StarCraft 2 News Archive

  • Blizzard Entertainment CEO Mike Morhaime built additional supply depots to feed the entire WCS Korea Season 1 audience with Papa Johns Pizza. A Papa Johns Pizza delivery guy entered the arena and walked to the first row of seats to deliver a pizza to Mike Morhaime. Suddenly, the big screen showed a load of pizza boxes for the entire audience resting in the back of the room. Mike Morhaime won the heart and the thanks...

    GOMTV – Mike Morhaime Buys Pizza for the WCS Korea Season 1 eSports Audience

    Blizzard Entertainment CEO Mike Morhaime built additional supply depots to feed the entire WCS Korea Season 1 audience with Papa Johns Pizza. A Papa Johns Pizza delivery guy entered the arena and walked to the first row of seats to deliver a pizza to Mike Morhaime. Suddenly, the big screen showed a load of pizza boxes for the entire audience resting in the back of the room. Mike Morhaime won the heart and the thanks...

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  • Our old friend Robert Clotworthy (voice of Jim Raynor) is auctioning the 9 (of 10) signed StarCraft II Jim Raynor Action Figure. At the time of this posting, bids are currently up at $213. As a reminder, all the money will be donated to the winner’s choice of non-profit charity organization. What does the winner get back other than a signed action figure box? Glad you asked deep in your mind. Read the original eBay...

    Robert Clotworthy Auctions 9 (of 10) StarCraft II Series 1 Jim Raynor Action Figure

    Our old friend Robert Clotworthy (voice of Jim Raynor) is auctioning the 9 (of 10) signed StarCraft II Jim Raynor Action Figure. At the time of this posting, bids are currently up at $213. As a reminder, all the money will be donated to the winner’s choice of non-profit charity organization. What does the winner get back other than a signed action figure box? Glad you asked deep in your mind. Read the original eBay...

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  • Kinda amusing the StarCraft II April’s Fool joke concerning the Warhound unit playable by Terran, Zerg and Protoss meshed smoothly with today’s Project Blackstone Twitter update. Dr. Helek Branamoor: I can’t make any sense of those last transmissions from the Dominion. Please clarify. Adjutant 33-27: Yes, Dr. Branamoor. The signal strength was unexpectedly low, but most of the information is intact. Adjutant 33-27: ‘BEGIN MESSAGE: ALL DOMINION FORCES BE ON LOOKOUT FOR MISSING TRANSPORT CRAFT.’...

    Project Blackstone – April’s Fool Joke

    Kinda amusing the StarCraft II April’s Fool joke concerning the Warhound unit playable by Terran, Zerg and Protoss meshed smoothly with today’s Project Blackstone Twitter update. Dr. Helek Branamoor: I can’t make any sense of those last transmissions from the Dominion. Please clarify. Adjutant 33-27: Yes, Dr. Branamoor. The signal strength was unexpectedly low, but most of the information is intact. Adjutant 33-27: ‘BEGIN MESSAGE: ALL DOMINION FORCES BE ON LOOKOUT FOR MISSING TRANSPORT CRAFT.’...

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  • This is NOT an April’s Fools alert. J!NX is running a risky but serious promo through April 1-5. Several T-shirts, Caps, Polos and Hoodies are now 35% off. There are 17 pages worth of products that qualify to this promo. I just ordered two hats, the promo did work after checkout. Among them I see the Diablo III Tyrael and Demon Hunter hoodie (now $45-46), the World of Warcraft Monk and Pandaren hoodie, even the...

    Easter 2013 Promo: JINX T-Shirts, Caps, and Hoodies 35% Off

    This is NOT an April’s Fools alert. J!NX is running a risky but serious promo through April 1-5. Several T-shirts, Caps, Polos and Hoodies are now 35% off. There are 17 pages worth of products that qualify to this promo. I just ordered two hats, the promo did work after checkout. Among them I see the Diablo III Tyrael and Demon Hunter hoodie (now $45-46), the World of Warcraft Monk and Pandaren hoodie, even the...

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  • Today Project Blackstone definitely broke the pattern posting Twitter entries four days in a row. The 15th Anniversary of StarCraft is in two days — Sunday, March 31st. The Warhound is on the spotlight in this Twitter update. Yesterday, a new short story titled Command Performance by Alex Irvine appeared in the official StarCraft II website featuring the Warhound. Dr. Daniel Rothfuss: I’ve been over your Warhound modifications – some impressive attempts at streamlining here,...

    Project Blackstone – Warhound

    Today Project Blackstone definitely broke the pattern posting Twitter entries four days in a row. The 15th Anniversary of StarCraft is in two days — Sunday, March 31st. The Warhound is on the spotlight in this Twitter update. Yesterday, a new short story titled Command Performance by Alex Irvine appeared in the official StarCraft II website featuring the Warhound. Dr. Daniel Rothfuss: I’ve been over your Warhound modifications – some impressive attempts at streamlining here,...

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  • Project Blackstone Twitter entries usually get posted every 2-4 days. Sometimes two days in a row at most. It’s the fourth Twitter entry in a row, a change in the pattern, which makes me think the increase is tied as a silent countdown to the StarCraft 15th Anniversary (March 31). I might be wrong, so don’t get your hopes too high. We’ll have to wait and see. Dr. Warren Held: Everything set up for the...

    Project Blackstone – Biolab 4 Incident

    Project Blackstone Twitter entries usually get posted every 2-4 days. Sometimes two days in a row at most. It’s the fourth Twitter entry in a row, a change in the pattern, which makes me think the increase is tied as a silent countdown to the StarCraft 15th Anniversary (March 31). I might be wrong, so don’t get your hopes too high. We’ll have to wait and see. Dr. Warren Held: Everything set up for the...

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  • I have a feeling Project Blackstone and the StarCraft 15th Anniversary are tied somehow. Out of the blue, I have seen Project Blackstone characters tweet several times throughout the day on the 25th, 26th, and today 27th. A few days ago, Cameron Dayton was upgraded to Senior Story Developer. On March 22, 2013, Blizzard Entertainment celebrated the 15th Anniversary early, last week, toasting and showering each other with dozens of bottles of champagne. Something curious...

    Project Blackstone – Winlaleah Martine from StarCraft: Ghost Academy

    I have a feeling Project Blackstone and the StarCraft 15th Anniversary are tied somehow. Out of the blue, I have seen Project Blackstone characters tweet several times throughout the day on the 25th, 26th, and today 27th. A few days ago, Cameron Dayton was upgraded to Senior Story Developer. On March 22, 2013, Blizzard Entertainment celebrated the 15th Anniversary early, last week, toasting and showering each other with dozens of bottles of champagne. Something curious...

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  • The StarCraft-themed Project Blackstone transmedia continues the saga this week with more Twitter entries. March 25 Major Lee Treicher: @Adjutant3327 What’s the ETA on our supply frigate? Adjutant 33-27: @LeeTreicher The captain has estimated they will arrive within the hour. Major Lee Treicher: @Adjutant3327 Good, my team and I are heading there now. Adjutant 33-27: Security code received. Adjutant 33-27: Gate 03 online. Pressurized adapters and berthing arms prepped for arrival of frigate, “Palomino”. Adjutant...

    Project Blackstone – Mysterious Cargo

    The StarCraft-themed Project Blackstone transmedia continues the saga this week with more Twitter entries. March 25 Major Lee Treicher: @Adjutant3327 What’s the ETA on our supply frigate? Adjutant 33-27: @LeeTreicher The captain has estimated they will arrive within the hour. Major Lee Treicher: @Adjutant3327 Good, my team and I are heading there now. Adjutant 33-27: Security code received. Adjutant 33-27: Gate 03 online. Pressurized adapters and berthing arms prepped for arrival of frigate, “Palomino”. Adjutant...

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  • The 2013 Game Developers Conference will take place in San Francisco, CA through March 25-29 (Expo dates: March 27-29). The Moscone Center 747 Howard Street, between 3rd and 4th streets San Francisco, CA 94103 Blizzard Entertainment has a strong presence at the GDC, as usual, with several developers from all three franchises. Those who wish to visit the Blizzard Entertainment booth it may be found at the Business Center (North Hall) booth BMR101. It’s always...

    GDC 2013 Sessions: Blizzard Entertainment Speakers

    The 2013 Game Developers Conference will take place in San Francisco, CA through March 25-29 (Expo dates: March 27-29). The Moscone Center 747 Howard Street, between 3rd and 4th streets San Francisco, CA 94103 Blizzard Entertainment has a strong presence at the GDC, as usual, with several developers from all three franchises. Those who wish to visit the Blizzard Entertainment booth it may be found at the Business Center (North Hall) booth BMR101. It’s always...

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  • Blizzard Entertainment Rob Pardo announced at PAX East a team of 15 developers was created exclusively to develop Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft planned to launch beta testing this Summer. No one expected Blizzard to announce a free to play CCG game. The game is slated for beta this summer and will be released later this year (2013). It will be released in PC and Mac first with an iPad release coming shortly after. No current...

    PAX East – Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Press Kit

    Blizzard Entertainment Rob Pardo announced at PAX East a team of 15 developers was created exclusively to develop Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft planned to launch beta testing this Summer. No one expected Blizzard to announce a free to play CCG game. The game is slated for beta this summer and will be released later this year (2013). It will be released in PC and Mac first with an iPad release coming shortly after. No current...

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