When Blizzard revealed the next version of Battle.net at BlizzCon two years ago, one of the main features they highlighted was an App Store-like marketplace for StarCraft 2 mods and maps. The marketplace still hasn't been integrated into the new Battle.net, but Blizzard's Frank Pearce has assured PC gamers that they're still working on it. They just don't know when it'll be finished.

"It's something I know is important to me, I know it's important to Mike," he told gaming news site MTV Multiplayer. "But it's not necessarily something we have a specific timeline for, which is unfortunate because one of the things that we've found is, especially from our learnings from World of WarCraft, is that these audiences that play these games are very, very passionate and want to experience lots and lots of content."

"With the StarCraft 2 client and the StarCraft 2 map editor and the Battle.net platform, it creates an opportunity for the community to serve itself with content, if the mechanisms are there."

The StarCraft 2 marketplace is described by Blizzard as a place where players can "browse, download, rate, comment on, and even buy mods if their creators choose to put a price tag on their work".

Via [MTV Multiplayer]

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