With the new ladder season upon us, many players have already noticed the effects of some new changes that we’ve implemented. With some adjustments previously made in Season 1, the new season provided an opportunity to implement a larger set of changes that would be risky or impossible to implement mid-season. We’d like to review […]
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Legacy of the Void Beta Patch 2.5.1
We've patched a number of issues for the Legacy of the Void beta. Find a full list of them in the patch notes below: Swapping players after using the “Take Command” feature should no longer result in a Victory/Defeat screen. Canceling a Custom Game search shortly after its initiation should no longer cause the game […]
A Time for Templars: Protoss
Radio Liberty here! Spacefarers, loyal listeners, and newly-come audiences alike, we've surely got a special treat for you today… Over the past several weeks, we've been releasing information on various Protoss units as we've come into knowledge about them. Currently, our team is analyzing blocks which hold information on certain ships that seem to be […]
Arcade Highlight: Tessera
Today’s Arcade Highlight combines impressive technical achievement with simple, clean gameplay to bring you psychedelic action. It’s none other than Bounty’s Tessera. One of our most prolific developers, Bounty is known for Haunted Forest, Photon Discs, and a previous Arcade Highlight, Ling Ling Rocket. Bounty has a knack for creating games that are easy to […]
Recent StarCraft II Account Suspensions/Bans
We recently issued a new round of account suspensions and bans to StarCraft II players who were in violation of the Battle.net Terms of Use for cheating and/or using hack programs while playing. In addition to undermining the spirit of fair competition that’s essential to play on Battle.net, cheating and hacking can lead to stability […]
Pre-Order Legacy of the Void Keepsake Now!
With Legacy of the Void, we are changing up a lot of things about the game including making the game speed mirror that of real life. We wondered what other things we could bring from Legacy of the Void and put into real life. Introducing the Spear of Adun (again)! Why settle for a simple […]
Legacy of the Void Beta Now Live!
The StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void beta has officially begun! The beta test includes a host of new units, abilities, gameplay changes, and more to check out. If you haven’t been following our posts so far, you can check out our Multiplayer Reveal, or our numerous updates for details on what to expect. If […]
Arcade Workshop: Renee’s Warcraft III Mod
We recently announced that we were importing assets from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne and our creative community has already released some quality content. Behold! The multiplayer of Warcraft III recreated on Lost Temple. Technically, this game is featuring a mod that ‘Renee’ created to allow other developers to implement Warcraft […]
Call to Action: March 26 Balance Testing
We’ve just published an updated to the Balance Test Map, which is now titled “Deadwing LE (2.1.8 Balance v1.2)”. This map has additional changes to the Tempest. These changes continue to be more significant than any we’ve tested before, so we're looking for your help to test them out! Below we’ve outlined the changes that […]
Gfinity this Weekend!
Gfinity is doubling down on StarCraft in 2015. They’ve a series of four Masters events in their UK dedicated arena, and the first one is this weekend! Each Masters event will be a WCS Global Event with 1800 points and $10,000 in prizes. Below is the list of Gfinity Masters in 2015: 27-29 March – […]