Rumor: Retail chains showing December 3 release date for Starcraft II

They need to change the LEGO graphics before they ship anything

You don't like the graphics?
I think they look pretty amazing for an RTS.

I wouldn't like the graphics revamped in terms of art-style. In terms of resolution, color depth or new sprites for new units, etc, go ahead. Part of Starcraft was the lore created by the single player missions, manuals and cgi scenes.

Most people at the time considered the art style, cgi and gameplay to be excellent by comparison to the competition. Heck, they even made a collector's edition dvd that contained all the cgi fmv on a standard dvd to play in your dvd player four years after the release of the expansion which sold out.

An equally important part was the dark-ish(for the time) art style that helped set the tone of the universe. I wouldn't want them to destroy that art style to remove the so called 'Lego' graphics.

Like the Xel'Naga who bread the Zerg and were teachers to the Protoss. I'm still wondering what will happen to the Queen of Blades after her hallow victory in brood wars. Having destroyed all other sides, betrayed her comrades and coming out victorious, she's left with nobody but herself and her mindless millions of minions.

My question which I'm wondering is how much more technically advanced the Terrans will be in SC2. Originally, the Terrans from SC1 where prisoners who were cryogeneically frozen for 2-3 centuries on their trip into deep space to establish colonies.

Same thing as England did to establish their colony in Australia. So earth should be 2-3 centuries of research further than whatever the Terrans had available to them since the cryogenically frozen Terran's shouldn't have been able to improve their battleships, marines, tanks, goliaths, etc.

Maybe earth would have stim packs version 3? Less health decrease, more dmg increase?

Wes, the Terran faction you played as in Brood War's campaign was a fleet from the United Earth Directorate, or UED. They were recently dispatched from Earth, but their technology was, aside from two new units, the same for some reason.

Am I remembering this wrong?

NOT ME!

I'm gonna get overly excited just to be disappointed and bitchy when they "push back" the actual release date!

CAN'T WAIT!

/setting self up for disappointment


:P

(In all seriousness, I am really pumped about this!)

...what are you talking about! You pick up SC2, Gears 2 can wait!

Blizzard can release their titles anytime they want, hell, they are the only ones that I think that could destroy a GTA launch...

I mean, StarCraft is still being played on professional competitions...

Oh, and when someone tells you that PC gaming is dying, let them know that just after the announcement of SC2, the sales went up by about 1 million...take that!

It'll be the opposite for me. ANYTHING will have to wait for Gears 2. I don't care if they release the Legend of Super Mario Goldeneye: The Ocarina of Niko Bellic on the Playstation 360 virtual reality machine. It would still have to wait.

Gears comes first. maybe slowly work through sc's campaign between rounds. But Gears comes first.

SC2 first. Gears 2 ... whenever. Even never.

"this also spells disaster for halo wars"

As opposed to what?

I am "The" Halo Fanboy and even I'm planning to buy this game just because it's Halo and it's gonna be made by Ensemble and launching a Warthog rush is pretty damn sweet.

yah, best example of that, StarCraft: Ghost...sigh

New game day is Tuesday?

Tell that to Guitar Hero, Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros, and any of the other hundreds of games that come out on Wednesdays, or Thursdays throughout the year.

Even Hulk was streetdated for a Friday.

"rhinoceros" = horn nose
"rhinosaurus" = horn lizard

well, if that employee was in Europe, specifically France, they would have no problem getting off a month :( it's only us sorry ass Americans that have the "Man's" foot on our backside..

Zing! +1

This is BLASPHEMY!
This is MADNESS!

Wow my comment gets negatized because i didnt particularly enjoy it?

I saw it too... looks like he's got the glowing eyes, covered (I think?) mouth, and reaver blade. Man, I wish they'd finish that series...

Yeah, maybe Eidos reconsider it make a sequel and final game for the hope of the story.