The Battle.net World Championship

which will take place later this year, will be the culmination of more than 30 eSports events run by Blizzard and tournament organizers.

Friday, July 20, 2012

MLG Summer Starcraft II Arena begins today.

The Major League Gaming 2012 Summer Arena will begin today! The Starcraft tournament will have a total of 32 qualified players from all over the world, including the top 8 players coming from the Spring Championship and the top finishers of NA, EU, and KR online qualifiers. For the first time, the stream will be streamed for FREE on standard quality due to a special sponsorship from Full Sail University.  The...

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Season 8: New map changes!

Season 8, which begins the week of June 11, will bring with it some changes to the 1v1 and 2v2 map pools. In season 7, we experimented with a larger 1v1 map pool. After reviewing player feedback, we’ll be returning to a pool of 8 maps. We will continue to maintain a heavy focus on tournament viable 1v1 maps, and that thought process has influenced our decisions regarding which maps will be removed from the ladder for Season 8. The new maps...