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-
*edit*
i think its just you, Doppel
Saturday will be hell for this site, people will assume this site will be the first news source.
Fun!
warcraft/warcraft
Diablo/Starcraft
Diablo/Warcraft
Warcraft/....only thing left to match is Starcraft.
or
warcraft/warcraft
Diablo/Starcraft
Diablo/Warcraft
Warcraft/diablo
diablo/starcraft
/warcraft wow exp.
Warcraft 1 & 2: 3
Diablo 1: 3
Starcraft: 2
Diablo 2: 3
Warcraft 3: 3
WoW: 3
Obviously Starcraft is the next game, since it only has 2 lines.
But if take the question mark into the calculation, we get something else.
Question Mark: 8 lines
And 2(SC)+3(WC)+3(D)=8
So the next game must really be Galaxy of Diablocraft!!!11oneone!
Seriously though, Blizzard puts up one picture and the ideas start flying like space rockets. I doubt there is a system, and even if there is, we will all find out next weekend anyway.
But really, I think the timeline has no bearing on the next game.
Damnit. They only uploaded that one image. They're pretty smart.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6374149&productCategoryId=cat02138&type=product&tab=4&id=1077624582493
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2340457&cp=&sr=1&f=Taxonomy%2FTRUS%2F2255974&origkw=starcraft+ghost&kw=starcraft+ghost&parentPage=search
Meh, there were reliable tips in 2004 that Diablo 3 would release in 2005.
Reliable my ass.
/agree
anyway, looks like i was right with my theory. The Diablo image on blizzard.com means its just a countdown. Cant wait for the rest!
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6374149&productCategoryId=cat02138&type=product&tab=4&id=1077624582493
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2340457&cp=&sr=1&f=Taxonomy%2FTRUS%2F2255974&origkw=starcraft+ghost&kw=starcraft+ghost&parentPage=search
Thus I do not believe that this has been done in cooperation with Blizzard at all, merely guesswork.