tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88752111246460564562009-06-03T03:56:45.870+01:00Just about everything from StarCraft II universe...Mr. Xnoreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875211124646056456.post-12613749179513128052008-03-24T18:10:00.005+01:002008-03-24T18:16:14.070+01:00

In the wake of the Zerg announcement this past Monday, the press has been hard at work tracking down anyone they can to ask them about how StarCraft 2’s development is progressing. The result has been a whole host of new interviews provided by a multitude of different sources. We here at GameReplays.org have taken the liberty of compiling them for your viewing pleasure.The first of these was

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[source: ign.com]Below you'll find all the units and structures currently available to the Terran faction, StarCraft's human race. A few of their traditional characteristics include the ability for several base structures to lift off the ground and fly through the air on rockets to safer locations, nuclear strikes, and defensive Barracks garrisoned by Marines. Though you'll see familiar units

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MutaliskType: Medium Attack FlyerCore Genus: Mantis ScreamerPrimary Attack: Glave Wurm[source:starcraft2.com ]The mutalisk has been little changed from its original form, the roving mantis screamer of the desolate Dinares sector. In their original forms these creatures were capable of atmospheric and deep-space flight, although how they accomplished such a feat is poorly understood. Apparently

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[source:gamereplays.org]"It’s official, and the zerglings are out of the bag. Following closely on the heals of yesterday’s zerg announcement, we’ve got more juicy details on the third faction in Starcraft 2. Like the Protoss and Terrans, the Zerg are a mix of familiarity and significant differences. While virtually all of the staple units remain intact, there are some new additions and changes

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[source: ign.com]Dustin Browder, lead designer on Star Craf II, took the stage at Blizzard's studio in Irvine, California to present the Zerg race to North American and European game media, giving us a brief overview of what's new and what's changed. While no storyline details were really revealed, the start of the trailer we were shown featured a voice over by Kerrigan, the Queen of Blades,

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How units and environments are being created in the sequel.[source: ign.com]The second day of Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational 2007 in Seoul, South Korea shed light on some of the artistic efforts that went into creating StarCraft 2's units and environments. On hand during a panel discussion were Sam Didier, Senior Art Director for the game, Rob McNaughton, Lead Technical Artist, Trevor Jacobs,

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Stop WINEing and actually tell them we want ports.... Another call for signing the petition and proving Bizzard that the Linux installers ARE needed![source: Ubuntu Gamers Arena]We all know the old story: Blizzard releases game, game runs on ***dows (and mac), Linux gamer complains. Nothing happens, Linux gamer uses WINE to run game in OpenGL mode, Blizzard wins either way. Well speaking from

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Here's another petition... This time not for Linux installers, but for banning DotA in SC2 =)I can't see why would someone mind StarCraft 2 DotA, but here's the quote anyway:[source: gopetition.com]Description/History:Mods/maps are good, they help introduce more new blood to the gamer gene pool. There is Counter-Strike a mod for Half-Life; Counter-Strike: Source a mod for Half-Life 2; there is

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Rob Pardo talks about long development cycles — and keeping secrets[source: MSNBC]By Kristin KalningGames editorMSNBCBlizzard Entertainment is one of the most successful game developers in the world, with an unbroken string of hit games including “World of Warcraft,” the “Diablo” franchise, the “Warcraft” series and “StarCraft.”The only hitch? The company famously will ship no game before its

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[source: younewb.com]Ever since Starcraft was released, it has been an extremely popular game all around the world and even played professionally for money in several countries. Many gamers had been waiting for years with no visible hope for a continuance of one of the best RTS games that was ever created. Then Blizzard decided to drop the ball on everyone and give the good news to the millions

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If the massive success of Starcraft is anything to go by, and Blizzard has indeed spent the last four years making sure they don’t mess with success, then Starcraft 2 is going to be an overload of fun. Below are the top ten reasons why Starcraft 2 has all the potential to be the best game to play for the next ten years.[source: gamereplays.org]10.) Historical EventMissing out on something

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[source: gadgetroad.com]Aren’t you tired of gaming in the same fashion, pointing the mouse, keeping your left hand on WASD combination and looking concentrated at the screen. Wouldn’t it be nice to control everything in a more natural way? Well, what do you say about Starcraft on a touchscreen monitor. The next video shows how it can be done in Linux. Pretty amazing. I hope someone tries to bring

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Dan, Steve, and Charles chat it up about the recent StarCraft II announcement. Straight from the mailbox to the website.[source: ign.com]So obviously the StarCraft II announcement was a big deal judging by the ridiculously huge amount of reader traffic that tried desperately to break the site. Unfortunately for Steve and Dan, the announcement was made in Korea so they missed out on the pomp and

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Firstborn Q&A with Christie Golden[source: blizzplanet.com]Blizzard Entertainment and Pocket Star Books - a division of Simon & Schuster, inc., A Viacom Company - bring you Starcraft: The Dark Templar, a trilogy novel series written by Award-winning Christie Golden. She has a track record of over a million books in print sold, fascinating sci-fi and fantasy readers. Among her outstanding

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[source: wow.qj.net]A poster named Goolz on the European World of Warcraft forums gave out some news on a scam that attempts to take advantage of people's anticipation of Starcraft 2. He posted an e-mail that asks for the contact information, CD-key, and even the player's actual name and address.If you receive an e-mail asking for any of that information, don't respond to it. Blizzard would never

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[source: qj.net]When the development of StarCraft 2 was announced last week, we thought the long wait was finally over. Unfortunately, we still have to wait for the video game's release on the shelves. GameStop seems to have an idea when we'll be seeing the sequel to the popular sci-fi strategy title.GameStop has it listed under a pre-release shipping date of 10/1/08 at a retail price of US$

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[source: Official StarCraft 2 Statue FAQ]How big is the actual collectible?The dimensions of the product are approximately: 15” W (381 mm), 18” H (457.2 mm), 12” D (304.8 mm). The product weighs approximately 17 lbs. (7.71 kg).What other costs are associated with this item?In addition to the price of the item, buyers will be responsible for paying all applicable taxes as well as shipping and

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[source: fatwallet.com]This is not really a great deal, but this is a deal for the StarCraft fan out there.The statue cost $249.99 + shipping (around $25-30)it will be ship from their US warehouse in October 2007It is limited and first-come, first-served. After all preorder is full, there will be waiting list too.https://us.blizzard.com/sc2collectible/starcraft2/menu.html[source: starcraft2.com]

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Gamespot has a detailed interview with Blizzard’s top creative talent, including Rob Pardo.Here’s some of the key points that have surfaced about Starcraft 2 gameplay:[source: maxfreak.com]1. Quantity vs. QualityAs opposed to Warcraft III where the player controls a few units with many different special abilities, Starcraft 2 will be a numbers game, says Pardo:Starcraft 2 [units] will instead act

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Interesting conclusions based on a screenshot from the SC2 artwork trailerObviously it has Zerg features. Looks like a small Lurker...Look closely... is that... a humanoid had?And we know Duran raised the Hybrids in Statis Cells...WTF?Looks like a Goblin in Protoss Armor. Hybrid?Looks like Zerg eggs maintained by Protoss tech (notice the Golden texture)

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[source: forums.trenchwars.org]Yeah, I know, you've beat Hell Cows and Diablo with every character, level 99, got your Top Level items, 20 mules, your hardcore characters have finally been completed. Now .... what do you do? You were sitting on the edge of your seat, hoping for Blizzard to announce Diablo 3 to the world, but you got Starcraft 2 instead. Fair enough you may say, maybe not. But now

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A keyword domain can be very expensive. To be able to make it in the domaining business, online entrepreneurs take a look at at popular trends and invest in keywords related to upcoming movies, tv shows, or even games. Just take a look at one entrepreneur did - he bought some new starcraft2 domains. Tyler indicates:…I’ve already received a bid close to 5-figures for SC2.net and Starcraft2.net

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Feel free to sign the petition yourself. As a Linux user, I'd be very happy to see SC2 natively running on my Linux box, just like on Windows or Mac... And, as I can see, I'm not the only one :)))The open source community voice: To: Blizzard Inc.We the undersigned would like to see native Linux installers for the products of Blizzard Inc. It is only fair that Blizzard's products designed for both

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Another comics from Penny Arcade studio...[source: penny-arcade.com]So it's true! You bastards.People are already dying playing World of Warcraft!They don't pee anymore! They just stop peeing.This is a picture of my son! He needs his father.What did he say?It sounded like a cash register opening and closing. Kinda like, "Ch-ching, ch-ching."

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