Starcraft 2

[laxgod]

How is it possible that there is no thread on what is going to be the biggest release of the year, what ever year it may actually release . I can't wait for this game. Starcraft was the first RTS I played and is still the best one ever made IMO.

[Jon Liu]

I know it's being announced or announced this week in Korea. My friends from Blizzard are there in Korea for this announcement.

[D_Litch]

I'm excited!! I was kind of hoping for World of Starcraft, but a RTS kicks that idea in the junky-junk.

[Peench]

I absolutely loved Starcraft. With the mess that was Ghost for the xbox I'm a little turned off, but given how awesome the game was back in the days, this one might actually bring me back into PC gaming.

[Peench]

Here are some screenies, etc.


Blizzard Entertainment, maker of the hugely successful Warcraft and Starcraft PC game series, reveals that it's finally working on a Starcraft sequel. According to early reports from Blizzard's Worldwide Entertainment Event in Seoul, the company plans to renew the space-combat battles among the game's three species--Terran, Protoss and Zerg--and offer a new storyline and modern graphics.

The new story takes place four years after the 1998 expansion pack Starcraft: Brood Wars, and features new planets, characters, units, weapons and combat. For more information read the preview posted by CNET Networks' GameSpot.

On its Web site, Blizzard makes fun of itself and the long wait for this sequel. Starcraft was originally released in 1998. No release date for Starcraft II has been set.


One of the new features of Starcraft II will be massive battles which could involve hundreds of units. Here the Terrans face swarms of Zerglings.


Starcraft II will feature new units such as the powerful Protoss Colossus, which resembles the gigantic alien walkers from the movie War of the Worlds.


Another new unit is the Protoss Immortal, a crab-like tank with dual mounted turrets and an emergency shield.


Protoss will have the ability to warp to new locations. But game developers are sure to counter this with new moves by the Terrans and Zerg.


The Zerg attack a Terran base.

Source and more concept art, etc.

[Jon Liu]

Freakin.Awesome.

That's just freakin' sweet!!!!!

I'm stoked for this one!

[D_Litch]

I might actually upgrade my PC for this one. the last game I upgraded for was HL2.

[Peench]

As much as I played Starcraft back in the days and as much as I would absolutely LOVE to play this rendition when it is released and as much as I would totally buy a new computer if necessary to do it... I can't. My fracking piece of crizzap tendonitis-laden wrist would kill me. I can't use a mouse for more than a few minutes without my wrist hurting. Given the hours of gaming that I'd do if I had this, I'd be destroyed and unable to do any work at the office after one night of gaming. This sucks.

Maybe if I can find a mouse that doesn't hurt as much to use I will still get it, but so far my search has come up with nothing. Although I did see one that interested me, it was a mouse that was actually shaped like an old school joystick. You held on to it like joystick and moved it around normally. They claim its a more natural position for your hand. Maybe I'll try that one or something.