The TF-620 nomad is an all-around workhorse that combines the functions of light manufacturing center and observation post rolled into one. A common sight among the fringe-world colonies, the nomad is a robust, air-mobile vehicle built to operate independently in all but the harshest climates. Although the nomad shares a number of common traits with […]

The Terran Battlecruiser was just released on the Starcraft 2 website. Here’s the official description:
These massive, heavily armored combat ships are virtual flying fortresses, built to keep the peace and dominate the space lanes of the Koprulu sector. Outfitted with bristling laser batteries and thick neosteel armor, these imposing vessels are among the most powerful […]

The Protoss Dark Templar has been released on Blizzard’s official Starcraft2 website. Here’s a bit of the lore behind the Dark Templar outcasts of the Protoss Race:
The dark templar are powerful psionic warriors whose forebears were exiled from the protoss homeworld of Aiur over a thousand years ago. The protoss who would eventually become the […]

The Terran Banshee was recently released on the official Starcraft 2 website. Here’s the official description:
Many experiments with dedicated air-to-ground attack have been undertaken by the terrans. Various dead-end approaches were tried and then discarded: ordnance packages for dropships, remote semi-autonomous drones, and airborne artillery platforms, to name but a few. Such continual compromises eventually […]

In the aftermath of Blizzcon, Blizzard has released a bunch of new Terran Units on their website. Among these includes a unit that was first introduced at the unveiling of Starcraft 2, the Terran Reaper. Here’s a little background information:
Reapers are the most hardened terran criminals, taken from the most dangerous and violent prisons. Potential […]

The official Starcraft 2 site has released new information about the Terran Viking. Here’s the Viking’s historical background:
The Brood War revealed critical weaknesses in terran anti-air capability. The new Wraith combat fighters and Valkyrie missile frigates proved to be an unwieldy combination against agile zerg airborne organisms. Ground-based anti-air support from goliath assault walkers was […]

The Official Starcraft 2 website has revealed new information on the Terran Ghost. Here’s a bit of history about the Ghost:
Ghosts epitomize the height of terran evolution and physical conditioning. Born with incredible psionic potential, these individuals are recruited and quarantined for government training from childhood. Ghosts channel their psionic energies to augment their natural […]

In a previous Starcraft 2 E3 interview post, the Tempest was called a “flying troop transport.” Since then it has become clear that it’s not a troop transport, but rather a replacement for the venerable Protoss Carrier. Some more information on the tempest has been revealed. So far it will only create one type of […]

A Korean media site has released screenshots of new Terran Units. Take a look:

Terran Viking, Mech Form

Terran Viking, Fighter Form

The massive Terran Thor

Terran Reaper

The venerable Terran Marine

Terran ghost… looks a bit weird, IMO

The Terran Cobra, a hovering craft with rail guns

Terran banshee, a flying craft with a AOE ground attack, looks a bit like the […]

Based on a post by a “blue” over at battle.net forums, it looks like the Soul Hunter is going to be cut, at least temporarily. It remains to be seen whether it’ll be present in the final game, but for Blizzcon it looks like a negative. Oh well, the soul hunter’s concept didn’t really excite […]

The Protoss Twilight Archon, a combination of a dark and high templar, has been revealed over at Blizzard’s official starcraft 2 website. Here’s the official descriptions:
Every protoss has a level of psionic capability that is extremely rare among terrans. The protoss of the Templar caste devote their long lives to honing their powerful abilities for […]

The Protoss Warp Ray was released on Blizzard’s website yesterday, and it looks pretty damn cool.

Here’s the official description:
A warp ray is a ship virtually built around a single gigantic power source: the prismatic core. This device seethes with energy drawn from two realms: the Void, which is truly understood only by the dark templar, […]

The Protoss Colossus has been officially released on the Starcraft 2 website.

Here’s the official description:
The towering colossus is a protoss robot design dating back to the bloody conflicts of the Kalath Intercession. It strides across the battlefield on four tall, slender legs which give it an extremely high level of mobility. The great height of […]

The Protoss Phase Prism made a brief appearance in the Starcraft 2 Developer’s Video where we saw it being used as a backup power plant in replacement of a pylon, as well as a mobile deployment platform, allowing units to warp in anywhere on the battlefield. Here’s some more information, from IGN Magazine:
The new phase […]

The Protoss Dark Templar Stalker is a war machine inspired by the ancient Templar Dragoon walker, created when the Dark Templar realized that guile alone cannot defeat the Zerg. The Stalker is a machine controlled by the shadow-essence of a Dark Templar warrior, willingly fused into its metal body.
They have the ability to blink from […]