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‘Ender’s Game’ Sponsoring Starcraft 2 Tournament for Blu-ray Release

Lionsgate and Odd Lot are gearing up for the Ender’s Game home video release with a Starcraft 2 tournament with Major League Gaming and Twitch. Prizes total $20,000 with a grand prize of $10,000.

Two qualifying rounds featuring 16 players each will take place over the next two weeks: The first will run from Feb. 5-9 on Twitch, and the second will run from Feb. 11-16 on MLG.TV.

Twitch is reaching out to “key StarCraft communities,” according to a press release, in order to find top talent for the Twitch round of the tournament. MLG will invite 12 players in the 16-person field for its round, while fans can vote from Feb. 3-5 on the other four participants at the GameOn website.

As I mentioned on Twitter, they should make it a stipulation that no one can play Protoss to make it fit a little bit better with the Enderverse. I’m assuming the players aren’t actually controlling some real Terran troops somewhere, though. That would be a little too immersive.

Source: Polygon

February 4, 2014
Merry Christmas from EnderWiggin.net!

It’s early Christmas Eve where I am so before I got busy I wanted to wish all my fellow Launchies a very Merry Christmas!

This is the holiday card I sent out to cast and crew of Ender’s Game and I’m posting it here to send you guys the same holiday wishes. Inside, it says:

Ender Wiggin is asked to fill in for Santa.

“Keep calm, shoot straight. In 3… 2… 1…”

Thanks to my friend Virginia for doing this piece for me! Merry Christmas, Launchies!

December 24, 2013
MIT Students Celebrate Ender’s Game Movie Release

Looks like some students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are major fans of Ender’s Game and decided to celebrate the advent of the movie by transforming MIT into Battle School. Those banners are awesome, even though I do wonder why they chose Griffin and Leopard over Salamander and/or Rat, and it seems they found enough dummies to demonstrate that, indeed, the enemy’s gate is down.

Check out MIT student Hairuo G.’s pics on the MIT Admissions Blog and Slice of MIT, the Institute’s Alumni page.

Sources: MIT Admissions Blog, Slice of MIT

November 12, 2013
Test Your Ender’s Game Movie Knowledge

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November 5, 2013
Download ‘Ender’s Game’ Pumpkin Stencils for Halloween

Anyone who knows me knows that I get a little crazy around Halloween, especially when it comes to pumpkins. Years ago I saw what you can do and began breaking my back creating elaborate pumpkins for my myself and my family.

Eventually I started realizing that carving a ridiculously hard design on a real pumpkin is devastatingly hard work and depressing since pumpkins in Hawaii rot in about a day or two. Eventually I started doing foam pumpkins for the special designs, but I do still carve real pumpkins for the kids.

This Halloween, I’ve made some Ender’s Game pumpkin stencils for you guys to download and try out. Later this week I will be releasing the full details for the October 31st Countdown to NovEnder contest, which will of course be my favorite type of contest all year: an Ender’s Game Pumpkin Carving Contest!

Here’s a sample of what they look like!

[Download EnderWiggin.net’s Ender’s Game Halloween Pumpkin Stencils here]

If you make one before I announce the full rules, make sure to take photos and proof photos (so I know you made it yourself).

October 7, 2013
Happy Birthday, Aramis Knight

Aramis Knight, who plays Bean in Ender’s Game, turns 14 today. Wishing you a very fun-filled birthday today, Aramis!

October 3, 2013
Happy Birthday, Viola Davis!

The EnderWiggin.net staff would like to wish the awesome Viola Davis a very Happy Birthday! May she reap the next Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Major Anderson in Ender’s Game!

August 11, 2013
Happy Birthday, Harrison Ford!

“Colonel Graff” Harrison Ford is turning 71 today. The staff of EnderWiggin.net would like to wish him a very happy birthday!

Photo Credit: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images

July 13, 2013
Download a “Protect Earth” Ender’s Game Wallpaper

Yesterday’s exciting propaganda posters mean it’s time for some new wallpapers. Head over to the Wallpapers page to download this “Protect Earth” one and many other designs!

June 26, 2013
Happy Birthday Cameron Gaskins

The staff of EnderWiggin.net would like to wish Cameron Gaskins, who plays Pol Slattery in Ender’s Game, a very happy birthday today! In the movie, Pol Slattery is the commander of Phoenix Army.

June 21, 2013
If Battle School Allowed Facebook Part 2

Since I’m home sick with a sore throat and a really manly sounding croaky voice, there’s no Weekly Ender this week. Here’s a few new Battle School Facebook images for your Monday, though! If you want to read the first ones, go to Part 1.

Poor Mazer gets no respect…

Dap fails at recruiting a new teacher.

Ender really getting under Mazer’s skin.

And finally, bored with Fairyland and all those creepy wolf children, Ender moves on to something else.

June 10, 2013
Happy Birthday to Gavin Hood

EnderWiggin.net would like to wish director Gavin Hood a very happy birthday! Hopefully after our Hangout last week he went home to some kids just as giddy as we are about his Ender’s Game trailer. Best wishes for a great year to come!

May 12, 2013
VIDEO: 50 Things to Do Before Ender’s Game

Happy Friday everyone!

In the Hunger Games fandom, there’s a podcast that I guest on every week and one of the fun ideas they’ve done for both movies so far is compile a “bucket list” for fans. I loved this idea so much I made one for Ender’s Game. You can watch the video below. Be sure to subscribe to the EnderWiggin.net YouTube channel as well!

How many of these can you check off before Novender 1st?

May 10, 2013