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susySquark

United States1692 Posts

August 23 2011 09:01 GMT

#21

A well written piece, compared to some of the trash we've seen come through the video game blogosphere. Good to see WSJ give SC a fair shake.

Uncultured

United States1340 Posts

August 23 2011 09:11 GMT

#22

This is awesome. Some good exposure right here.

Drogith

United States1350 Posts

August 23 2011 10:08 GMT

#23

Starcraft is also a boat company http://www.starcraftmarine.com/ so they may have done it to differentiate the two.

DisaFear

Australia4074 Posts

August 23 2011 10:21 GMT

#24

Haha, solid! Sharing this with friends

Novalisk

Israel1818 Posts

August 23 2011 10:36 GMT

#25

Even though some facts are off, the article is very well made for people unfamiliar with the game/scene.

BigLighthouse

United Kingdom424 Posts

August 23 2011 11:21 GMT

#26

I wish Durham had Barcraft :-/ this article makes me envious

arthur

United Kingdom488 Posts

August 23 2011 11:21 GMT

#27

+ Show Spoiler +

On August 23 2011 14:27 Primadog wrote:
Looks like the eSports community is finally getting some proper attention.

Show nested quote +

Read the WSJ article in full at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904070604576516462736084234.html?KEYWORDS=starcraft

[image loading]

Shameless plug to remind you to visit your local BarCraft scene to watch MLG Raleigh.

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"Mad Dog in the Fog, a British sports bar"

That sounds awfully american for an English Pub...

JinDesu

United States3990 Posts

August 23 2011 11:35 GMT

#28

On August 23 2011 20:21 arthur wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +

On August 23 2011 14:27 Primadog wrote:
Looks like the eSports community is finally getting some proper attention.

Show nested quote +

Read the WSJ article in full at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904070604576516462736084234.html?KEYWORDS=starcraft

[image loading]

Shameless plug to remind you to visit your local BarCraft scene to watch MLG Raleigh.

[image loading]

"Mad Dog in the Fog, a British sports bar"

That sounds awfully american for an English Pub...

Nah, Mad Dog? Fog? Distinctly British. I'm sure they have a sign out front showing the broadcast times for Premier League, and their best selling beer is Stella.

Joking aside - I want to attend a barcraft this coming weekend but I can't. However, from the last barcraft, I can really see this scene expanding considering we were packed for our first time. Beer and starcraft is a pretty good combo - now if only our group was cheering like the ones in the article...

kakaman

United States1576 Posts

August 23 2011 11:45 GMT

#29

On August 23 2011 20:21 arthur wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +

On August 23 2011 14:27 Primadog wrote:
Looks like the eSports community is finally getting some proper attention.

Show nested quote +

Read the WSJ article in full at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904070604576516462736084234.html?KEYWORDS=starcraft

[image loading]

Shameless plug to remind you to visit your local BarCraft scene to watch MLG Raleigh.

[image loading]

"Mad Dog in the Fog, a British sports bar"

That sounds awfully american for an English Pub...

Check out the video, you can see it looks like a typical pub in Britain.

ESPORTS!!!

Dante_A_

United States161 Posts

August 23 2011 11:46 GMT

#30

The video they have paired with the article is a great explanation of what Starcraft 2 is like as a competitive endeavor - I think the video is better than the article itself. Not condescending at all, and treats SC2 like a legitimate activity with legitimate fans. That is pretty big, especially in the Wall Street Journal!

Getting SC2 "mainstream" news coverage like this is important for growing the sponsor base. It raises the visibility of the product (SC2) and the respectability of the competitors. Awesome article!

tw!tch

United States563 Posts

August 23 2011 11:48 GMT

#31

I'm really glad to see this article and video, but hahaha that picture. "A Dark Templar".

iNfeRnaL

Germany1908 Posts

August 23 2011 12:11 GMT

#32

America is awesome. Everyone who was included in making this whole BarCraft thing happen is fucking awesome. Wish this was more common in Europe but eh, considering I even live in one of the most conservative parts of Germany I don't think it'll ever happen here.
I'm proud and jealous on you americans the same time. =P

Sandro

897 Posts

August 23 2011 12:33 GMT

#33

Don't WSJ articles require a paid subscription to read? Or was that NYT?

mechavoc

United States664 Posts

August 23 2011 12:44 GMT

#34

This is great, I work in investments and have talked about SC2 with co-works who like tomock my game playing. I feel like the WSJ article is some vindication.

mechavoc

United States664 Posts

August 23 2011 12:52 GMT

#35

I sent this to all my corworkers haha so awesome.
And not too mocking of our guilty pleasure.

FieryBalrog

United States1381 Posts

August 23 2011 12:58 GMT

#36

Mainstream coverage, I crave

eltese

Sweden369 Posts

August 23 2011 12:59 GMT

#37

Really jealous that you guys have this. Nourish this =)

hellohilo

United States68 Posts

August 23 2011 13:03 GMT

#38

I did a double take when I read it this morning xD

Awesome to see SC2 getting this sort of exposure!!

Chargelot

2275 Posts

August 23 2011 13:15 GMT

#39

Proof that drunk people everywhere are awesome.

Papulatus

United States669 Posts

August 23 2011 13:18 GMT

#40

On August 23 2011 21:33 Sandro wrote:
Don't WSJ articles require a paid subscription to read? Or was that NYT?

Certain articles do. For this particular article it is free.

Funny article! Made me happy :D!

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