At the end of each ladder season, leagues are “locked,” which means players can no longer be promoted or demoted out of their current league or division, and bonus pools will stop growing. That’s no reason to quit playing: even after leagues are locked, players will still be able to play out their remaining bonus […]

Get your skates out and charge your psy-sticks. Zealot Hockey hits the ice hard with simple, addictive, fast-paced fun. Zealot Hockey is a simplified version of Hockey, with a dash of StarCraft flavor. Each team has four players, including the goaltender. The rules in Zealot Hockey are simple: shoot the puck past the goaltender to […]

Friend request accepted! You can now chat with your Battle.net friends directly through the desktop app for Battle.net. To get started, simply look for the Friends icon in the upper-right of Battle.net the next time you log in. Clicking the icon will open up your Battle.net friends list, where you’ll be able to see their […]

They’ve felt the cold steel of your blade so often, the pain it brings has become a comfort to them. They’ve watched their masterful schemes brought to ruin time and time again, and yet “surrender” remains the one line they refuse to cross. The luck they’ve had would make any good man bad, but still […]

Throughout our history, we’ve sought to bring epic experiences to gamers around the world. StarCraft II has seen Jim Raynor, Sarah Kerrigan, and Zeratul as the focal points of epic adventures across the universe. As we move toward our third chapter for StarCraft II, we’ve come to feel that a fresh approach is needed to […]

2014 Ladder Season 1 is drawing to a close, and all ladders will be locked soon as we approach the second season of 2014 ladder play. Here’s what this means for you: During the 2014 Season 1 lock, you can’t be promoted or demoted from your current league or division, and your bonus pool stops […]

Our friends over at Team Liquid have just announced a new map contest for 1v1 and team melee maps. As with previous Team Liquid maps contests, the winning maps will be considered for use in the official 2014 Ladder Season 3 map pool. Last year we saw winning maps Frost and Yeonsu added to the […]

With 2014 Ladder Season 1 starting to wind down, we would like to take some time to preview our new maps for 2014 Ladder Season 2. The upcoming season will see ten new maps added across the 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 map pools. We’ve already published the new maps below to the Custom Games […]

Since our first BlizzCon costume contest was held back in 2004, we’ve met thousands of awesome cosplay enthusiasts who have dazzled us with their amazing Blizzard-themed costumes. Whether they shared the passion of their craft at our official costume contests at BlizzCon or gamescom, visited our booths at one of the many trade shows and […]

One of the year’s biggest StarCraft II tournaments is almost here. After eight months of gruelling competition, some of the world’s best players are preparing to battle it out at the IEM Season VIII – World Championship. Regional qualifiers and winners from IEM tournaments in Shanghai, New York, Singapore, Sao Paulo, and Cologne will compete […]