On July 27, we reached the four year anniversary of StarCraft II! To commemorate this special occasion for Blizzard, we have some celebratory content for StarCraft II players. If you haven't seen it yet, there's a pleasant surprise waiting for you in the game right now… all workers are donning party hats customized for each […]

Over the past few weeks, we’ve updated our Balance Test Map with different changes aimed at addressing Terran and Protoss balance concerns. After gathering and reviewing feedback on these changes, we’re ready to move forward with a new balance update. You can expect to see the following adjustments applied to Heart of the Swarm multiplayer […]

If you’re planning to visit the Blizzard booth at gamescom this August, you’d better be ready for an avalanche of entertainment. Throughout all four public days of the world’s biggest games convention, we’ll have all sorts of fun stuff kicking off on our massive stage, at the heart of our biggest ever booth. You’ll also […]

The votes are finally tallied for the Rock the Cabinet Community Voting and we’re proud to announce the Top 5. We want to say that we are grateful for the amount of gamers who came out to play and vote. The winners of our giveaway will be contacted on or after July 22nd about prizes! […]

We’ve just published a new version of the Balance Test Map to the StarCraft II Custom Games list titled "(2)OvergrowthLE (2.1.3 Balance v1.1)". In this new version, we’ll be testing further changes to the Widow Mine’s splash damage and the Mothership Core’s Time Warp ability. During this testing phase, please keep in mind that none […]

The sunny city of Valencia is the third stop on DreamHack’s tour of Europe. Some of the world’s best StarCraft II players will compete in the heat of the Spanish summer for their share of $25,000 USD and 4,000 WCS points. The competition will be fierce, with the current top three contenders in the WCS […]

We’ve just published a new version of the Balance Test Map to the StarCraft II Custom Games list titled "(2)OvergrowthLE (2.1.3 Balance v1.0)". In this new version, we’ll be testing changes to the Widow Mine’s splash damage, the Thor’s AA prioritization, and we’ll be decreasing the duration of the Mothership Core’s Time Warp ability. During […]

Blizzard Entertainment has always taken active measures to combat cheating in our games, and that's of particular importance for a highly competitive game like StarCraft II. If a StarCraft II player is found to be cheating or using hacks or modifications in any form, then that player can be permanently banned from the game, as […]

Season 3 of 2014 StarCraft II league play has begun! Bonus pools and standings have been reset, and 2014 Season 2 milestones have been awarded. You can take a look at your 2014 Season 2 results by visiting the Leagues and Ladders section of your StarCraft II character profile. Furthermore, Season 3 brings new maps […]

Here’s an update for those of you who are as eager to see the top ten games in the Rock the Cabinet contest as we are to share it. We’ll be revealing the semi-finalists on Tuesday, July 8 which will coincide with the beginning of the voting period. The poll will last for seven days […]