![]() The free version of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, meanwhile, will be available from November 14th. There's another restriction to the free release, too: The game's Co-op Commanders beyond Raynor, Kerrigan, and Artanis, are free-to-play only through to level five, beyond which players need to stump up cash for one of the game's downloadable content packs.įor those who already own Wings of Liberty, Blizzard is making Heart of the Swarm available free of charge if claimed through the application between November 8th and December 8th. ' With the massive Wings of Liberty single-player campaign, endlessly replayable co-op mode, prestigious ranked ladder, comprehensive map-making tools, and more, StarCraft II now delivers the ultimate real-time strategy experience completely free.'Īstute readers will note that Morhaime's list of features doesn't extend to additional chapters in the title: Heart of the Swarm, Legacy of the Void, and Nova Covert Ops will all be made available as add-on purchases priced $14.99 in the US, or as a Campaign Collection pack at $39.99. ' StarCraft II is one of the highest-rated PC games of all time, and we’re excited to give even more people around the world a chance to find out why it has inspired such a passionate global community,' explains Mike Morhaime, chief executive and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, of his company's decision. Now the company is extending the same offer to StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, released in 2010 as the first StarCraft game to feature a 3D game engine. ![]() KitGuru Says: StarCraft 2 is an excellent RTS, the campaign in particular makes the free version worth an install.Activision-Blizzard has announced that it is to re-release sci-fi real-time strategy (RTS) StarCraft II as a free-to-play title later this month, following in the footsteps of its predecessor.īlizzard threw a bone to fans of the classic StarCraft, originally released in March 1998, when it announced StarCraft Remastered earlier this year: While the Remastered version would be a paid-for upgrade, the original release - with a few bug-fixes and improvements added - was released as an entirely free-to-play title, along with its Brood War expansion. ![]() StarCraft 2's expansions, Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void will continue to be sold as an additional purchase, as will the Nova Covert Ops. That said, you can use Kerrigan, Raynor and Artanis for free indefinitely with no level cap. Access Unranked and Versus AI for free unlock Ranked with 10 first wins of the day in. Aside from that, all co-op commanders are also available to play as for free, though you will be limited to a level cap with them. The award-winning StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty story campaign is free in its entirety. Players will unlock access to this after achieving ten ‘First Wins of the Day' in unranked or versus modes. If you already paid for the base-version of StarCraft 2, then you will also receive the Heart of the Swarm expansion for free, which continues the game's story.Īside from the excellent Wings of Liberty campaign, the other big thing here is free access to the ranked multiplayer ladder. This comes into effect starting today, meaning you can play through the entire Wings of Liberty campaign and StarCraft 2's ranked multiplayer mode at no cost. At Blizzcon earlier this month, the publisher announced that StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty would be turning into a free to play game. Blizzard is looking to give StarCraft 2's multiplayer a resurgence this year.
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