![]() ![]() ![]() Because there should always be time to practice your gaming skills, click on the zerg units to defend the results page and try not to get pwned. "For nOObs who aren't as familiar with real-time strategy games, there's been a zerg rush on your search results page. Please come back when you're done.)ĭon't know what all those tumbling Os were about? The gamers on our staff (who recommend the website Know Your Meme) say you're looking at a " Starcraft" meme - homage to the computer game first released by Blizzard Entertainment in 1998 and updated since.Ī friend at Google elaborated - if you want to call it that - by sending the following statement: (Brief pause while you open a new browser window and give this a try. When you fail, try clicking on everything that moves. Then try - just try - to click on the search results you get. Type in the words "zerg rush" and hit Enter. If you have a little time to waste, give this a try: Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here."Zerg rush" as it appears on Google search results. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. YouTube is filled with step-by-step videos showing how the zerg rush strategy can be used in StarCraft. Last November, those who typed “do a barrel roll” into the search bar had their screen spin twice before returning the latest results. When users typed ‘let it snow’ into a Google search bar last December, flakes of soft, white snow gently begin to fall from the top of their screens. The zerg rush Easter Egg is the latest in a long line of hidden Google tricks, which turn search results into something quirky. The use of the Zerg rush Easter Egg may tie into the upcoming release of the first expansion for Starcraft II titled “Heart of the Swarm,” which features the Zerg as the main playable race in the single player portion of the game. When you’re finished defending, you can post your score to Google+. ![]() In common Internet parlance, “zerg rush” has become shorthand for any quick and decisive attack that ends some sort of match-up before it begins, especially if one side was taken by surprise or unprepared.Īfter typing zerg rush into the search browser in Google, clicking on the results becomes impossible as red and yellow Os turn into “zerglings,” eating up the words on the screen. However, if the defending player is able to fend off the attack, the Zerg player is often left without an army to defend against a counter attack. A strategy for many players using the Zerg is to quickly build up forces and then send them against a player before that player is ready. The Zerg armies power comes from being able to quickly amass a large number of relatively weak units. The “zerg” portion of the name refers to one of the three playable alien races in the game: The futuristic human forces, the pysonic Protoss (basically space elves) and the insectoid Zerg. The term “zerg rush” refers to a strategy in Starcraft used kill an opponent with an early blitzkrieg attack. The game has so much popularity in Korea that when Starcraft II was announced Blizzard was able to fill a stadium with adoring fans. The popularity of the game spread beyond North America, as the game became a mainstay across the world, specifically in South Korea, where it’s at the heart of a thriving professional sports scene and where matches are televised. By 2009, 11 million copies of the game had been sold across the globe, making it one of the most popular PC games of all time. ![]()
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