On Saturday I informed about WCG without Blizzard games. Blizzard has argued with KeSPA (Korean e-sport Players Association) (money, money,money..). Unfortunately, the matters take more serious turn, and the policy pursued in court by a blizzard hit the next event - eStars Seoul 2011.Processes were brought legal action not only against KeSPA, but also to other Korean organizations - OGN and MBC. As a result, the tournament organizers and the media unite to fight against the creator of the legendary RTS. The events organized on these platforms are canceled or depleted of Blizzard games. This will be the hardest time for Starcraft and Warcraft. Why? South Korea is the capital of esport, mainly for RTS and FPS. Problems in this area means trouble for all world of RTS. When We talked about the WCG, the Koreans would it still stand - a complete lack of well-known RTS- That's something much more serious. The only consolation is the reinforcement of Counter Strike. The prize money increased to $ 70.000!!! We will also see more CS team. This will be one of the most interesting show in 2011!
Let's hope ,that the problems with Starcraft and Warcraft will be temporary and the greatings organisations and producers will come to an agreement.
Source: frag-executors.com
Lets hope indeed!
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I wonder how this will effect their games.
ReplyDeleteI agree with TheLake.
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ReplyDeleteI hope things get worked out, don't want e-sports to slowly die away
ReplyDeleteI'd hate to see the competitive starcraft scene go through this drama...
ReplyDeleteI don't know the but I think Blizzard are trying to cash in as they know the Koreans love Starcraft. Good opportunity for another developer to come up with a killer RTS.
ReplyDeleteOuch, so much rage
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aggreeing with theLake!
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I think the Koreans are pretty much biting the hand that feeds them in this case. But what it probably means of the larger picture, is competitions utilizing pirated versions of the software.
ReplyDeleteMan, that's crazy! Surely this won't take too long? Like the blog, can't wait to see more!
ReplyDeleteIt mus be frustrating for a couple of these organizations. I feel for all involved.
ReplyDeleteKoreans demand for their starcraft!
ReplyDeletei cant believe how big starcraft is in korea
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ReplyDeleteI hope they get this all solved!
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ReplyDeleteblizzard dont care about community, lack of lan support in sc2 totally gives us the finger ;_;
ReplyDeleteAwesome! But pretty crazy! Thanks for recent support!
ReplyDeleteI don't like Blizzard games. Maybe because of World of Warcraft :P
ReplyDeleteGreat info, i had no idea!
ReplyDeleteIt's always about money...sucks
ReplyDeleteThat's crazy shit man.
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