StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty news and interesting facts

Hubert Sledziewski, 13 November 2023, 03:52

The developer of StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty says in the first two years after its release the game earned less for Blizzard than a certain mount for World of Warcraft. 'This is why companies rely on microtransactions,' he says.

Adrian Werner, 07 November 2023, 03:41

Microsoft's acquisition of Blizzard may have a very positive impact on the studio. The team is expected to receive more freedom of action, and its head does not rule out the return of less popular brands, including the StarCraft series.

Bart Swiatek, 28 December 2020, 22:19

The latest version of StarCraft: Mass Recall mod, which enables us to complete the story campaigns of the original StarCraft and the Brood War expansion using the free edition of the second installment, has been released.

Bart Swiatek, 16 October 2020, 10:03

Ten years after the launch of StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty, Blizzard Entertainment decided to limit support for the game. Developers will no longer create new paid content for the microtransaction system - collector's item boxes and commanders.

Jacob Blazewicz, 31 October 2019, 14:56

Artificial Intelligence AlphaStar has achieved another success in StarCraft II. The work of Google's DeepMind team managed to achieve a top rank in Blizzard's strategy game, outclassing 99.8% of human players.

Paul Wozniak, 24 August 2019, 21:26

Dexerto has published a list of the best earning players in eSports. A Dota 2 player leads in the ranking.

Bart Swiatek, 07 June 2019, 13:19

Blizzard Entertainment worked behind the scenes on a shooter set in the universe of the famous StarCraft RTS series. The project was cancelled after two years of development. The team wants to focus on Diablo 4 and the continuation of Overwatch.

Bart Swiatek, 26 January 2019, 10:53

Google's Artificial Intelligence team - DeepMind reported that their AlphaStar AI defeated two professional StarCraft 2 players from Team Liquid. In both cases, the games ended with a 5:0 result.

luckie, 28 July 2016, 13:18

Only a month remains before the release of StarCraft Universe. The fan-made MMO built on StarCraft II engine has now entered open beta and got an epic cinematic trailer.

luckie, 29 October 2015, 10:31

StarCraft: Mass Recall modification appeared online, introducing original StarCraft and StarCraft: Brood War campaigns remade in the sequel. The mod requires the latest version of Heart of the Swarm.