Heart of the Swarm Arrives March 12, 2013 — Presales NOW LIVE

Heart of the Swarm Arrives March 12, 2013 — Presales NOW LIVE

Prepare for the approaching Swarm... On March 12, 2013, StarCraft® II: Heart of the Swarm™ launches around the world, igniting an intergalactic storm of intense strategic combat and opening a savage new chapter in the war between terran, protoss, and zerg. You can pre-purchase the expansion NOW directly through Battle.net® and be ready to play the moment it goes live.

In addition to the Standard Edition and retail-exclusive Collector’s Edition packed with bonus items, you’ll also have the option to upgrade a Standard Edition to the Digital Deluxe Edition, which comes equipped with all the in-game content from the physical Collector’s Edition, including a Torrasque skin for your zerg Ultralisks in Heart of the Swarm multiplayer, unique Swarm-infested portraits for your StarCraft II character profile, a Baneling pet for your World of Warcraft® characters, and a set of zerg-ified blade wings for your heroes in Diablo® III.

Whether you plan to tear a path of destruction through the all-new Kerrigan-focused single-player campaign or jump right into the multiplayer action with the devastating new units under your command, it’s never too early to begin preparing for your Heart of the Swarm experience. Simply log in to your Battle.net® account and pre-purchase Heart of the Swarm, and you’ll be flagged to automatically download the expansion content prior to launch.

Learn more about Heart of the Swarm

Learn more about the Digital Deluxe Edition

Learn more about the Collector’s Edition

For more details on the March 12 launch of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, head to the Heart of the Swarm game page to learn more about the expansion and pre-purchase your digital copy.

 

*When you pre-purchase StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, you will be able to download an encrypted version of the game once it’s available, prior to the game’s release. This content will be unlocked and available for play when the expansion launches on March 12, 2013.

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Angrysnus #329
Angrysnus
11/03/2013
So what happens now ? I got the digital Deluxe edition and I gotta wait for it to download 00:01 ?
help !
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Hubro #974
Hubro
13/02/2013
those who whine because they havent got the beta still, plz stop. u dont miss out much rly... only that the new units are freakin awesome, tempest<3
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Daniel #1326
Daniel
05/02/2013
I bought the digital deluxe some days ago from battle net and im wondering what do i do to play the beta?
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AtomiC #367
AtomiC
05/02/2013
@Daniel: Look at the offer, it says ''Access will be granted in waves on anapproximatley weekly basis'' , just chill, even if you don't get a key, it's just like one month until the release :)
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AtomiC #367
AtomiC
05/02/2013
@Daniel: an approximatley*
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Egil #657
Egil
04/02/2013
They have my email and account info. how hard can it get. I bought it on battlenet, how is that third party? You get the beta key if you buy it on amazone not on battlenet.
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Egil #657
Egil
04/02/2013
Why cant we who have bought a lincens on battlenet get a beta key. As buyers on amazone
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Sling #280
Sling
04/02/2013
@Egil:
Because you buy it at third party. How are you going to give a proof of purchase to blizzard if you even don't have a license key?
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Egil #657
Egil
04/02/2013
@Sling: They have my email and account info. how hard can it get. I bought it on battlenet, how is that third party? You get the beta key if you buy it on amazone not on battlenet.
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Egil #657
Egil
04/02/2013
@Egil: It feels like blizzard is taking a crap on their loyal customers
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chdpctkkt #913
chdpctkkt
01/02/2013
I will buy it, when it will be cheaper. The price is right now so overcharge ...
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oscarmp #525
oscarmp
01/02/2013
hey all
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Warus #937
Warus
27/01/2013
i know it may be kindda stupid qestion but if i dont buy the expansion will be online servers running also for starcratf 2 or just for expansion ?
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Sling #280
Sling
04/02/2013
@Warus:
All will be OK. Blizzard still not close Diablo 2 and Starcraft 1 servers. No reason to fear that WoL servers will be closed.
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RainTeller #500
RainTeller
22/01/2013
The expansion is overpriced and you very well know it. Not buying.
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Tjthekiller #932
Tjthekiller
11/01/2013
you should get it vire e-mail
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Tadek #484
Tadek
09/01/2013
do i get beta key if i got digital deluxe few days ago?
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Anyone knows if you get beta access when buying Standard Edition ?
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Saphir #336
Saphir
07/01/2013
@asd: If you bought it before half-december, yes. Else, nope.
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Gengsta #269
Gengsta
21/01/2013
So Saphire you are saying that their title picture on news that says pre purchase HOTS with beta key is a scam ? If thats so , then this new corrupted politics that blizzard runs on their customers with titles like pre purchase hots with a beta key really sucks , I just made a purchase HOTS with having in mind what I just saw in news that I will be granted beta key in a week or so . WTF ?
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GraY #126
GraY
03/02/2013
@Gengsta: Seems to be that you don't get notified that you're in the beta. I bought HotS just under 1 week ago and didn't get anything, downloaded the beta client today and it let me sign in fine :)
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JohReh #732
JohReh
06/01/2013
Don't complain about the price of an expansion when it comes from Blizzard, remember Frozen Throne? It was better than the original game.
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xopionx #392
xopionx
06/01/2013
i hope there the new starcraft come
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Entropy #735
Entropy
06/01/2013
Pai si noi din Altex ce cumparam de fapt?? Beta si face singur upgrade in martie?
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iMpulse #120
iMpulse
18/01/2013
@Entropy: N-ai ce sa cumperi deocamdata din Altex sau alt magazin. Faci pre-comanda online, descarci kit-ul de instalare si poti rula jocul doar de pe 12 martie. Produsul fizic (cutie cu dvd si ce o mai avea) o sa apara in magazine dupa data lansarii...adica sa speram ca apare, si nu e doar digital upgrade.
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Silence #859
Silence
05/01/2013
I hope there is no influence of activision on this game.
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Gudlbua #351
Gudlbua
05/01/2013
Is this as great a game as Diablo 3? No thank you Blizzard.
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Aditama #662
Aditama
31/12/2012
too overpriced for expansion pack!
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Deliric #951
Deliric
28/12/2012
The price is the same to all countries?
I'm from Romania and if he wants to buy it will be the same price right?
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Synnad #901
Synnad
30/12/2012
@Deliric: da este acelasi pret numai daca il iei de la altex s-ar putea sa fie mai ieftin probabil pentru ca iau mai multe si fac reducere blizz ..dar daca iei de pe paypal este acelasi in toate tarile
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Deliric #951
Deliric
02/01/2013
@Synnad: Multumesc .
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Humanoid #347
Humanoid
25/12/2012
Holy !@#$!
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modred #847
modred
18/12/2012
I just pre ordered at Amazon, I got the Beta key within moments of purchase to my email, installing beta it now :D
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jellz #615
jellz
13/12/2012
Cannot wait for this! good job Blizzard x
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ObliviAn #845
ObliviAn
11/12/2012
schweeet!
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AmunRa #949
AmunRa
09/12/2012
yay all paid for xD
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DarkAngel #1574
DarkAngel
09/12/2012
Guys i bought digital deluxe but when or how will i recieve the wings in d3
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Starwarrior #895
Starwarrior
01/01/2013
@DarkAngel: They are there already :-)
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kronos #1870
kronos
09/12/2012
bllizard is very slow
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arneuh #925
arneuh
01/12/2012
why i need to add a credit card on paypal , i has € 60 on it , fix this !