| 22nd June–Battle Report 3 and Press Conference
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Battle Report 3 has been officially released. View it.
Blizzard is holding a press conference today starring battle.net 2.0, but the information is being kept under wraps for a week. A little info
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| 15th June–StarCraft Issue #5 Solicitation
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| DC Comics has revealed the release date, cover image and blurb of StarCraft: Issue 5. Link.
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| 12th June–Karune's Q&A Batch 52: Mapmaker Edition released
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| The newest Q&A Batch from Blizzard concerns mapmaking, mainly scripting details and the new map editor scripting language, "Galaxy". Source: Batch 52.
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| 10th June–StarCraft comic Interview
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| Simon Furman, author of the StarCraft comic series held an interview with Blizzplanet. It revealed information about the individual War Pigs and where the comic is heading, including future links to extremely important characters to the StarCraft universe. See the interview here.
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 10th June–Warcraft competition with StarCraft II gameplay
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The 2009 Warcraft Regional Finals Tournament is a competition featuring the best Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne & World of Warcraft Arena players from North America and Europe. This tournament will decide who advances to the finals to be held at BlizzCon in August
The 2009 Regional Finals is a free event: no tickets will be sold. Simply, make your way to the KOMED Meeting-Centre at the Cologne Mediapark from June 26th till June 28TH and take part in the festivities.
In addition to watching the live matches between world-class gamers, attendees will have a chance to play-test the latest version of Starcraft II in the free-play gaming area. Also available will be Wrath of the Lich King versions of World of Warcraft for those wanting to explore the features of this latest expansion.
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| 6th June–Campaign Creations Contest
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| Campaign Creations is hosting a StarCraft II beta key contest. The three winners will each win two beta keys, along with other prizes. Contest details.
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| 5th to 9th June–StarCraft Legacy Contests
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StarCraft Legacy is holding a trivia contest. The top three contestants will win a BlizzCon 2009 ticket and StarCraft II beta key. The fourth place contestant will win a beta key. Link.
Legacy is also holding a guest editorial contest. The top four winners will each win a beta key. Contest details.
Legacy is also holding a hero contest. The top four winners will each win a beta key. Contest link.
Legacy opened up a fanfiction contest. The top four winners will each win a beta key. Contest link.
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| 5th June–Guinness Book of World Record for StarCraft
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| The Guinness Book of World Records awarded StarCraft for being the best-selling RTS with 9.5 million copies sold. Link to the story.
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| 3rd June–StarCraft Wiki BlizzCon ticket and other ticket contests
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The StarCraft Wiki is hosting its own BlizzCon 2009 ticket contest, in conjunction with wikia, Diablo Wiki and WoWWiki. We're interested in your best limericks. There are three tickets up for grabs in total. Get involved at the BlizzCon Contest 2009 page!
In addition, SC2Pod is hosting their own contest for three BlizzCon tickets. Link: SC2Pod contest.
StarCraft 2 Forums is also hosting their own contest. Contestants submit a joke to their contest, and the writer of the best joke gets 2 BlizzCon tickets. Link: StarCraft 2 Forum BlizzCon ticket contest.
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| 1st June 2009–Teamliquid beta key contest
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| Teamliquid is holding a StarCraft II beta key contest for 20 beta keys. The three winners for each of the three contests: baking a StarCraft-themed cake, writing a guide or winning one of several iron man tournaments will win two beta keys each. Link: Teamliquid. See the (currently short) list of fansite beta key opportunities here.
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| 1st June 2009–StarCraft II Armory BlizzCon contest
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| StarCraft II Armory is hosting a BlizzCon 2009 ticket contest. Armory members can enter information into a raffle, and three will receive the grand prize of a BlizzCon ticket. Source and rules.
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| Mike Morhaime expects StarCraft II to be out in 2009.
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| In a webcast, Mike Morhaime, president and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, said he expected StarCraft II to launch this year, but also noted that it will only ship once the game is done. Source link.
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| 30th May 2009–BlizzCon 2009 tickets on sale
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| BlizzCon 2009 tickets went on sale at 10 AM Pacific Time (1 PM Eastern Standard Time). While waiting for tickets, buyers could play Failoc-alypse, a flash game. The tickets have sold out.
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| 21st to 23rd May 2009–Korean StarCraft II reports
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Fomos, a Korean esports website was given time to try out the observer mode of StarCraft II. They reported seven modes: none (no menus), resources (gathered resources and supply count), spending (on economy, tech and units), unit (number of units), production (units and buildings being created), army (resources spent on the army) and APM. Sources: Formos, Teamliquid translation and StarCraft Legacy.
The forum PlayXP had new information with some screenshots. Source: [1].
Game Meca also had new information and screenshots: Protoss, Zerg and Terrans.
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| 23rd May, 2009–Blizzard announced Global Writing Contest Winners
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| Blizzard Entertainment announced the winners, runners-up and honorable mentions. The winner gets a trip to Blizzard headquarters. Some of the stories may go up on their webiste. Source: Battle.net forums.
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| StarCraft Legacy Fansite Q&A with Blizzard
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| StarCraft Legacy posted their exclusive Q&A with Blizzard Entertainment. Source: StarCraft Legacy.
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| 7th May 2009–StarCraft II beta this summer!
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by President and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, Mike Morhaime
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This summer we will beta testing, this phase will signal the final stretch of development. During the Starcraft II beta test we'll begin external testing of our new Battle.net including some features that are designed to connect all future Blizzard games. This includes new tools that will make it easier for players to communicate with each other between games. We are also introducing a centralize system that would let players manage of all their Blizzard entertainment games and future games in one place without having to remember multiple sets of log in information.
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| 6th May 2009–Beta Opt-in Updated
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by Xordiah
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The StarCraft II beta-test period is coming in the months ahead! If you’d like a chance to participate, now’s the time to let us know. Simply log in to your Battle.net account (https://www.battle.net/login/login.xml), and click “Beta Profile Settings” to go through the new beta opt-in process and upload a snapshot of your system specs. During this process, you’ll also have the opportunity to opt in to future betas for other Blizzard Entertainment games. Please note that even if you’ve opted in to our betas previously, you’ll need to complete this new process and upload your current system specs to have a chance to be invited.
For more information, see the FAQ below -- or create a Battle.net account (http://www.battle.net/) to opt in now. If you have an unused beta code from BlizzCon 2008 or WWI 2008, visit this site (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/misc/beta-signup.html) to enter your code.
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| 6th May 2009 – Blizzard interview and updated images
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| The StarCraft Wiki is part of Blizzard's fansite program. As part of it, we have posted an official interview with Blizzard's lead producer Chris Sigaty on how the imminent StarCraft II beta will play out. The interview came with updated images for the zerg queen and spawning pool.
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| Tokyopop previews the StarCraft: Frontline: War-Torn
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| Tokyopop presented a preview of War-Torn today. Source: Blizzplanet
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| 5th May 2009 – BlizzCon 2009 tickets on sale soon
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| BlizzCon 2009 tickets will be on sale for $125 on May 16th and a second wave will be available May 30th. The event will be televised online, Pay Per View, with DIRECTV. Source: Press Release.
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| 24th April 2009 – StarCraft comic issue #1 preview
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| See the preview for StarCraft Issue 1 at MTV!
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| 22nd April 2009 – Starfeeder Q&A released
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| StarCraft fansite Starfeeder released their Q&A with Dustin Browder, including the reveal of a new zerg unit, the brood lord. See it at Starfeeder's blog.
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| 20th April 2009 – StarCraft Comic Issue #3 Announced
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The third issue of the StarCraft comic has been announced.
Dark secrets are unearthed when a malign alien force from beyond the grave is unleashed aboard the ship General Lee and threatens to tear the War Pigs apart from within! As the search for Jim Raynor gathers pace, a team member's dark and blood-soaked past is laid bare, beginning a spiral of terror that pits War Pig against War Pig. Continue the journey into the extended galaxy of the best-selling video game! Source: [2].
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| 16th April 2009 – Battle Report II released
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| Battle Report II has been released. Link.
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| 15th April 2009 – Karune listing fansite Q&As
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| Karune posts the new fansite Q&As on the battle.net forums. The first Q&A is from Teamliquid.
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| 13th April 2009 – Blizzard Theme Park Winners
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| The Blizzard Theme Park contest winners were announced, and they are set to receive beta keys. The StarCraft-related winners include Christina Marie DeLong who won the overall prize. Her park includes a terran combat simulator. There's also a StarCraft-themed park winner. Source: Battle.net forum
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