Skillz to Pay the Billz II

If there is one Warcraft III video you have to see, this is it. Skillz to Pay the Bills II boasts stunning visual effects and sounds. A lot of effort has been put to this unique 34-minute video - all 2 years of work.

Skillz to Pay the Billz II Trailer

You can watch it on Youtube in 4 parts:
Skillz to pay the Bills II - part 1
Skillz to pay the Bills II - part 2
Skillz to pay the Bills II - part 3
Skillz to pay the Bills II - part 4

but I highly recommend that you download the file from SK Gaming. There are 3 versions avaiable there for download differing in quality and they come with extras like wallpapers and screenshots.

Like most Warcraft III videos, Skillz to pay the Bills II showcases the "skill moves" made by professional War3 gamers - then SK players Reign, Miou, Remind, Soju and Lyn. It has several mini-stories with no coherent plot including a 2-minute video clip of Lone Wolf and Cub movie. It ends with a fight scene made in World of Warcraft between 2 characters, perhaps representing good vs evil.


Samurai likened to a Blademaster

Lastly, I think the wallpapers are well-made so I'm sharing them with you here so you don't have to download the whole movie just to get them.




Skills to pay the Bills II Wallpapers - 1024x768

Skills to pay the Bills II Wallpapers - 1920x1200

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DotA Sounds

Those DotA sounds you hear whenever you do something special in DotA (consecutive kills, first kill, etc.) can not be found in the game itself but are specially made for that custom Warcraft III map.

Aside from giving the player a sense of accomplishment , it also provides a little bit of encouragement. I have them all compiled in separate MP3 files so you can use them in your videos or play them endlessly in your music player. :)

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My First First-Person video

My first First-Person video that I made using XFire. Watch it to see how I play Warcraft III: the Frozen Throne. :)

Nothing special really. You can see in the video my control groups, my lag on Battle.Net(220 ping) and a general idea of how I play.

XFire is a gaming service that lets you take screenshots, make videos, chat with your friends in-game and even stream your games.

Original video link: My First-Person Video
Add me on XFire: XFire
Watch my stream: My XFire live video

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Music of Human Towers

Music of Warcraft III Human Towers. xD

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World of Fight

World of Fight is The9's answer to World of Warcraft. After losing rights to operate WoW in China last month, The9 wants a cut of the WoW MMORPG market share. But with a WoW ripoff? Let's just hope that it is not.

It looks like The9 is still bitter about losing the deal. The online game is yet to be released but signs available now hint to a game very similar to World of Warcraft. The new game's site http://www.wofchina.com/ reads "WoF , a new game by The9 Ltd., is soon to come" in Chinese and is almost the same as http://www.wowchina.com/, WoW's official website in China. There are no screenshots and gameplay videos available at the moment as The9's WoW license is yet to expire in June.

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Li "Sky" Xiaofeng

Li "Sky" Xiaofeng is the best Human Warcraft III player.

Name: Li "Sky" Xiaofeng
From: China
Birthdate: March 27, 1985

• Sky, the man who is helping keep Warcraft3 alive
• Wikipedia
• Gosu Gamers profile
• SK Gaming profile
• Sky's personal blog
• Without a Word
• WE.Sky and the secret of victory - a magic book
• Life outside competitive gaming
• "Orc players are too strong"
• Upbeat Sky yearning for third WCG title
• Sky on his defeat in ESWC China pre-qualifier
• "Korea does not have a good Human"
• Working out at the Gym
• My First Opponent
• My first computer in winter 2001
• Sky: The guy with gosu micro
• PGL: Sky interviewed after All-Kill

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WoW Pod for hardcore Warcraft gamers

The WOW Pod is an immersive architectural solution for the advanced World of Warcraft player that provides and anticipates all life needs. For gamers like you, it is simply WoW heaven. Everything you need from food to toilet is here. You no longer need to leave your seat to meet your real-life needs.

When hungry, the gamer selects a food item such as "Crunchy Spider Surprise" and a seasoning pack. By scanning in the food items, the video game physically adjusts a hot plate to cook the item for the correct amount of time. The virtual character then jubilantly announces the status of the meal to both the gamer and the other individuals playing online.

The exterior of the WoW Pod mimics the look of online game architectural structures whose swaths of flat, pixellated surfaces digitally recreate the built environment of an imagined past. But upon crossing the threshold and entering into the WoW Pod’s interior, the player finds the digitized look actually becomes the real life experience that World of Warcraft simulates.

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Created by Cati Vaucelle and Shada/Jahn, its main purpose is to "question the inducement of pleasure, fantasy fulfillment and the mediation of intimacy in a socially-networked gaming paradigm such as World of Warcraft". Though it's not a commercially available product, you can visit it at MIT Museum from March - September 2009.

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