June 30, 2005
Five Years of Diablo II
Through the tortured body of a possessed hero, Diablo, Lord of Terror, made his way east from Tristram across the vast deserts surrounding the ancient city of Lut Gholein and ultimately into the bowels of his domain in Hell, where his horrific army was amassing. It was five years ago today that he reunited with his brothers, Mephisto and Baal, in a nefarious new plot to enslave the world of mortals. Despite the awe-inspiring power of the Prime Evils, it seems the sheer will of humanity had been underestimated. For across the world, legions of Necromancers, Amazons, Paladins, Sorceresses, and Barbarians rose to the challenge and again confronted the forces of evil head-on. Blizzard, and indeed the whole of mankind, thank you for your five years of dedication to this noblest of causes.

June 29, 2005
The Terran, Protoss and Zerg are out in force once again!
StarCraft has been updated with the newly released patch 1.13. This revision addresses a few well-known bugs that were used to perform in-game exploits, corrects display issues with the Korean Font and makes adjustments to the Player's in-game minimap. To see a copy of the patch notes, please click here.

We hope this patch makes battling within the StarCraft universe a little more fun, so feel free to join Battle.net once again to reengage in the epic struggle between the Terran, Protoss and Zerg!

June 28, 2005
First BlizzCon Gaming Festival!
Blizzard Entertainment is proud to announce the very first Blizzard Convention, to take place on October 28 & 29 in Orange County, California. BlizzCon is a celebration of our Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo franchises and the players who have helped make them so popular around the world. To learn more about this first in Blizzard history, please check this press release.

June 24, 2005
New Warcraft III Bonus Map - Deathrose
The Deathrose is a rare flower that grows only in the deepest, darkest swamps of Ashenvale. In the hands of a master alchemist, the petals of the flower can be used to create some of the deadliest poisons known to exist in all Azeroth.

Download Deathrose a new Bonus map for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.

June 14, 2005
World of Warcraft achieves new milestone
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that World of Warcraft has surpassed two million paying subscribers worldwide. Already the largest MMO in North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, Blizzard expects to see even greater growth with the recent commercial launch in China on June 7, 2005. You can read more by checking out this press release.

June 7, 2005
Battlegrounds launched for World of Warcraft
Blizzard Entertainment today announced the release of the first two player-vs.-player (PvP) Battlegrounds for World of Warcraft. Featuring distinctly different map designs and game objectives, these highly anticipated PvP battlefields provide an entirely new dimension of competitive gameplay for both expert and new World of Warcraft players. Read more about the new Battlegrounds in this press release.

June 6, 2005
World of Warcraft launches in China
Blizzard Entertainment today announced that World of Warcraft has officially launched in China. Players in China can now download the game, create accounts and experience the epic adventure of the Warcraft series in an immersive and continually evolving online environment. The commercial launch of World of Warcraft follows a highly successful open beta period in China during which the game reached a peak concurrency of more than 500,000 players.

Read more about the Chinese launch in this press release.