As another great year of StarCraft II esports winds down, we’re excited to share details on our plans for the 2016 World Championship Series. This was a wonderful year for StarCraft II esports. With the emotional Season 2 Global StarCraft II League (GSL) Finals, the spectacular action at the Season 3 World Championship Series Finals, […]

The optimization of weapons, armor, and ships is a phase-smith's highest calling, and Karax is one of the most precise engineers in the whole of the Khalai. He rose above his station in the protoss' worker caste to become a crucial asset in Artanis's war against Amon, earning the title of templar and causing Artanis […]

General Co-op Missions A new commander, Karax, has been added to Co-op Missions. Players who own StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void will automatically have access to Karax. Karax is able to dominate the battlefield from orbit, using upgraded abilities from the Spear of Adun. Command an army of expensive but powerful robotic units. For […]

Part of the fun of co-op missions is exploring new missions with friends, so you’ll be excited to hear a new one is headed your way alongside our upcoming commander Karax! Lock & Load is a control points co-op mission based on the Ulnar tileset in Legacy of the Void. We recently met with designer […]

Mice and keyboards down! The time to submit your games for Rock the Cabinet 2015 is now officially over. Thanks to everyone who has spent countless hours and late nights toiling on their projects. We know it’s not easy and we all appreciate your effort. We applaud your effort and want you to know that […]

Nova Covert Ops, the brand new StarCraft II mission pack bundle, is set to launch by spring, but players can pre-purchase today and reap the benefits! Pre-Purchase Bonuses Those who pre-purchase Nova Covert Ops will receive a unique Nova portrait, as well as a Covert Ops Ghost skin for their Ghost units. The Nova portrait […]

The deadline for the Rock the Cabinet 2015 contest is rapidly approaching. Make sure to squeeze in as much development time as you can because you will not be able to update your game once the submission deadline has passed. By Sunday, December 6, make sure you have completed the following: Submit your game through […]

We’ve just published a new Balance Test Map titled OrbitalShipyard (3.0.5 Balance v1.0). We’ve created this test map in order to explore burrowed and un-burrowed units being in the same sub-group, and having two separate hotkeys for Burrow and Un-borrow. We’ve also included bug fixed to the Disruptor and to the map Dusk Towers. We […]

To celebrate the release of Legacy of the Void, we’re excited to offer a double experience boost for all game modes plus an in-game tournament every hour! From November 26 to December 6, you’ll enjoy earning double the experience for any game mode. Whether you’ve wanted that sweet level 25 dance animation, or want to […]

There’s never been a better time to pick up Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm. Experience the full trilogy today! In StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void we learn the story of Artanis, Hierarch of the Protoss and defender of the Koprulu sector. However, the tale didn’t start here. The epic StarCraft II […]