Blizzard’s Worlds Collide When Heroes of the Storm™ Launches June 2
April 20 2015 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Everyone’s invited to join the battle for the
Nexus when open beta testing begins on May 19
Rally your fellow heroes and get ready for battle, because the
portal to the Nexus is about to bust wide open! Blizzard
Entertainment announced today that Heroes of the Storm™ will
officially launch on June 2, following an open beta testing period
beginning May 19. The free-to-play online team brawler brings
together a diverse cast of iconic characters from Blizzard’s
far-flung realms of science fiction and fantasy, including the
Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® universes, and challenges them
to compete in epic, adrenaline-charged battles.
Heroes of the Storm invites players to customize heroes to suit
their style and then team up with friends for some all-out mayhem.
The game features a variety of gameplay modes for players of every
skill level, including Cooperative, 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 of players in
highly competitive, draft-style ranked play.
“With its focus on team play and fast-paced fun, Heroes of the
Storm is a fresh take on a very popular genre,” said Mike Morhaime,
CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We’ve built Heroes of
the Storm in a way that makes it accessible to new players, but
also challenging enough for veterans who really want to put their
skills to the test. We can’t wait to see what Heroes brings to the
co-op and competitive scenes once the Nexus opens up to
everyone.”
Heroes of the Storm will launch with more than 30 playable
Heroes and 7 dynamic Battlegrounds, each with unique challenges to
overcome—and even more Heroes and Battlegrounds are on the way.
Players can customize the look of their Heroes with a variety of
skins, as well as switch between a stable of special mounts that
help them cover ground on the battlefield more quickly.
To celebrate the launch of Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard will be
holding a live-streamed event on June 1 in London, U.K.. Further
information will be made available as the event draws closer.
The Heroes of the Storm open beta test will follow on the heels
of the epic finale of the Heroes of the Dorm™ collegiate eSports
tournament. Students from more than 400 schools across the U.S. and
Canada have bashed and brawled their way through the brackets, with
hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition and other prizes on the
line. On April 26, the Heroes of the Dorm championship match will
be hosted at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles
and televised live in prime time on an ESPN network and also
accessible via WatchESPN—further details on the telecast will be
announced at a later date.
Heroes of the Storm has received a Teen rating from the ESRB. In
addition to the English version, the game is available fully
localized into Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese,
French, German, Italian, Polish, European Spanish, Italian,
Russian, Korean, traditional Chinese, and simplified Chinese. To
learn more about Heroes of the Storm, head over to the official
website at www.heroesofthestorm.com.
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 and the Heroes of the Dorm tournament, 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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