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We have added three new pieces of artwork,
two new screenshots, and one
new wallpaper.
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We have added a new planet bio, Mar Sara.
The Sara system was initially catalogued by freelance prospectors and colonized by an expedition from Tarsonis several years later. Mar Sara formed the eighth of the thirteen core colonies of the Terran Confederacy. The Sara system was unusual for having two habitable planets, but Mar Sara was always a backwater colony compared to the more prosperous Chau Sara.We have also added two new pieces of artwork and six new screenshots.
Mar Sara was one of the first planets to be infested by the zerg when they appeared in terran space. It was also the first planet on which the Confederates fought the advancing Swarm to any significant extent, although most of the actual fighting was done by local militia forces.
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We recently answered a number of questions from the community regarding StarCraft II. Check out
part 42 of the Q&A, along with
the StarCraft II Q&A archive
in the Battle.net forums.
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The Warcraft III 2008 invitational ladder has begun. We will be inviting the top players from each regional ladder to compete. Please refer to the
FAQ and
Rules for information and guidelines about this year's competition. Good luck!
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Warcraft III 2008 Tournament - Last Year's Top Performers
We're pleased to announce the top two performers from last year's tournament for each region:
Americas: nilknarf, KiWiKaKi
Europe: ToD, Creolophus
Asia: Moon, Remind
Based on their performance, these players have automatically qualified for their respective regional qualifier event. They will join the top-six-ranked players from each region's invitational ladder to form the final lineups. Congratulations and good luck!
We're pleased to announce the top two performers from last year's tournament for each region:
Americas: nilknarf, KiWiKaKi
Europe: ToD, Creolophus
Asia: Moon, Remind
Based on their performance, these players have automatically qualified for their respective regional qualifier event. They will join the top-six-ranked players from each region's invitational ladder to form the final lineups. Congratulations and good luck!
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We recently answered a number of questions from the community regarding StarCraft II. Check out
part 41 of the Q&A, along with
the StarCraft II Q&A archive
in the Battle.net forums.
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The Warcraft III 2008 Tournament is now underway and competitors are furiously climbing the ladder. Below is the schedule for the tournament:
LaddersOpen: June 30 - July 11
Invitational: July 21 - August 8
Regional Finals
Korea: August 16-17 in Seoul, South Korea
North America: September 6-7 in Boston, Massachusetts
Europe: September 6-7 in Madrid, Spain
Global Finals
BlizzCon: October 10-11 in Anaheim, California
For more detailed information, please visit the FAQ and Rules pages.
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The Warcraft III 2008 open ladder has now ended. We will be inviting the top players from each regional ladder to compete in the invitational ladder. Please refer to the FAQ and Rules pages for information and guidelines about this year's competition. Good luck!
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We're excited to announce that our planned team-up with Activision, first made public back in December 2007, is now a reality. All regulatory and shareholder approvals have been granted, meaning Blizzard Entertainment -- along with the other companies that made up Vivendi Games -- is now part of a new organization called Activision Blizzard.
While this transition doesn't impact our games, websites, personnel, day-to-day operations, or development philosophies, the combined resources of Activision Blizzard will make it easier than ever for us to deliver the best games possible to our players around the world. For more information, please check out our Activision Blizzard FAQ.
While this transition doesn't impact our games, websites, personnel, day-to-day operations, or development philosophies, the combined resources of Activision Blizzard will make it easier than ever for us to deliver the best games possible to our players around the world. For more information, please check out our Activision Blizzard FAQ.
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StarCraft: Brood War and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne are coming to the 2008 Digital Games worldwide tournament as part of the real-time strategy (RTS) category.
Digital Games is a worldwide online tournament featuring competition in thirteen titles, with the best players receiving permanent online medals. Participants can represent their countries on ladders in five different worldwide regions, and can win medals at the country, region, and world levels. Top gamers may also have the chance to attend the Digital Games Grand Final event in China as part of the Olympic Games welcome events.
Ladder play is already underway, so you can sign up and put your skills to the test by visiting the Digital Games site at http://dg.ggl.com.
Digital Games is a worldwide online tournament featuring competition in thirteen titles, with the best players receiving permanent online medals. Participants can represent their countries on ladders in five different worldwide regions, and can win medals at the country, region, and world levels. Top gamers may also have the chance to attend the Digital Games Grand Final event in China as part of the Olympic Games welcome events.
Ladder play is already underway, so you can sign up and put your skills to the test by visiting the Digital Games site at http://dg.ggl.com.
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Learn more about StarCraft II's main characters and their complex intertwining stories in the character biography of Zeratul, the second installment of our StarCraft II character biography series. We have also added one new piece of artwork and five new screenshots.
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We're pleased to announce the 2008 Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Battle.net ladder tournament. The upcoming competition will follow a similar format to the previous ones, using three invitational ladders hosted on the Kalimdor, Northrend, and Azeroth realms, each initially populated on an invitation-only basis by the world's most established and successful Warcraft III players. Each will function as a standard Battle.net solo ladder, with their own rankings displays and map pools. For more information and details on the tournament, please check out the FAQ.
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With this past weekend's announcement of
Diablo III, now is the perfect time to revisit the dark fantasy world of Sanctuary (or check it out for the first time). The Diablo II ladder was recently reset, wiping the slate clean and kicking off a new rush to level 99. In addition, the newly released patch 1.12a lets you play without having the Diablo II CD in the drive. To download the patch, either connect to Battle.net or visit the Patch Download page, and be sure to read the
patch notes for further instructions.
Diablo II and its expansion, Lord of Destruction, are also now available for direct download via our online store, making it easy to replace lost CDs or to introduce the game to friends. You can also visit the Arreat Summit for Diablo II resources and information, including detailed item listings, formulae, build templates, and more.
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