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StarCraft Proleague
StarCraft II Proleague, also known as StarCraft Proleague or Proleague for short, was the longest running StarCraft league in the world and the most prestigious team league. Hosted by the Korean eSports Association (KeSPA), the league was played offline in South Korea. Proleague began in 2003 with the game StarCraft: Brood War before switching over to StarCraft II in 2011 and then discontinued in 2016. It was broadcast by SPOTVGames prior to being discontinued. History In 2003, the game broadcasting company MBCGame created the KPGA Team League, the first major team league in StarCraft professional competition. MBCGame's competitor, OnGameNet created their own team league in response and so two major team leagues were active in the early 2000s. In 2005, KeSPA merged the two team leagues to create the Proleague, a unified league. SK Telecom T1 swept the first two rounds of the newly formed league and ended up winning the grand finals as well to be the first champion. Fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
StarCraft
''StarCraft'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney and 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 powerful and enigmatic Protoss, and the godlike Xel'Naga creator race—in a distant part of the Milky Way galaxy known as the Koprulu Sector. The series debuted with the video game '' StarCraft'' in 1998. It has grown to include a number of other games as well as eight novelizations, two ''Amazing Stories'' articles, a board game, and other licensed merchandise such as collectible statues and toys. Blizzard Entertainment began planning ''StarCraft'' in 1995 with a development team led by Metzen and Phinney. The game debuted at the 1996 Electronic Entertainment Expo and used a modified ''Warcraft II'' game engine. ''StarCraft'' also marked the cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wings Of Liberty
''StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty'' is a science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It was released worldwide in July 2010 for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. A sequel to the 1998 video game ''StarCraft'' and the ''Brood War'' expansion pack, the game is best known as the original installment of ''StarCraft II'' which was later followed by a number of expansion packs. ''Wings of Liberty'' has been free-to-play since November 2017. Like its predecessor, the game revolves around three species: the Terrans (humans), the Zerg (a super-species of assimilated life forms), and the Protoss (a technologically advanced species with vast psionic powers). ''Wings of Liberty'' focuses on the Terrans, while the expansions, ''Heart of the Swarm'' and ''Legacy of the Void'', would focus on the Zerg and Protoss, respectively. The game is set four years after the events of 1998's ''Brood War'', and follows the exploits of Jim Raynor as he lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MBCGame HERO
MBC Game (Korean: MBC 게임, 엠비씨 게임) was a South Korean specialty television channel owned by MBC Plus Media. The channel primarily broadcast's programming related to video games, but it, along with its competitor Ongamenet, was well known for its extensive coverage of competitive video gaming. The channel was discontinued on January 31, 2012, and replaced by a music channel, MBC Music. References External links * Introduce-MBCGame :: Inside StarCraft Esports television Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation television networks Korean-language television stations Television channels in South Korea {{videogame-culture-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WeMade FOX
Wemade Co., Ltd (formerly Wemade Entertainment Co., Ltd) is a South Korean video game developer, based in Seongnam. They are the creators of the Legend of Mir series of MMORPGs, the two most successful being '' The Legend of Mir 2'', and its sequel ''The Legend of Mir 3''. ''Legend of Mir'' has attracted over 120 million users in Asia, and generated over $65 million a month in revenue during its height. Even today, in its ninth year of operation, ''Legend of Mir 2'' still generates well over $20 million a month in China alone. According to Forbes, Wemade's founder, Kwan Ho Park, has a net worth of $1.2 billion, as of October 19. History Wemade was founded on February 10, 2000, by the original ''Legend of Mir'' developers. They chose the name WeMade Entertainment to acknowledge a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by their South Korean publishing partner Actoz against the Chinese game operator Shanda. Shanda had copied ''Legend of Mir'' under the name ''The World of Legend'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KT Rolster
kt Rolster is a South Korean multi-gaming organization founded in 1999 with Korean Telecom as the head sponsor. A member of the Korean e-Sports Association, KT Rolster holds one of the richest and most successful ''StarCraft'' teams in the world, as well as one of the most successful ''League of Legends'' teams in Korea. The StarCraft team has fielded several legendary players throughout the pro-gaming scenes of '' StarCraft: Brood War'' and ''StarCraft II'', such as Flash, Nal rA, YellOw, NaDa, NesTea, Reach, Life, TY and Zest. History When the organization was created in 1999 it consisted solely of a ''StarCraft'' team which was named KTF n016 Progame Team after the head sponsor, Korean Telecom Freetel. In 2001 the team was renamed KTF MagicNs. When the sponsor merged with Korean Telecom the gaming-organization subsequently went through several name changes and eventually ended up as KT Rolster (short for "Roller Coaster") in August 2009. The team transitioned to Starcraf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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