Last week, our friends over at Team Liquid announced the 7th Team Liquid Map Contest! We’re extremely excited to see the creative minds of the community develop new and interesting maps for us all to play on in the coming ladder seasons. As mapmaking activities ramp up across the community, we wanted to take this […]

The Global StarCraft II League (GSL) Grand Finals will pit Zest’s Protoss perfection versus TY’s Terran dominance on May 1 at 1:00 a.m. PDT! To celebrate, we’re giving away a free portrait to those who tune in to watch the GSL Finals on Twitch.tv and to some lucky users on AfreecaTV Global. You’ll also be […]

In Patch 3.3, we’re improving the landing screen to provide a smoother experience for all players. This includes a reorganization of some of the existing landing screen elements and new functionality that will help surface some of the most important updates. A Chance for Further Improvements We updated the landing screen experience with the launch […]

After 10 weeks of heart-pounding action, two finalists will put it all on the line at the epic conclusion of the GSL Code S season. This is an event you absolutely do NOT want to miss, and it all starts on May 1 at 5:00 p.m. KST (10:00 CEST). In his first ever final event […]

We’ve published a new Balance Test Map titled “(2)DuskTowers (3.2.2 Balance v1.0)” which contains the following changes that we’d like your feedback on: Photon Cannon Increase AA damage from 20 to 20 (+10 bio) Swarm Host Cost reduced from 200/100 to 150/75 Supply Increased from 3 to 4 Thor AA damage from splash to single-target […]

Warfare is about to reignite throughout the Koprulu Sector, because for a limited time, players will get Heart of the Swarm for FREE when they purchase Legacy of the Void on Battle.net. That’s two epic StarCraft II chapters for the price of one! This deal unlocks a sweeping amount of StarCraft II content, including both […]

Clicking on your league icon in Multiplayer > Ranked will now correctly take you to your profile ladder division screen. Fixed a rare crash that could occur when watching ”The Story So Far” videos in the Campaign screen while in a party. Fixed a rare crash that could occur when attempting to invite someone on […]

Following WCS Challenger – Europe, several players were removed from ongoing Challenger competition due to evidence of win-trading and other offenses. We conducted a deeper investigation into player behavior on the European ladder during the competition period to see if it met the standards set forth in the 2016 WCS Rules, StarCraft II End User […]

After gathering and reviewing feedback about the current map pool, we’re ready to deploy the following changes: Frozen Temple Reduced the size of the choke point into a player’s natural expansion. This should make blocking it off with buildings easier. Changed the starting ramp to be closer to the natural base. Korhal Carnage Knockout LE […]

DreamHack will return to Tours, France, for its second consecutive year from May 14th to 16th. This time StarCraft II will be bigger than ever, in what is sure to be a tournament where attendees will clamour to watch the WCS Circuit Spring Championship! A field of 32 of the Circuit’s best StarCraft II players […]