Starcraft 2!

[Aurume]

Any news about release date of Starcraft 2? Official release date I mean.

 

[Paroxysm]

StarCraft 2 beta begins this month, game coming mid-2010
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/...ta-begins-this-month-game-coming-mid-2010.ars

It was clear that readers showing up for our live blog of the Activision Blizzard earnings call were interested in one thing: when the closed beta for StarCraft 2 was set to begin. It took a while to get there, but we were provided a solid answer. The beta will begin before the end of the month, with the game itself set for release in the middle of 2010.

Amidst all the electronic cheers, a few details on the updated Battle.net were also announced to compliment the tour given to gamers via the official site. Battle.net will be the place to play and experience all Blizzard games, giving gamers the ability to speak to each other across both World of WarCraft realms and even other games. If you're playing StarCraft 2 and your friends are in the middle of a raid, you'll be able to speak to each other. It will also be the place to buy games and add-on content for Blizzard releases; Activision has made clear its lust for higher digital profits.

"Thousands" of players will be given access to the beta, across North America, Australia, Taiwan, Europe, New Zealand, and Korea. The beta will be used to generate buzz for the game's release, and of course to test all the new features of the updated Battle.net.

YES!!!!

 

[TLATOANI]

i'VE BEEN READING THE "NOVELS" THEY PUBLISH AND THEY'RE AWESOMEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wish they could make videos for them or at leats audiofiles or something like that

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

http://kotaku.com/5512524/starcraft-ii-special-edition-launching-for-100

Overpriced tat that doesn't even include rape-goggles.
The default game is $60 which is apparently (like Modern Warfare 2) $10 more than the average pc game.

 

[Soapy]

Activision Blizzard.

 

[Solidus]

Well I'll pay for it.

StarCraft, Half-Life and Metal Gear Solid are my favorite games of all times.

So SC2 I will fork over the money...I hate Bobby but I will.

I'll be getting a new comp just for this game lol.

I still have my original StarCraft copy/box. Back in the day when the box's actually said rated "M" for Mature.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

http://kotaku.com/5530114/starcraft-ii-wings-its-way-to-liberty-this-july

 

[Superboy-Prime]

what specs are needed to run?

 

[PemLam]

what specs are needed to run?

From Blizzard's site:
PC Requirements

PC Minimum System Requirements*:

• Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Updated with the latest Service Packs) with DirectX® 9.0c
• 2.6 GHz Pentium® IV or equivalent AMD Athlon® processor
• 128 MB PCIe NVIDIA® GeForce® 6600 GT or ATI Radeon® 9800 PRO video card or better
• 12 GB available HD space
• 1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 users)
• DVD-ROM drive
• Broadband Internet connection
• 1024X720 minimum display resolution

PC Recommended System Requirements:

• Windows Vista®/Windows® 7
• Dual Core 2.4Ghz Processor
• 2 GB RAM
• 512 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX or ATI Radeon® HD 3870 or better

*Note: Due to potential programming changes, the Minimum System Requirements for this game may change over time.
Mac Requirements

Mac Minimum System Requirements:

• Mac® OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.2 or newer
• Intel® Processor
• NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI Radeon® X1600 or better
• 12 GB available HD space
• 2 GB Ram
• DVD-ROM drive
• Broadband Internet connection
• 1024X720 minimum display resolution

Mac Recommended System Requirements:

• Intel® Core 2 Duo processor
• 4 GB system RAM
• NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT or ATI Radeon® HD 4670 or better

 

[Astrø]

I have been playing the Beta for about the last 3 months or so, but it ends in 2 weeks. Also the total re-set on Friday was lame. This new patch makes Battle.net lag like a beast.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

http://kotaku.com/5549991/in-south-korea-soap-operas-love-is-like

 

[Soapy]

Oh, South Korea.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Cost $100 million to develop.

http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6269369.html

 

[Union Jack]

Hmm..doesnt look much fun to me..ill stick with mass effect 2.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

 

[Joker]

I got into the last weekend of the beta. I've actually won two matches, which surprised me cause I sucked ass at the first SC multiplayer. My strategy so far has been to turtle, have at least two bases going behind my lines, and tech up to an army of fully upgraded thors right away. Then I get a platoon of marines to scout and soften any defenses before getting wiped out, then send in the big guns.

I can't wait to try the campaign on the 27th.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

http://kotaku.com/5593086/kerrigan-returns-to-finish-the-job-in-starcraft-ii-ghosts-of-the-past

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

Papa want.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

http://www.inquisitr.com/80052/no-starcraft-ii-reviews-until-after-game-is-released/

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

My only real issue is I wish more of the original voice actors had come back.

 

[NickNitro]

Do we know if Zerg and Protoss campaign games will be $60 as well? And if so do we know their release dates? If you do not purchase the Zerg and Protoss games do you lose "added" features say in multiplayer?

Havent heard any news on these questions I have...was JW

 

[bored]

We should organize a big game on BNet sometime before the sequel comes out.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

http://kotaku.com/5596296/starcraft-ii-singleplayer-the-idiots-guide-by-blizzard

 

[Spade]

Saw the Youku vids of the campaign cinematics. Very disappointed. It feels like they gutted the depth of the first game and Brood War so they could make more spinoffs.

I guess if you're into multiplayer, there's that. There's footage from opening day at Moscow that proves how big the demand for this is worldwide, so no worries on that end for Activision Blizzard, I guess.

 

[Saint]

Do we know if Zerg and Protoss campaign games will be $60 as well? And if so do we know their release dates?

Last I heard they were going to be priced as expansions, which suggests less than the usual $60. Apparently they're going to be released a year apart, or something like that.

If you do not purchase the Zerg and Protoss games do you lose "added" features say in multiplayer?

No, the game contains the full multiplayer with all three races.

Saw the Youku vids of the campaign cinematics. Very disappointed. It feels like they gutted the depth of the first game and Brood War so they could make more spinoffs.

I'm not sure how watching clips of the cinematics tells you that they've "gutted the depth," especially in light of the fact that the Terran campaign is thirty missions--the same length as all three campaigns from the original game, combined. That suggests to me they intend to explore each species with far greater depth than the original. And really, the plan to release the Zerg and Protoss campaigns separately probably has as much to do with getting the game out in a timely fashion as it has to do with money grabbing.

Sure, we'd all rather have all three campaigns for one price, but it is what it is. I'd rather have the Terran campaign today than wait till 2012 for all three, you know?