Tag Archives: starcraft II
Mon, Jun 04, 2012 | 03:14 BST
Blizzard Arcade beta now available, could grant Heart of the Swarm access
Blizzard has quietly launched a beta for Starcraft Arcade, a marketplace which monetises mods.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Mac, PC, Strategy
Tags: beta, blizzard, Blizzard Arcade, starcraft 2, starcraft II, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
Thu, May 10, 2012 | 09:33 BST
Acti-Blizz Q1 FY12: Call of Duty franchise has 40M MAU
Activision-Blizzard has posted better-than-expected 2012 financial results for Q1 FY12, and noted the Call of Duty franchise had 40 million monthly active users as of the end of March – compared to Battlefield 3′s 6.2 million MAU.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Financials, Retail, Trade
Tags: diablo 3, heart of the swarm, Mists of Pandaria, starcraft II
Tue, May 08, 2012 | 04:48 BST
Starcraft II to introduce global play, multiplayer replays, more
Blizzard will bring a much-requested feature to Starcraft II at or around the launch of Heart of the Swarm, allowing players from different territories to play together.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Mac, PC, Strategy
Tags: blizzard, heart of the swarm, starcraft 2, starcraft II, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
Wed, May 02, 2012 | 21:35 BST
eSports page added to StarCraft II website
StarCraft tournaments are popular occurrences, and Blizzard wants you to be able to keep up with the schedule. If you venture over to the StarCraft website, you’ll notice the Esport section which details the various tournaments occurring or coming up. Next up are the Brazil Nationals which take place may 5 through May 6. Thanks, Talkar.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard
Tags: eSports, starcraft, starcraft II
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 | 16:00 BST
MLG Spring Championship attendees get a beta sneak peek of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
Blizzard has announced it will offer a beta sneak peek of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm to those attending Major League Gaming’s Pro Circuit Spring Championship event. Taking place June 8-10 at the Anaheim Convention Center, public demo stations will allow attendees to try out the latest multiplayer build of the upcoming beta test. During the event, StarCraft II pro-gamers will battle for $76,000 in prize money with the first place finisher taking home $25,000. In addition, the USA national finals for the StarCraft II World Championship Series will take place. Participants will be competing for $30,000 as well as invitations to the North America continental finals. The top finishers in that event will represent their countries at the Battle.net World Championship event in Asia. For more information, hit up the links.
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 | 08:31 BST
Zerg Rush invades Google
Seriously. Type “Zerg rush” into Google and see what happens.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Strategy
Tags: google, starcraft II, Zerg rush
Thu, Apr 12, 2012 | 08:59 BST
Starcraft II: Heart of The Swarm multiplayer updates – Shredder and Replicant axed
Starcraft II’s first expansion, Heart of the Swarm, has undergone some serious tinkering since players last got a good look at it during last year’s Blizzcon.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Mac, PC, Strategy
Tags: blizzard, Dustin Browder, starcraft 2, starcraft II, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
Wed, Apr 03, 2013 | 03:29 BST
Battle.net World Championship detailed, 28 countries involved
The ultimate tournament of the Starcraft II World Championship Series is starting to take shape.
Thu, Mar 15, 2012 | 02:04 GMT
StarCraft II Patch 1.5 inbound, adds Arcade, social features
A major patch for Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty is on the way, ahead of the first expansion.
Mon, Mar 05, 2012 | 03:07 GMT
Blizzard’s StarCraft Master custom game due very soon
Blizzard is set to release a new Starcraft II mod encouraging players to up their multiplayer game.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Mods, PC, Strategy
Tags: blizzard, starcraft 2, starcraft II
Wed, Nov 23, 2011 | 00:56 GMT
Starcraft II now $30 from Blizzard Store
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.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Mac, PC, Strategy
Tags: blizzard, starcraft II, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Mon, Nov 21, 2011 | 14:35 GMT
MLG Providence National Championships – all winners
Over $60,000 in prizes were awarded at the final stop on the 2011 Major League Gaming Pro Circuit – the National Championships.
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Posted in: MOBA, PC, Shooter, Strategy
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, eSports, Halo: Reach, league of legends, MLG, MLG Pro Circuit, MLG Providence, providence, starcraft II, Starcraft2
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 13:33 BST
Wednesday shorts: StarCraft II, BF3, Snoop and RAGE
You need to be shortfied. Do it after the break.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: back to the future, Digimon Masters, king of fighter XIII, king of fighters, samwise dider, snoop dogg, snoop. rage, starcraft, starcraft 2, starcraft II, Wednesday Shorts
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 | 05:47 BST
IMMvp vs Nestea in $50k in Blizzcon Invitational
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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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Mac, PC, Strategy
Tags: blizzard, Blizzard Invitational, eSports, IMMvp, Nestea, starcraft II, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 | 03:43 BST
Blizzard Arcade to replace Marketplace, monetise mods
The re-christened Blizzard Arcade will finally allow creative types turn the hours they pour into mods and custom maps into delicious cashmoney.
Sun, Oct 23, 2011 | 00:42 BST
BlizzCon 2011: SCII: Heart of the Swarm panels reveal new and existing unit changes
During a StarCraft II panel at BlizzCon, game director Dustin Browder, balance designer David Kim, and senior designer Josh Menke discussed some of the new units included in the expansion, as well as changes being implemented to existing units, and revealed which units would be retired from service.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2011, Development, PC, Strategy, Videos
Tags: David Kim, Dustin Browder, heart of the swarm, Josh Menke, sc2, scII, starcraft 2, starcraft II
Sat, Oct 22, 2011 | 23:46 BST
BlizzCon 2011: Diablo III CE, Mists of Pandaria announced
During BlizzCon’s opening ceremony, Blizzard dropped a few nice bits of news for Diablo III and World of Warcraft fans. Nathan Grayson was there, and liveblogged the happenings for us.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2011, MMO, PC, RPG, Strategy
Tags: diablo III, starcraft II, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, world of warcraft
Wed, Sep 21, 2011 | 21:43 BST
Wednesday Shorts II: Gotham City Impostors, Rovio, SCII, Steam sale
Time again for another round of the small stuff.
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 20:26 BST
Tippl: Six “proven property” releases from Blizzard expected over the next three years
During the Citi 2011 Technology Conference today, Activision COO Thomas Tippl said to expect six “proven property” releases from Blizzard over the course of the next three years.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, MMO, PC, Strategy
Tags: diablo III, starcraft II, Thomas Tippl, titan, world of warcraft, wow
Mon, Sep 05, 2011 | 07:28 BST
MLG Pro Circuit: Full Results from Raleigh
Last weekend’s MLG Pro Circuit tournaments drew massive attention to Raleigh, where some of the world’s best pro gamers battled it out for supremacy.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter, Strategy
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, eSports, Gears of War 3, Halo: Reach, league of legends, MLG, starcraft II
New Super Luigi U screenshots show various stages, worlds