Blizzard has several new mods on the Starcraft II test server that they want fans to try out and put through their paces before they're made official mods.
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Great news from Activision Blizzard's Q4 fiscal call as Blizzard is confirmed to be unleashing at least two videogames by the end of next year. So providing the world doesn't abruptly end (thanks Mayan 'scientists'), we could be playing something like Diablo III or StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm.
Ryan Winzen put together a little StarCraft 2 mod called 'World of StarCraft' which then caused a small ruckus with Activision Blizzard over copyright. However there's good news because the mod still lives but under its new name of 'StarCraft Universe'. This fan-made 'MMORPG' sticks to 12-players max.
CEO Mike Morhaime of Blizzard has affirmed that his studio aren't developing some World of Warcraft sequel with their super secret project Titan MMO. Blizzard has tasked "some of our most experienced" devs from WoW on this new project, and they're "really trying to leverage all the lessons" learned.
Blizzard has announced a new patch for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, officially version 1.2.1.
StarCraft II lead designer Dustin Browder isn't sure if the Battle.net Marketplace will see the light of day as he admits that Blizzard are "struggling" with it. "As you can imagine there is an immense number of challenges for us to overcome," he told Eurogamer. "We're trying to deal with those issues. I don't know how we're going to solve some of the player rights issues. How do players protect their own maps so they don't get ripped off by other players? What are the rules of how much you're allowed to charge? There's just a ton of work for us to figure out. "
The latest 1.30 patch for Starcraft II has been released, and is being met with anger from fans, as it nerfs all three races. Some of the lowlights pointed out is an increase in stimpack research time, the removal of the High Templar Khaydarin Amulet upgrade, and a decrease in Infestor Fungal Growth stun duration, to name a few.
Gamers who have aced the Wings of Liberty campaign that comes with Starcraft II will have to wait a while longer for the next game, Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm. Blizzard says that the expansion is a year away.
World of Warcraft is Blizzard's sole MMO and they won't be turning their backs on it, as COO Paul Sams affirms they "absolutely positively" will continue support. Their new MMO is in fact "more complementary than competitive" to WoW. Their new online world will snare "a lot of hearts and minds" thanks to "dream team".
Keeping development of World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, Diablo III and the 'Titan' MMO project forever held close to the Blizzard studio chest is hard work. Amazingly those are just the ones Blizzard let us get our gamer noses stuck into, because they've actually got "lots of projects" behind closed doors.
The Blizzard development plate is already heavy with Diablo III, StarCraft II and their new 'Titan' MMO, but they've obviously got a side-dish or two spare. The veteran PC studio outfit wants a software engineer for their "newest game team". It doesn't appear linked to 'Titan' as it's under a different category.
The latest patch for Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, is now available. The patch can be updated automatically or downloaded manually from the official site and other host sites.
Starcraft fans are mumbling, "It's about frickin' time" as Blizzard has announced that the first preview and demonstration of Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm, the standalone expansion that will feature the Zerg campaign, will be shown off in May.
Blizzard accidentally leaked a trailer for Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm before it was pulled from DailyMotion. In fact, this was the second leak.
Lead producer Chris Sigaty of StarCraft II has revealed the studio is hoping to have DotA (Dawn of the Ancients) ready to go alongside Heart of the Swarm. It was put "back up in the shop" where Blizzard did "some massive overhauls", which they won't discuss. There's no word if it requires Heart of the Swarm to play.
After being leaked, the official Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm debut trailer has finally been launched by Blizzard.
Blizzard has announced what their plans for Gamescom are this August, mentioning some eSports StarCraft II, live World of Warcraft guild raids and costumes. However what wasn't said or even winked at slyly was Diablo III, you know, the sequel to that little title way back when which consumed the very souls of gamers.
Blizzard will have playable builds of both Diablo III and StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm at Gamescom next month as it kicks off in Cologne, Germany. World of Warcraft will also be in attendance along with "exhibition matches, live raids, competitions and other attractions" hosted by Blizzard.
Blizzard has announced that some Starcraft II regions will now be linked, though for the most part, disparate regions will still not be allowed to play against each other.
Battle.net has announced that patch 1.35 is now available to download from the Public Test Realm for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. This minor patch contains several minor interface changes as well as a sneak preview of Season 3 ladder maps. The editor has also been given a few improvements too.