Korea Times: Starcraft 2 'expected' this year, LOTRO coming to Korea
by Alexander Sliwinski 
on Feb 13th 2008 11:55AM
When using the words "Korea" and
"StarCraft" in the same sentence, it's
no time to make jokes. So, when
The Korea Times says
Starcraft II is "expected to begin service this year," we wonder if it knows something the rest of us don't. The idea of
StarCraft II coming out this year is possible, but Blizzard hasn't given the slightest indication for us to assume such a thing. We're glad
The Korea Times thinks
Starcraft II is on its way (and we hope its right!), but if there's anything we've learned its that Blizzard uses
BlizzCon or its World Wide Invitational later in the year for big announcements.
The Korea Times' actual story isn't about a
Starcraft II release, but about foreign titles cutting into the "long-run popularity of locally made games." The piece says
Lord of the Rings Online plans to start in Korea this year and games like
World of Warcraft and
Hellgate:London are already incredibly popular. It's interesting to note -- although completely logical given the way
StarCraft is played in Korea -- that
The Korea Times treats
Starcraft II as more of an MMO than a single-player game with multiplayer component.
[Thanks
Akela]
