Starcraft 2 - Now with more gratuitous pylon construction.
 

Here is the old thread.
http://www.gamingforce.org/forums/vi...kes-games.html

Looks like it'll be coming out this year (December 3)!

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I like how EB/Gamestop just randomly puts release dates on some games.

Obviously, this game will be divine, impossible not to be.

And I llike how people still care, as they've never been anywhere close (they being Blizzard) to any deadlines they've set. It won't happen.

You know for some reason I think they might actually get SC2 out by the end of the year. Don't know why I have that hunch with their record though.

Probably because the whole of Korea is waiting on the switch to their new national sport.

I find this stereotypical =( kekekeke? SCREW YOU FOR THINKING WE PLAY THIS GAME SINCE OUR PENIS SIZE IS 1 CM.

December my ass, more like next summer.

YouTube - NEW Starcraft 2 Trailer with RELEASE DATE

wuts that date end of the trailer?

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Screw you EB.

Apparently, Pros already got hard copy of the game that's unfinished. (Blizzard gave it during 2007 conference so they can start practicing SC2. How pathetic. )

I'm also hoping for a December release in 2008, taking into account the fact that they've been working on this for quite a while, and have released information on the Zerg a few months back. Should be quite close to completion, except maybe for the balancing part.

They just announced Diablo III, I highly doubt they have THAT much more work to do on Starcraft at this point.

Were the system requirements announced yet? :o

Probably nothing too INCREDIBLY high that no one will be able to play it because that means no $$$ for Blizzard.

I do believe they said the game would support DirectX 10, but not require it, which is good.

And yeah, the EB/GameStop release date is merely a placeholder. We're all hoping for a December release, but that date is a "tentative fall 2008/fiscal year 2008" marker.

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Translate the release date there.

Here's a question for everyone: if Blizzard said jump to a bunch of fanboys, would they ask, "How high?" or just do it? Apparently, the answer is the latter.

I'm holding off on lambasting this until Blizzard or Kotaku clarifies what "three separate products" means. It sounds a little too boneheaded/moneygrubbing to be what people are quickly fearing and assuming.

EDIT
OK, this makes it sound a little more like an annual release thing.

lol kotaku

--Edit of my own--
They couldn't put all three campaigns onto 3 DVDs and box it normally? If the above stories are true, then it
looks like they just want more money.

Battle.net is no longer free apparently.

Where did you get December 3rd of this year as the release date? I don't see a date posted on the StarCraft 2 site.

Activision Confirms StarCraft II for 2009 - StarCraft 2 The Unofficial Site!
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Release date is 2009, not 2008.

So...knowing Blizzard, that means we can expect to see the game some time around 2016?

The trilogy for Starcraft 2 isn't that big of a deal. It's essentially the game and two guaranteed expansion packs with way more content than a standard expansion pack. As far as the first release goes, according to the IGN interview the Protoss and Zerg will still be fully playable, they just won't have a dedicated single player campaign.

Hah, man, this is going to create a backlash if true. I wonder if the trilogy will manage to break Spore's record of being the most pirated game in existence!

So what the fuck?

How the hell will the story even proceed than?

Protos and Zerg played significant part of the original story, now they are just going to take them out?

I say this is either total BS or Blizzard hates the storyline.

The first release is gonna be the Terran campaign, and it'll be longer than the original Starcraft. Starcraft's Terran campaign lasted what, 10 - 12 scenarios? Starcraft 2's Terran campaign will have 30+ scenarios.

In the IGN article, they said you'll still be able to play all three factions, that only the Terrans would receive an actual campaign is the difference. Personally, I like this idea because it fleshes out the individual faction campaigns and, essentially, guarantees two more expansion packs, additional content beyond just the normal 2 or 3 extra units, and extends the longevity of the game.

Bumpin this like what. Mainly cause they announced the collector's edition for this the other day.

http://www.411mania.com/game_article_pictures/12026.jpg

The Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Collector's Edition comes with:

* The Art of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, a 176-page book featuring artwork from the game
* An exclusive 2GB USB flash drive replica of Jim Raynor's dog tag, which comes preloaded with the original StarCraft and the StarCraft: Brood War(R) expansion set
* A behind-the-scenes DVD containing over an hour of developer interviews, cinematics with director's commentary, and more
* The official StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty soundtrack CD, containing 14 epic tracks from the game along with exclusive bonus tracks
* StarCraft comic book issue #0, a prequel to the comic series
* A World of Warcraft(R) mini Thor in-game pet that can be applied to all World of Warcraft characters on a single Battle.net account
* Exclusive Battle.net downloadable content, including special portraits for your Battle.net profile, decals to customize your units in-game, and a visually unique version of the terran Thor unit


Regular game will cost $59.99

Collector's Edition will net $99.99

I'll probably forgo all the extras and go with the regular game package when it's released. Do we have any lucky beta-testers here? Nothing on my three accounts :( The livestreams over at teamliquid.net are the only thing keeping me going.

Man, the old thread was made in May 2007. It's been three years already.

Fortunately we should be seeing a release by the end of the summer!