Unveiling StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm

Unveiling StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm

Sarah Kerrigan returns with a vengeance in StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, embarking on a quest to regain her powers and make the galaxy fear the zerg once again.

You can now get an early glimpse at the first StarCraft II expansion in our new Heart of the Swarm preview page. Learn more about the key gameplay concepts, discover the game's story and major characters, and check out a fistful of brand-new media including screenshots, trailers, and more.

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Firelight #102
Firelight
5/3/2012
yea wen
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Benjamin #413
Benjamin
4/7/2012
When is it coming out?
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CheezcAkz #855
CheezcAkz
3/11/2012
2 more dayz!!!
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xORaYNoR #625
xORaYNoR
12/15/2011
please blizzard, email me about anything having to do with a beta for this expansion, I will pay great amounts of money just to be notified about the beta process and to get a key :) lol :) dead serious tho, thanks guys email me please
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Jacobap #704
Jacobap
10/29/2011
when will it come out
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Stormer #388
Stormer
10/15/2011
I just want the game to come out
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Foehammer #115
Foehammer
8/7/2011
I feel like there heading to another warcraft3 where terran, zerg, and the protoss will unite to face the fallen one.
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Bonecracker #238
Bonecracker
8/7/2011
@Foehammer: Spot on. Smart money says the last mission of the protoss chapter will have bases from all races, then will evolve into an online mini-game similar to that zombie level mini game.
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pangolindude #549
pangolindude
8/8/2011
@Foehammer: you do realize they pretty much did that last game except it was terran and protoss against zerg.....
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Harima #705
Harima
8/22/2011
@Foehammer: it would be awesome if that happens !
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Cormac #907
Cormac
8/7/2011
Looking forward to expansion. However, I'm disappointed with Kerrigan returning to the zerg. Cut the girl some slack, get creative, and come up with a new villain.
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pangolindude #549
pangolindude
8/8/2011
@Cormac: just because shes zerg doesnt mean shes the villian, i mean how they have it so far is kerrigan is using the zerg to help raynor against megnsk andother peoples.....
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Nick #294
Nick
8/6/2011
Patience is a virtue. Wisdom shall come to those who wait.
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Darkraphor #539
Darkraphor
8/2/2011
I wonder when this game (or download) comes out. I freaking love Zerg, and this'll be so badassed to get and play.
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Shooter #481
Shooter
7/7/2011
is it a new game or a downlode
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RobeSpear #929
RobeSpear
7/30/2011
@Shooter: It an expansion
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KoSCamokng #335
KoSCamokng
6/18/2011
how much is the Game going to cost
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BGBEdge #363
BGBEdge
6/12/2011
@devouer they are called changelings and for the terran its scans and for the toss its obs
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SgtMcClellan #108
SgtMcClellan
6/8/2011
i think before they go further in any direction it would be nice if they made campaign mode last longer than 2-3 days playability for any average gamer. come on its 2011
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Devouer #959
Devouer
6/6/2011
It would be kool to see some sort of spy charecter for each race like they had in Command and Conquer where you could send a spy to the enemys base and if not cought or detected they could take over any building for their own, or take over a command center and make a worker send it back to their base and now have that races technology. Now you could build your units and building as well as theirs.
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droctogonops #288
droctogonops
6/10/2011
@Devouer: dude this is starcraft its way better comand and bla was so horrable i want to burn it
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KincorLat #258
KincorLat
6/22/2011
@Devouer: Well mister whiner, they already have that. (for 2 out of 3 Races) zerg has the changeling and the protos has the observer. wile terrans can just scan with the Orbital command. Course as a star craft player you should spend your time learning about it instead of bicthin :p.
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Kamui #641
Kamui
8/6/2011
@KincorLat: I don't think he was whining or !@#$%ing. I think he was just placing a wish for something that he had obviously not discovered yet.
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Stodge #260
Stodge
8/8/2011
@Kamui: He meant like engineers from the C&C series that can capture enemy buildings and let you use them.

Changelings can't capture buildings, observers can't capture buildings, scans can't capture buildings.

Please read the whole comment instead of stopping at the word "spy" assuming he was talking about an observer unit.
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pangolindude #549
pangolindude
8/8/2011
@Stodge: they had that last game it was called a queen and it was pretty useless, and the whole fact of one race taking control of anothers workers/buildings w/e has been used in the campain, infestors spawn infested marines (captured marines) in the campain psi emmiters allowed you to capture zerg and the protoss dont need to capture anything when they ahve the purifier, so if you paid attention to the lore terran/zerg do capture and use each others stuff the reason its not in regular multiplayer is because that be !@#$ing op, some examples Mutavac strategies bc/ultra dropship banelings
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Aman #526
Aman
9/3/2011
@pangolindude: @Stodge: The infestors can also take over enem units for a limited amount of time. Thus giving you the capability (though very limited it may be) to create a protoss base as zerg. Terran is a little harder. Also in the original they had Dark Archons who were able to mind control.
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CodeNameV #732
CodeNameV
6/6/2011
I want to go there..... yeh this is gna be awesome , but I really hope there are more than just 2 planets.... and really they should just make this as long as possible... this is already looking WAY better than the terran campaign which was terrible
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pangolindude #549
pangolindude
8/8/2011
@Necromonger: first fo all love your name second of all i liked the terran campain it was fun and not just that their not going to show you the entire campain before they release it because that would be lame
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salvation #902
salvation
8/30/2011
@Necromonger: i completely agree with you.
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assasinispro #719
assasinispro
6/5/2011
email me lukewelsh@iowatelecom.net
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MilkMansSon #633
MilkMansSon
6/5/2011
My Zerg specific fan fiction if anyone cares;
1, Every Zerg unit should have an alternative that it can morph into.
2, You should be able to spread creep more easily from a macro management standpoint.
3, I want the defilers & lurkers back. Personally I think Lurkers should gestate from Roaches, & be able to move while burrowed but regenerate roach-like while un-burrowed.
I also think Defilers should gestate from Infestors, be able to move while burrowed, & have their insect swarm ability work as an mp sapping time cast that affects an aura around the defiler, a wide aura if un-burrowed, & a position revealing but ramp covering diameter aura if burrowed.
4, I really think that Blizz should inject a ehavy dose of science into their fiction to help spread the audience base. It's kind of childish to invent the thing "infested" when there is a real concept of recombination that works just as well (better actually.)
5, Aesthetically id like Blizz borrow from Todd McFarlane less & H.R. Geiger more.
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CindyTroll #670
CindyTroll
6/8/2011
@MilkMansSon: I REALLY like this post. everything but bringing old units back, if it takes more time to invent new things so be it. More science indeed. The entire blizz team needs to have a startrek next generation marathon. add more realistic artwork (just a little less cartoon). More strategic problem solving (this is RTS after all).
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droctogonops #288
droctogonops
6/10/2011
@MilkMansSon: i think they should make a upgrade for creep that would let any zerg move while burrowed on creep
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pangolindude #549
pangolindude
8/8/2011
@MilkMansSon: i like most of this including the science however the problem we would see with moving lurkers is their like siege tanks for them to eb moving while buried is to let siege tanks move in siege mode (way overly op) part of teh strategy is being able to move them while their weak, however i believe lurkers should have a secondary attack while unburrowed, and i think infestors should spawn from defilers not the other way around
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Chesty #162
Chesty
6/5/2011
i would love to see an early unit that jumps onto air units and tears them apart might look like its humping it though...
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Mazin #227
Mazin
6/5/2011
@Chesty: that would be cool
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BruceKnight #624
BruceKnight
6/5/2011
@Chesty: why
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Chesty #162
Chesty
6/6/2011
@BruceKnight:
just for the campaign, i wanna see if they could pull it off. also who thinks it wouldnt be cool to control a little jumper zling that could kill a banshee
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macarius #646
macarius
6/4/2011
this is going to be freaking amazing!!!
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BigBoss #749
BigBoss
6/4/2011
I cant wait for the Toss expansion !!!