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Blizzard Announces StarCraft 2

Posted by Zonk on from the my-life-for-aiur-again dept.

We'll be returning once again to the world of StarCraft, it appears, and not in the form of a Massively Multiplayer game. Blizzard has announced StarCraft 2 at their packed event in Seoul, South Korea. IGN is liveblogging the event, describing gameplay footage being played as well as full cinematics. From the description of ongoing events there are massive changes to the way the game plays, new units, a physics system within the game engine, and the capability to show over 100 units onscreen at a time. "Showing gameplay footage - Looks like protoss ships - floating over asteroid/ base structure - entering protoss ase - similar looking buildings - vespene gas still in the game - character pane shows up on right side - some protoss guy - shifts to terran bases floating on rockets over same type of territory - sill collecting crystals as resources - marines load out. Dustin is actually playing the game - nothing in the game is final." Additional coverage from Milky at 1up.

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  1. Hmm. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Who didn't see that one coming from a mile off...

  2. Gameplay footage from IGN by LeddRokkenstud · · Score: -1, Troll

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmAxXI6BXH8

  3. we need more than eye candy by acidrain · · Score: 0, Troll

    Or will it have an entirely new hook?

    After RTFA it sure doesn't look like it. StarCraft was one of the best games of all times, but I'm totally disappointed that Blizzard would roll out the same RTS (with a few new units granted) yet again. Practically all of the major RTS games have already been serving up this same tired formula, on the heels of StarCraft's success, and as a player who loves strategy games, I have to say this is pretty damn' depressing.

    Blizzard is actually one of the few remaining games companies that should have the freedom to innovate and also have the time to get it right. I wonder if this is Vivendi's meddling. I totally understand why they are doing it, in financial terms, but this is just a cash grab.

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  4. Re:Interesting by WarwickRyan · · Score: 0, Troll

    > NFL introducing Football 2.0

    From the US perspective, 'they' already have introduced a vastly improved game. You call it 'Soccer'.

  5. Hopes and Dreams by Vertana · · Score: 0, Troll

    The ONLY thing I truly wish they include is... Linux support. Not many games ahve that and if Starcraft 2 had support for Linux then it could be poised to be one of the top selling games of all time. Here's to Linux support and the dumping of IPX ^^

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  6. Re:Starcraft 2 by solios · · Score: 1, Troll

    While the gameplay was more accessible - which I have no complaint with - the game itself seemed designed to piss me off. An extremely predictable story focusing on very unlikeable characters? An extremely predictable story focusing on very unlikeable characters that I'm forced to plod though and can't avoid? SIGN ME UP!

    If I want a predictable story and unlikeable characters, I'll play one of the PlayStation Final Fantasies. If I want an RTS, there's a nice list of options, virtually none of which try to jam a story up my nose.

    Game? Fine. Story? Could have been much better. Characters? My own extras are more interesting.

  7. Blah... by petrus4 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Another "sequel" which in reality is a glorified graphics patch.

    Blizzard are well on their way to becoming the next Electronic Arts. The WoW zeppelin has an engine on fire and is fairly clearly losing altitude, and now we find out that SC 2 is going to be more of the same. Most of the creative team behind both the Diablo franchise and WoW itself are apparently long gone for greener pastures, and the company's unholy corporate matrimony with Vivendi is old news.

    Everything has a shelf life, I guess. The interesting thing is going to be seeing how long the corpse keeps kicking.

    You gave us some great games, Blizz. Rest in peace.

  8. Re:Starcraft 2 by aliquis · · Score: 0, Troll

    Made his native language isn't english, idiot.

    Who knows, maybe he even couldn't care less about how to write things correct in the language of retards.

  9. Re:Fuck Blizzard. by joshuapurcell · · Score: 0, Troll

    The reason may not be laziness, but that still doesn't mean that it's not 2007, and I have to think the game marketshare of Linux is running neck and neck with Apple systems. Blizzard is showing that it is worth it to port to MacOS, so why don't they also feel the same about Linux? It's pathetic considering Blizzard is probably the biggest gaming developer out there... if anyone has the resources then they do.

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  10. Lame by Vicissidude · · Score: -1, Troll

    No, this is lame. Blizzard had the chance to redefine computer gaming by coming out with a truly great, futuristic MMO, but instead decided to do another rehash of a game from nearly ten years ago that looks exactly like the old version. Woohoo. The fanboys from Korea who've been playing the same game for 10 years are happy, but the rest of us were told to suck it.

    1. Re:Lame by Vicissidude · · Score: -1, Troll

      $15 IS too much for the experience they offer... Some people can afford it

      Who the fuck can't afford $15?! About the only people I can think of are the same 12 year olds you castigate.

      If you can't afford it, then don't play the game. But, don't whine about it because you're so fucking cheap.

      WoW is worth the money, especially for the 8.5 million people who pony up the money and play it.

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