Tag Archives: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty

Fri, Aug 10, 2012 | 00:32 BST

Battle.net hacked, Blizzard advises password change

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Battle.net account information has been compromised, with Blizzard urging all members to take steps to secure their information.

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Wed, Aug 01, 2012 | 17:44 BST

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty patch 1.5.0 is live, adds Arcade, other features

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Blizzard has released patch 1.5 for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, which the firm has previously called the “most feature-laden patch to date,” as it prepares the game for Heart of the Swarm. The update adds the much talked about Arcade features which were originally expected at launch, an overhauled mode suite, custom game visibility, ratings, reviews, game instructions and screenshot support. Various chat options have been added as weel. The full patch notes are through the link. Thanks, Talkar.

Wed, Jul 25, 2012 | 04:04 BST

MLG boss cops to “not very exciting” Korean domination of StarCraft events

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Both the Korean eSports Association and Major League Gaming CEO Sundance DiGiovanni want to find ways to ensure audiences around the world have someone to cheer for during championship events.

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Mon, Jul 23, 2012 | 00:29 BST

MLG: Taeja takes home $10,000 in StarCraft II Summer Arena

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Major League Gaming’s first StarCraft II Summer Arena has drawn to a close with a Korean visitor smacking down the competition to take a hefty purse.

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Sat, Jun 09, 2012 | 18:14 BST

MLG Spring Championship – League of Legends, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty matches streamed live

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The MLG Spring Championship in Anaheim, CA kicked off yesterday, marking the beginning of the KeSPA and MLG multi-year, exclusive StarCraft partnership.

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Sat, May 12, 2012 | 19:19 BST

MLG and KeSPA announce multi-year, exclusive StarCraft partnership

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Major League Gaming and the Korean eSports Association have announced an exclusive multi-year global partnership which will merge the western and Korean StarCraft competitions. As part of the collaboration, KeSPA players will compete in US MLG events for the first time in eSports history. The partnership kicks off during the MLG Spring Championship in Anaheim, CA on June 9 where KeSPA Pro players will compete in a StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty tournament. Participants from the top KeSPA teams will be selected and are to be announced in the coming weeks. The exposition match and the entire Spring Championship will be broadcast live online via MLG. The Spring Championship runs June 8-10. Thanks, Talkar.

Wed, Apr 03, 2013 | 03:29 BST

Battle.net World Championship detailed, 28 countries involved

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The ultimate tournament of the Starcraft II World Championship Series is starting to take shape.

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Thu, Mar 15, 2012 | 02:04 GMT

StarCraft II Patch 1.5 inbound, adds Arcade, social features

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A major patch for Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty is on the way, ahead of the first expansion.

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Fri, Jan 20, 2012 | 04:36 GMT

MLG 2012 Pro Circuit kicks off January 31 with Starcraft II

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No rest for the wicked-ly good at games: The world’s largest eSports league is ready to leap into a new year of action.

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Wed, Nov 23, 2011 | 00:56 GMT

Starcraft II now $30 from Blizzard Store

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Grab yourself a copy of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty from Blizzard’s online store, and you’ll pay just $30 for it, down from $60. The price reduction seemingly applies to the boxed offering as well as the digital version.

The long awaited strategy sequel was the best-selling PC game of 2011 at the end of September. The first expansion pack, Heart of the Swarm, has not been dated but is expected in 2012.

Mon, Oct 24, 2011 | 05:47 BST

IMMvp vs Nestea in $50k in Blizzcon Invitational

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Long time Starcraft rivals Nestea and IMMvp faced off over the weekend in the Blizzard Invitational. Full match in video form through the break.

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Mon, Oct 24, 2011 | 03:43 BST

Blizzard Arcade to replace Marketplace, monetise mods

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The re-christened Blizzard Arcade will finally allow creative types turn the hours they pour into mods and custom maps into delicious cashmoney.

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Thu, Jul 14, 2011 | 22:06 BST

Thursday Shorts: Brave Company, Cthulhu, SFxT, Cave, Devil Survivor 2, FFXIII-2

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It’s time for your Thursday link dump, a.k.a. shorts. Head onward if you dare – it’s rather large today.

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Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 04:22 GMT

Three unusual custom StarCraft maps up for beta

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Feel like a little zombie survival? Some match-three action? A cook-off? Hit up the multiplayer tab in StarCraft II today and you’ll have something to do besides curse other players’ unit spam. Blizzard has made three of its Blizzcon-revealed custom maps available as an opt-in beta.

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Mon, Oct 25, 2010 | 08:27 BST

Blizzard still making “significant changes” to SCII story arc

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Did you think Blizzard had the whole StarCraft II story arc sorted out a long, long time ago? You thought wrong, friend.

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Sat, Oct 23, 2010 | 20:08 BST

SCII: Heart of the Swarm won’t be ready until after 2011

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Next year? Next year?! Not a chance, Watson.

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Fri, Oct 22, 2010 | 21:18 BST

Blizzard announces new StarCraft II custom mods

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Four new Blizzard-made mods for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty have been announced at BlizzCon 2010.

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Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 10:50 BST

Blizzard releases first official custom StarCraft II map

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Blizzard’s released the first official custom map for StarCraft II, known as “Burning Tide”.

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Wed, Sep 01, 2010 | 11:33 BST

StarCraft II sells 3 million in first month on sale

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StarCraft II has sold 3 million units in its first month on sale, Blizzard just announced.

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Mon, Aug 02, 2010 | 10:18 BST

UK charts – StarCraft II Zerg-rushes top spot

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StarCraft II’s gone to the top of the UK charts, pushing Toy Story 3 down into second.

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