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Now that the final eight StarCraft II World Championship Series Europe Premier League players have been decided, the Electronic Sports League is ready to kick off the 2013 Season 1 League Finals in Cologne, Germany this weekend, May 25 - 26.

Marius is a grizzled, old-school siege tank driver, every bit as tough as the neosteel shell of his vehicle. But when this hardened veteran comes face-to-face with a deadly target, his skills and his resolve are put to the ultimate test.

Within, we're highlighting discussions from every corner of the StarCraft community that we think you might be interested in reading or joining.

Carbot Animation’s weekly vignettes on the trials and tribulations of life in the Koprulu Sector may only be a minute or two long, but they’ll keep you laughing for hours. Check out this week’s episode of “StarCrafts”, and share it with your friends after you manage to catch your breath.

Now that Season 1 of 2013 World Championship Series competition is well under way in Europe, Korea, and America, tons of epic StarCraft II games are being played. To help you keep everything straight, we put together a broadcast schedule and WCS point leaderboard that will be updated on a weekly basis.

Following a full week of intense Challenger League matches, WCS America Premier League is returning this week with the round of 16 group stage. After making it through the round of 32, the remaining players have been split into four groups of four, and will travel to the Major League Gaming studios in New York City to compete face-to-face.

The SHOUTcraft America round of 16 group stage reached its frenzied conclusion just a short time ago, and the bracket stage is set to begin tomorrow morning as the eight surviving players duke it out in the playoffs for their share in the $10,000 prize pool, and the chance to declare themselves the number one StarCraft II player residing in the American region.

We challenged you to submit your comic creations to the Blizzard Comic Contest, and your entries never fail to amuse and amaze us. The following comic from Baoguang Shao was selected as an honorable mention in our ongoing contest.

Round of 32 group play came to an exciting conclusion last Friday for WCS Europe, eliminating 16 players from this season's Premier League competition in its wake. The 16 surviving competitors have been split into four four-player groups, and the Electronic Sports league is ready to unleash another salvo of frenzied Premier League action for your viewing pleasure.