Starcraft 2

Blizzard should take notice: Starcraft deprivation can lead to some serious consequences. Here’s a prime example of what years of waiting can lead to: Starcraft origami.

This Terran siege tank is not the only unit this guy has created from paper. Look at the all this craziness below.

I could definitely use a couple of Carriers and a dozen Dragoons, though I’ve playing Zerg for the last couple of years. If only could Blizzard hurry up with Starcraft 2…

With the finale of the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational 2006 (Seoul, Korea) come the interviews of the players. Blizzard have the interview out - Nal_Ra (Protoss) answers some tough questions.

Download PC version (181MB, requires Blizz downloader).

Download Mac version (181MB, requires Blizz downloader).

IGN reports that a Korean site has started a rumor that provides details on Starcraft 2 - a Starcraft 2 beta release by the end of 2007. Here’s more:

According to Fighter Forum, StarCraft 2 continues the story of the original and adds a new race based on Kerrigan, making a total of four races. While that wouldn’t be totally off the mark, we figured the new race would be more the super-race mix between Zerg and Protoss rather than Zerg and Terran or at least the mystically advanced Xel’Naga. The three older tribes will each be receiving around two additional units.

The report also claims that Blizzard plans to shut down its original StarCraft servers in order to ensure the success of the sequel.

I thought the guy who wrote in the Stacraft 2 wiki was crazy for coming up with a fouth race but it know seems more people have fallen victims to this madness!

I wonder what happens to Diablo 3 if Starcraft is to be released in 2008. Surely, it’s not Blizzard’s tradition to launch two games at once. I still hope for a beta in 2007 though.

Blizzard has been pretty active when it comes to protecting Diablo (see Diablo 3 tradermark activity). Nevertheless, they let a few domains go (e.g. Diablo3.com!).

They are not letting it happen again when it comes to Starcraft. They’ve taken the dot com domain - Starcraft2.com. Here’s WHOIS information:

Registrant:
Blizzard Entertainment
Address: P.O. Box 18979, Irvine, California 92623
United States
[…]

Created on: 24-Sep-99
[…]

Administrative Contact:
Blizzard Entertainment
Email: domainnameadmin-us@blizzard.com
Address: P.O. Box 18979, Irvine, California
ZIP: 92623
United States
Phone: 9499551382

OK, it’s been Blizzard’s for the last 8 years and they’ve done NOTHING about it so why it’s important now. No reason. Other than the fact the Blizzard’s VP stated he’d like to see Starcraft 2 before 2008.

Update: Blizzard have released a Starcraft 2 trailer and several gameplay videos - all in georgeous 3D. The new 3D engine looks similar to Warcraft III, yet the effects look amazing. Specifically check out the Protoss Mothership animations!

It’s not that I don’t like 3D graphic but I value gameplay more. Here’s a group of guys who want to make Starcraft (the original one, not Starcraft 2) into a 3D game by using the Warcraft 3 engine.

Project Revolution is a mod that will convert Warcraft III into StarCraft: Brood War. So you’ll be able to play StarCraft in 3D. Sadly their FAQ says it’s only half complete after three years of development, but they will be doing a (closed) beta before release, possibly online via Battle.net. The team of fans, who are no professional voice actors he he, put together an impressive looking trailer of the PC/Mac mod.

You can visit their site here. Just don’t expect them to finish it any time soon. I wouldn’t be surprised if Starcraft 2 comes out earlier than this mod!