Entries in 'starcraft ii' (18)

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm launch show attracts 1.1m viewers on Twitch

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm launch show attracts 1.1m viewers on Twitch

The world of eSports is once again demanding attention after Blizzard's StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm attracted some impressive numbers.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 22nd 2013 at 9:33AM in News
When will eSports start making money?

When will eSports start making money?

It’s attracting an audience in the tens of millions and the attention of video game giants Valve, Riot, Activision Blizzard and Ubisoft. So why is it struggling to generate money? ...

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Dec 5th 2012 at 12:56PM in News
Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm launch dated

Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm launch dated

The next installment in the Starcraft II trilogy is set to arrive on March 12th, with Blizzard opening up pre-orders for standard and digital deluxe editions starting today.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Nov 13th 2012 at 10:26PM in News
Blizzard considering free-to-play option for Starcraft II multiplayer

Blizzard considering free-to-play option for Starcraft II multiplayer

Blizzard is looking into potentially offering a free-to-play option for Starcraft II’s multiplayer mode, according to the game’s lead designer Dustin Browder.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Sep 24th 2012 at 7:52AM in News

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MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

This week, EB Games passes 1 million reward scheme members, BigWorld gets purchased and a Police Commissioner blames games for violence.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on Aug 10th 2012 at 7:02AM in News
Blizzard sues StarCraft II cheaters

Blizzard sues StarCraft II cheaters

StarCraft II developer Blizzard has issued a lawsuit against three men over a series of hacks and cheats.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Oct 18th 2010 at 11:59AM in News
StarCraft II shifts 3m copies

StarCraft II shifts 3m copies

Blizzard has confirmed that its massively hyped PC strategy title StarCraft II has now sold in excess of 3m copies worldwide in its first month of availability.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 1st 2010 at 12:50PM in News
NPD: July down one per cent

NPD: July down one per cent

The US video games market suffered a slight one per cent year-on-year decrease in July, with a total value reaching $846.5m.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 13th 2010 at 10:56AM in News

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Starcraft II ‘reduces incentive’ to pirate

Starcraft II ‘reduces incentive’ to pirate

Developer Blizzard has told MCV that the work it has put into refining its online network Battle.net is part of the reason that recent release Starcraft II has proved so ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 9th 2010 at 5:09PM in News
Starcraft II hits 1m on day one

Starcraft II hits 1m on day one

Publisher Activision Blizzard has confirmed that last week’s new release Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty sold over 1m copies worldwide in its first 24 hours of availability.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 3rd 2010 at 3:37PM in News
Starcraft II outshines predecessor

Starcraft II outshines predecessor

Activision Blizzard’s Starcraft II is celebrating a significant victory in the UK Charts this week – but that’s not the only achievement the game is enjoying this week.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 2nd 2010 at 11:47AM in News
UK CHARTS: StarCraft II launches at No.1

UK CHARTS: StarCraft II launches at No.1

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty has debuted at No.1 in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Charts.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Aug 2nd 2010 at 11:05AM in News

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Starcraft II gets £44.99 RRP

Starcraft II gets £44.99 RRP

Publisher Activision has seemingly challenged the established norms of UK video game RRPs by apparently placing an official price of £44.99 on today’s new release Starcraft II.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 27th 2010 at 5:15PM in News
Starcraft II arrives

Starcraft II arrives

12 years on from the release of its incredibly popular predecessor, Activision Blizzard has finally released the hugely anticipated PC and Mac strategy game Starcraft II.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 27th 2010 at 12:06PM in News
StarCraft II takes flight with Korean Air

StarCraft II takes flight with Korean Air

Blizzard’s Korean arm has announced it will be working with Korean Air to promote StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jun 24th 2010 at 4:40PM in News
Blizzard: DRM is ‘a losing battle’

Blizzard: DRM is ‘a losing battle’

Developer Blizzard will use a one-off Battle.net activation as its way to safeguard upcoming release StarCraft II from piracy.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 27th 2010 at 11:17AM in News

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StarCraft II delayed to 2010

StarCraft II delayed to 2010

Activision has confirmed in its quarterly financials today that Blizzard's PC title StarCraft II will launch next year.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Aug 5th 2009 at 11:30PM in News
Starcraft II shoots into view

Starcraft II shoots into view

One of the worst kept secrets in the industry has finally been confirmed with official word on Blizzard’s upcoming Starcraft II finally seeing the light of day.

by Ben Parfitt
on May 21st 2007 at 11:30AM in News