Evening Reading

by Xav de Matos, Feb 22, 2011 5:00pm PST

So close. Can you feel it? NewShackCity is just around the corner and I can prove it with the amount of coffee I've consumed over the last few days. Or weeks and months, I should say.

It's important to note that we're not just going to change everything around here and walk away. NewShackCity is going to see things added and made even better over time. When the new site goes live, poke around and let us know what you think.

We genuinely want to hear everything you have to say about it. If it's constructive, your opinion can help shape the future of this brave new world. We're always listening to the most important people around: our community.

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Still no news item on the biggest video game news of the year? Blizzard approved of a North American Star League for Starcraft 2... which is the exact same tournament system that has 2 dedicated TV channels in Korea. There is a $400,000 prize pool, travel stipends, open tournament play-ins, etc. Love starcraft or never played it, this will spark corporate sponsorship of gaming in the US exponentially.

Links:

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/710588/North-American-Star-League-Exclusive-Interview-with-Geoff-iNcontroL-Robinson.html

http://nasl.tv/

Feb 22, 2011 10:06pm PST

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- yeah i'm excited about nasl.tv I haven't had enough time to follow gom but maybe this one will be worth p... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  This isn't the biggest news of the year! : jimmy_legs
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    IS 2 !!!! While it's a debatable point I'm sure, it's definitely a remarkable and newsworthy item. I'... : pleasedpig
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      A "Mr. Nukem" is on line two for you. : Nerdsbeware
      
      (I know it wasn't this calendar year) : Nerdsbeware
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  Nice to see all of the WoW money finally going to something useful. : JarEme
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    blizzard isn't paying for it : dearjamie
    - Eh? It says Blizzard is backing the money. : JarEme
  - Useful unlike making more video games... : rmjackson
- Good stuff. I'll definitely be watching even though I don't really play SC2 that much. : doozer667
- Finally. After 10 years of waiting...'e-sports' might gain traction if this league becomes a success. ... : darkT
- that's amazing! heres to it doing well! : happynoodle
- Goddamnit, I hate sites that properly redirect their main page content to their mobile site url. I get st... : anhero
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  ooo reading that I hope blucklesworth gets to commentate some (since he said they're going to try and rot... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    I hope so because holy shit is Incontrol bleh. I like Gre (as monotone as he is), but Incontrol I could d... : LoioshDwaggie
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      Yeah, iNcontrol really turns me off to this. He's just not that enjoyable to list to unfortunately. : Talonus.
      
      IMO InControl needs to tone it down and show real professionalism if he wants to be the face of the NASL. : Serpico74
  - They wanted Day9 but he had plans already in place for something else. The good news is that he might be... : Rotten Deadite
- Bump cause this is really exciting news! The more coverage this gets, the better chance we'll be watchin... : pleasedpig
- Who wants to put in a team? : devnullgt
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  Nice. SC2 is really fun to watch, even though I never finished the main campaign and only played 1 vs mat... : edgewise
  - It really is fun to watch. Strange to call a video game a spectator sport, but it really is kind of exci... : pleasedpig
  - BW still more enjoyable for me :( : MamiyaOtaru
- yeah that prize pool is redunkulous : indosauros
- Awesome! : OmegaRed59
- So the people running the league are going to play on it... and on top of that will make decisions about ... : pigz
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  People still play starcraft 2? : watcherxp
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    no. no one does. : pandastrong
    - No one plays starcraft 2. Blizzard actually sent a developer back in time and stopped SC2 from coming out... : CrazyPants
  - pffft. That game is sooo 2010. : CRasterImage
- yes its very exciting. hopefully the production is good : maulla
- Will this bring back ShackES ? : TPSReport
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  Holy shit this is awesome.
  
  Feb 23, 2011 5:27pm PST
  
  Holy shit this is awesome. : TheVietSpecial
- I'm not sure how I feel about the caster selection. I would much prefer tastosis : Lawgiver
- Can Koreans compete? I mean that's a lot of money to give someone who isn't the best in the world. : Ellissd

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