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CFD!’s 2010 GOTY Nominee #2 – StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Few games have had left as much of a mark on the world as the first StarCraft did. It caused the word “zerg” to enter the geekspeak vernacular as a verb meaning “to launch an early attack on an enemy with over...

by Rob Thomas

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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty – Crush! Frag! Review!

Okay, here’s the deal: over a decade ago (which is like a century in computer and video game years), Blizzard Entertainment released a real time strategy game called StarCraft. It was met with glowing critical reviews and...

by John DeLuca

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StarCraft II Sells 1.5 Million Units in 48 Hours

People like that StarCraft, eh? Thanks to its highly anticipated launch after nearly 12 years of waiting, fans responded to the sci-fi sequel in a big way, accounting for 1.5 million sales in the first two days of availability....

by Sage Knox

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Dustin Stevens vs. the World… of Warcraft (Day Seven, Eight & Conclusion)

Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Beard Status: Inexcusable Personal Smell: Like Death Character: Kniveschau (Level 14 Blood Elf Hunter) I spent the first part of my penultimate day completing simple ...

by Dustin Stevens

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Dustin Stevens vs. the World… of Warcraft (Days Five and Six)

Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Beard Status: I Look Like a Lead Character from Lost Personal Smell: Mrs. Stevens is Packing Bags Character: Kniveschau (Level 10 Blood Elf Hunter) By now, I was star...

by Dustin Stevens

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Dustin Stevens vs. the World… of Warcraft (Days Three & Four)

Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Time: 3:30 p.m. – 09:00 p.m. Beard Status: Wife Frowns When I Kiss Her Personal Smell: I Should Change My Shirt Character: Tarron (Level 11 Tauren Shaman), Kniveschau (Level 1 Blood Elf Hunter) He...

by Dustin Stevens

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Dustin Stevens vs. the World… of Warcraft (Day Two)

Date: Monday, July 19, 2010 Time: 8:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Beard Status: A Little Prickly Personal Smell: Not Bad Character: Tarron (Level 7 Tauren Shaman) Hello again, kiddies. Whatcha been up to? As for me, I spent the evening...

by Dustin Stevens

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Dustin Stevens vs. The World… of Warcraft (Day One)

Date: Sunday, July 18, 2010 Time: 9:00 p.m.—12:38 a.m. Beard Status: Clean-Shaven Personal Smell: Good Character: Tarron (Level 1 Tauren Shaman) After finishing my workday (and starting my week-long vacation), I joined the co...

by Dustin Stevens

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Dustin Stevens vs. the World… of Warcraft (Preview)

It’s a muggy Georgia summer evening and here I sit with a poor man’s margarita (aka tequila and Mountain Dew) and a freshly opened World of Warcraft Battlechest. Just a few scant months ago I swore I would never be sucked i...

by Dustin Stevens

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