Earlier today, HLTV.org reported that there was a rumor that SK-Gaming was looking to sign Natus Vincere, considered by many to be the world’s best team at this time. With SK having roster issues as of late, the aquisition of Na`Vi would mean stability and performence.

SK, however, denied those rumors today in a blog on the SK site by Alexander T. ‘TheSlaSH’ Müller-Rodic. In his short blog, he states the following:

Let’s make this quick and short.

HLTV has posted an article that indicates SK is to sign Na’Vi to play under their ranks in 2011.

All I can say is that this will not happen.

And to avoid unnecessary comments, Robban’s health condition right now is serious. Please respect that we will not comment on this topic any further than this information. We hope to have him back and healthy within our team soon.

With this blog, it is safe to stay that Na`Vi will remain under the sponsorship of Kazakh millionaire Murat “Arbalet” Zhumashevich and SK will continue to develop their current roster. Click here to see the HLTV.org rumor and here to see the blog on SK.

According to the Major League Gaming organization, the World of Warcraft tournament planned for MLG Dallas, which includes the season’s championship, has now been postponed due to Cataclysm.

The following release was provided by MLG:

Due to technical complications related to the upcoming World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion pack, the 2010 MLG Pro Circuit World of Warcraft National Championships will have to be postponed. This means that there will be no WoW Finals Event on site at MLG Dallas, and subsequently no WoW live stream. However, MLG will still hold a 2010 National Championships for WoW at a later date, and more details about that Event will be released in a follow-up announcement.

We sincerely apologize for the necessary delay in holding this highly anticipated event. The technical complications are a byproduct of the WoW Arena needing to be disabled temporarily prior to Cataclysm’s launch, the period of which happens to align with MLG Dallas’ dates. We are working with Blizzard to get a full understanding of when the Arena will be up and running in the necessary capacity to complete our 2010 World of Warcraft Season.

Blizzard has been and continues to be an incredible partner to MLG, and we understand that the development cycle and release of a game as massive as WoW: Cataclysm can’t always take our needs into account. We thank you for your understanding, and look forward to bringing you further news about the rescheduled 2010 World of Warcraft National Championships.

More information about this decision can be found here.

In a recent story by Gamespot, it has been discovered that Blizzard Entertainment has taken legal action against the programmers of cheat and hack software for StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty.

Last week, Blizzard filed a lawsuit against 3 different programmers on the grounds of creating and distributing software which violates the terms of the Blizzard EUA, Battle.net ToS and copyright law.

According to Gamespot:

Blizzard is accusing the trio of multiple counts of copyright infringement and is demanding damages and disgorgement of any profits reaped by the distribution and sale of the hacks. The company also accused the defendants of inducing others to infringe on their copyright, saying, “When users of the Hacks download, install, and use the Hacks, they copy StarCraft II copyrighted content into their computer’s RAM in excess of the scope of their limited license, as set forth in the EULA and ToU, and create derivative works of StarCraft II.”

Blizzard has not commented on the lawsuits due to their sensitive nature as they are pending trial. Stay tuned to CompLexityGaming for updates on this story.

Today on Battle.net, Blizzard announced their plans for the BlizzCon 2010 StarCraft II Invitational, a tournament that features SC2’s best players from around the world. 16 players were selected to participate in the event that will be held at Blizzcon in Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Convention Center on October 22 and 23.

The players will be competing for $45,000 in cash prizes. Spectating will be available via the Blizzard Live Stream or via the official Blizzcon channel on DIRECTV.

Region	Country	Competitor
China		Dai “Loner” Yi
		Ye “Luffy” Hao
Europe		Benjamin “mTwDeMusliM” Baker
		Dario “TLAF-Liquid`TLO” Wünsch
Korea		Min-Soo “NEXGenius” Jung
		Han-Eul “MakaPrime” Kwak
Latin America		Jian Carlo “Fenix” Morayra
		Patricio “Capoch” del Olmo
North America		Christopher “HuK” Loranger
		KyeongHyun “SeleCT” Ryoo
Russia		Dima “mTwDIMAGA” Filipchuk
		Oleksiy “White-Ra” Krupnyk
Southeast Asia		Daryl “ice” Xiang
		Thanapol “RedArchon” Kuachat
Taiwan		Chia-Cheng “SEN” Yang
		Jen-Yu “SoftBall” Chan

Blizzard had this to say about the tournament:

Join us this Friday and Saturday, October 22 and 23, as these players go head-to-head for the chance to win over $45,000 in cash prizes. Matches begin at 1:30 p.m. PDT on Friday in Hall B of the Anaheim Convention Center, so we encourage all BlizzCon 2010 attendees to grab a seat! The matches will be hosted by a rotating all-star team of shoutcasters including StarCraft II Game Director Dustin Browder, Rob “Voice” Simpson, Sean “Day[9]” Plott, Nick “Tasteless” Plott, and Dan “Artosis” Stemkoski. If you’re unable to attend BlizzCon this year and want to experience all the action from the comfort of your own home, don’t forget to tune in to the BlizzCon 2010 Tournament stream or DIRECTV.

More information about the tournament can be found by clicking here.

The official cinematic intro from the World of Warcraft expansion entitled Cataclysm has just been released to the public via their Youtube channel. The video introduces users to some new enemies and scenery and will, at this present time, be what the end-user will see when they first load the game.

More information on World of Warcraft: Cataclysm can be found here.

Today, the WEM announced the official list of participants for their 2010 event to be held in Hangzhou, China in November. 8 teams will be competing for a total of $69,000 in prizes.

WEM 2010 Team List

fnatic
Evil Geniuses
Frag eXecutors
Power Gaming
Natus Vincere
TyLoo
SK Gaming
WeMade FOX

The event will begin on November 3rd and will run until November 7th. More information about the event will be coming soon.