1. A writeup about Starcraft and the community portal SC2GG.com in Escapist Magazine, a gaming/digital culture e-publication. The author identifies himself as an English-speaking, American-born Chinese “artist’s soul living in an engineer’s mind.” Which probably explains why his article seems to accomplish what I tried to do earlier on this blog. At one point, the author even lapses into describing my life (creepy, right?):

After cooking my dinner (usually pasta or rice), I would load one of Klazart’s, diggity’s or moletrap’s StarCraft videos. Here I was: tired after a long day, my room a mess, nursing a bowl of carbohydrates with Zerg versus Protoss on my computer screen. Weeks earlier, two Korean teenagers competed furiously in a televised match 7,000 miles away. An Indian-born Irishman and two Californians watched the raw video, ignored the Korean announcers and provided their own analysis of each game.

2. A gamer explains why Starcraft ought to be considered an Olympic sport. I say why not, especially since Starcraft requires just as much skill as chess? Oh wait…

3. My friend CJ’s post on some firsthand experiences attending pro Starcraft competitions in Korea.