Starcraft 2 news:
We’ve just updated our StarCraft II Game Guide to include the seven new units coming with Heart of the Swarm. Each new page includes an in-depth look at the unit, statistics, matchup and counter information, and a close-up 3D model that you can interact with.
Season 5 on the 2012 ladder is drawing to a close, and that means that all ladders will be locked soon.
As we head in to the new year, we’ll be gearing up for a fresh season of ladder play. Along with the new season, you’ll find two new maps to explore and conquer for both the 1v1 and 3v3 formats.
When watching a live eSports event, one role that is sometimes overlooked is that of the observer. Not to be confused with the cloaked protoss unit in the game, observers are eSports camera operators who frame the action for the audience as well as the casters who are then free to concentrate on commentating the match. In this blog series, we’ll be chatting with some of the best observers around the world.
In part nine of our continuing series, Brian Kindregan, co-lead writer of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and lead writer of Heart of the Swarm, answers more of the community’s most burning lore questions.
There’s no shortage of Tower Defense games. That’s not surprising, considering their simple design and satisfying feel. Watching hordes of enemies being slaughtered by your strategic placement of a vast array of death machines is rewarding. So what makes this week’s feature, “Tower Defense Tycoon” different?
Just in time for the holidays, SteelSeries introduces the first of a series of new gaming mousepads for StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm.
Earlier this year, a handful of TeamLiquid.net community members came together with the common goal of writing a guide to the Protoss versus Zerg matchup. After nine months of work, the group released a definitive guide to the PvZ matchup that covers every imaginable nuance.
Every year the community devises some tantalizing and delectable delicacies to tempt the taste buds, or procures pen and paper to produce truly imaginative and inspiring holiday greetings. This year, we’re asking for submissions from anyone who’s ever been infused with inspiration to create a culinary comestible or artistic abstraction based on the Diablo, StarCraft, or World of Warcraft franchises.
In part eight of our continuing series, Brian Kindregan, co-lead writer of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and lead writer of Heart of the Swarm, answers more of the community’s most burning lore questions.
After four months of intense StarCraft II competition, the North American Star League's fourth season will conclude in Long Beach, California this weekend. The show begins each afternoon at 21:00 CET, November 8-9. Don't forget to tune in to the official NASL website to catch the free broadcast.
This week, Major League Gaming debuted its latest StarCraft II competition: the Tournament of Champions. This series will run from Monday, December 3 through Thursday, December 20, showcasing eight of the top performing players from MLG's 2012 Pro Circuit and other events such as the Battle.net World Championship.
This update to the beta test includes a number of new systems, Editor updates, and changes to the look and feel of the game interface. Please read the full patch notes and related articles to learn all about what’s available in the beta test.
The extensive testing and quality of feedback we’ve received on the last two balance maps have given us the information we've needed to help nudge balance in the right direction. Read on to learn more.
When we first discussed the Clans feature coming in Heart of the Swarm, we also revealed that we were working on support for Groups, a feature similar to Clans. The Groups feature is for players who want to associate casually and in larger numbers. We’re pleased to announce that this feature is now ready for testing and will be introduced soon, in Beta Patch 2.0.2. Here’s a first look.
In part seven of our continuing series, Brian Kindregan, co-lead writer of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and lead writer of Heart of the Swarm, answers more of the community’s most burning lore questions.
Our latest StarCraft II feature, Blasterbots by DuckytheDuck, takes one of our mantras to heart: “Easy to learn; difficult to master.”
We’ve just published a new custom version of Antiga Shipyard, called "Antiga Shipyard (1.5.3 Balance)," in which we’re testing small balance changes to StarCraft II. This map has different balance adjustments than the previous version we published on November 20. With this test, we’re continuing to consider the meta-game around Zerg. Here’s the situation:
On November 28, the Iron Squid is coming back to Paris! The Iron Squid Chapter II will bring together 32 of the most famous names in the StarCraft II eSports scene to battle it out for a prize pool of $29,000 USD.
The tournament is organized by French eSports phenomenon Pomf & Thud, with commentary in French, English, and Russian.
In part six of our continuing series, Brian Kindregan, co-lead writer of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and lead writer of Heart of the Swarm, answers more of the community’s most burning lore questions.
The StarCraft II community is constantly growing, with passionate new players being discovered every day. Today we would like to introduce two groups of female players in France that were created in 2011: the VDZgirlz (short for “Vie de Zerg” or “A Zerg’s Life”) and the MadmoiZerg (a play on “mademoiselle”).
Dreamhack Winter 2012 is coming to the Elmia Exhibition and Convention Centre in Jönköping, Sweden this weekend, from Thursday, November 22 through Sunday, November 25, and you can follow the action live in high definition, for free.
We’ve recently published a custom version of Antiga Shipyard, called "Antiga Shipyard (1.5.3 Balance)," in which we’re testing small balance changes to StarCraft II. Our plan is to first consider these, and then potentially test additional changes. Here’s the situation:
Treat yourself to some epic gifts this November! This week only, you can save 20 € each on Diablo III and StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty on Battle.net, meaning there’s no better time to save the world of Sanctuary from demonic annihilation, or battle to bring down the nefarious Dominion.
We’re delighted to announce our presence at DreamHack Winter 2012, taking place November 22-25 in Jonkoping, Sweden. We’ll be providing plenty of entertainment and hosting various fun activities that you can take part in, and we’ll also have several prizes and goodies you can win, like for an example World of Warcraft Action Figures, StarCraft II Mega Bloks Battlecruisers, Collector’s Edition boxes, and much more. Check out some of the things we will be doing at the event below.