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Posted on July 27, 2009
Fans of StarCraft are going to have to a wait for a while as Blizzard has announced that the game is not going to be released this holiday season. The reason? Battle.net. Over the past couple of weeks, it...
Posted on July 6, 2009
Blizzard's highly-anticipated sequel to one of the most critically-acclaimed RTS games of all time just revealed startling news. StarCraft 2 will not support LAN multiplayer. In a move that makes no sense to gamers, the sequel is not going...
Posted on June 15, 2009
Blizzard wants everyone to know that StarCraft 2 is just around the corner. It sent out the email for the beta and although it didn't mention a date when that's actually going to take place, it did tell everyone...
Posted on April 2, 2009
Blizzard celebrated April Fool's Day with jokes for all of its popular franchises. Here's the list: World of WarCraft enjoyed two gags. A new PvP system was revealed: Dance Battle! Instead of arena-style combat, players will participate in dance-offs...
Posted on January 9, 2009
Blizzard's design department is something that I've grown to admire over the past few years. Sure, it's had a few misses here and there, but for the most part, the results are great. The StarCraft 2 screenshots and movies...
Posted on October 30, 2008
StarCraft 2 is going to be mom-friendly. Hardcore players are probably going to be reeling away from that statement, but it's true. Speaking to MTV Multiplayer, the game's producer made it clear that although Starcraft II was intended to...
Posted on October 12, 2008
BlizzCon took place last weekend and it was there where Blizzard announced that StarCraft 2 is going to be released differently. The highly-acclaimed RTS game is going to be a trilogy, starting with the Terrans, followed by the Zerg...
Posted on August 26, 2008
You know you made your mark when one of your names, phrases or words become part of everyday language. While non-gamers will be unable to relate, players are familiar with the word "zerg". Aside from referring to one of...
Posted on July 8, 2008
Well, it's a done deal. Activision Blizzard is now officially a single entity, appearing in Nasdaq as AVTI. GameDaily reports the deal officially closes on July 9 and the new company will trade on the Nasdaq under Activision's ATVI ticker....
Posted on June 6, 2008
It's been a while since we last heard from Blizzard's BlizzCast, so it's a good thing to know that the guys haven't forgotten about their podcast and have come up with episode 3. They talk about the design aspects...
Posted on April 29, 2008
Here's a video preview of Starcraft II, courtesy of IGN. We get an in-depth view of some of the new units in the game, as well as seeing a new aspect of gameplay: tiered terrain. With tiered terrain, certain...
Posted on March 10, 2008
A boatload of StarCraft 2 content was made available recently and Korea enjoyed the initial wave of its release. We now have access to it, of course. Here's both the new trailer and the extended version that details the Zerg....
Posted on January 10, 2008
Episode 1 of the previously-reported Blizzard podcasts is online. They've even got a transcript you can use to follow the conversation. Music, as always, sets the mood. The first part takes us to a discussion regarding art design. We...
Posted on December 25, 2007
The release of new titles takes a post-Christmas break and lasts until next year, so don't expect any new reviews soon. Blizzard is there to keep you company, though. The guys behind Diablo, World of Warcraft and Starcraft will be...
Posted on August 20, 2007
In case you haven't heard it yet, there's something going on in Germany. The Leipzig Game Con will feature, among other things, playable demos of Blizzard's upcoming titles. Of course, if you're a fan, you're probably reading this on-site already....
Posted on August 20, 2007
Even though it's been out for a long while now, World of Warcraft is still very popular among the MMO crowd, because it grants you the ability to not only upgrade your character in a variety of ways, but...
Posted on August 6, 2007
Notable stuff: The core gameplay seems to be the same. This isn't a bad thing, because the gameplay of the original was very, very good. The upgrade system is more versatile, both for structures and units. The Viking unit...
Posted on June 14, 2007
Here's more in-game footage of Starcraft 2. This time, Blizzard is showcasing the Protoss. Zealot: Zealots are the standard infantry unit of the portoss from starcraft. Still equipped with a pair of glowing psionic blades for melee combat, the zealot...
Posted on May 21, 2007
After the almost-painful teasing, Blizzard finally unveiled Starcraft 2 in Korea over the weekend. And no, it's not an MMO, but a true sequel to the acclaimed real-time strategy game. Gamespot has coverage on the Blizzard Q&A conference that had...
