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Article: StarCraft 2 Battle Report: Heart vs. CranK – MLG Raleigh 2012

Crank’s had a phenomenal run here at MLG Raleigh 2012 – the arena’s favorite worked his way up from the very bottom of the ladders, and even without any starting advantage, Crank battled his way through ranks of talented StarCraft 2 pros to make it this far: He played against Revival, Taeja,

Article: StarCraft 2 Battle Report: HerO vs. Crank – MLG Raleigh 2012

Our Crank saga continues! As GN’s rising star, we watched as Crank played back-to-back matches against Taeja and then HerO; his stamina was clearly draining as he continued to climb the ranks, and with only one major match away from killing Group A’s HerO, it was Crank’s game to lose. Follow Crank's progress in our two previous posts, found here and

Article: StarCraft 2 Battle Report: Taeja vs. Crank - MLG Raleigh 2012

After Crank’s exciting match versus Revival earlier in the night, we’ve been closely watching his journey progress as he scales MLG Raleigh 2012’s ladders and fights for the top. His match following the Revival battle was one that had us nervous for Crank’s continued viability as a top competitor: Taeja – the Korean we predicted would take...

Article: SC2 MLG 2012 Open Bracket Update - Day 1, Round 3

MLG Raleigh is in full swing! The StarCraft 2 bracket has been shaping up slowly as players pass in and out of the ranks, but they are indeed shaping up. The event should get more interesting at around 5:30PM or 6PM tonight, for those watching the stream or planning to attend.

Article: SC2 Top8 Prediction: MLG Raleigh 2012

Approximately a lot of people will be playing in the MLG Summer Championship this year (view our montage from last year, if you're new to MLG), but only 16 will be walking away with money.

Article: Razer Seeking Pro Gamer Interns for Design, Marketing, PR

The company behind some of the most famous peripherals in gaming - to include the Deathadder, Carcharias, and more - has set its scope on acquiring some new talent for their design, marketing, development, community, e-sports, and PR departments. While we don't suspect many of you...

Article: Interesting SC2 Matches on Day 1 - Recap - MLG Summer Arena

With Day 2 of MLG's Summer Arena for StarCraft 2 now firmly underway, we've summed up the most interesting matches from yesterday and posted them for you below! Catch up on the weekend's festivities with this Day 1 Recap -- and if you're not sure who to pull for, check out our Top8 predictions!

Article: StarCraft 2 MLG Summer Arena - Top8 Predictions

After looking at the top- and bottom-brackets for this weekend's SC2 MLG Summer Arena, we dug through the round 1 lineup and suggested which matches were most worth watching; with those matches soon kicking off, it's time to get some predictions online. Will Stephano take the price? Can aLive make his comeback? We dig into the...

Article: MLG Summer Arena: Round 1 Matches to Watch - SC2

MLG's StarCraft 2 Summer Arena starts Friday, July 20th, at 4:30PM, with the first round presenting 16 matches. While I have no doubt that we'll see some epic games, at the end of day there's only a handful of matches I've got my eye on. Here's what we'll be watching closely and why -- remember, if you miss any matches, we'll update you with upsets and turn-arounds that are worth knowing about. View the

Article: MLG StarCraft 2 Summer Arena 2012 Brackets Are Live!

JP and Apollo watched as MLG's Summer Arena SC2 players picked their opponents for round 1 of the weekend's event at 9:00 PM EST on July 19th; the results of the player draft ended in two brackets (the Top and Bottom brackets, which will be streamed on MLG's red and blue streams), each bracket is posted below. MLG's...

Article: MLG Announces the MLG Global StarCraft 2 Invitational

Major League Gaming has grown substantially since its initial foray into the competitive video gaming space, and now looks to quench our thirst for gladiatorial StarCraft 2 showmanship even further with the MLG Global StarCraft 2 Invitational. As...

Article: SC2 Pro Interview with vileSpanishiwa

Now that MLG Raleigh (our video montage here, for those that missed it) has cooled down and MLG Orlando and Providence are coming up (where the hell is 'Providence,' anyway?), we had a chance to sit down and talk with vileSpanishiwa from the StarCraft 2 pro community, who is known for his Zerg strategies (and Ultralisks). Of course, we all know...

Article: Little STBomber's Rise to Power

His white sports jacket places him in the same category of 'the jocks' in high school, but we all see the scrawny StarTaleBomber as a StarCraft 2 professional icon. He's the new king of MLG Raleigh, dethroning last year's HuK, taking out SlayerSCoCa 4-1 in an extended series, followed by EG-Puma, and taking down every opponent he faced - including DonRaeGu in

Article: MLG Raleigh 2011 Video Montage

In the famous words of Randy Marsh: "You're gonna need a montage! (Montaaaaage!)!" And he's right. MLG Raleigh 2011 consumed over 40 hours from each of our staff members' weekend, but it was entirely worth it. We covered every major match throughout the event via twitter and our site, but in effort to condense all of this...

Article: The Best Quotes from MLG Raleigh 2011

Major League Gaming - Raleigh, 2011 was a massive success for e-sports and for the competitors involved; we were there for the entire weekend (a cumulative 40-odd hours), and heard all of the best StarCraft 2 quotes from the event. Enjoy the hilarious, frighteningly serious, and ambiguous statements from pro players below! If Bomber's trolling match...

Article: Gladiatorial Showmanship from STBomber vs. DonRaeGu at MLG Raleigh

"Wait – why is he scanning so much? Maybe Bomber thinks DonRaeGu has epilepsy and he’s trying to give him a seizure!” In typical commentator style, Tasteless’ words flowed with such rapidity that they nearly went right by the crowd, but in the peak of the joke, the entire spectator crowd erupted in laughter. STBomber found himself playing against DRG in an epic Terran vs. Zerg semi-final battle on the main stage,...

Article: StarCraft 2 Winners Bracket Expectations - MLG Raleigh 2011

StarCraft 2 has been progressing with unbelievable intensity all weekend; when we wrote our Day 1 Synopsis, the overwhelming upsets and surprises of our favorite pros being annihilated by players who seemed unfit to compete against them challenged our analytical abilities. Yesterday, we were teased with future possibilities for

Article: MLG Raleigh 2011 Teases with Plans for 2012!

MLG announces 2012 to be the year of innovation. During Friday’s late night State of the Game, Sundance DiGiovanni and Adam Apicella explained to the eager-but-extremely-tired public the plans for 2012.

Article: StarCraft 2 Day 1 Synopsis - MLG Raleigh 2011

A nuke?! Nobody nukes (successfully) at tournaments! MLG's first series of SC2 matches ran last night, so if you missed out on them, here's a quick synopsis of the events: The first match of...

Article: MLG Raleigh 2011 Kicks Off Despite Encroaching Hurricane

Our arrival at MLG Raleigh 2011 was greeted by a single, amorphous mass of anxious gamers zealously storming the gates of Major League Gaming’s grand opening. We’re still live at the event right now, so if you’re planning to head over here, you can get all the details of when, where, and who’s present here.