Blizzard announced just moments ago that the company is working to integrate elements of Facebook with their Battle.net matchmaking service. Beginning with the launch of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty on July 27, players will be able to add other Blizzard gamers that are friends on Facebook to their Battle.net friends list.
“We’re pleased to be working with Facebook to integrate their platform with Battle.net to enhance the social-entertainment experience for our players,” said Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment. “This new functionality will make it easier than ever to connect with friends on Battle.net and play StarCraft II and future Blizzard Entertainment games together.”
The new Facebook functionality in Battle.net will be tested in the near future via the ongoing StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty beta test and will be available to all StarCraft II players when the game ships later this year. Information about other Facebook-related features on Battle.net will be announced at a later date.
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