World of Warcraft players have banded together to raise R13 million for the crisis in Japan

Accounts being suspended or players being banned for cheating in multiplayer is understandable, but a complaint has surfaced from a StarCraft II player called gm0ney who claims Blizzard suspended his Battle.net account after he cheated in the game’s single-player campaign. According to gm0ney he was accused of using an “unauthorised cheat program” or a trainer that was developed by CheatHappens.com. …

Hmmm, second piece of Zerg-related news I’ve posted today; I think my psyche is trying to tell me something. The Zerg are awesome; they are my race of choice when playing StarCraft II. Sadly, I suck. A lot. What’s more, according to new stats released on Battle.net, my love for the Zerg is not necessarily something that is echoed amongst …

It’s not exactly unexpected, but it’s Vader-angst inducing nonetheless. Greg Canessa, the project director for Battle.net recently did a presentation at the GDC Online conference in Texas, where he elaborated on the upcoming features to Battle.net as “a main area of focus we’re going to be seeing on the StarCraft side over the next 18 months between now and Heart of …

The world is full of people who’re willing to sidestep legal boundaries in an effort to get stuff for nothing. The internet is host to many of them. Crafty phishers are using tried and tested textbook methods of stealing other people’s battle.net accounts. The ignoble curs have been sending authentic-looking emails promising a StarCraft II CD-key. In the eternal words …

Yesterday saw the release of one of the most anticipated games just about ever, StarCraft II. It’s been a pretty successful launch, particularly considering how unpredictable its platform is. Success! As with all large releases though, it’s not without its flaws, bugs and issues. In inimitable Blizzard fashion though, they’re on it. they’ve also updated the recommended specifications required to …

Good news for you StarCraft fans, the beta for the upcoming sequel has officially gone live and can be downloaded right now on Battle.net. The download weighs in at 1.6GB’s and before you throw all that bandwidth at it, make sure that your system can handle the game by checking the requirements here. Full press release after the jump. Last …

Blizzard’s much maligned decision to exclude LAN support from the sequel to the quintessential LAN game has angered a whole lotta folk. That particular internet mob can quieten down a little, as it seems that Blizzard are trying to find a happy compromise. Battle.Net developer Greg Canessa has confirmed that they’re looking to implement a sort of pseudo-LAN to one …