The interstellar battle between the terran, zerg, and protoss is about to consume even more of the galaxy, as Blizzard Entertainment today announced that the ultimate real-time strategy game will soon be free to play. Beginning November 14th, players around the world will get free access to the full award-winning Wings of Liberty campaign and the elite multiplayer competition of StarCraft II's ... more.

In 1998, the world was introduced to StarCraft—the groundbreaking science-fiction real-time strategy series about three unique rival species—the terrans, zerg, and protoss—locked into a perpetual war to secure their place in the galaxy. Now, 17 years later, the stunning conclusion to the StarCraft saga is almost here . . . and a new era for the ultimate competitive real-time strategy game is... more.

Blizzard Entertainment today offered the first glimpse of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, its highly anticipated conclusion to the StarCraft II trilogy, and a standalone game experience. Attendees of the company's BlizzCongaming festival were the first in the world to play Legacy of the Void, with single-player campaign missions, a new cooperative gameplay mode—Archon Mode, and multiplayer bat... more.

BlizzCon 2013, Blizzard Entertainment's two-day gaming festival, makes a long-awaited return on Friday, November 8th, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. The sold-out show celebrates all things geek, featuring sneak peeks at what's going on behind the scenes at Blizzard Entertainment. This year's BlizzCon includes discussion panels with Blizzard developers; community cosplayers; an... more.

BlizzCon 2013, Blizzard Entertainment's two-day gaming festival, makes a long-awaited return on Friday, November 8th, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. The sold-out show celebrates all things geek, featuring sneak peeks at what's going on behind the scenes at Blizzard Entertainment. This year's BlizzCon includes discussion panels with Blizzard developers; community cosplayers; and ... more.

Tickets to this year’s BlizzCon and a special pre-BlizzCon dinner to benefit Children’s Hospital of Orange County start to go on sale this week, at the following dates and times: BlizzCon 2013 Ticket Sale #1: Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. PDT BlizzCon 2013 Ticket Sale #2: Saturday, April 27 at 10 a.m. PDT BlizzCon 2013 Benefit Dinner Ticket Sale: Wednesday, May 1 at 7 p.m. PDT Would-be a... more.

Blizzard Entertainment, today announced a new StarCraft II World Championship Series for 2013 that establishes the first-ever official global ranking system for StarCraft II eSports. Operated in partnership with the world's premier eSports organizations—the Korea eSports Association (KeSPA), Ongamenet (OGN), GomTV, Major League Gaming (MLG), Turtle Entertainment (ESL), and Twitch—the WCS fe... more.

Hail to the Queen of Blades! Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today set off a global zerg invasion with the launch of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, the next chapter in the epic saga of StarCraft II. Kerrigan has arrived, and with the help of her brood, she aims to take down Arcturus Mengsk once and for all. Players can now purchase Heart of the Swarm in retail stores throughout the U.S., Canada... more.

Tune in or turn out and be absorbed into the hive mind at the global StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm launch party! Blizzard Entertainment, today shared its plans for the official Heart of the Swarm launch events taking place in the US, France, Australia, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Russia, Brazil, and Mexico starting in the evening of March 11. At each of these events, Blizzard developers ... more.

Vengeance is coming! With StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm arriving in just a few short weeks, Blizzard Entertainment is looking forward to unveiling a new trailer -- entitled "Vengeance" -- during a special live online event on Tuesday, February 26 at 12 p.m. Pacific on Twitch. Here’s what you’ll see: ● Discussion of Heart of the Swarm and the making of "Vengeance" with Blizz... more.