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StarCraft, Nothing But StarCraft

Posted by Zonk on from the power-overwhelming dept.

Now that the news has been out for a few days and game journalists have had a chance to chat with the folks at Blizzard, there are a number of new stories detailing parts of the StarCraft II world. A massive press briefing about the game fills in a few more details on the game; only three factions, no new races, the game is built with competitive play in mind, and will run on both XP and Vista. For more nitty-gritty elements, the company held panel discussions on the art design and gameplay elements of the upcoming game. Video from the event is now widely available as well; check out the official trailer, some example gameplay, or the epic 22-minute long developer walkthrough.

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  1. Starcraft II is all well and good... by SECProto · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...but what I'm really looking forward to is Diablo III. clickclick clickclickclickclickclick clickclick clickclickclick

    1. Re:Starcraft II is all well and good... by snowgirl · · Score: 4, Funny

      As one of my friends said way back when even 1024x768 was thought to be miraculous about 320x200: "Pixels the Size of my Hand!"

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    2. Re:Starcraft II is all well and good... by fractoid · · Score: 5, Funny

      7-s-z 8-s-z 9-s-z draaaag ctrl+1 click draaaag ctrl+2 click draaaag ctrl+3 click draaaag ctrl+4 click

      1-a-click 2-a-click 3-a-click 4-a-click enter FOR THE SWARMMMM!!!~!~~!

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  2. When they said "will run on both XP" by frosty_tsm · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought they meant experience points...

  3. One line of dialogue by AlpineR · · Score: 4, Funny

    In the movie Thank You for Smoking the lobbyist goes to Hollywood to talk to an agent about placing cigarettes in movies. The agent mentions a screenplay set on a space station and suggests a scene with the main characters smoking cigarettes after sex.

    The lobbyist says: "Sounds great! But wouldn't smoking in an all oxygen environment be dangerous?"

    The agent responds: "I guess so. But it's an easy fix. Just one line of dialogue, 'Thank God they invented the whatchamacallit device.'"