraft 2 have yet to capture that essence of the original StarCraft that made it cool, edgy, fun, and just a true beauty that made the original StarCraft everything it was.

If the Amazon ratings for StarCraft 2 is 1.7 stars away (3 stars) from it’s previous descender (4.7 stars), Brood War. It must mean that I am not the only one that feels something is missing and that, Blizzard still has work cut out for them.

I have high hopes for StarCraft 2 Heart of the Swarm to be everything that the first edition of StarCraft 2 was not.

I personally have watched it and it is truly epic. The graphics are simply amazing and the overall scheme of the trailer makes you want the game that much more. Although it is only 6 more days until the official release of the game, I just cannot wait.

I will post the link to watch the trailer from the official Blizzard site.

http://us.starcraft2.com/dominion/

Get ready for it to knock your socks off.

Or, you can watch the StarCraft 2 Cinematic video here.