Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty News

Tricia Helfer starring in Starcraft II
BlizzCon 2009: With the Wings of Liberty beta test expected this year, Blizzard discusses the background story behind its popular sci-fi RTS; Battlestar Galactica star to lend voice to game.
News - Posted Aug 22, 2009 10:25 pm GMT
Pardo parses the new Battle.net
BlizzCon 2009: Blizzard VP of game design reveals persistent profiles, premium Starcraft II maps, more for Blizzard's online service.
News - Posted Aug 22, 2009 4:56 am GMT
BlizzCon 2009 kicks off with Cataclysm
[UPDATE] BlizzCon 2009: World of Warcraft expansion announced at Blizzard's annual expo; goblins, Worgen werewolf race to be playable, level cap raised to 85; Diablo III monk class announced; first trailer inside.
News - Posted Aug 21, 2009 7:24 pm GMT
Activision Blizzard's billion-dollar quarter beats expectations
$1.038 billion in revs yield $195 million in profit for Call of Duty, World of Warcraft publisher; Starcraft II delayed to "first half of 2010"; Modern Warfare 2 most preordered game to date; COD4 sells 14 million; new James Bond, Spider-Man, post-Ride Tony Hawk next year.
News - Posted Aug 5, 2009 11:10 pm GMT
Starcraft II officially delayed to 2010
Following wide speculation, Blizzard Entertainment confirms heavily anticipated PC sci-fi RTS will now ship during the first half of next year.
News - Posted Aug 5, 2009 9:44 pm GMT
Blizzard prepares for 'Cataclysm'
World of Warcraft maker files trademark application for dramatic disaster term on everything from computer games to greeting cards.
News - Posted Jul 1, 2009 11:13 pm GMT
Downloads stoking game-industry growth for next decade - Analyst
Wedbush Morgan Securities' Michael Pachter assesses gaming biz from top to bottom; expects World of Starcraft, high-def Wii by early 2011.
News - Posted Jun 30, 2009 11:35 pm GMT
Starcraft II jettisons LAN support
Blizzard confirms anticipated sci-fi RTS will skip local multiplayer due to piracy, quality concerns.
News - Posted Jun 30, 2009 7:45 pm GMT
XBLA, PopCap vet caught in Blizzard
[UPDATE] Former Xbox Live Arcade boss, casual publisher executive Greg Canessa joins WOW maker as Battle.net project director.
News - Posted May 12, 2009 5:55 pm GMT
Guitar Hero tops $2 billion, Activision Blizzard earns $981 million in Q1
Rhythm franchise only third series to top lifetime-sales milestone; COD4 sales hit 13 million; World Tour, Lich King top multiplatform, PC charts for quarter; MMORPG revenues more than $100 million per month.
News - Posted May 7, 2009 9:50 pm GMT
Starcraft II beta sign-ups begin, 'summer' date set
[UPDATE] Testing phase for Blizzard Entertainment's heavily anticipated PC RTS game just weeks away, "phase will signal the final stretch of development," says Mike Morhaime.
News - Posted May 7, 2009 12:37 am GMT
Expanded BlizzCon 2009 coming in August
Blizzard confab descends on the Anaheim Convention Center two months earlier than last year; fans to flood four expo halls.
News - Posted Feb 17, 2009 6:20 pm GMT
Activision Blizzard posts Q4 loss despite record revs
[UPDATE] Call of Duty: WAW, Guitar Hero World Tour, and Wrath of the Lich King help mint $2.3 billion in three months; megapublisher still loses $72 million but rules out "mass layoffs"; Wii DJ Hero confirmed for this year, Starcraft II beta coming in "next few months"; Modern Warfare 2 officially official.
News - Posted Feb 11, 2009 10:08 pm GMT
Blizzard freezing out E3
Reps say World of Warcraft publisher skipping June event entirely, dashing hopes of playable Diablo III and Starcraft II on show floor.
News - Posted Feb 5, 2009 11:20 pm GMT
Massive ads brew for Blizzard, Activision
Microsoft-owned ad network signs multiyear agreement with World of Warcraft house for company's Web sites, Battle.net; extends deal with Guitar Hero publisher.
News - Posted Dec 4, 2008 12:19 am GMT
Video Q&A: Blizzard's Pearce, Pardo whip up storm
MMORPG barons tell GameSpot the fabled WOW-killer will be internally developed, address PC piracy and Starcraft II's trifurcation.
News - Posted Oct 17, 2008 11:31 pm GMT
Next MMOG no WOW competitor, Diablo III post-Starcraft II
Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime tells Wired next massively multiplayer project will be so "different" it won't compete with World of Warcraft; VP Rob Pardo says upcoming dungeon-crawler won't hit until after interstellar RTS.
News - Posted Oct 17, 2008 2:13 am GMT
BlizzCon 2008: Starcraft II split into trilogy
Blizzard's Rob Pardo reveals sci-fi RTS will now be three separate products; Terran campaign Wings of Liberty will arrive first.
News - Posted Oct 11, 2008 12:12 am GMT
BlizzCon 2008: Blizzard greets its horde
World of Warcraft maker delivers opening remarks at annual convention, unveils wizard class in Diablo III and talks up first-ever Starcraft II tourney.
News - Posted Oct 10, 2008 7:03 pm GMT
Blizzard raffling additional BlizzCon tix
World of Warcraft purveyor makes room for an additional 3,000 fans at its annual exhibition in Anaheim, taking place October 10 to 11.
News - Posted Aug 14, 2008 9:32 pm GMT