Starcraft Archives

Blizzard Entertainment Reveals Their July "From the Vault" Exclusives
A new set of limited edition Concept Art Prints have also been revealed with Firelord Zul'jin from Heroes of the Storm, Annoy-o-Tron from Hearthstone, and Kerrigan from StarCraft Each of these prints will only be released for the month of July, and they will also have a 30th Anniversary embroidery The fun of the "From[...]
World Video Game Hall Of Fame Announces Reveals Class Of 2021
The Class of 2021 will be Animal Crossing, Microsoft Flight Simulator, StarCraft, and Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? All four will be inducted into the hall digitally as there's no ceremony scheduled in these pandemic times We have quotes from members of the organization about each game from this morning's announcement, as well[...]
Blizzard Officially Announces BlizzConline For February 2021
There will be a primary channel as well as channels for World Of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Diablo, Overwatch, and Strategy (which is the defacto home for StarCraft) Interesting to note, nothing for Heroes of the Storm, nor anything for retro games like they had last year, and nothing specific for any esports competitions The two-day schedule[...]
Beast Kingdom Announces Cancellation of Blizzard Collectibles
Six collectibles in total have been removed from their site with 2 Dynamic 8ction Heroes from World of Warcraft, 2 statues from Starcraft 2, and 2 statues from Hearthstone We covered each of these products here on Bleeding Cool, and it's sad to see them not make it to collector's homes This sort of stuff[...]
Blizzard Gear Fest Pins Have Arrived! Let’s Check Them Out
There are 10 characters in total that you can get with: Sigma (Overwatch) Ana (Overwatch) Brigitte (Overwatch) Thrall (World of Warcraft) Valeera Sanguinar (World of Warcraft) Deckard Cain (Diablo) Lilith (Diablo) Jim Raynor (Starcraft) Demon Hunter (Hearthstone) Janitor Leoric (Heroes of the Storm) #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Each of[...]
"StarCraft: Ghost" Finally Leaked in Playable Form
Credit: Blizzard If you're a gaming fan, there's no doubt you've heard about StarCraft: Ghost a time or two The now-defunct project was supposed to be a major turning point for Blizzard when it came to 3D action titles, but the game was canceled before it could ever leave the station. Now, it looks like a playable[...]
The "StarCraft II" War Chest: BlizzCon 2019 Is Officially Live
Blizzard has officially brought back the StarCraft II War Chest for BlizzCon 2019, complete with new skins and new ways to earn freebies until the World Championship Series Finals The Terrans, Protoss, and Zerg each have their own War Chest available for purchase, or you can get all three with the Warchest Complete Bundle There's[...]
Checking Out Some of Blizzard's SDCC Exclusives Form This Year
Fans of Overwatch, Hearthstone, Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, and so many other mega-properties flock over there to chat up the team, participate in demos, and pick up exclusive merchandise This stuff always goes fast, and Blizzard not only brings exclusives, they feature collectibles and more that debut for purchase at the show They were kind enough[...]
Blizzard Entertainment Releases "StarCraft: Cartooned" This Week
Blizzard Entertainment has released a new game this week that you might be familiar with as StarCraft: Cartooned has appeared in their store To be very clear about what this is, you're essentially buying the original StarCraft with the single-player campaign with a brand new cartooned skin added to the game Every unit, structure, map,[...]
UNIQLO Shows Off A New Blizzard Entertainment Collection
The new gear has shirts and designs from Overwatch, Diablo, Starcraft, World of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm, and Hearthstone for your gaming choices You can now check out all of these designs on their shop, but we have images and some descriptions for you here if you'd like to see what they have in[...]
Dark Horse and Blizzard to Debut StarCraft: Soldiers at NYCC
The StarCraft universe is going to get an expansion from Dark Horse Comics this year as they will debut StarCraft: Soldiers at New York Comic Con this year The new series is going to be headed up by writers Jody Houser (Stranger Things, Star Wars) and Andrew R Robinson (Overwatch Anthology), with artwork provided by Miguel Sepulveda (Lone[...]
StarCraft II is Adding a Paid Custom Map Marketplace
If you recall, all the way back in 2009, Blizzard announced that they'd be adding a custom map marketplace for StarCraft II, but then never actually got around to releasing such a thing Now, 9 years later, StarCraft II's arcade which already allows players to create and play custom maps, will allow players to buy premium fan-made[...]
Firebat Blaze is the Next Character Coming to Heroes of the Storm
Blizzard has announced that Firebat Blaze from StarCraft is making the jump to the mash-up game, Heroes of the Storm. Blaze will take off in the game in January, but past that, details are a little light. What we do know from the description of the trailer is that he is a: a dual-incinerator cannon wielding Warrior who excels[...]
Admiral Stukov
The infestation from Starcraft spread more into the Nexus as Heroes of the Storm adds their newest support hero, Stukov, Infested Admiral Blizzard has put together this spotlight video to show case the characters history and some of the game play fans can look forward to. Alexei Stukov was a human from Earth He was the[...]
StarCraft Remastered Will Be Here In August
Do you miss the original StarCraft? Do you sit back and think of the good old days when PC games could fit on disks? Well, you can finally relive the original StarCraft in remastered format on August 14th StarCraft: Remastered is alovingly crafted modernization of the award-winning sci-fi real-time strategy game whcih includes a variety[...]
You Can Now Get The Original 'Starcraft' For Free From Blizzard
It's an interesting time of year for Blizzard to be throwing their own Christmas party, but that's what they're doing today. In preparation for the upcoming remastered version of StarCraft: Brood War, you can get both PC and Mac versions of the original game and the expansion, completely free from the company right now[...]
David Kim Of Starcraft II Is Moving On To Work On A Different Project At Blizzard
David Kim was originally a top-ranked StarCraft player who worked at Relic Entertainment He moved on over to Blizzard when they announced that they'd be creating StarCraft II He mostly ended up using his experience as a player in the original to help balance and design StarCraft II's gameplay. He announced this weekend on Blizzard's battle.net forums that he would[...]
Blizzard Is Remastering The Original Starcraft
Blizzard has announced that they will be released a remastered version of the original Starcraft RTS game from 1998 The game the helped launch Esports They're updating the graphics to 4K UHD, they'll have 13 supported languages, play on both LAN and On-line and run the classic campaigns The game was announced earlier today by[...]
Blizzard Adds Some Grade A Cute To Heroes Of The Storm
The newest hero to enter the Nexus comes from Blizzard's military science fiction strategy game, Starcraft The company announced that Probius will be a playable character in Heroes of the Storm Seems the little fella just wants to prove himself, using his ability to summon pylons to use against the enemy. After a run of World[...]
Heroes Of The Storm Unlocks The Full Roster This Weekend
And they come from all of the different universes that Blizzard has created: World of Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo and Overwatch Sometimes it's a bit overwhelming to see all the character and to know which ones you should try to get If that is what's happening to you, then you'll want to fire up your game[...]
The Third Nova Covert Ops Mission Pack For Starcraft Drops Tuesday
But he resilience and strength got her through and she ended up in the Ghost Academy where she was trained to use both her mental abilities and skills with weapons and fighting to become an amazing operative. The Domnion Ghost is one of the Starcraft characters to be included in the Heroes of the Storm MOBA[...]
Starcraft Previews Co-Op Commander Alexei Stukov
Not to be outdone by all the other announcements, Starcraft  had a preview for their new Co-Op Commander Alexei Stukov There will also be a third and final mission pack, a new map and new comics coming out including digital comics you can get in starchests Also, Google announced the latest Deep Mind project will[...]
Unboxing The Blizzcon 2016 Goodie Box
If you are heading down there and want the box to be a surprise, then don't watch the video below. If you are not familiar with Blizzcon, it's the annual convention in Anaheim put on by Blizzard Entertainment, the company that makes World of Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm and Overwatch It's also[...]
Netflix Picks Up Skylander Academy From Activision Blizzard Studios
Additional voice talent includes The Diamond Minecart, Susan Sarandon, Daniel Wu, Parker Posey, James Hetfield, Catherine O'Hara, Bobcat Goldthwait, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jonny Rees, Harland Williams and Richard Horvitz. Futurama writer Eric Rogers serves as showrunner, with Activision Blizzard Studios co-presidents Stacey Sher and Nick van Dyk executive producing alongside Sander Schwartz, who previously produced The Batman,[...]