Blizzard has released information about a new Protoss production building, the StarGate.

The warships of the Protoss fleet require a much stronger warp link in order to materialize than a standard gateway can provide. The immense stargate is capable of calling ships from high orbit or across immense distances to appear on a planet surface. The construction of one or more stargates at a Protoss base is a sure sign that it has become a major staging point for an offensive.

Currently, the only officially confirmed unit that the StarGate can call from orbit is the Phoenix, but considering the variety of Air Units (Protoss Mothership, Tempest, Warp Ray) that were present in both official gameplay videos and the information leaked to to the net, additional units will be available via the StarGate, if not all of the mentioned above.

* The fact the multiple pylons accompany the Stargates might indicate that Blizzard are considering an alternative to the classic Protoss building powering scheme, and bringing buildings’ power consumption into play…