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Episode #268 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera kick off the new year by exploring a theme the guys had an absolute blast putting together... fallen heroes! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS The King of Lions from Fire Emblem: Three Houses [Takeru Kanazaki, Hiroki Morishita & Rei Kondoh, 2019] Arthas Theme from Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne [Tracy W. Bush, Victor Crews, Derek Duke, Jason Hayes & Glenn Stafford, 2003] Ascension from Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm [Neal Acree, 2013] Malenia, Blade of Miquella from Elden Ring [Yuka Kitamura, 2022] Jon Irenicus Encounter Theme from Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition [Sam Hulick, 2013] Fortress of Solitude -Menagerie- from Injustice: Gods Among Us [Christopher Drake, Dean Grinsfelder, Cris Velasco & Sascha Dikiciyan, 2013] Zero's Theme from Mega Man X2 [Yuki Iwai, 1994] Belmont's Theme from Castlevania: Lords of Shadow [Óscar Araujo, 2010] Unrest from Final Fantasy VIII [Nobuo Uematsu, 1999] Bringer of the Doom from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age [Koichi Sugiyama, 2017] Pure Odio from LIVE A LIVE [Yoko Shimomura, 1994] Tristram from Diablo II [Matt Uelmen, 2000] The True Mirror -Guitar Version- from Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean [Motoi Sakuraba, 2003] Knight Artorias from Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss [Motoi Sakuraba, 2012] SUPPORT US Patreon: https://patreon.com/rpgera CONTACT US Website: https://rpgera.com Discord: https://discord.gg/cC73Heu Twitch: https://twitch.tv/therpgera Twitter: https://twitter.com/OriginalLDG Instagram: https://instagram.com/bryan.ldg/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/leveldowngaming RPGERA PODCAST NETWORK Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bgmania/message

Strap on your God-kicking boots because we are taking the fight to Bhunivelze in the endgame of Lightning Returns! Get ready for a whole new world. Romain Jerome Titanic Watch (https://www.forbes.com/sites/arieladams/2012/08/01/an-homage-or-exploit-the-romain-jerome-titanic-100th-anniversary-steampunk-watch/#25bae3ab4654) Lightning Returns Speedrun by LewdDolphin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOE0bNKeaUU) Final Fantaxy X Holy Magic (https://youtu.be/YJIH23GcCXI?t=196) Lightning Returns Ending Cutscene (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5zh3uYUL7I) StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Plot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft_II:_Heart_of_the_Swarm#Plot) Final Fantaxy XIII: Reminiscence ~Tracer of Memories~ (https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIII:_Reminiscence_-tracer_of_memories-) Kingdom Hearts 2 laser sphere (https://youtu.be/jIT7IHVsh4I?t=1997) MegaTen Marathon's Strange Journey Redux Episode (http://www.megatenmarathon.com/e/ep-34-strange-journey-redux/) Black Mages first album (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VFClaxe3XQ) Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade OST (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1mLu2hAMF8) 16-Bit Gems: Lufia 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9ZwINelVSo)

This week, we're continuing our journey around the world, venturing to South Korea to up our actions per minute (APM) as we learn more about fans of Starcraft! What is it about this almost-twenty-year-old game that is still so captivating to fans? Or has it lost its allure since the sequel (and many competitors) have been released? And why is it so popular in South Korea, of all places? Next week, we'll be heading off to Japan to learn about the world's most famous virtual idol, Hatsune Miku! ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **Origins:** > StarCraft is a military science fiction media franchise ... owned by Blizzard Entertainment. The series, set in the beginning of the 26th century, centers on a galactic struggle for dominance among four species—the adaptable and mobile Terrans, the ever-evolving insectoid Zerg, the powerfully enigmatic Protoss, and the "god-like" Xel'Naga creator race. > ... > The original game [released in 1998] and its official expansion have been praised as one of the benchmark real-time strategy games of its time. The series has gathered a solid following around the world > > — [Wikipedia - StarCraft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft) **Size of Fandom:** As of December 2010 (admittedly, not the most recent data) StarCraft II had sold over 4.5 million copies, and had over 2 million illegal downloads (setting a record for most data transferred by a single torrent in only three months). By June 2007, Starcraft and its expansion, Brood War, had sold nearly 10 million copies combined (4.5 million, of which, were sold in South Korea alone). The StarCraft reddit has over 190 000 subscribers, and the StarCraft II subreddit has over 10 000. **Changes in Fandom:** [Interest in StarCraft has been on the decline](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F06nh1,%2Fm%2F02qty_5,starcraft) with interest reaching its height in August 2010 (the release of Starcraft II), and some other spikes in (Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm's release) and May 2007 (the Blizzard World Wide Invitational hosted in Korea). [// Worth noting that google trends show relative interest to itself, not relative to other fandoms / search terms ]: # [// (apparently 150 apm, effectively 2.5 actions per second, is what it takes to be proficient in StarCraft II) ]: # ### [Last Episode's](http://fanthropological.com/e/43-cricket-fans/) Famous Last Words **Z** In the game StarCraft, there are three races you can choose: which is most popular in South Korea and why? **G** Is StarCraft an expression of Korea's interest in sci-fi in general (compared to China and Warcraft)? **T** StarCraft 2 is less popular than StarCraft 1 because it sucks. [// I mean... not wrong. Lots of people _said_ this, but didn't back it up. One quora question cited that StarCraft II is younger (balance not as resolved) and StarCraft I is a slower game, which makes it more interesting (and is harder to master). ]: # [// THIS was an interesting quote though: ]: # [// > Starcraft 2 drastically reduces all of this. It has autocontrol groups meaning you can just select you entire huge army and command at once, It has Automine rally point, Shift click for multiple build order, stacking of researches => basically less for the player to do. ]: # [// > **But the problem is exactly this. Starcraft 2 managed to remove what differentiated the great Starcraft players from others.** ]: # ### The Verdict **T is out** **G is out. Doesn't need anymore.** **Z is out.** ### This week's spotlight No spotlight this week. Sorry folks. [// Plugs go here ]: # ### Famous Last Words This week's famous last words around *next week's* fandom, *Hatsune Miku*! **Z** Hatsune Miku is popular in part due to dating sims. **G** A portion of her fanbase does not know that she is not a real person. **T** Are there male counterparts? Is Hatsune Miku peak moe? #

This week on Game Crunch: Brandon and Nick have both been taken by Destiny: The Taken King.  After a very brief discussion about StarCraft last week Mike finds himself struck with nostalgia and returns to the series with StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm.  Will he be ready to play Legacy of the Void when […]

Basti und Steffen betreten das erste Mal die 13. Etage. Zunächst erklären die beiden, was das hier eigentlich soll - wenn sie es denn selbst überhaupt verstanden haben. Als weitere Themen im Gepäck sind in dieser Pilot-Episode zwei Filme, zwei Spiele und die ersten beiden Rubriken im Podcast, die "Wunsch-News" und das "Ja-Ja-Nein - Spiel".Das sind die Kapitel und die dazugehörigen Time-Codes: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:53 Begrüßung und Vorstellung 00:03:35 Fight Club (Film) [Affiliate Link] 00:14:05 Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm (Spiel) 00:18:38 Wunsch-News 00:20:36 Prestige – Die Meister der Magie (Film) [Affiliate Link] 00:28:09 Plaque Inc (Spiel) 00:35:25 Ja-Ja-Nein - Spiel 00:41:43 Verabschiedung 00:44:00 Outro An dieser Episode haben mitgewirkt: Basti (DerComicer) [www.dercomicer.de] [Twitter] Steffen_L [Comic-Cookies] [steffen-liebschner.de] [Twitter] [ADN] [Facebook] [Amazon Wunschzettel] Titelsong Für unser Intro und das Outro haben wir folgenden Song verwendet: Causativity von Justin Morgan [Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)]

Welcome to the Frozen Nerdz Podcast Episode 37.2 entitled Live at BlizzCon Blizzard Arcade Q&A! We are a your Blizzard Entertainment and Steam Free to Play discussion podcast. Each week we discuss anything that falls in between or outside those two glaciers. From talking about the games you love, the worlds you live in, AND maybe even a few you haven’t even heard of yet. Join Kilroy and Epicinsanity each week as we sit down and discuss the topics no one else is talking about as we bring you new points of view in a not so standard podcast format. This episode was recorded LIVE from BlizzCon 2014 on Saturday, November 8th after Day 1 of the convention. And was released on Sunday, November 9th, 2014. On Today's show we play the audio from the BlizzCon 2014 Community Corner dedicated to the Blizzard Arcade. Listen to the episode to hear exactly what was said during the Q&A! The Blizzard Arcade is a Battle.net innovation in StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. It is an improved hub for finding custom games. Here at the Frozen Nerdz podcast, we are a huge fan of the Blizzard Arcade, or what we like to call it The Starcade. Each week on the Frozen Nerdz we sit down and play a new game and discuss it on the show. We then proceed to rate the game based on three factors: Ease of Play, Controls and "Stupid Funability." Stupid Funability is our method of ranking how fun the game is! For example, "That game is stupid fun. The whole time you just fly all over the screen killing your opponent with your Roach Snake tail!" We helped with ranking the games for the 2014 Rock the Cabinet contest, and are excited for the 2015 Rock the Cabinet contest coming soon (tm). Thanks for listening to the show! If you are interested in the Blizzard Arcade, click here! Where You Can Find Us: Twitter: @FrozeNerdz E-mail: IceBox@FrozeNerdz.com Website: www.FrozeNerdz.com Partner Network: CatalystGamingMedia.com Forums: CatalystGamingMedia.com/forums Personal Twitter: @KilroyKT, @Epic_Insanity

Друзья, сегодня в 19:00 по московскому времени в прямой эфир выйдет 29-й выпуск турбо-шоу Hotline Gmbox. У микрофонов — Стас Ломакин, Илья Овчаренко, специальный гость — Сергей Галенкин; роль диспетчера в этот раз будет играть Петр Сальников. Для обсуждения предлагаются не только итоги довольно бедной на события недели, но и подробности разработки стратегии «Блицкриг 3», впечатления от свежевышедших игр, а так же любые темы, предложенные слушателями прямо в эфире. Сегодня Gmbox празднует свое двухлетие — не стесняйтесь звонить нам, задавать вопросы и предлагать абсолютно любые волнующие вас темы. Для авторов трех лучших, самых каверзных и интересных вопросов у нас есть призы: коллекицонное издание Tomb Raider, StarCraft II: Heart of The Swarm и Borderlands 2. Победители будут определены и объявлены прямо по ходу передачи, не пропустите!

New format for New Business on a bunch of new games Hot off the internet presses comes the 15th round of hilarity from the world of Nintendo Free Radio. In the name of shaking things up, New Business has some pre-recorded thoughts from the team before a Q&A round. Donald opens the bidding with the 3DS rhythm platformer HarmoKnight (a final aftershock of the combo) and dodges flying matchsticks with Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, while Stephen loads up on the March multiplayer hits with Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (WiiU). Austen wraps up with spoiler-free thoughts on the latest game everyone's Irrationally excited for: Bioshock Infinite - a game that may be better served in a different genre - before going old school with Alone In the Dark: Inferno. After the usual round of insanity Now Posted at the NWR forums, Whatcha Watchin' prevents plenty of animated violence for your edification. Donald has been working his way through the complete original animated run of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Stephen fought off the slice of the Witchblade, and Austen wrapped up Shakugan no Shana and took on the thrill ride of Deadman Wonderland. The Feature Discussion doesn't have a full subject, but there were enough for a segment legally distinct from the classic Four Minute Warning format. Topics for discussion include CEO sackings, generational length, and just what a "Game of the Fiscal Year" list would look like. As usual, the show wraps with the Mushrooms, featuring someone giving both mushrooms to the same company. Who gets to drink from the firehose? You'll have to listen to find out. We definitely want to hear from you in case we have to try our non-unionized Four Minute Warning equivalent again, or any other questions/discussion topics: send them to nintendofreeradio@gmail.com. We'll see you again soon, but until then, beware the Snake of the Festival. This podcast was edited by Austen Parkin. All music used in this episode is under Fair Use protection.

Ya estamos aquí de nuevo con el noveno capítulo de la segunda temporada del Podcast de Generación Pixel. Un programa que alcanza uno limites de crudeza y amor a la misma vez sin precedentes dentro del mundo podcastil videojueguil. Una entrega en la que trataremos noticias tan molonas y escabrosas como la conexión permanente que se rumorea para la nueva consola de Microsoft, o la nueva fumada de Kojima. Además os pondremos los dientes largos con los periféricos que nos parecen más útiles y necesarios para todo buen gamer. Desde ratones, hasta teclados, pasando por algún que otro periférico que hace bueno jugando hasta a un ciego. Pero la cosa no quedará ahí, ya que nuestra sección de análisis viene bien cargada, con especial atención a nuestro amado y bien valorado Bioshock Infinite, donde veréis como algún contertulio alcanza el orgasmo mental. Además os hablaremos de otros jugos como Sim City, Starcraft II Heart of the Swarm, Castlevania Lords of Shadow Mirror of Fate, Army of Two: Devil’s Cartel o God of War Ascensión… somos los analistas totales la verdad. Y para terminar, trataremos un offtopic muy centrado en el terrible reto que se le propuso hace unos programas a Raúl. Donde podemos ver como el desgaste por tan tremenda prueba ha hecho mucho daño en su ser. En definitiva, un nuevo programa que no os debéis perder por nada del mundo. Y donde las eróticas voces de Rober, Jose Luis, Fran y Raúl, os amenizará hasta la más terrible velada.

Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Gears of War: Judgement and BioShock Infinite...

The gang is back, talkin’ mess about God of War: Ascension, Fire Emblem Awakening and StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. If you think that we are totally rad and happen to be the best video game podcast in the land, show us some love and rate us on iTunes! Or if vintage gaming is … Continue reading ManaTank Podcast – 3/24/2013 →

Noticias de la semana, análisis de StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm y recomendaciones de juegos. Regalamos un "Deus Ex Human Revolution" y un "DOTA 2" a quien adivine primero nuestro personaje secreto.

Noticias de la semana, análisis de StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm y recomendaciones de juegos. Regalamos un "Deus Ex Human Revolution" y un "DOTA 2" a quien adivine primero nuestro personaje secreto.

När helgen infinner sig dansar redaktörerna på bordellen. Eller något sånt. Oavsett - Fredag = PowerCast och i stugan finner vi Joakim, Daniel, Victoria och Anders vars enda mål är att ringa in helgen på bästa möjliga sätt. Det hela påbörjas med extremt livliga diskussioner om Astrid Lindgrens barnberättelser, homo-erotik kring unga män, barnuppfostran och alla andra skelett som den svenska folkskatten tyckts ha i garderoben. Eventuellt lyckas vi styra upp stäven och tar oss in på prat kring riktiga stortitlar. På smörgåsbordet hittar ni Battlefield 4 och DICE, God of War Ascension multiplayer (På grund av stor efterfrågan!), StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Age of Wulin samt att vi lyfter fram PowerGamers fantastiska iscensatta tävling inom Farming Simulator 2013 - Fakking Farming 2013. Så mycket mer hinns det inte med innan det är dags för oss att gemensamt springa på helg. Förbered er på allt sånt som man inte bör prata om, sånt som bara är oetiskt som fan. PowerCast!

Zpovídáme hosty a mluvíme o hrách! (0:00 - 8:04) Událost týdne: šéf Electronic Arts končí (8:04 - 23:33) Novinky: Steam Early Access, Battlefield 4 next-gen, Elizabeth z BioShock Infinite (23:33 - 36:00) Hra týdne: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (36:00 - 49:30) Retro: Redneck Rampage (49:30 - 1:01:13) Otázky a odpovědi (1:01:03 - 1:25:55) Soutěž o Far Cry 3 cenové kombo! (1:25:55 - TRHÁNÍ PAPÍRU)

Zpovídáme hosty a mluvíme o hrách! (0:00 - 8:04) Událost týdne: šéf Electronic Arts končí (8:04 - 23:33) Novinky: Steam Early Access, Battlefield 4 next-gen, Elizabeth z BioShock Infinite (23:33 - 36:00) Hra týdne: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (36:00 - 49:30) Retro: Redneck Rampage (49:30 - 1:01:13) Otázky a odpovědi (1:01:03 - 1:25:55) Soutěž o Far Cry 3 cenové kombo! (1:25:55 - TRHÁNÍ PAPÍRU)

När helgen infinner sig dansar redaktörerna på bordellen. Eller något sånt. Oavsett - Fredag = PowerCast och i stugan finner vi Joakim, Daniel, Victoria och Anders vars enda mål är att ringa in helgen på bästa möjliga sätt. Det hela påbörjas med extremt livliga diskussioner om Astrid Lindgrens barnberättelser, homo-erotik kring unga män, barnuppfostran och alla andra skelett som den svenska folkskatten tyckts ha i garderoben. Eventuellt lyckas vi styra upp stäven och tar oss in på prat kring riktiga stortitlar. På smörgåsbordet hittar ni Battlefield 4 och DICE, God of War Ascension multiplayer (På grund av stor efterfrågan!), StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Age of Wulin samt att vi lyfter fram PowerGamers fantastiska iscensatta tävling inom Farming Simulator 2013 - Fakking Farming 2013. Så mycket mer hinns det inte med innan det är dags för oss att gemensamt springa på helg. Förbered er på allt sånt som man inte bör prata om, sånt som bara är oetiskt som fan. PowerCast!

Zpovídáme hosty a mluvíme o hrách! (0:00 - 8:04) Událost týdne: šéf Electronic Arts končí (8:04 - 23:33) Novinky: Steam Early Access, Battlefield 4 next-gen, Elizabeth z BioShock Infinite (23:33 - 36:00) Hra týdne: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (36:00 - 49:30) Retro: Redneck Rampage (49:30 - 1:01:13) Otázky a odpovědi (1:01:03 - 1:25:55) Soutěž o Far Cry 3 cenové kombo! (1:25:55 - TRHÁNÍ PAPÍRU)

I actually got this one edited on time! I hope you guys enjoy getting this train wreck not two weeks late from it's original recording time. I have no idea what these two are talking about anymore, but who really cares either way, it's fun regardless! Here is what they discussed this episode: Kyle's alcoholism, shaving, Diablo III, Crysis 3, books, coffee, listener questions and gargling! Music in this episode: Hotline Miami, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm You can reach us at cstrikepodcast@gmail.com, leave a voicemail at (909) 278-7453 or Twitter at criticalstrike

Castlevania Mirror of Fate, Tomb Raider, Starcraft II Heart of the Swarm, The Tower of Druaga, les jeux épisodiques...

STARCRAFT! Kakkmaddafakka-brødrene Axel og Pål Vindenes stopper innom for å diskutere StarCraft II Heart of the Swarm & SC-taktikk. SimCity har endelig stablet seg sammen igjen og førsteinntrykk på Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. I studio Tormod, Rolf og Moreau.

Aldo Sartori och Victor Sjöström snackar om The Phantom Pain, Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm, God of War: Ascension, A Bird Story, Doom 64 och hela den härliga galenskapen som är spelvärlden 2013. 

В эту пятницу в 19:00 по московскому времени в прямой эфир выходит шестнадцатый выпуск шоу Hotline Gmbox с Петром Сальниковым, Ильей Овчаренко и Стасом Ломакиным. — SimCity, проблемы сервиса и снижение оценок в прессе. Что ждет нас дальше, учитывая тягу индустрии к повсеместному переходу в онлайн? Проверка терпимости игроков и важные сигналы для Sony, Microsoft и всех остальных. — StarCraft II: Heart of The Swarm — возвращение главной RTS современности как повод плюнуть на все и играть на ПК вопреки предубеждениям; — Gears of War Judgment легально доступна для покупки за две недели до официального выхода. Насколько это распространенное явление, кто в ответе за подобное попустительство, и чем подобное заблаговременное приобретение игры грозит пользователям. — Объявляем финалиста конкурса концепт-арта, проведенного совместно с Scream School. Есть вопрос? Предложение? Тема для обсуждения? Не стесняйтесь позвонить нам и высказаться в прямом эфире! Для этого не забудьте добавить hotline.gmbox в список контактов вашего Skype. Звонки принимает Артем Комолятов.

News: PvP Season 13 started There will be no more 5-man dungeons in Mists. Players visiting a different realm no longer eligible to receive loot from Oondasta or Nalak. Thunderforged dropping in LFR. Massive monk DPS bug. Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm released Blizzard debuting something new at PAX East. Mike: Leveled a monk. Started as a test, now 54+ Still having problems with rotation. A bit of fun in the old world. Love the fast-paced play. Better thann DK/Pally Was healer, decided on tank after Dire Maul incident Enchants make a huge difference (no duh) Eric Darkmoon Faire ended (hidden cave, weird stuff, check blue histories, ghosts http://miasazeroth.blogspot.com/2011/11/ghosts-of-darmoon-island.html sea ponies, also, seahorse mount ) Treasure of the Thunder King solo scenario loot run Cross Realm IN SW/ORG now? (eldrethas) Valor of the Ancients Golden Lotus (mount!) tanking amani dragon hawk A look at leveling after not leveling for a while

We're downright feverish in our discussions of Mass Effect 3 DLC, God of War: Ascension, SimCity, Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Thief, and more!

I veckans avsnitt av IGN Sveriges Podcast snackar vi om rts-årets största händelse Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm. Dessutom plockar vi isär Nintendo Direct bit för bit och analyserar de uppskattade utannonseringarna. 

We give thanks for a short work week, Home Run Pies, Assassin's Creed III, Hitman: Absolution, the Wii U launch, the evolution of Mario, PlayStation All-Stars, Mass Effect 3, Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Grand Theft Auto V, and more!

El director de la división de Windows en España, Fernando Calvo, nos cuenta las 8 claves de Windows 8. Activision ha confirmado que el recientemente estrenado Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 ha conseguido convertirse en el mejor lanzamiento del año en el sector del entretenimiento. Blizzard ha anunciado que StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, la primera expansión del juego de estrategia en tiempo real, saldrá a la venta el 12 de marzo

With E3 2012 mostly behind us, and our bodies brimming with coconut water and Portillo's, we step up to the plate with a Japanese curveball of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, car adventures, Jason Rubin, Tomb Raider, and more.

Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Skyrim: Kinect, Resident Evil 6 and Legend of the Dragoon pale in comparison to didgeridoo music. Be sure to include your ManaTank username in any questions so you can earn the achievement! Wondering how you can listen LIVE ? We broadcast every Sunday around 1:00pm MST right here. Stay tuned … Continue reading ManaTank Podcast – 4/15/2012 →

A new guest joins the show to discuss Battlefield 3, Max Payne, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Blizzard: DOTA, and the Avengers trailer. Things go from bad to worse as Marco's deranged commentary infects Bent. Can Kevin and Trevor survive?

It's our last regularly scheduled Bombcast before the crew ships off to Los Angeles for E3! We cover men's haircuts, L.A. Noire, Call of Duty Elite, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, PlayStation Vita, and, of course, E3.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5928697/advertisement

This week, we're continuing our journey around the world, venturing to South Korea to up our actions per minute (APM) as we learn more about fans of Starcraft! What is it about this almost-twenty-year-old game that is still so captivating to fans? Or has it lost its allure since the sequel (and many competitors) have been released? And why is it so popular in South Korea, of all places? Next week, we'll be heading off to Japan to learn about the world's most famous virtual idol, Hatsune Miku! ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **Origins:** > StarCraft is a military science fiction media franchise ... owned by Blizzard Entertainment. The series, set in the beginning of the 26th century, centers on a galactic struggle for dominance among four species—the adaptable and mobile Terrans, the ever-evolving insectoid Zerg, the powerfully enigmatic Protoss, and the "god-like" Xel'Naga creator race. > ... > The original game [released in 1998] and its official expansion have been praised as one of the benchmark real-time strategy games of its time. The series has gathered a solid following around the world > > — [Wikipedia - StarCraft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft) **Size of Fandom:** As of December 2010 (admittedly, not the most recent data) StarCraft II had sold over 4.5 million copies, and had over 2 million illegal downloads (setting a record for most data transferred by a single torrent in only three months). By June 2007, Starcraft and its expansion, Brood War, had sold nearly 10 million copies combined (4.5 million, of which, were sold in South Korea alone). The StarCraft reddit has over 190 000 subscribers, and the StarCraft II subreddit has over 10 000. **Changes in Fandom:** [Interest in StarCraft has been on the decline](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F06nh1,%2Fm%2F02qty_5,starcraft) with interest reaching its height in August 2010 (the release of Starcraft II), and some other spikes in (Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm's release) and May 2007 (the Blizzard World Wide Invitational hosted in Korea). [// Worth noting that google trends show relative interest to itself, not relative to other fandoms / search terms ]: # [// (apparently 150 apm, effectively 2.5 actions per second, is what it takes to be proficient in StarCraft II) ]: # ### [Last Episode's](http://fanthropological.com/e/43-cricket-fans/) Famous Last Words **Z** In the game StarCraft, there are three races you can choose: which is most popular in South Korea and why? **G** Is StarCraft an expression of Korea's interest in sci-fi in general (compared to China and Warcraft)? **T** StarCraft 2 is less popular than StarCraft 1 because it sucks. [// I mean... not wrong. Lots of people _said_ this, but didn't back it up. One quora question cited that StarCraft II is younger (balance not as resolved) and StarCraft I is a slower game, which makes it more interesting (and is harder to master). ]: # [// THIS was an interesting quote though: ]: # [// > Starcraft 2 drastically reduces all of this. It has autocontrol groups meaning you can just select you entire huge army and command at once, It has Automine rally point, Shift click for multiple build order, stacking of researches => basically less for the player to do. ]: # [// > **But the problem is exactly this. Starcraft 2 managed to remove what differentiated the great Starcraft players from others.** ]: # ### The Verdict **T is out** **G is out. Doesn't need anymore.** **Z is out.** ### This week's spotlight No spotlight this week. Sorry folks. [// Plugs go here ]: # ### Famous Last Words This week's famous last words around *next week's* fandom, *Hatsune Miku*! **Z** Hatsune Miku is popular in part due to dating sims. **G** A portion of her fanbase does not know that she is not a real person. **T** Are there male counterparts? Is Hatsune Miku peak moe? #