Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm News

Professional eSports organisation Evil Geniuses releases StarCraft II player IdrA; states it cannot support players who do not show due respect for the community.

Blizzard and MLG respond to controversy over recent World Championship Series qualifiers.

Peer Schneider discusses recent sale of IGN Pro League to Warcraft studio; "The idea behind IPL and what it stood for over the last two years doesn't make sense in our current focus area."

Warcraft studio confirms buyout of IPL; several staffers will head to Blizzard to support existing games and to work on eSports team.

When asked if long-dormant StarCraft spin-off might ever be released, Blizzard says "maybe."

Tickets to this year's BlizzCon in Anaheim to be made available in two batches in April.

Developer reveals overhaul to World Championship Series; cofounder Mike Morhaime discusses changes.

Blizzard cofounder Mike Morhaime says StarCraft II growth outside Korea has been a "big surprise."

What Aussie gaming news went down this week? We round up the happenings in one handy post, presented in glorious chronological format!

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