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Blizzard Hopes to Release Diablo 3 in 2011, but Heart of the Swarm 'Unlikely'

By Steve Watts, Feb 11, 2011 3:30pm PST

Activision's announcement that we may not see a Blizzard game released in 2011 shed serious doubt on their two known projects: Diablo 3 and...

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"They've always said if they do a console port, it will be after PC release, and that it wouldn't ..."

- yAak see all 28 comments

Try This StarCraft 2 Custom Map: Star Battle

By Brian Leahy, Jan 03, 2011 2:15pm PST

While it is still relatively early in StarCraft II's life as far as custom games go, but there's an early standout emerging on the US and EU...

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"Cry much. Thanks for the heads up shack news. Gonna check this one out."

- Motoryogurt see all 26 comments

Best of 2010 Awards: Game of the Year Runner-up

By Shack Staff, Dec 30, 2010 9:00am PST

Game of the Year Runner-up: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty The wait was definitely worth it with Blizzard's first non-World of Warcraft release...

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"I smell a bitter relic fanboy. *whaaa-whaaa-whaaa* "it is so innovative but nobody is playing it ..."

- nOpe1984 see all 63 comments

Best of 2010 Awards: PC Exclusive

By Shack Staff, Dec 29, 2010 1:00pm PST

PC Exclusive: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty It was definitely a close race between the two top games here, but in the end StarCraft II: Wings...

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"So, first place to a crippled 2000 game (gameplay wise) with 2007 graphics, and second place to ..."

- paketep see all 29 comments

Best of 2010 Awards: Strategy

By Shack Staff, Dec 28, 2010 1:00pm PST

Strategy: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Strategically, it doesn't get more intense than Blizzard's StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, especially...

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"Did none of you guys play R.U.S.E.? Easily my favourite strategy game this year after SC 2, the ..."

- Dontdrop see all 17 comments

Best of 2010 Awards: Plays Well With Others

By Shack Staff, Dec 27, 2010 2:00pm PST

Plays Well With Others (Best Multiplayer): StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Blizzard's latest real-time strategy game, StarCraft II: Wings of...

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"You realize it's not out on PC yet, right? So the DRM isn't getting in anyone's way."

- Quaunaut see all 14 comments

More StarCraft 2 Bans Handed Out for Hacking

By Brian Leahy, Nov 30, 2010 4:30pm PST

Blizzard has launched another wave of account bans for hackers and cheaters in StarCraft II, though no specifics have been revealed by the company....

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"Wow, if, for example, you don't care achivements at all, why you morally or not allow people to ..."

- Mini-d see all 36 comments

StarCraft 2 Patch Brings Bug Fix, Minor Balance Change

By Brian Leahy, Nov 09, 2010 11:00am PST

Patch 1.1.3 for Blizzard's StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is rolling out across all regions today, bringing a minor balance change, a bug fix, and...

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"maruders can only hit ground units, stalkers can hit both ground and air, maruders have ..."

- galbilover see all 20 comments

Shack PSA: Weekend eSports Line-Up

By Brian Leahy, Nov 05, 2010 12:40pm PDT

This weekend, MLG will be broadcasting its 2010 Pro Circuit finals from Dallas, Texas. The events will be streamed for free at MLGPro.com, though...

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"I am in love with pro gaming but MLG seems to be one giant commercial. I've been watching 15 ..."

- Flayra see all 13 comments

StarCraft 2 BlizzCon Custom Maps Preview

By Brian Leahy, Oct 23, 2010 11:00am PDT

As Alice reported earlier, Blizzard has announced four in-house custom maps for StarCraft II at BlizzCon 2010. They are Blizzard DOTA, Starjeweled,...

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"Hmm, Blizzard All-Stars map in Starcraft 2 would be cool. bunch of units from diablo, starcraft ..."

- kyl31212 see all 4 comments

Blizzard Explains Bans for Third Party Hacks and Cheats

By Brian Leahy, Oct 13, 2010 11:00am PDT

Last week, CheatHappens claimed that Blizzard had banned players for using its own and other third-party "trainers" in single-player campaign and...

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"You CAN cheat in singleplayer all you want, just use the built-in cheats or be offline if you ..."

- ChromeBallz see all 61 comments

BlizzCon 2010 Concert: Tenacious D with New Songs

By Brian Leahy, Oct 11, 2010 12:20pm PDT

The closing concert at BlizzCon 2010 will be headlined by Tenacious D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass), which will take the stage at the end of the...

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"I wouldn't go as far as calling myself a fan, but I've enjoyed some of their work. The musical ..."

- angry jellyfish see all 21 comments

Battle.net Authenticator Policy Changed

By Brian Leahy, Oct 08, 2010 12:40pm PDT

Blizzard has made a policy change to its Authenticator security devices and programs in an effort to better protect Battle.net game accounts....

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"Considering that you need to use an authenticator in the first place, if you compromise your ..."

- Bensam123 see all 7 comments

StarCraft 2 Lead Designer Reveals New Balance Plans

By Brian Leahy, Oct 07, 2010 11:20am PDT

Dustin Browder, lead designer of StarCraft II, has revealed some upcoming multiplayer balance changes that should be in the game's next patch....

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"0 zerg in the final 8 at IEM, but we need a year of recording data to make a decision"

- semaphore see all 98 comments

Over 5,000 StarCraft 2 Players Banned for Hacking

By Brian Leahy, Oct 01, 2010 3:00pm PDT

[Update 10/4] Blizzard has told Shacknews that these bans were handed out at the "game account level," though there have been account suspensions...

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"my point was that all that hard work was wasted on a online game, if those skills were devoted ..."

- Papptist see all 34 comments