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Starcraft 2 Race Overview

Starcraft II isn’t the newest game anymore, but it’s still being played by millions all over the world.

It was released on the 27th July 2010 by Blizzard following up on “Starcraft – The Brood Wars”. The game also has 2 expansions; “Heart of the Swarm” and “Legacy of Void” which are not released yet though. Considering it was announced 3 years earlier it did not take as long as many other games did to actually appear on the market, even though there is a 10 year time gap between the appearance of Starcraft I and II. Read more

DotA on Warcraft III’s

DotA is a custom map from Warcraft III – Reign of Chaos and it’s expansion, Warcraft III – The Frozen Throne. The date of the first appearance of the map is not 100% clear, but it was sometime in 2003.

There were many different maps that developed on the first DotA mod, but the one that eventually become dominant was developed by Steve Feak also know under the nick “Guinsoo”.
After about 2 years the development was handed over to a mapmaker under the nick “Icefrog”, who was been working on it ever since. Read more

First Person Shooters: tips for how to play better

First person shooter games are fun to play. Many gamers play FPS games like Call of Duty and Battlefield Online and with friends. In fact, there are websites that host competitions with monetary rewards for first person-shooter-games. However, unless you are a professional gamer, your chances of winning these competitions are small.

Here are some tips for how to play better. Read more

The Use of RPG Games in the Process of Learning

Lately almost every trainer, in various fields of interest, uses role-playing as a way of designing his training. Some people agree with using RPG games for learning, but many people find themselves uncertain about this method, feeling discomfort while trying to be someone else, identifying the RPG games as a kids’ play. That is why a trainer should consider many different aspects before he tries to use this method, to avoid the possibility of unpleasant results of his training. Read more