Blizzard Soundtracks Now On iTunes - Nebu
If you enjoy the music from Blizzard Entertainment games and have ever thought about ordering the soundtracks, doing so just got more convenient. Six soundtrack albums have just been added to a new Blizzard hub page within the iTunes music store, and are available for purchase and download. The StarCraft, Diablo II, Warcraft III, World of Warcraft, and The Burning Crusade soundtracks are all there, as is the Taverns of Azeroth album, which had been exclusively sold at BlizzCon 2007. The Diablo III Overture is also available as a single, and has been chosen as a Discovery Download, making it free to download until next Tuesday. For more information, check out the official announcement, or head over to the Blizzard iTunes page.
September 3, 2008
North American and European Warcraft Finals - September 6-7 - Nebu
The 2008 North American and European Warcraft Finals will be taking place this weekend, September 6-7. These events will feature the top eight qualifiers from the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena and Warcraft III tournaments for their respective regions. Attendees will also have the opportunity to try out demos of Wrath of the Lich King and StarCraft II on-site. Admission is free, so come by and check it out if you're in the area. Details for each event can be found below. The map pool for Warcraft III for both events, including the four winning maps from the Warcraft III Melee Map Contest, is as follows:
* Centaur Grove
* Echo Isles
* Melting Valley
* Road to Stratholme
* Secret Valley
* Terenas Stand
* Tidewater Glades
North America
The North American Warcraft Final will be held at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston, Massachusetts, with doors opening at 9:30 a.m.
Here are the eight teams that advanced from the regional online qualifiers of the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament:
1. Dude I got it on FRAPS (shaman, warlock, priest)
2. duelists going for glad (rogue, mage, priest)
3. Frag Dominant (rogue, warlock, druid)
4. Fnatic Orz (warrior, warlock, druid)
5. GOT GAME DOT COM (warrior, warlock, druid)
6. selective queuers (warrior, warlock, druid)
7. Magical Muffin Factory (warrior, warlock, druid)
8: Team FocaL dot org (rogue, mage, priest)
The eight players who advanced from the regional online and invitational ladders of the 2008 Warcraft III tournament, including the top two performers from last year's regional final, are listed below:
1. nilk (human)
2. KiWiKaKi (orc)
3. srs.sonkie[razer] (human)
4. nGize.Yane (undead)
5. LastManDancing (undead)
6. nGize.ShrieK (human)
7. h2o.Holyhuman (human)
8. srs`Kowi[razer] (night elf)
Be sure to follow the action at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/pvp/tournament/news.xml
Europe
The European Warcraft Final will be held at the Circulo Bellas artes, Salon de columnas in Madrid, Spain, with doors opening at 10:30 a.m.
Here are the eight teams that advanced from the regional online qualifiers of the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament:
1. Mousesports (rogue, mage, druid)
2. x6tence (warrior, priest, druid)
3. Pure Cartoons (rogue, mage, priest)
4. aAa Agita (warrior, priest, druid)
5. Nihilum Plasma (warrior, warlock, druid)
6. Team Alternate (rogue, mage, priest)
7. Triple Threat (warrior, warlock, druid)
8: Sik (warrior, priest, druid)
The eight players who advanced from the regional online and invitational ladders of the 2008 Warcraft III tournament, including the top two performers from last year's regional final, are listed below:
1. ToD (night elf)
2. Creolophus (human)
3. KnOfF (orc)
4. LucifroN7 (orc)
5. LiiLD.C (night elf)
6. SaSe (night elf)
7. Grubby (orc)
8. Happy (undead)
Be sure to follow the action at http://tv.esl.eu/de/esltv_stream/
August 28, 2008
Korean Warcraft Final - August 30-31 - Nebu
The 2008 Korean Warcraft Final will be taking place this weekend, August 30-31, in Seoul Korea. This event will feature the top eight qualifiers from the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena and Warcraft III tournaments. The quarter and semifinals will be played at the Ubiquitous IGR in Seoul. The upper bracket, lower bracket, and grand finals will be played at the GOMTV studio in Mokdong, Seoul.
Here are the eight teams that advanced from the regional online qualifiers of the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament:
1. Kill e A (priest, druid, warrior)
2. нШЄлУЬл∞Ьмї®лУ§мЭД мД§л†Ик≤М нХШлКФ мЩАк∞§нШХлУ§ (priest, rogue, mage)
3. H O N (priest, rogue, mage)
4. Arena champion (priest, warlock, hunter)
5. Royal Secret (priest, rogue, mage)
6. Rush (priest,rogue, mage)
7. DOKDO IS KOREAN TERRITORY (druid, warrior, paladin)
8. MYTH (hunter, druid, rogue)
The eight players who advanced from the regional online and invitational ladders of the 2008 Warcraft III tournament, including the top two performers from last year's regional final, are listed below:
1. Moon (night elf)
2. ReMind (night elf)
3. Check (night elf)
4. Lyn (orc)
5. Susiria (undead)
6. FoCuS (orc)
7. SocceR (night elf)
8. WinNers (night elf)
This is the map pool for Warcraft III, including the four winning maps from the Warcraft III Melee Map Contest:
* Centaur Grove
* Echo Isles
* Melting Valley
* Road to Stratholme
* Secret Valley
* Terenas Stand
* Tidewater Glades
Be sure to follow the action here.
August 8, 2008
Warcraft III 2008 Invitational Ladder Concludes - Nebu
The Warcraft III 2008 invitational ladder has now ended. We'll be inviting the top-six-ranked players from each invitational ladder to join the top two performers per region from last year's tournament to compete in the regional finals. Please refer to the FAQ and Rules pages for information and guidelines about this year's competition. Good luck and thank you for participating!
July 10, 2007
Five Years of Warcraft III! - Nebu
In July 2002, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos launched in multiple regions around the world and quickly became Blizzard's seventh #1 seller. Once the bulk of the reviews had been written, it was clear that Warcraft III had earned a spot as one of the highest rated PC games of all time, following in the footsteps of its seven-year-old predecessor in the series, 1995's Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness.
Combined with the Frozen Throne expansion set, Warcraft III remains a popular component of international competitive play, and thanks in large part to the efforts of an active mod community, there's a wide variety of new Warcraft III experiences to be had that go well beyond what comes in the box. We hope you'll take a few moments to check out our brief retrospective on Warcraft III and read through some of the reviews that were written about it back in 2002.
June 22, 2007
Forum Watch™ - Nebu
# The Ultimate Micro & Macro Guide
Minor Updates - Nebu
# Tauren Chieftain (updated mana)
# Blademaster
# Undead: Altar of Darkness (updated Lich Icon)
# Credits (added Dr.Cheis)
May 30, 2007
Regional Finals: World of Warcraft and Warcraft III - Nebu
The World of Warcraft and Warcraft III American regional finals will be held at the House of Blues on Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3 in San Diego, California. Players will compete for cash prizes and a chance to attend the global finals at BlizzCon 2007. If you are in the area, come and watch some epic competition. The event begins at 11 a.m. and admission is free.
Minor Updates - Nebu
# Glossary (added link at top)
# Blademaster: Mirror Image Counters (added player tip)
# Credits (added Dr.Cheis)
# Undead Combos (fixed minor errors)
# Town Portal Scrolls (fixed minor errors)
May 15, 2007
Minor Updates - Nebu
# Undead Combos (added 2 player submitted tips)
# Neutral Buildings (updated prices in Dragon Roost)
May 8, 2007
Minor Updates - Nebu
# Town Portal Scrolls (added three tips)
# Basics: Buildings (added a bunch of info on rally Points)
# Credits (added one name)
April 27, 2007
Minor Updates - Nebu
# Economy (added minor tip under out of gold)
January 3, 2007
WSVG Warcraft III Results and Pictures - SOLDIER
The WSVG has completed its grand finals and here are the Warcraft III Results!
1. Manuel "4k^Grubby" Shenkhuizen
2. Junghee "Bet.SK.Sweet" Chun
3. Daehui "4k^FoV" Cho
Here are the photos of your champions at the event:
Congratulations to all the participants and best wishes to each of you this year.
August 18, 2006
Spotlight Map: Bow TD - Blaze
In Bow TD, you need to build towers that resemble tiny archers, each associated with an element - Fire, Ice, Earth, Lightning, and Guns (everyone's favorite element). You can play solo or with a team with a shared amount of lives. Build your towers along the sides of the dirt path where 50 waves of creatures will run through in an attempt to attack the center area. Good luck... you'll need it! Check it out here.
August 11, 2006
Spotlight Map: Golfcraft - Blaze
Welcome to Golfcraft! You and up to 3 friends will have a chance to play on 43 unique miniature golf courses. Before each hole, each player can purchase items to help his swing statistics or to make his opponents' life miserable by setting traps on the green. So watch out for the traps, aim carefully, and try to make birdie! If you can do that you will be the next Golfcraft Champion!! Check it out here.
August 9, 2006
Season 4 Preview - SOLDIER
We are pleased to announce Season IV, the fourth edition of the Battle.net Warcraft III ladder seasons. Players may be excited to note that we have refined this season to focus more on competitive gaming. The upcoming season has a new format, with the addition of three elite ladders hosted on the Kalimdor, Northrend, and Azeroth realms. These ladders will initially be populated on an invitation-only basis and feature the world's most established and successful Warcraft III players. Each will function as a standard Battle.net solo ladder, with their own web interface displaying rankings, and their own map pools. Read more about Season 4 here!
August 7, 2006
Warcraft III Mapping Contest! - SOLDIER
The Mod Support team is happy to announce the latest Melee Map Contest. This contest challenges you to create a basic Melee map for Warcraft III. The Warcraft III design team, along with some pro gamers, will be judging these maps so make 'em balanced and pretty. Each map will be judged based on:
* Polish
* Balance
We hope to see some interesting and eSport quality maps! Good Luck!
August 4, 2006
Spotlight Map: My Boomstick - Nebu
So you think you got what it takes to be a good duck hunter? You think you are the master of "pwning" clay ducks? You think you can shot the fleas off a dog's back at 500 yards? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you better get signed up for the BOOMSTICK Tournament. If you are half as good as you think you are you should have no problem aceing this tournament and walking away a winner!! Sign up NOW!!! Check it out here.
July 28, 2006
Sports Map Contest - Winning Submissions - SOLDIER
We are proud to present the three winning maps as well as the honorable mentions for our sports map contest. There were several excellent submissions, and the judging was extremely tough, but we had a great time playing all of these and hope you had fun making them. Go here to see the different prizes that will be awarded for this contest, and keep an eye out for more contests in the future on the Battle.net Mod Support site!
golfcraft
GolfCraft
Creativity: 8
Fun: 10
Technical: 10
Polish: 10
boomstick
My Boomstick
Creativity: 9
Fun: 7
Technical: 8
Polish: 9
friscraft
FrisCraft
Creativity: 9
Fun: 8
Technical: 8
Polish: 7
Honorable Mentions
* Dwarven Downhill
* XGM Soccer
* Etherball
July 28, 2006
Behind the Scenes at WEG Masters 2006 - SOLDIER
About six weeks ago, ToD stole the show at WEG, beating Grubby for the title. WEG has now released a video documenting the show, which took place in Hangzhou, China. This video was well worth the wait; check it out at the link below!
* WCReplays News
* Download Video
July 21, 2006
Spotlight Map: Zoator Survivor TD - Blaze
Zoator Survivor TD is a competitive single lane TD where you choose to represent 1 of 4 races, each with 4 different heroes. During each wave you have to kill as many of the creeps as you can with constructed towers before they leak into the south end of your lane. Each wave also spawns a boss creep. It is ok to let him get through, but if you kill him you get lumber. Lumber can be spent on offensive spells that disrupt and steal resources from other players, so don't pick on the weak guy - he can steal half your gold! In between waves, you have a hero in the area south of your lane, and you can use your hero to summon mobs for him to fight and earn more money by walking on the beacon. If you somehow manage to live for 40 waves, you will be crowned victorious. Check it out here!
July 14, 2006
Spotlight Map: Extreme AOS - Blaze
In Extreme AOS, the key to winning is upgrading and buying more units to keep up a constant stream of troops sent at your enemies. Four teams of two set up their bases in each corner of the map, from where your units will spawn and automatically "attack move" across the board toward your enemy's encampment. Choose a hero and assist your units however you can. As your hero gains experience and levels, you will be able to choose extreme versions of your spells that are more powerful than the regular ones. But what ever you do, don't die without an ankh in your inventory, or your hero is gone and you must pick a new one. Check it out here!
July 12, 2006
Susiria and Storm Interview by GosuGamers - SOLDIER
GosuGamers has published an interesting interview about Susiria and Storm during team MeetYourMakers' (mYm) promotional tour at Gamers Paradise. It's nice to see this type of "promotional tour" outside of Korea. It's an interesting interview regarding Storm's first major victory in the WC3l and the difficulties of touring in Europe.
Full Interview
June 30, 2006
Spotlight Map: Card Shuffle - Blaze
The first thing you need do before playing Card Shuffle is to pick a deck. You can choose from either one of 15 preset decks or you can choose mix and match for limitless possibilities. Some of the decks are accessible by typing in the commands -fire, -water-, darkness, -red, -blue, at the start of the map. Be sure to check out the in-game help menu by pressing F9 to find out more about picking your deck. After you have done that, let card battle be joined! Summon mythical monsters to attack your opponents and equip them with spell items to make them more powerful. The last man standing wins! Check it out here!
June 30, 2006
Spotlight Map: Spellcraft - Blaze
While studying the lost art of spellcraft, you will learn how to mix the elements of fire, water, storm, energy, light, darkness, and chaos into countless types of potent magics to destroy your enemies with. There are multiple different game modes to choose from for you and up to seven friends. Stop procrastinating acolyte, get to class!
June 27, 2006
Site Updates - Nebu
*Dark Ranger: Life Drain (added counters)
*Blood Mage: Siphon Mana (added counters)
June 23, 2006
Spotlight Map: 3 Corridors - Blaze
In 3 Corridors you will play as the Dark or Light side with a choice of 11 heroes each. This fast paced game is simple: be to the first team to destroy the enemy castle! Your auto spawning creeps slowly grow more powerful over time and attack move to the enemy's base. Your job is to push down the corridor with them, and while you do so, earn lots of money to shop on items, mercenary creeps and tomes. Brave adventurers will find legendary items in dangerous caves guarded by champion monsters. Check it out here.
June 19, 2006
Site Updates - Nebu
*Far Seer: Chain Lightning (updated description)
*Blood Mage: Siphon Mana (added tips)
June 16, 2006
Spotlight Map: Pass the Bomb! - Blaze
Are you the 'Bomb' at Warcraft 3? If you think you are, download this map and show your friends who's their daddy. The gameplay is simple, if you have the Bomb...get rid of it!! Or else you go KABOOM!! Survive longer than your friends through varying modes of KABOOM gameplay to win!
June 9, 2006
Spotlight Map: Tech Wars - Blaze
In Tech Wars, you have to build barracks, factories and gyrocopter pads that automatically spawn units and send them at your enemy! Each building has upgrades that will upgrade the units this building spawns. At the center of the map there are different technologies that you can capture, and as long as you control them you will be able to upgrade to even better units and buildings. You also have turrets that you can build and upgrade to protect your base. So whatever you do, don't lose your base, and use whatever you can to protect it! Be the first team to wipe out the other side to be victorious!
June 2, 2006
Spotlight Map: Enfo's Team Survival - MT Edition - Blaze
Welcome to Enfo's Team Survival!! You and up to 7 friends will be able to play in today's challenge. After being split into two teams of up to 4 member each, you get to pick one of six different levels of diffculty to choose from. Then, choose 1 of 28 Heroes, each designed for spellcasting, hand-to-hand combat, or a little of both. Once the game begins your goal is to kill as many mobs as you can before they reach the middle, meanwhile using your crafty Spellbringer to disrupt the other team's effort. If your team can survive longer than the other team, you will be victorious! Check out the map here.
May 26, 2006
Spotlight Map: NOTD Aftermath - Blaze
Sept 27 2037.
"Four days since the outbreak, military efforts to contain the contamination are proceeding in full swing. Echo Company has been deployed to Sector E on a patrol mission. By the day's end their training and resolve will be put to the test."
Night of the Dead: Aftermath is a highly stylized survival game. Does your team have what is takes to survive??
May 19, 2006
Spotlight Map: Stone of Destiny TD - Blaze
Welcome to Stone of Destiny TD! To win Stone of Destiny TD, you will have to get some of your friends to help out, then choose one of 3 difficulties. There are 9 races to pick from, each able to build 5 different towers. You will have to work together as a team to defend the Stone of Destiny from the mobs that will be running though your towers in the cascading layout! Do you have what it take to protect the Stone?
May 12, 2006
Spotlight Map: Tower Tournament - Blaze
Tonight's main event is the cerebral challenge known only as TOWER TOURNAMENT!
The main objective of Tower Tournament is to test your tower selection and mazing skills against the CPU or other players. You will be given several minutes to maze on one of nine randomly selected layouts, and your goal is to score as many points as you can for the enemies running though your maze of towers. Each round you will be given a set amount of gold to build as many towers as you can from the random selection of towers. Pick wisely, because once the round starts you cannot do anything but watchвА¶and possibly talk smack! Each round you have to earn par and beat the other players, earning one to three points each time a mob is attacked by your towers. Be the one with the most points after nine rounds and you will be crowned the Tower Tournament Champion!
See you in the tournament!
May 5, 2006
Spotlight Map: WOW: Battlegrounds - Blaze
"Long ago, before the First War, the warlock Gul'dan exiled a clan of orcs called the Frostwolves to a hidden valley deep in the heart of the Alterac Mountains. It is here in the valley's southern reaches that the Frostwolves eked out a living until the coming of Thrall."
The heroic task to turn the tides of war that rages in the valley has been handed down to you. Ultimately, you must bring victory to your side and emblazon your place in history. Choose one of the four races you wish to represent, then one of five heroes classes, and then hurry to the battlegrounds!
May 4, 2006
Site Updates - Nebu
*Neutral: Goblin Tinker (fixed text error)
*Items: Orb of Fire (updated area)
*Basics: Heroes (updated last line in formula)
*Night Elf Buildings: Ancient of Wind (updated Mark of the Crow name)
*Undead: Ghoul (cooldown)
April 28, 2006
Spotlight Map: Jurassic Park Survival - Blaze
On a faraway island, a group of savage dinosaurs have survived for years unchallenged by all. Somehow, you find yourself right smack in the middle of all these dinosaurs, and your only hope of survival is to escape! Do you have what it takes to hold out till help gets there? Or will a T-Rex be having you for lunch?
April 21, 2006
Spotlight Map: Molten Core - Blaze
The Molten Core lies at the very heart of Blackrock Mountain, hidden deep in its depths. It is the exact spot where, long ago, Emperor Thaurissan summoned the elemental Firelord, Ragnaros, in a desperate bid to turn the tide of the dwarven civil war. Do you have what it takes to defeat the Firelord?
April 14, 2006
Spotlight Map: Baseball - Blaze
Take me out to the ball game
Take me out to the crowd
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks
I don't care if I ever get back
And it's root, root, root
for the home team
If they don't win, it's a shame
Cause it's one, two, three strikes
You're out
At the old ball game.
April 7, 2006
Spotlight Map: Uther Party - Blaze
Hey you! There's a party going on at Uther's place, and you're all invited! Get ready for some excitement, Uther-style! You and up to seven of your friends will get to partake in a variety of mini-games against each other. The party-goer that wins the most out of eight randomly selected games will be crowned the winner. Remember to stay for desserts; after the main event, the winner can pick any of the fifty mini-games! Check it out here.