Tag archive: starcraft ii

After teasing StarCraft II fans with the prospect of expansion packs over a year ago and a trailer earlier this past summer, Blizzard Entertainment used its annual BlizzCon fan festival to unveil the latest details on Heart of the Swarm. Chris Sigaty, production designer on StarCraft II, said the event makes the perfect announcement platform because Blizzard can get immediate feedback from its most passionate fans. Players are a resource For… Read More

If there is one thing StarCraft fans are good at, it is waiting. After waiting more than ten years for Blizzard to release StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, fans knew to expect a bit of a gap before the next installments. The game was always planned as a trilogy within itself, with three campaigns each telling a different story from a different race's point of view. We still don't have a release date set for the next chapter, but now… Read More

Each year when Blizzard hosts its annual convention, fans from around the world make the pilgrimage to the mysterious and dangerous realm of Anaheim, California partly to hear what Blizzard has in store, but also just to let loose and party with other like minded folks. In fact, each year it seems like the announcements are becoming more and more of a secondary focus to the entertainment aspects of the show, but that could just be a matter of… Read More

It is Christmas time for fans of the games World of Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo, as the doors to the annual geekoliday are set to open tomorrow. If you are not familiar with, or just not interested in Blizzcon, then it is best if you stay away from the Anaheim Convention Center on October 22 and 23. Blizzcon is technically a time for Blizzard to debut their new wares and interact with their fanbase, but it is also much more than that. It… Read More

StarCraft fans should be used to waiting patiently by now. After all, it was 12 years between title releases, so what’s a mere 18 months? GameSpot is reporting that at Battle.net project director told the audience at GDC Online in Austin, Texas, that the next StarCraft II expansion, the Zerg-based Heart of the Swarm is at least 18 months away, putting it around March or April of 2012. This is about in keeping with what Blizzard had originally… Read More

It is officially a hit. In just 48 hours, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty has managed to equal the sales of the original game’s entire first year of release, with 1.5 million copies sold worldwide. The game moved over 1 million games in the first 24 hours alone, making it the the best selling launch title of the year for the PC, as well as the fastest selling real-time strategy of all time. More in-depth sales figures will have to wait, as the… Read More

It seemed like and interesting, albeit controversial decision. In order to clean up its forums, Blizzard was planning on requiring its users to use their real names when posting. The system is called RealID, and it was planned on being released on July 27 for World of Warcraft, and it would come as part of Starcraft II, which is set to release the same day. It would be an understatement of massive proportions to say that the announcement did… Read More

Even if you have never heard of Starcraft, even if you despise real time strategy games, this trailer is cool. Below is a new trailer that debuted last night during the NBA Finals. Expect to see this trailer pop up over the coming weeks, but you can check it out here and be blown away anytime you like. And on an unrelated note, if ever there were an argument to be made for a Starcraft movie, this trailer should help bolster that claim. The… Read More

It has been more than 12 years since the release of the first SatrCraft game on PC, and finally, after years upon years of delays, the hotly anticipated sequel, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, will be released on July 27th for $59.99. A special edition will also be released that features artwork, a behind-the-scenes-DVD, and a flash drive that contains the original game and its expansion pack, Brood War. The special edition will cost $99.99.… Read More

Blizzard’s much-anticipated sequel to StarCraft may still be stamped with the company’s vague “when it’s done” release date, but that hasn’t stopped promotions for the new gear from kicking into high gear. On Tuesday, famed mouse-maker Razer announced that it would roll out a new line of StarCraft-branded peripherals especially for the game. The company plans to release a mouse, keyboard and headset… Read More