MANILA, Philippines — Fans of the popular multiplayer computer game Starcraft would be delighted to know Google’s new trick up its sleeves this week: an army of Zerg rushing down from around the search page to attack your search results one at a time.
By typing the term “Zerg Rush” on Google, a swarm of letter O’s would be streaming from all directions of the page, which the user would have to defeat by clicking on them before they eat up all of the search results on the page.
A Zerg rush is a swarm of insectoids swiftly attacking its opponents in the game Starcraft.
“The ‘Zerg’ race is notoriously known for its ability to mass-produce offensive units within a short time frame, thus allowing the player to overpower the opponent by sheer number,” according to an article from KnowYourMeme.com.
Users would have to click on the attacking letters to get rid of them, otherwise they would take down all elements of the search page and make a formation that spells “GG” at the end of the attack.
A kill and Actions Per Minute (APM) count is also available at the side of the page. Once the whole thing has ended, users can share their scores on their Google+ page to brag about their feat.
Starcraft is a computer strategy game developed by game company Blizzard, which also made such popular games as Warcraft and Diablo.
Blizzard is set to release the third installment of its highly popular Diablo franchise in mid-May, almost a decade after Diablo II was released to the public.
source: interaksyon.com
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'Angry Birds' developer aims slingshot at playground
HELSINKI - The world's most popular computer game will become live attractions for children next year when the first "Angry Birds" playgrounds appear in Finland.
The developer of the Angry Birds app, found on mobile devices such as iPhones and tablet computers, said on Monday that two Finnish towns will get the first playgrounds kitted out with equipment inspired by the game's characters as it signed a global deal with playground equipment manufacturer Lappset.
Mobile gaming firm Rovio, which plans to go public within a few years, said last month its hit game had reached a record 500 million downloads less than two years after its launch.
Unlike most mobile game crazes, Angry Birds, in which players use a slingshot to attack pigs who steal the birds' eggs, has stayed atop the charts since it was launched for Apple's iPhone in 2009.
Rovio is expanding the brand across traditional merchandising, to items such as toys and baby products, and is taking the birds to the big screen with film studios.
Lappset will manufacture play and activity equipment and ready-made playgrounds or activity parks inspired by the Angry Birds characters.
"The playgrounds fit perfectly into the Angry Birds world and our way of thinking," Rovio marketing chief Peter Vesterbacka said in a statement.
The Angry Birds playground product range features animal spring riders, swings, sandpits and a range of climbing towers with slides, and a unique Angry Birds arcade game.
Earlier this year, Rovio raised $42 million from venture capital firms including Accel Partners, which previously backed Facebook and Baidu, and Skype founder Niklas Zennstroem's venture capital firm Atomico Ventures.
Rovio was founded in 2003 after three students including Niklas Hed — CEO Mikael Hed's cousin and now Rovio's COO — won a game-development competition sponsored by Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia Oyj and Hewlett-Packard CO. - Reuters
source:gmanetwork.com
The developer of the Angry Birds app, found on mobile devices such as iPhones and tablet computers, said on Monday that two Finnish towns will get the first playgrounds kitted out with equipment inspired by the game's characters as it signed a global deal with playground equipment manufacturer Lappset.
Mobile gaming firm Rovio, which plans to go public within a few years, said last month its hit game had reached a record 500 million downloads less than two years after its launch.
Unlike most mobile game crazes, Angry Birds, in which players use a slingshot to attack pigs who steal the birds' eggs, has stayed atop the charts since it was launched for Apple's iPhone in 2009.
Rovio is expanding the brand across traditional merchandising, to items such as toys and baby products, and is taking the birds to the big screen with film studios.
Lappset will manufacture play and activity equipment and ready-made playgrounds or activity parks inspired by the Angry Birds characters.
"The playgrounds fit perfectly into the Angry Birds world and our way of thinking," Rovio marketing chief Peter Vesterbacka said in a statement.
The Angry Birds playground product range features animal spring riders, swings, sandpits and a range of climbing towers with slides, and a unique Angry Birds arcade game.
Earlier this year, Rovio raised $42 million from venture capital firms including Accel Partners, which previously backed Facebook and Baidu, and Skype founder Niklas Zennstroem's venture capital firm Atomico Ventures.
Rovio was founded in 2003 after three students including Niklas Hed — CEO Mikael Hed's cousin and now Rovio's COO — won a game-development competition sponsored by Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia Oyj and Hewlett-Packard CO. - Reuters
source:gmanetwork.com
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