I remember when I got my hands on the very first slice of StarCraft II action, Wings of Liberty, the Terran component of Blizzard’s space RTS trilogy. I had work the next day, but that didn’t stop me from attending the midnight launch, winning a Noobz Figure (which I ended up giving to a friend because I’m THAT nice), and playing until the early hours of the morning. That was on July the 27th 2009 – 5 years ago. Happy Birthday StarCraft II!
Blizzard are celebrating the occasion in a number of ways. First up, they’re doing a giveaway where they will select 50 random entries to win some StarCraft II loot. A grand prize is up for grabs too – a StarCraft II themed gaming PC! Here’s how you can enter:
To participate, we want you to show us how much you love StarCraft II by sending us a photo of your favorite StarCraft item and sharing the story behind it. Whether it’s a signed keyboard or the box from your copy of StarCraft II, we’d love to hear the story behind it! Once you’ve entered, use #GG5years on Twitter to share your entry with everyone!
Damn… guess I need to call up my friend and demand that Noobz Figure back. I could do with a brand new PC for sure!
Blizzard are celebrating in StarCraft II itself too. Players who log on from July 27th till August 3rd will secure a special portrait.
Killing off the enemy mineral supply (or watching yours burn to the ground) will be a method of celebrating too! Check out all these new death animations for those poor hard working units:
Lastly, Blizzard have released a new wallpaper. It can be downloaded for ALL the things, including desktop, phone, and even Twitter (as a banner)!
And there you have it, many ways to celebrate! Blizzard are not done with the franchise though – Legacy of the Void is still due. There is no word on release date yet, but you can pre-order it right here. That’ll keep StarCraft II going for the next few years I’m sure!
Last Updated: July 28, 2015
Kromas,powered by windows 10.
July 28, 2015 at 20:01
You forgot this is Blizzard.
“THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES,
CANADA (EXCLUDING QUEBEC), AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BELARUS, BULGARIA,
CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, FRANCE, GERMANY, HUNGARY, ITALY, NORWAY,
SERBIA, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY, THE UNITED KINGDOM,
HONG KONG, SOUTH
KOREA, MACAU, TAIWAN AND THAILAND; (B)
OVER THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN THEIR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE ON THE DATE REFERENCED BELOW AS THE
START DATE FOR THE CONTEST; AND (C) WHO ARE NOT RESIDENTS OF THE STATES OF ARIZONA, NORTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, CONNECTICUT, OR MARYLAND IN THE UNITED STATES; OR THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC”
hairyknees
July 28, 2015 at 23:44
Well I guess we can’t enter then :'(
?Miss Anthropic
July 28, 2015 at 22:56
Did you use Andy Samberg for the header pic on purpose, because of this vid, or was it just coincidence? VERY ironic coincidence, if so.
https://screen.yahoo.com/blizzard-man-1-000000638.html
hairyknees
July 28, 2015 at 23:45
I used him as the header as reference to this:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GROUND!
?Miss Anthropic
July 28, 2015 at 23:58
Ahhh….kind of ironic he played a character called “Blizzard Man” and you didn’t intentionally use him to make a Blizzard post. Good stuff!
hairyknees
July 29, 2015 at 07:53
Oh damn xD well it works both ways I guess!
HvR
July 29, 2015 at 07:20
“That was on July the 27th 2009 – 5 years ago”
https://collectionofawesome.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/joey.gif?w=562