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Six years ago, in October 2020, Blizzard announced the end of new content updates for StarCraft 2 , its storied real-time strategy game, although it promised to continue supporting the game with tweaks and balance patches " as needed ." It's followed through on that commitment over the years since, and today (technically yesterday, but I didn't notice it then) brings as a new one, and it's kind of a banger.

The focus of this update is on "extending the early and mid-game experience, allowing players to remain competitive on one to three bases for longer periods," Blizzard said.…