Welcome to Issue 4 of GLHF! That’s right, we’re back with another issue full of fresh new content that we’re sure you’ll love. Make sure to check out some of the exclusive interviews we’ve managed to land this time around, including a complete breakdown on animation mastermind Carbot as well as an in-depth talk with Canada’s own Michael “Adebisi” Van Driel. We also polled you, the community for their favorite Wings of Liberty memories, make sure to check out page 6 for a blast from the past! Finally, we have an excellent feature from Richard Lewis that talks about how the numbers game has negatively influenced e-sports.
It has been a busy last few months for not only us at GLHF but for the scene as a whole. I recall there being a great deal of trepidation and speculation regarding the potential success of Heart of the Swarm. However, given the explosive release we saw coupled with an amazing turnout for MLG Dallas 2013 I think it’s fair to say that StarCraft is here to stay. Naturally this is excellent news for us as we’ve spent the last few months doing all we can to respond to your feedback and take measures to solidify the future of GLHF. These measures included registering GLHF as a company, flying out for MLG 2013 to get in touch with our fans and gather content, creating a commercial for Day[9]’s HotS Launch Party, and recruiting some additional permanent staff who will be able to help us churn out content on a more regular basis. We’re also very excited to announce the development of our new live website which we will be using to feature regular content and certain time-sensitive stories. This, coupled with our new permanent staff, means that we can finally respond to one of our most frequenly recieved requests and start using our resources to cover other games. While we are still working out the specifics of what games to cover and when we will start, it is likely that it will coincide with the release of the new live site. We hope to soon be able to achieve our grand vision for GLHF - to be the go-to place for high
quality gaming journalism of all kinds. We want anybody to be able to look at our magazine and immediately understand why we’re so passionate about e-sports, about gaming, and about the community. Make sure to follow us on twitter for any developments in that regard. However, despite all these exciting developments, it is important for us to keep in mind that we’re still learning. Every issue presents a brand new set of unexpected problems and challenges that we must invariably overcome, and in order to do that we need your help. Keep sending us your feedback, keep sharing us your content, keep adding your talent to our team, and keep reading. GLHF has and always will exist for the fans, and in that respect everyone has been doing amazingly well. Issue 3 clocked it at over 55 000 reads. I feel like gaming is on the precipice of something big – and although I’m not quite sure what, or why, I know I don’t stand alone when I say that I got shivers watching that latest MLG. Well, whatever it is, wherever gaming goes, GLHF will be there every step of the way. From your overly sensitive founder, signing off once again, here’s to that something big – and whatever it may be, never forget,
GLHF.
Ali Vira