compLexity’s Paulo “CatZ” Vizcarra interviews Blizzard’s lead designer for SC2, Dustin Browder, at MLG Anaheim 2011 in Anaheim, California.
coL.CatZ Interviews Blizzard’s Dustin Browder
July 29th, 2011coL.CC @ EVO 2011
July 29th, 2011compLexity CrossCounter is LIVE from Las Vegas, Nevada at the Rio Resort and Casino as they compete in the Evolution World Finals for 2011.
If you’re new to the fighting game scene and Evo is something that is new to you, here’s a very brief primer: As the world’s largest open fighting game tournament, the Evolution Championship Series has grown into a global event attracting thousands of competitors of the highest caliber from all over the world seeking victories, cash prizes, and community respect. For more than a decade, the tournament is where new talent emerges as champions, and where reigning champions grow into legends.
However, in recent years, Evo has evolved (no pun intended) into something more. It’s where community members and players ranging anywhere from the casual gamer and spectator to the hardcore tournament junkie can gather en masse and connect to meet in person, learn about the newest fighting game titles and hardware, witness the history in the making, and most importantly, throw down against opponents from all over the world. No matter who you ask, they’ll all tell you the same thing: If there’s only one event you can attend, Evolution is the tournament you will not want to miss.
Live Stream
For more information on the Evolution Championship Series and Evolution World Finals, visit Evo2k.com.
Fan Appreciation Contest – MLG Anaheim 2011
July 29th, 2011Update: After the first day of MLG Anaheim 2011, we have given away 10 compLexity jerseys to fans with coL signs!
Today marks the beginning of MLG Anaheim which is sure to become one of the more epic eSports events of the year. As previously mentioned, compLexity will be on site with a large contingent of representatives (over 20).
Over the years one of the more enjoyable aspects of our jobs has been the opportunity to meet fans at live events. This time we’ve decided to give a bit back. During the event, coL managers and staff will be walking the floor looking for fans who have made compLexity, coL.MVP or coL.TriggersDown signs. (Your sign needs a coL logo on it.) Starting Friday night, the first 15 people holding those signs will get a free compLexity jersey as our thank you.
If you’re in the area, be sure to come out and enjoy the event! We’d love to meet you and help make your MLG experience just a bit more fun. Thanks very sincerely for all your support over the years.
See you in Anaheim!
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Heroes of Newerth Now Free to Play
July 29th, 2011Heroes of Newerth is going free to play as of today. The action RPG has introduced three tiered accounts in a bid to attract new players into its community and keep the existing 460,000 active players happy.
New players can sign up for a Basic account which can be upgraded to a Verified account once they’ve surpassed a certain play time. Players who have already paid for the game will get a Legacy account that will let them play matches against other verified accounts. Legacy account holders also have the option of purchasing new heroes early before their free release.
With the transition to free-to-play we’re opening Heroes of Newerth up to new audiences as our players can now easily introduce the game to their friends,” says Marc DeForest, co-founder of S2 games. “With the new account types and match-making standards in place, both novice and existing players will benefit from the upgraded structure.”
Sign up for a free account now!
VIDEO: MLG Anaheim Relay Race
July 28th, 2011The official relay race, hosted by TeamLiquid, takes place in Anaheim, California on the eve of MLG Anaheim 2011.
compLexity @ MLG Anaheim Coverage
July 28th, 2011
coL @ MLG Anaheim 2011
Starting today, compLexity is out in full force as we decend upon Anaheim, California for MLG Anaheim 2011 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Over 20+ players and staff will be on hand to provide you with an action packed event that is shaping up to be one of the best MLG stops in history.
Event Photos
Event Videos
Latest Video
More Videos
- Pre-Day 2 Interview with Huk – Added 07/31 at 9:30PM EST
- Boxer vs Rain: Game 1 – Added 07/31 at 6:30PM EST
- coL.MVP DRG Autograph Signing – Added on 07/31 at 12:30AM EST
- coL.CrunCher and coL.TriMaster Compete – Added 07/30 at 1:30PM EST
- coL.CatZ Interviews Blizzard’s Dustin Browder – Added 07/30 at 12:30AM EST
- coL.MVP DRG vs Liquid’TLO – Added 07/29 at 11:30PM EST
- Interview with Firezerg – Added 07/29 at 9:30PM EST
- Interview with Drewbie – Added 07/29 at 8:30PM EST
- Pre-Relay Race – Added 07/29 at 3:30PM EST
- TeamLiquid Relay Race – Added 07/29 at 2:30AM EST
Related Event News
coL.SC2 @ MLG Anaheim 2011
compLexity SC2 will feature 10 of its players competing in the event. Lizzuma and Gensulitor have earned their right to represent the brand via the compLexity Academy, as they currently are the top two leaders in points. DRG from coL.MVP will be playing his first matches under the compLexity tag during MLG Anaheim and as one of the front-runners for the entire event, will surely be fun to watch.
Prizes
1st Place: $5,000
2nd Place: $3,000
3rd Place: $2,000
4th Place: $1,400
5th Place: $1,000
6th Place: $700
7th Place: $500
8th Place: $400
SC2 Schedule
Please note: all times listed are in PDT.
Red Stream
Friday
5:10 PM – 5:20 PM MLG Anaheim Pregame Show
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Pool Play – Naniwa vs. Huk
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Pool Play – Idra vs. Boxer
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Pool Play – Naniwa vs. DongRaeGu
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM Pool Play – MMA vs. Slush (on both streams)
9:30 PM – 10:30 PM Pool Play – Select vs. MVP (on both streams)
10:30 PM – 11:30 PM Pool Play – Idra vs. InControl
11:30 PM – 12:30 AM Pool Play – Huk vs. DongRaeGu
12:30 AM – 12:45 AM Day Wrap with Day[9] and DJ Wheat
Saturday
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Open Winners Round 5 (on both streams)
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Open Winners Round 5
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Open Winners Round 6
2:00 PM – 10:00 PM Pool Play
10:00 PM – 11:00 PM Championship Losers Round 2
11:00 PM – 11:15 PM Day Wrap with Day[9] and DJ Wheat
Sunday
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Championship Losers Round 3 (on both streams)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Championship Losers Round 4 (on both streams)
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Championship Winners Semifinals A
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Championship Winners Semifinals B (on both streams)
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Championship Losers Round 7
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Championship Losers Round 8 (on both streams)
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Championship Losers Round 9 (on both streams)
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Championship Winners Finals
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Championship Losers Finals (on both streams)
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Championship Finals (on both streams)
8:30 PM – 8:45 PM Awards Ceremony (on both streams)
Blue Stream
Friday
5:10 PM – 5:20 PM MLG Anaheim Pregame Show
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Pool Play – Community Vote Winner: DongRaeGu vs. TLO
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Pool Play – Community Vote Winner: MMA vs. Drewbie
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Pool Play – Community Vote Winner: Moonan vs. MVP
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM Pool Play – MMA vs. Slush (on both streams)
9:30 PM – 10:30 PM Pool Play – Select- vs. MVP
10:30 PM – 11:30 PM Pool Play – MMA vs. Socke
11:30 PM – 12:30 AM Pool Play – Kiwikaki vs. Select
12:30 AM – 12:45 AM Day Wrap with Husky and Mr Bitter
Saturday
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Open Winners Round 5
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Open Winners Round 5
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Open Winners Round 6
2:00 PM – 10:00 PM Pool Play
10:00 PM – 10:15 PM Day Wrap with Husky and Mr Bitter
Sunday
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Championship Losers Round 3
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Championship Losers Round 4
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Championship Losers Round 5
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Championship Winners Semifinals B (on both streams)
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Championship Losers Round 7
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Championship Losers Round 8
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Championship Losers Round 9
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Championship Losers Finals (on both streams)
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Championship Finals (on both streams)
8:30 PM – 8:45 PM Awards Ceremony (on both streams)
Scores/Results
Brackets: Championship | Open
DRG (coL.MVP) (Eliminated)
> Liquid`TLO 2-0 Pool Play Round 1
> dignitasNaNiwa 2-0 Pool Play Round 2
> Liquid`HuK 2-1 Pool Play Round 3
> Liquid`HayprO 2-0 Pool Play Round 4
> Liquid`Tyler 2-0 Pool Play Round 5
< IMMvp 1-2 Championship Winners Semifinals
< SlayerSMMA 1-2 Championship Losers Bracket Round 8
CrunCher (Eliminated)
> HauntedMac by Disqualification Winners Bracket Round 1
> bromlol by Disqualification Winners Bracket Round 2
> LaGTTbSg 2-0 Winners Bracket Round 3
> SC2Attero 2-0 Winners Bracket Round 4
< Liquid`Sheth 0-2 Pool Play Round 5
> EGiNcontroL 2-0 Pool Play Round 6
< dignitasSjoW 0-2 Pool Play Round 7
< EGIdrA 0-2 Pool Play Round 8
< SlayerSBoxeR 1-2 Pool Play Round 9
> Liquid`Tyler 2-0 Championship Losers Bracket Round 3
< Liquid`HayprO 0-2 Championship Losers Bracket Round 4
Drewbie (Eliminated)
< SlayerS_MMA 1-2 Pool Play Round 1
< Liquid`Ret 0-2 Pool Play Round 2
< RGNsLush 0-2 Pool Play Round 3
< FnaticRain 0-2 Pool Play Round 4
<
0-2 Championship Losers Bracket Round 2
Stalife (Eliminated)
< SC2Attero 0-2 Winners Bracket Round 1
> Mirneona by Disqualification Losers Bracket Round 1
> LaGTTAzndude 2-1 Losers Bracket Round 2
> Bubbaroot 2-1 Losers Bracket Round 3
> TeknoBoy 2-0 Losers Bracket Round 4
> 4kLost 2-1 Losers Bracket Round 5
> SonKiE 2-1 Losers Bracket Round 6
< MToD 0-2 Losers Bracket Round 7
FireZerg (Eliminated)
> CGMooffinMan 2-0 Winners Bracket Round 1
< Slog 1-2 Winners Bracket Round 2
> yannyu 2-0 Losers Bracket Round 2
> vileSpanshwa 2-1 Losers Bracket Round 3
> LoreSC 2-0 Losers Bracket Round 4
> vileHasHe 2-1 Losers Bracket Round 5
< FXOSLoG 1-4 Losers Bracket Round 6
RSVP (Eliminated)
> tqsky 2-1 Winners Bracket Round 1
> LaGTTAzndude 2-0 Winners Bracket Round 2
< Liquid`Jinro 0-2 Winners Bracket Round 3
> MaestroSAGA 2-0 Losers Bracket Round 4
> iSdaisuki 2-1 Losers Bracket Round 5
< SC2Attero 1-2 Losers Bracket Round 6
Ryze (Eliminated)
> Shooz29 2-0 Winners Bracket Round 1
< iMpTbeezy 1-2 Winners Bracket Round 2
> Menkt 2-0 Losers Bracket Round 2
< FabledIntegral 0-2 Losers Bracket Round 3
CatZ (Eliminated)
> Sparta314 2-0 Winners Bracket Round 1
> Chemist391 2-0 Winners Bracket Round 2
> MToD 2-1 Winners Bracket Round 3
< Gatored 0-2 Winners Bracket Round 4
< ajtls 1-2 Losers Bracket Round 6
TriMaster (Eliminated)
> flosc2 2-0 Winners Bracket Round 1
> Everize 2-0 Winners Bracket Round 2
> vpchance 2-0 Winners Bracket Round 3
> KingSpades 2-1 Winners Bracket Round 4
< FXOz 1-2 Winners Bracket Round 5
< Losers
Lizzuma (Academy – Eliminated)
> Speece 2-1 Winners Bracket Round 1
< QxGiNkA 0-2 Winners Bracket Round 2
< NoctisSC 0-2 Losers Bracket Round 2
Gensulitor (Academy – Eliminated)
< KingSpades 0-2 Winners Bracket Round 1
> o-ism-o by Disqualification Losers Bracket Round 1
> LovE-z33k 2-1 Losers Bracket Round 2
> vVvRickter 2-0 Losers Bracket Round 3
> xFiNaLEx 2-1 Losers Bracket Round 4
< TtWhiteRa 0-2 Losers Bracket Round 5
Brobocop (Academy – Eliminated)
> sung123 2-1 Winners Bracket Round 1
> temprament 2-0 Winners Bracket Round 2
< ChoyafOu 1-2 Winners Bracket Round 3
< ajtls 0-2 Losers Bracket Round 4
coL.tD @ MLG Anaheim 2011
After a roster shakeup only a few weeks ago, coL.tD has been training hard at their bootcamp in Sacremento, California in preparation for this event. As the MLG Anaheim winner from two years ago, coL.tD will be looking to reclaim that former glory.
Prizes
1st Place: $20,000
2nd Place: $12,000
3rd Place: $8,000
4th Place: $5,600
5th Place: $4,000
6th Place: $2,800
7th Place: $2,000
8th Place: $1,600
Halo: Reach Schedule
Please note: all times listed are in PDT.
Friday
5:10 PM – 5:20 PM MLG Anaheim Pregame Show
5:20 PM – 5:30 PM Halo Reach Pregame Show
5:30 PM – 6:45 PM Pool Play – Status Quo vs. Quantic Fallen
6:45 PM – 8:00 PM Pool Play – eon Instinct vs. Final Boss
8:00 PM – 9:15 PM Pool Play – Dynasty vs. Warriors
9:15 PM – 10:30 PM Pool Play – Str8 Rippin vs. THO Evil
10:30 PM – 11:45 PM Pool Play – Community Vote Winner: eon Instinct vs. Active Rush
11:45 PM – 12:00 AM Day Wrap with Puckett, Gandhi and Shockwave
Saturday
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Pool Play
6:15 PM – 7:30 PM Championship Losers Round 2
7:30 PM – 8:45 PM Championship Winners Semifinals A
8:45 PM – 10:00 PM Championship Winners Semifinals B
10:00 PM – 10:30 PM BIC Arcade FFA Finals & Awards Ceremony
Sunday
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM Championship Losers Round 5
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM Championship Losers Round 6
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Championship Losers Round 7
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM Championship Losers Round 8
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM Championship Winners Finals
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Championship Losers Finals
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Championship Finals
7:30 PM – 7:45 PM Awards Ceremony
Scores/Results
Brackets: Championship | Open
< THO Evil 0-3 Pool Play Round 1
< Believe The Hype 0-3 Pool Play Round 2
> NBG Pure 3-1 Pool Play Round 3
> Str8 Rippin 3-0 Pool Play Round 4
< Warriors 2-3 Championship Losers Bracket Round 5
Drewbie vs. ClouD Tonight – IGN ProLeague
July 28th, 2011IGN Pro League
Tonight, CompLexity’s Drewbie will be taking on ClouD from the team Meet Your Makers in the second round of the Lower Bracket in IGN’s Pro League. Last week, ClouD was knocked into the Lower Bracket by imba.FXOStrelok with a score of 2-0. Drewbie, on the other hand, took out DieStar with a score of 2-1.
The match is set to begin at 8PM EST.
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Time: 8:00PM EST
Maps: Best of Three
Maps: Best of Three
coL.MVP DongRaeGu Interviewed
July 28th, 2011TeamLiquid, via their Road to Anaheim series, has conducted an interview with DongRaeGu from coL.MVP. The interview discusses his expectations for MLG Anaheim and how he feels about being considered one of the front-runners to win the entire event.
Below is an excerpt from the interview:
As foreign tournaments began getting larger, many Korean players started playing overseas. In addition we heard that the October GSL finals will be held in Anaheim also. What do you think about Starcraft 2 going global?
Well if you’re someone who only lived in Korea… you probably fantasize about going overseas. But I think it’s a very good phenomenon, as you’re not limited to just Korea but you get to test yourself in various countries and have opportunities to communicate with fans.
This is your first time going overseas to a tournament. Is there anything you’re worried about, and how are you preparing for this tournament?
If there’s anything special I’m worried about… the biggest worry I have is that I might go there and do a bad job managing my condition and play really pathetically. In terms of preparation, I’m preparing just as I normally do.
To read the full interview, click here.
VIDEO: OriginPC Unboxing
July 27th, 2011Jason Bass, co-owner of compLexity Gaming, unboxes a new Origin PC gaming computer.
Mike Ross Stars in G4TV’s New Documentary: FOCUS
July 26th, 2011Update:
FOCUS has posted and you can watch it here or embedded at the bottom of this post. Be sure to let us know what you think by leaving a comment below.
Original:
Today TV channel G4 announced it’s newest project; G4 Films. According to the news post, G4 will “find, develop, produce and license full and short films that are related to the passion we all share… video games.”
The first project from G4 Films, which hits tomorrow, is called FOCUS. This full-length documentary follows everyone’s favorite member of the Fighting Game Community, not to mention one of CompLexity’s newest family members, Mike Ross as he trains and competes in EVO 2010.
Even if you’re not a fan of fighting games, you should try and check the documentary out. Mike Ross is a great guy and deserves to get some attention from people outside the Fighting Game Community. Also, if there’s enough buzz around these kinds of eSports documentaries, chances are G4 might start making a documentary about your favorite eSports.
Unfortunately G4 didn’t say exactly when and how to watch FOCUS (TV or online). I assume it will be on the G4 website considering I don’t see it scheduled on either my cable box guild or the G4 website. Keeping that in mind, check out G4tv.com/FOCUS to get all the details as they are posted.
FOCUS