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UPDATE 2: We have had problems with the DNS provider last few hours. It should work better now. Sorry for the inconvenience. If you still have problems (well ... you may probably not be able to read it ...) and are on Windows, you can execute "cmd" and type "ipconfig /flushdns".

UPDATE: The Beta Servers have officially gone down for good. The Beta has officially ended with Patch 18, hopefully you will all stick around for the launch, :).

Sparsile by TeamSMX

As of right now, you probably won't be able to see much within the Sparsile page. However, they are currently looking for Alpha Testers on their awesome new program. If you can remember, we've mentioned Sparsile as the "GE Extender" in a previous newspost. The goal of Sparsile is to add missing functionality to GE without having the need to use a separate application. If anyone is interested in Alpha Testing Sparsile, just leave a comment on the project page saying so and we'll make sure you get in.

Reconnaissance Report by Blizzard

Blizzard is running some sort of map spotlight feature on their new website from the looks of it, and they're dubbing it the "Reconnaissance Report." To kick off the series, this week's featured map is Lost Temple, an original StarCraft favorite recently revamped and ready for action. They go in depth on how exactly the map is setup and are looking for strategies that pertain to that map specifically. Whether or not this feature will relate to Custom Maps is still to be seen, but i'm sure with the amount of amazing maps you all have been submitting here, Blizzard will have to feature something, :). Keep up the good work everyone!

Creature Contest Results

The Creature Contest has now come to an end and the results are in. I'd like to thank everyone who participated, we were really impressed with the submissions, :). The top four videos can be seen below (in order). Stay tuned for the next contest, coming soon...

• 1 - Phaos - 28b-x - 93
• 2 - Klishu - Anakin's Racer - 62
• 3 - KoronaTR - Zergling Cavalry - 44
• 3 - 38dedo - Shard of Adun - 44

• 5 - ProzaicMuze - Rhino - 19
• 6 - LordAbyss - Overcharged Archon - 12
• 7 - Demonette - Green Space Ship - 10
• 8 - MrZ3r0 - Aerial Worm - 9
• 9 - KoronaTR - Psionic Surfer - 7
• 10 - BrotherLaz - Zerg Slaver - 4