Following a maintenance today, we’re pleased to announce that the new Global Play feature in StarCraft II is now live for Wings of Liberty players in all regions (outside of China). You should now be able to access StarCraft II game servers in other regions, with separate profile data for each region. More about Global […]

Attention, StarCraft II ladder competitors! 2013 Season 1 is now locked. 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, […]

Bunker down, start your upgrades, ready your armies, and prepare for battle. The Swarm will soon be arriving here on Earth, and there’ll be an official tournament to welcome the infestation. The Intel Extreme Masters World Championship at CeBIT 2013 will be your first ever taste of an official StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm […]

The Heart of the Swarm beta has come to an end, and looking back on the last six months, we really believe all of you made a huge difference in helping us solve the various problems that came up during this time. It's easy to focus on and get frustrated with some of the topics […]

Dominion security is compromised, and the doors of Project Blackstone have been blown wide open. Now it is your turn to dissect the mystery of this classified government laboratory. With the future of the Swarm uncertain, Arcturus Mengsk has seized this opportunity to bolster his Dominion forces. He has gathered a seasoned team of scientists—the […]

The time has finally come for the StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm beta test to come to a close. With our sincerest thanks to you, the thousands of testers who participated, the beta will be brought down for good tomorrow, March 1. We really appreciate all of your replay testing, your social testing, the […]

Bunker down, start your upgrades, ready your armies, and prepare for battle. The Swarm will soon be arriving here on Earth, and there’ll be an official tournament to welcome the infestation. The Intel Extreme Masters World Championship at CeBIT 2013 will be your first ever taste of an official StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm […]

Season 1 on the 2013 ladder is drawing to a close, and that means that all ladders will be locked soon. Here’s what this means for you: During the 2013 Season 1 lock, you can’t be promoted or demoted from of your current league or division, and your bonus pool stops growing. Though you’ll be locked to […]

With StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm arriving on March 12, we’ve been itching to show you a new trailer called "Vengeance”, and we’ve just revealed it to the world in a special online event on Twitch.tv/StarCraft at 12:00 p.m. PST on Tuesday, February 26. Blizzard developers were on hand to talk about Heart of the […]

As you know, our StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm European launch event will feature world-class pro gamers duking it out live on stage. Last week we released some clues as to who these players might be – did you guess right? It’s now time to reveal their identities, and shed some light on the […]