STARCRAFT II SEA/ANZ INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT – THIS WEEKEND

Just a quick reminder that the StarCraft II SEA/ANZ Invitational Tournament will be kicking off tomorrow and running all weekend, boasting a very healthy representation of players from Australia and New Zealand, including former pro Legionnaire and local WC3 legend GLaDe.

NEW BLIZZARD CUSTOM MAP: BURNING TIDE

We’re proud to announce the release of Blizzard Entertainment’s first new StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty custom map: Burning Tide!

Featuring timed lava surges and collectable mineral caches, Burning Tide is a 3v3 map that combines several thematic elements from the epic single-player campaign mission “Devil’s Playground.” Like the campaign mission, the goal of this game is greed, and the first team to reach the specified resource total wins! Players hoping to achieve victory on this map will need to work together, carefully managing their team’s unit production and safeguarding their vulnerable workers as they defend against enemy forces.

Check out Burning Tide now in the custom games list in the game client.

THE RETAKING OF GNOMEREGAN AND ECHO ISLES BEGINS

Look lively — the efforts to retake the areas of Gnomeregan and Echo Isles have begun. While it’s been some weeks since we shared the details surrounding these calls to arms, the battle has finally begun!

If you are of the illustrious Alliance and wish to take up the charge of retaking Gnomeregan as called by Gelbin Mekkatorque, you’ll want to report to him for duty in the district of Tinkertown in Ironforge. Members of the noble and steadfast Horde are tasked to report to Sen’jin village in southern Durotar. No matter if you’re a weathered champion of your faction, or are still learning the ways of battle, you’ll be able to help in these monumental efforts to change the very landscape of Azeroth. Dismissed!