Blizzard Confirms New Product Next Month!
"It took a good day of calls and emails, but Blizzard just got back to us about the rumor floating around that Starcraft 2 will be announced next month during their World Wide Invitation in Seoul, South Korea.
According to a Korean website, StarCraft 2 is being developed in 3D with a new race and lots of changes for existing units. The site went on to say that additional details would be revealed during Blizzard's WWI on May 19th in Seoul.
When reached for comment today this was Blizzard's official response:
We do intend to announce a new product at the Worldwide Invitational next month in Korea, and we appreciate the enthusiasm and interest in getting an advance look at what that will be, but players will have to wait until May 19th to find out more. Also, we have a very strong connection with the characters and settings of StarCraft, and we do plan to revisit that universe at some point in the future, but we don't have anything new to announce in that regard at present.
So that's a yes on a StarCraft 2, eventually, and a yes to a product announcement next month. The only question now is are they one in the same. " -Brian Crecente, from Kotaku.
So what do you guys think? A lot of people still believe it's gonna be Starcraft (which would be fine too because, honestly, who wouldn't love to see that game revisited just as much as Diablo?) but after a statement like that, I'm thinking it's gonna either be an announcement for Diablo 3 or a completely new Blizzard title. If it's not a Diablo or Starcraft game, I'm putting my money on TacoCraft.
Alright, let the speculation begin! May 19th simply cannot come soon enough.
-RoG-
I've tried ascertaining just what it is that's going to be announced. But there is so much conjecture and heresay that it's been too difficult sifting through the garbage to see what is credible or not. However, I've become content to just sit back and wait to see what it is.
even if Starcraft 2 gets announced now its gonna take 1-2 years minimum to be released. C&C is very good, the campaign also rocks.
Doesn't matter when I'm right.
Aww sounds like you're upset. But if you haven't noticed, there's been a boatload of people arguing against you. So, the fact that you specifically addressed me among so many goes to show that you're going out of your way to defend yourself against me, personally. That means that you're threatened by me. Otherwise, you'd put me in the ranks of the others. I'm only addressing you because I'm bored. Besides, gunnin' retards is a pastime of mine.
I don't see what that has to do with anything. But anyways, if you have nothing to say in regard to the topic, then just go.
Supreme Commander would be a good bet too, I would try it but I fear that I would be horrible at it, it seems to be out of my league. Though I don't know for sure.
But regarding the arguments, almost everything has been presented, and I can't think of anything new to add. Too bad I will be gone next weekend, that means I'll miss all of the initial burst of discussion following the announcement
i respect you, for having somewhat of a lot more posts as me; but damn, theres gotta be an ending to this humiliation...
Yeah, I accidentally missed his last post. But his insults and empty threats are getting tiresome, so I think I'll ignore him until he gets some more support for his argument regarding this topic.
http://www.gameaxis.com/home/?blog=1403
With the gaming community speculating on Blizzard-next-big-project conspiracy theories, which as we all know, will only be announced next week, rumors are already flying around that the game announced will be a Starcraft-related project. While Computer Video Games magazine and a few game blogs have cited the to-be-announced Starcraft-sequel game to be an MMOG of sort, our sources in Korea have heard it right from an insider in Blizzard Korea that Starcraft 2 will still be sticking to its real-time strategy roots. Albeit with enhanced graphics and new elements of gameplay, and new multiplayer features to satisfy the rabid Koreans. While the rumor of a new MMOG from Blizzard is being fuelled by the fact that the developer has also posted a job opening for an MMOG project, our sources again told us (thru the same insider) that it will not be a project announced on the same day as Starcraft 2, and that it won't be based on the Starcraft universe either.
Rumors aside, I'm pretty darn sure Starcraft 2 will be an RTS-based game rather than an MMOG. It just doesn't seem to make sense to me that the company will be announcing a new MMOG title, not when there's still plenty of milk left in the cow that is World of Warcraft. As for the rumor of the as yet untitled MMOG project, Blizzard never has the tradition of announcing 2 new titles in one sitting. So I'm also betting that this new MMOG will not be featured in next week's Blizzard Korea Presscon. I'm happy to be wrong though. But whether this new MMOG will be 'Space of Starcraft' or a "Dungeons of Diablo" is really anyone's guess. All I really ask for is another Diablo sequel though. But with that franchise so loosely linked to its creator, Bill Roper & Co., who left the company on less than perfect terms, I don't count on the Lord of Terror to return anytime soon.
............ lol
Hey at least I don't post 200 times a month, I believe someone else needs to get a life. I've been here longer then yourself, post count does not make your penis larger, it's a common misconception. You also seem to forget that people couldn't stand my opinion and immediately flamed me, which I ignored(it was all incredibly immature and no respect was shown whats so ever, what was initially said was nothing but on-topic, others moved it off-topic which an ape could see and understand) and popped in now and then, you are laughable. Someone such as MuttonChops which is held in an apparent high guard lowered himself to my level ,which you're implying, much more then myself and had means to personally offend me.
This person who wants to be a future moderator or perhaps his biggest dream administrator can't even pass the first public trials which lead to moderation.
My grammar isn't perfect but when you want to personally offend someone, you may want to use Microsoft Words' spell checker.
Let's just put this shit to rest, it's really old now. Mutton it would be wise to just ignore this especially for your moderation campaign, the guy I quoted, call me want you want and let it go.
he's just putting out the idea and wants feedback because some one told him he might have been a good one.
get your facts straight.
Yes he does, he made it public. When someone suggests something such as that you just take it as a compliment. He on the other hand has been contemplating it for a long time and is disturbed when people disagree.
Sometimes I think people merely survive on brain stem.
Thanks for sparking another one of his incredibly boring, drawn out responses aimed at me attempting to explain himself.
You're pretty unintelligent, telling someone they need to get a life then acting in the way you do plus posting 200 times a month is rather hypocritical. It was a defense, learn.
Dee dee dee
I'm done.
Well, I decided to go against my last post where I actually said I'm done, so you're still in the wrong. I feel you're worth going against my own word. The other page I asked to put it to rest which would mean everyone would just have to let it go. Not everyone did which left the problem wide open.
Yes, I think you're unintelligent. Why do you keep asking me that? I told you in another thread a couple times too.
Hey when are you gonna start posting legitimate posts discussing the current topic? You may have done it once or twice but having 70% of your posts being flames, it kind of gets old and rather annoying.
I'm just saying...
Why is it everyone disregards the initial responses to me by regular members then the on going flame fest by regular members? I keep being pin pointed when I let it go numerous times where posts and posts went by until someone said something completely out of line. Go through recent threads, someone has said something negative about me in each one and I haven't even posted in some.
I'm not the only problem, it's bored forum members.