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Reactions: Starcraft II expansion 18 months away?

Cody — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:50:17 +0000

We’ve known from the start that Starcraft II would ship in three separate editions with each offering a campaign unique to one of the game’s three factions. Wings of Liberty detailed the human exploits back in July, and Blizzard’s Battle.net project director Greg Canessa may have let slip the release window for the Zerg faction’s time in the spotlight. In a Q & A session following Canessa’s presentation at the GDC Online event, a question dealing with future Battle.net features such as trading replays, broadcasting replays, and upgrading profiles prompted Canessa to mention the Zerg expansion, Heart of the Swarm. “[They are] a main area of focus we’re going to be seeing on the Starcraft side over the next 18 months between now and Heart of the Swarm.”

Canessa’s slip-up is by no means official confirmation, but the March-April 2012 window he puts Heart of the Swarm in follows suit with Blizzard’s typical development time on expansions.

Next Starcraft II due early 2012? [GameSpot]

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Trailers: Starcraft II commercial

Cody — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:09:25 +0000

So apparently this commercial debuted during the NBA finals the other night (does anybody here even know who’s playing?). I wonder how many casual gamers will be tricked into thinking Starcraft II is a sci-fi shooter?

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Trailers: Take a gander at Starcraft II

Cody — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:38:08 +0000

And if that doesn’t wet your whistle, take in the nifty trailer below.

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Podcast: 8/10/09

Ryan — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:00:21 +0000

We got a long one this week, so I won’t keep you too long. We had two special guests this week so there’s lots of good discussion. In between all of that wonderful discussion we found time to talk about the news (more delays! DLC!), cheat codes in games today, and what we’ve been playing (go play the Batman demo). Enjoy!

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More Delays

DLC Announced

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Reactions: These delays are starting to border on trendy

Cody — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:23:18 +0000

In what can only be considered official confirmation of 2009 being an unfashionable year to release games, yet another AAA title has jumped ship to 2010. As part of its April-June earnings report, Activision-Blizzard has announced that Star Craft II: Wings of Liberty will not be taking flight until sometime in the first half of 2010. The culprit behind the delay is said to be the desire to release the title along side the company’s new and improved Battle.net service. And I thought it was bad when said service was just getting in the way of LANs in the name of anti-piracy.

This delay wasn’t entirely unexpected, but it does raise questions about other Blizzard titles. With Wings of Liberty now in 2010, how does that affect the remaining two components of the Starcraft II package? Or perhaps more pressing, how does this affect Diablo III? Will 2010 just be so awesomely packed tight that we’ll have no choice but to miss out on a dozen AAA titles so we can feed our families?

Starcraft II officially delayed to 1H 2010 [GameSpot]

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Podcast: 7/6/09

Ryan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:00:40 +0000

I hope everybody had a great independence day weekend. We sure had a great time recording this podcast on the Fourth for all of you to enjoy. Listen in as we talk about Starcraft II not supporting LANs (and the obligatory petition to get support), No More Heroes no longer on the Wii, various PS3 and 360 rumors, and the demise of The Pirate Bay as we know it. But wait! There’s more. We test out a new segment that is essentially an exercise in creativity. We think you’ll find it entertaining.

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Starcraft II not supporting LANs (ensuing petition)

No More Heroes Looking to Other Platforms

PS3 Slim, New Xbox 360 SKU rumors

Swedish Gaming Company Buys The Pirate Bay

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