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Saturday, May 19 2007

Starcraft 2 Officially Announced  by Craig D at 13:22

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Blizzard officially announced Starcraft 2 at a the Invitational event in Korea overnight, no release date was given and I doubt it will be this year. At least that puts and end to the speculation, thought I was almost certain the announcement was going to be another MMO.

There's an awesome cinematic trailer to get you all excited and also an early batch of screenshots.

Designed to be the ultimate competitive real-time strategy game, StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard’s signature approach to game balance. Each race will be further distinguished from the others, with several new units and new gameplay mechanics, as well as new abilities for some of the classic StarCraft units that will be making a reappearance in the game. StarCraft II will also feature a custom 3D-graphics engine with realistic physics and the ability to render several large, highly detailed units and massive armies on-screen simultaneously.

"With StarCraft II, we’ll be able to do everything we wanted to do with the original StarCraft and more," stated Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "We recognize that expectations are high following the long-running popularity of the original game, but we plan to meet those expectations and deliver an engaging, action-packed, competitive experience that StarCraft players and strategy gamers worldwide will enjoy."

StarCraft II will include a unique single-player campaign, as well as fast-paced online play through an upgraded version of Blizzard’s renowned online gaming service, Battle.net®. In addition, the game will come with a powerful, full-featured map editor that will put the same tools used by Blizzard’s designers into the hands of players.

Blizzard is developing StarCraft II for simultaneous release on the Windows® and Macintosh® PC platforms. Further information about the game, including details on the single-player, multiplayer, and map-editor features, as well as system requirements, pricing, and availability, will be announced in the months ahead. To learn more about StarCraft II, please visit the official website at www.starcraft2.com.
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Jammin
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19 May 2007 17:59
As their slogan says "Hell, its about time"
malis
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19 May 2007 22:43
Forget WoW and whether you love/hate it - it's a fact that Blizzard make stunning RTS. Can't wait
Maz
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20 May 2007 10:18
Yup, im going to be pre-ordering this the second it becomes avaliable.


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