New Battle.net 2.0 Preview There's an excellent new video and feature article showing off all the goodies headed our way with Battle.net 2.0, brought to us direct from the makers. More >
StarCraft II Beta is Live! The StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Beta test is here! If you opted-in on the Battle.net web site you have a chance to be included in this closed testing phase. Those with keys from BlizzCon events should be receiving their invitations soon. More >
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SC2 Q&A; Session #54 Sharp focus on units, abilities, and consequences. Plus mods and maps, custom launchers.
Battle Report IV Yeon-Ho Lee (Protoss) and David Kim (Terran) face off on the jungle map of Lost Temple in the fourth Battle Report, Blizzard Entertainment's special e-sportscasting featurette showing off the latest look and features of StarCraft II as we wait for the Beta to premier.
Blizzard is taking the unexpected next step in player matchmaking by launching what is not just a dating service but a a social networking tool to bring you "someone to pwn noobs with."
Dubbed as a "Professional Gaming Enhancement Solution" this new Razer Venom is consumed directly through one's bloodstream via intravenous drip in order to suppress the need for nourishment and sleep.
Ever felt like you want to play on for hours but you can’t? “Just one more mission! One more round!” you say. Now you can go all night long (and longer) with the Razer Venom. Scientifically proven to boost your senses and take down any signs of fatigue, you will now be able to clock up to over 100 hours of gaming time in one sitting.
Now you don’t have to worry about things like “sleep” and “food”. With Razer Venom in your veins, our serum additives like oxymialterxin and doctixilin keep your body nourished to keep you as fit as a fiddle – the food of champions.
The company only recommends halting one's gaming briefly after a period of 120 to 150 hours, when at that point it suggests a "sip of water" to continue.
To bring this story of betrayal, love, action, drama, comedy, life, death, destiny, freedom, war, peace, hope, despair, and epic adventure to life, you'll have the power of written language at your fingertips. Our game designers spent years in order to harness the force of words with a simple yet powerful interface to immerse you in the StarCraft universe like you've never been before. The result of this momentous effort is the Adventuring Game Ingine. With this amazing new engine, you will no longer be limited to using a paltry few dozen buttons to interact with the game. Instead, using a revolutionary technology known as a TEXT PARSER, you will guide the Queen of Blades on a quest to save the Swarm from ultimate destruction. This cutting edge of natural human interface development will allow you to save the galaxy or destroy it... with your words.
Players will be furious to hear about the game's clever, new DRM scheme for copyright protection.
Battle.net Neural Interface for use with your World of Warcraft account or Battle.net account. This product comes with an exclusive in-game pet.
Experience World of Warcraft from a whole new perspective with the revolutionary Battle.net Neural Interface! Harnessing the power of the human mind, the Battle.net Neural Interface is a revolutionary new method to access World of Warcraft.
The first time you use the Battle.net Neural Interface, it reads and adapts to your unique brainwave signature, forming a permanent and unbreakable bond, ensuring that all your senses are properly mapped to your character's view of the game world. Once this neural link is formed, do not attempt to remove the Battle.net Neural Interface for any reason. Blizzard Entertainment is not liable for any temporary or permanent loss of brain function as a result of improper use of the Battle.net Neural Interface.
For just $14,999 this already sold-out superior gaming experience can be yours!
Each playable race receives a number of unit build cost, build time, and other statistic adjustments. Some language versions receive unique updates, including Korean and Polish localizations. See the full list after the jump!
Blizzard Entertainment just revealed the next of its annual events for all its games and all its fans, BlizzCon 2010, will be held in the Anaheim Convention Center on 22-23 October. The event features live contests, the opportunity to play in-development Blizzard games and meet their developers, pro- and community tournaments, and more.
Ticket and pricing information are not yet available. We expect tickets to run approximately USD $125 each in accordance with last year.
Last year, BlizzCon 2009 hosted over 26,000 fans and gamers, press, pro-gamers, and journalists featuring Ozzy Ozbourne for a closing concert. This year the event is expected to be even larger.
IRVINE, Calif. -- March 25, 2010 -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for its fifth BlizzCon® gaming convention, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23, 2010. BlizzCon is a celebration of the global player communities surrounding Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® universes.
StarCraft II Beta Patch 2 Focuses on Terran, Mothership[ 2 Comments ] 1:48 PST | TheAcolyte | Print News | Category: StarCraft 2 - Beta - Battle.netThe second patch for the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is out and available for players by connecting to Battle.net with the game client. The update focuses on the Protoss Mothership, notably nerfing it a bit. A few Terran changes mostly involve decreased build times for several buildings. On the Zerg side, the Corruptor's attack damage increased slightly.
Protoss
Mothership
The build time for this unit has increased from 120 to 160.
The food cost of this unit has increased from 6 to 8.
The number of shots fired by this unit has decreased from 8 to 6.
The shield of this unit has decreased from 400 to 350.
The health of this unit has decreased from 400 to 350.
The acceleration of this unit has decreased from 1.3125 to 0.3125.
The deceleration of this unit has increased from 0 to 1.
The full list of changes is available after the jump!
The StarCraft IIGhost Messenger Bag that debut and quickly sold out at BlizzCon 2009 is back in "limited" quantity on the Blizzard Online Store. Get yours today for just under $65 plus shipping, limited to two per Battle.net account.
It's also available on the European Blizzard Online Store for €65 or £60, while it appears unavailable on the Korean store's site.
The nylon, cross-shoulder type bag features artwork by Wei Wang that was part of the BlizzCon 2009 logo.
Marines are pretty cheap but they're the only thing you can build at the start without having to dish out extra resources for upgrades or new structures. A few extra supply depots gave me a little more room at the top of the unit cap to fully staff the two bunkers I'd built but before I could manage that, the Zerg marched in and smashed their way through the more distant bunker and made a beeline right for my base. Now not only did I have to divert units back to my main base to eliminate the attackers, but I still had to keep marines heading for the broken chokepoint to stop the Zerg from getting any more units through. And of course, this also meant taking SCVs away from resource collecting to build another barracks and drop down a sensor tower to help give me a little more notice of a future attack.
They've also put up two new videos from the Terran player's point of view.
For those who don't want to tangle with ranked play, you can find a custom game option to the side of the button that starts the matchmaking process. Here you can either join someone's custom game or create your own and, if you like, add in computer-controlled opponents. This is probably the best way to go if you want to take it easy and familiarize yourself with how the game works and the best build orders to follow for a shot at a win. It also seems like the AI difficulty is locked on very easy at the moment, meaning it shouldn't be too difficult to secure victory here.
When a match is over you're given a huge amount of information regarding performance. There's the standard score summary and economic breakdown panels, but you also get a build order list that can be customized to compare any one opponent against another. So you have the replay option if you want to take a close-up look at everything going on in a match, and there's the post-match build and production order readout to see everything that happened and when. That's a lot of information, and it's something hardcore real-time strategy players will surely appreciate.
As soon as we're able to get ourselves Beta access we'll have more coverage. If you're currently playing, be sure to leave your impressions on our forums.
There really isn't much new to speak of, but these delve into what's available in the beta including the fact that computer AI is not included. Thus, it's very much a multi-player centered beta, which is no surprise given the importance of it to the series.
“We've had a long relationship with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and we're proud to support the priceless work they do for children,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “This donation also reflects the spirit and generosity of our players – their enthusiasm for World of Warcraft and for supporting a good cause made this possible.”
The donation amount was based on 50 percent of November and December sales of the Pandaren Monk in-game pet from World of Warcraft.
IRVINE, Calif. -- February 17, 2010 -- Blizzard Entertainment announced today that the closed beta test for its highly anticipated real-time strategy game, StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™, has begun. Thousands of gamers around the world have started to receive invitations from the company to participate in the first phase of the beta test. In addition to providing feedback on the multiplayer balance of StarCraft II, testers are also getting a first look at Blizzard Entertainment's revamped Battle.net® service, which will be the online platform for StarCraft II, World of Warcraft®, and future Blizzard Entertainment® games.
Congratulations to all those with Beta access coming. Note that Blizzard is giving people access in waves, so even if you're guaranteed access from having attended past BlizzCon events, you may not receive your invitation immediately.
As soon as we get ours, we'll be ramping up our coverage!
Beta Coming Before End of February[ Comment ] 2:22 PST | TheAcolyte | Print News | Category: StarCraft 2 - General Blizzard News - Battle.netDespite recent delays caused by the development of the new Battle.net 2.0 platform, the StarCraft II Beta test is coming before the end of February. Blizzard Entertainment's President Michael Morhaime announced this during the Activision Blizzard quarterly financial conference call, after noting that World of Warcraft's growth has stagnated for the first time.
Not only is the Beta slated for a pre-March release, GameSpy reports that it will be simultaneously deployed to six regions: North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and South Korea.
Read more about Activision Blizzard's financials at its corporate site.
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