Tag Archives: starcraft II

Mon, Aug 29, 2011 | 00:33 BST

MLG: Raleigh Pro Circuit live streaming now

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Forget PAX and Seattle; Raleigh in North Carolina was the place to be this weekend. Check out the action from the Major League Gaming Pro Circuit.

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Sat, Aug 27, 2011 | 20:56 BST

Saturday Shorts: Castle Crashers, Warlock, Bit.Trip Saga, Homefront, StarCraft 2

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There’s a large batch of shorts for you below the break. Some of it PAX Prime related, some of it not. Read it anyway. Don’t make me have to punish you.

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Wed, Aug 24, 2011 | 21:50 BST

Wednesday Shorts II: Mtn. Dew, Barcraft, games as literature, Deus Ex patch, Home

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Time for another round of gaming shorts. There’s quite a few interesting ones this afternoon.

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Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 21:25 BST

Blizzard feels it failed with StarCraft II marketplace

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During the Blizzard gamescom press conference today, the firm’s co-founder Frank Pearce was asked by an attendee what he felt the developer had failed at during it’s years in the business, and Pearce said one thing was the planned StarCraft marketplace.

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Mon, Aug 01, 2011 | 11:33 BST

Blizzard “still passionate” about delivering StarCraft II Mod Marketplace

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Blizzard producer Rob Pardo has insisted it’s still looking to bring the Mod Marketplace for StarCraft II to consumers.

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Mon, Aug 01, 2011 | 09:45 BST

Blizzard: Heart of the Swarm campaign all about “fury, revenge, hatred”

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It’s all about the rage in HotS. The rage. Potential spoilers for Wings of Liberty inside.

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Fri, Jul 29, 2011 | 21:38 BST

Friday Shorts the Third: Mario FPS, Rock Band 3, SCII, Minecraft, Move

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It’s kind of like Shrek the Third, only better, obviously.

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Wed, Jul 20, 2011 | 04:47 BST

Wednesday Shorts – Trailers, comics, Facebook, Robin Williams, more

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I have to go to the doctor, so forgive me for dumping this massive pile of news on you and fleeing gleefully. Good stuff in snack portion size lies within.

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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, Jul 13, 2011 | 14:29 BST

Blizzard drops details on BlizzCon’s StarCraft II and WoW tournaments

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Blizzard has elaborated on the StarCraft II and World of Warcraft tournaments which will be taking place during BlizzCon in October.

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Tue, Jul 12, 2011 | 16:58 BST

Region Linking coming soon to StarCraft II

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Blizzard has announced region linking for StarCraft II, which promises to connect SCII communities together for multiplayer matchmaking and chatting purposes.

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Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 05:49 BST

Heart of the Swarm gets first gameplay trailer

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And the blowout on StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm continues. This time, Blizzard’s released a trailer which mixes gameplay and story scenes from the game. Most of the story stuff you would have probably seen from the leaked teaser last week. Get the impressions that went live yesterday here, and watch the new video below (via EvAv).

Zerg-led Heart of the Swarm has no date, but a 2012 launch is likely.

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Tue, May 31, 2011 | 09:46 BST

Blizzard DotA aiming for Heart of the Swarm launch, says StarCraft boss

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StarCraft II lead producer Chris Sigaty has said that Blizzard DotA is still in development at the company.

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Tue, May 31, 2011 | 10:16 BST

First SCII: Heart of the Swarm previews go live

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The embargo on the first impressions of the second part of StarCraft II, Heart of the Swarm, has just lifted. The impressions follow a leak on the game last week with its first teaser and the first screens coming earlier this morning. You can get the previews below. Heart of the Swarm has no date yet, but a 2011 release is unlikely.

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Tue, May 31, 2011 | 06:14 BST

First Heart of the Swarm shots show Kerrigan, Zerg stuff

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Dutch site InsideGamer‘s gone live with the first screenshots of the second StarCraft II story chapter Heart of the Swarm, following a leak of its first teaser last week. You can get more of them from the link, but it’s not exactly the biggest surprise in the world to hear they feature Kerrigan and Zerg-based things. Heart of the Swarm, which follows Wings of Liberty and comes before Protoss-based Legacy of the Void, has no release date yet.

Thanks, GAF.

Sat, May 28, 2011 | 13:37 BST

First SCII: Heart of the Swarm teaser hunts for Kerrigan

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Boom! Right out of left-field, the first teaser trailer for the second part of the StarCraft II story arc, Zerg-based Heart of the Swarm, has been posted online.

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Tue, May 10, 2011 | 18:52 BST

Saturday Shorts: Crysis for cheap, L4D2 Midnight Riders, Brink, DMC sale

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Some weeks just eat you alive, or at least grab you by the neck an maul you a bit. To cope, read up on some smaller things that don’t bite as hard.

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Fri, Apr 22, 2011 | 08:04 BST

Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm to be shown next month

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Kotaku’s been invited to take a look at the second part of the Starcraft trilogy, Heart of the Swarm, next month. Apparently this is going to be a quick look at the campaign, and we not going to see anything of any multiplayer changes as yet. There are no other details on this at the moment, and it’s unlikely we’re going to see the product this year. We should know more for definite at Blizzcon 2011, which takes place in October.

Thu, Apr 21, 2011 | 09:13 BST

Gorgeous new Epic Mickey concept art released

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Whilst Epic Mickey’s gameplay may have been a mixed bag, its art style was striking. A number of new concept pieces have been posted on French website PixAzura. Have a gander.

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Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 02:37 BST

Tuesday Shorts, Overnight Edition: Final Fantasy, Grasshopper iPhone cases, Atlus sale

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A collection of dainty amuse-bouche dishes to warm you up to the meat of the news.

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