Starcraft

After so many years, we’ve all just about given up hope for a sequel to Starcraft 2, so we might as well have as much fun with this entry as possible. While there is significant depth on the multiplayer and even some great expansions, dedicated players have no doubt hit a wall in terms of how much fun they can have through normal means. That’s when triggering some handy cheats can breathe some new life into this master class of an RTS. We’ve gathered all the necessary resources to build you the definitive list of…

Active development on Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard's MOBA starring heroes and villains from across its iconic game franchises, ended in 2022, but one group of dedicated fans is bringing the game back in a big way.It's called Resurgence of the Storm, and it's a free mod for Blizzard's own Starcraft 2, albeit one that completely transforms the RTS into something that is near indistinguishable from the official Blizzard-made version of Heroes of the Storm. Unlike Heroes of the Storm, which is still playable…

Bohemia Interactive has revealed Silica, a sci-fi game that will blend overhead real-time strategy with first-person shooter action. Set to launch through Steam Early Access for PC, Silica‘s Steam page describes the game as a “crossover” between real-time strategy (RTS) and first-person shooter (FPS) genres. Set on the desert planet of Baltarus, players will be able to pick between fighting as an infantry unit in first-person, or stepping into the Commander role for a top-down strategic view. While infantry units will…

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard (source: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)China games company NetEase Inc. has rejected a proposal from World of Warcraft creator Activision Blizzard to temporarily extend its partnership while the U.S. company seeks a new partner, calling the proposed terms "unequal and unfair" in an escalating public spat. Blizzard said in November that its 14-year partnership with NetEase was set to end, spelling the imminent withdrawal of games such as World of Warcraft, the Starcraft series, and Overwatch…

Xbox chief Phil Spencer has said he wants to talk about reviving the iconic StarCraft series following Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Back in January, Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard in a deal worth a reported £50billion. Despite investigations into the merger by industry bodies, Microsoft are still “very, very confident” the deal will go ahead. And Xbox chief Phil Spencer is already thinking about what he can do with Activision Blizzard’s large catalogue of IPs. Earlier this week, he confirmed…

You can also pick up Recompile A StarCraft: Remastered free download is front and center for this newest Prime Gaming update: set to arrive at the start of August. As Prime Gaming continues to shuffle in new games alongside of other publisher-driven services, Amazon Prime subscibers have new games to claim. Several are relatively unknown, a few are higher-profile indies (comparatively), and the one Amazon chose to put front and center is StarCraft: Remastered. Not paying for a Blizzard game sounds pretty great right…

In 2020, Starcraft 2 production director Tim Morten left Blizzard to start Frost Giant Studios. At Summer Game Fest, he finally showed off what he and his team have been working on for the past two years. We got our first look at Stormgate, a new free-to-play real-time strategy game that runs on Unreal Engine 5. Morten didn't share too many details on the project but said the game would feature two races at launch.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLMEIMCmS44 Frost Giant features some serious talent. In addition to…