A tribute to StarCraft from Freddie Wong and Rocket Jump. The name of the piece comes from “Zerg Rush”. Google it. The Rush is often an effective tactic in Starcraft and I suspect that’s true of how it’s deployed here as well.
10 examples of stunning geek art by Laurel Austin
Laurel is a Canadian artist who works at Blizzard Entertainment as a senior illustrator. She’s contributed to Lords of War, done the keyart for Hearthstone’s first expansion and has an impressive portfolio. I recommend checking out her professional site as well as the samples below.
I want YOU: Starcraft Propaganda posters
If you’re not already tempted to spend way too much time fighting in Starcraft then these propaganda posters by Yanni Davros might lure you into the war. Love what you see? You can order these for just $10 from Davros’ online art store.
Starcraft cake: Search, Destroy and Eat
How’s your RTS skills? Can you handle a zerg rush with your mouthful? Do fancy LEDs in your sugar? Yes and yes? This Starcraft Protoss Cake might be just what you need then. Via Dorkly.
The cosplay from Blizzcon 2013
Blizzcon had its share of cosplay. With World of Warcraft, Diablo and StarCraft to pick from there are plenty of characters and costumes. MLZ Studios’ video is a collaboration between CV staff, OTL Productions and themselves. It manages to give a few of the most striking cosplays plenty of time while also including clips from […]
The Heroes of the Storm trailers
Heroes of the Storm is a multiplayer online battle arena from Blizzard. It combines elements of Warcraft, Diablo and StarCraft, will be free to play but supported by transactions in the game. If you want battles like Raynor vs Kerrigan, this is the game for you. Until a falling out with Valve the game was […]
A Game of Drones
Okay, call it A Game of StarCraft if you want – as creator Tolkfan does. I accept that puts both origins in the name but I mourn the loss of the thrones/drones rhyme. I’m sure quite a lot of RTS gamers watched the title sequence to a Game of Thrones, as the buildings rose from […]
Spectacular Queen of Kerrigan cosplay
Tasha, a cosplayer from South Korea, is an absolute star of the genre. I would not have believed a Kerrigan cosplay was possible until these photographs. Via Brian Ascraft at Kotaku.
Starcraft fan film: Hunt for Kerrigan
This fan film was put together by RP WhaBam. They look to be a newish geek friendly channel, having done this Assassin’s Creed – Femme Fatale vid a few months back have now gone on to do Starcraft. Good timing too. The ghost star in this latest video is Stacey Roy. At the time of […]
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm opening cinematic
The StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm expansion lands in March. The pack follows on from StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and leads into StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. As the name suggests the expansion keeps the focus on the Zerg. It adds new units, tweaks multiplayer and covers about 20 missions. Will you […]