Download Blizzard Entertainment's action-packed free-to-play online
team brawler today at www.heroesofthestorm.com
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Grab your warglaives, load up your chain gun, and prepare to go ham on
the core—Heroes of the Storm™ is now LIVE! Players can download
the game free at www.heroesofthestorm.com
and (stage) dive into pulse-pounding battle, smashing through forts,
brawling with mercenaries, and annihilating the enemy's base as iconic
heroes from the Blizzard multiverse.
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Heroes of the Storm delivers rowdy team brawls with quick
matches, dynamic Battlegrounds, and Blizzard's trademark strategic
gameplay and humor. In Heroes of the Storm, players form teams of
five heroes or villains from Blizzard's different game universes,
including Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo®,
and battle other teams for glory in the Nexus. No matter which roles
they choose, players are able to make meaningful contributions to their
team's war effort, and everyone is rewarded for a team victory.
"Nowhere else can you find your favorite heroes and villains from
different Blizzard games teaming up and duking it out in short,
action-packed battles," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of
Blizzard Entertainment. "Players battled each other in over 100 million
matches during testing, and we saw tons of surprising strategies and
insane last-minute wins—we can't wait to see what else players come up
with now that Heroes of the Storm is officially live."
Fun and variety lie at the heart of Heroes of the Storm. Players
have a wide range of options for customizing how their heroes look and
play, with different abilities, skins, and mounts to suit their strategy
and personality. And as a place where universes collide, the Nexus
features several unique and colorful Battlegrounds, each with different
objectives that shape gameplay and create a team-brawler experience
unlike any other. The game currently has 37 playable Heroes and 7
Battlegrounds—and more of both are on the way.
Heroes of the Storm also features multiple gameplay modes for
players of every skill level, including cooperative Versus AI, in which
players team up against computer-controlled opponents, and Quick Match,
an accessible way to jump in and play versus others. Experienced players
can also join forces against other teams in highly competitive,
draft-style ranked play.
In celebration of the game's launch, players who enter the Nexus within
the first week (June 2-8) will receive a special in-game portrait.
Players will also receive XP boosts during the first three weeks of
launch—perfect for working toward that shiny new Master Skin.
Everyone is invited to tune in to the Heroes of the Storm YouTube
channel Saturday, June 6, from 12 p.m.-3 p.m. PDT for a special
online event—Heroes of the Storm: The Mayhem Begins.
Live-streamed from the YouTube studios in Los Angeles, the event will
include a sneak peek at never-before-seen content presented by members
of the development team, as well as showmatches featuring Jesse Cox,
Cloud9, and the reigning Heroes of the Dorm champions, UC Berkeley.
Following on the success of Heroes of the Dorm, the first collegiate
eSports tournament to be telecast live on an ESPN network, Heroes of the
Storm is launching with an intense Road to BlizzCon eSports tournament,
featuring competition spanning the Americas, Europe, China, South Korea,
and Taiwan. Over 1.2 million USD is up for grabs, and the top eight
teams will face off at BlizzCon®
on November 6-7 in Anaheim, California. Head over to the Road to
BlizzCon announcement
blog to learn more and sign up for a shot at becoming the
best Heroes of the Storm team in the world.
Heroes of the Storm is available for Windows® and Mac®
PC and has received a Teen rating from the ESRB. In addition to the
English version, the game is localized into French, German, European
Spanish, Russian, Italian, Polish, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian
Portuguese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Visit www.heroesofthestorm.com
to learn more, download the game, and jump into battle!
With multiple games in development, Blizzard Entertainment has numerous
positions currently available—visit http://jobs.blizzard.com
for more information and to learn how to apply.
About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft®
and the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo franchises, Blizzard
Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com),
a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer
and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of
the industry's most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment's
track record includes nineteen #1 games* and multiple Game of the Year
awards. The company's online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is
one of the largest in the world, with millions of active players.
*Sales and/or downloads. Based on internal company records and reports
from key distribution partners.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in
this press release that involves Blizzard Entertainment's expectations,
plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including
statements about Heroes of the Storm, are forward-looking statements
that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment's actual future results
to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking
statements set forth in this release include unanticipated product
delays and other factors identified in the risk factors sections of
Activision Blizzard's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any
subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking
statements in this release are based upon information available to
Blizzard Entertainment and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this
release, and neither Blizzard Entertainment nor Activision Blizzard
assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately
prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future
performance of Blizzard Entertainment or Activision Blizzard and are
subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are
beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially
from current expectations.
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VP,
Global Communications
rhilburger@blizzard.com
or
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Rodriguez, 949-955-1380 x12064
Director, Global PR
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or
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PR Manager
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