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Stanford Boffins On The Brink Of Breaking Captcha Codes

8:30PM November 1, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Captcha systems, those psychedelic-font phrases designed to weed out bots from users, are a staple of website security. And, thanks to Stanford Researchers, they may be quickly becoming completely useless. More »

Gaming

Blizzard’s Goal Is To Release Diablo III This Year

5:41AM February 12, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Blizzard tells Kotaku that they still hope to release Diablo III in 2011. More »

Gaming

Only One Company Could Rip Off StarCraft This Expertly

9:30AM February 8, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Give it up for Gameloft, creator of fine imitators of the world’s biggest games. Their latest, Starfront: Collision, hits the iPhone this week, bringing the StarCraft that Blizzard can’t be bothered to make to Apple platforms. More »

Entertainment

Watch 20 Hours Of Blizzard In 38 Seconds

6:20AM December 28, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

December 2010 Blizzard Timelapse from Michael Black on Vimeo.

How much snow has really accumulated in the last 24 hours? Michael Black left a camera, a clock, and a meter stick in his backyard to find out. Watch it reach snowglobe-status in a matter of seconds. [GawkerTV] More »

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How To Order Internet Delivery During A Blizzard And Not Be A Dick

5:10AM December 28, 2010 | Sam Biddle

If you live in the blizzard-ridden United States, you might be looking out your window at a harsh, desolate, snowy wasteland. Cars in the middle of the street. Frosty despair. But you’re also hungry. Here’s how to order in, guilt-free. More »

Gaming

Korean Crisis ‘Is Not Starcraft’

4:40AM November 30, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Last week, North Korea shelled a South Korean island, sending the peninsula in to “crisis status”. The South fired several test shots in response but, according to the New York Times, the country denied that any hit the North. More »

Gaming

Play ‘Starcraft II’ From Your iPhone

12:57AM August 31, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Developer Daniel Hellerman has let us know about an interesting little project he’s working on: an app that promises to let you control Starcraft II from your iPhone (or iPad). More »

Gaming

StarCraft II: Wings Of Liberty Review: Upgrade Complete

2:30AM August 1, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Real-time tactics evolve with StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Blizzard’s long-in-the-making sequel to one of the most beloved, best-selling sci-fi strategy games of all time. Oh, so you’ve heard of it, then? More »

Gaming

Starcraft II Singleplayer Impressions

1:30AM July 29, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

While we toil away on an actual Starcraft II review – which I won’t be writing – let’s pass the time with some quick, dirty singleplayer impressions. Which I will be writing. More »

Razer’s Official Starcraft II Gear: Star-crafty

1:22PM June 17, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

Razer could’ve slapped the Starcraft II logo on a bunch of standard PC gaming gear and walked straight to the bank to collect. They didn’t, it seems. More »