26th May 2009–Batch 51 tomorrow, and Death Animations
21st to 23rd May 2009–Korean StarCraft II reports
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.
23rd May, 2009–Blizzard announced Global Writing Contest Winners
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.
23rd May, 2009–Tokyopop previews Ghost Academy art
StarCraft Legacy Fansite Q&A with Blizzard
StarCraft Legacy posted their exclusive Q&A with Blizzard Entertainment. Source:
StarCraft Legacy.
19th May 2009–Fansites giving away BlizzCon 2009 tickets
18th May 2009–StarCraft comic issue 4 submission
16th May 2009–BlizzCon tickets on sale
8th May 2009–German interview with Dustin Browder
 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
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.
Tokyopop previews the StarCraft: Frontline: War-Torn
5th May 2009 – BlizzCon 2009 tickets on sale soon
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.
3rd May 2009 – Frontline Volume 3 Preview
1st May 2009 Blue Roundup
1st May 2009 – SC2Pod Q&A 3
30th April 2009 – April 30th Blue Roundup
29th April 2009 – April 29th Blue Roundup
24th April 2009 – StarCraft comic issue #1 preview
22nd April 2009 – Starfeeder Q&A released
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.
20th April 2009 – StarCraft Comic Issue #3 Announced
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].
16th April 2009 – Battle Report II released
15th April 2009 – Wings of Liberty collector's edition
15th April 2009 – Karune listing fansite Q&As
13th April 2009 – Blizzard Theme Park Winners
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 forum12th April 2009 – StarCraft: Ghost: Spectres description
