StarCraft II site updated with new screens, feature content
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Nov 20th 2009 at 11:45AM } 
The articles include a short story about the ever-devious Zerg Changeling, a design overview of the campaign story, insight into creating one of the multiplayer maps, and character bios for three of the game's combatants. Are you adequately excited by these updates? Good. Now, prepare to not play the game for an undisclosed period of time. Yeah, it's all coming back to you now, isn't it?
Gallery: StarCraft II (11-20-09)
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Temidien @ Nov 20th 2009 11:48AM
Hate to say I saw this coming >
dark_inchworm (stronger than never, ever before) @ Nov 20th 2009 2:33PM
What, a greater-than symbol eager to devour your puny words?
Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith-ATDF Co-Founder @ Nov 20th 2009 11:57AM
Yeah, I'll believe that 2010 release when I see it on the shelf.
The only things worse than Valve Time are 3D Realms time (Read: Never) and Blizzard Time.
Ordeith @ Nov 20th 2009 11:58AM
Reminder: Still no LAN play.
although anger over that will likely be as effective as the MW2 boycott.
RKN (Steam ID: nerdydesi) @ Nov 20th 2009 12:08PM
Did lovely old Activision give a reason why they took out LAN?
eNrique @ Nov 20th 2009 12:50PM
Piracy.
Meh @ Nov 20th 2009 3:15PM
@eNrique: omg, that actually makes sense.
Grendalsh @ Nov 20th 2009 5:08PM
Because of the BattleNet overhaul, and how the new services will work, you will need to be able to log into your BNet acct to play. This doesn't mean you won't be able to play agains your buds in the same room, it just means they'll all need BNet accounts with a SC2 license.
It's sort of like Steam, or XBox Live.
The tradeoff is things like the new BNet friends/chat client across games and servers and acheivements.
Now, if Blizzz is smart, they'll take a page from the orignal SC 'spawn' copies. Friend buys SC2, you install it and create a BNet acct, and the two of you can play against each other via BNet, but you can't play anyone else till you get your own license.
Ghen @ Nov 20th 2009 5:31PM
I never played Starcraft over LAN so w/e. User generated co-op maps for the win.
iHavepants {SteamPSN: Arkanti} @ Nov 20th 2009 10:56PM
Grendlash, I don't think you understand why people want LAN if your reasoning is that it's still there, but "you only need to be connected to the BattleNet and host a server through that to do so".
That isn't LAN AT ALL.
Ian @ Nov 21st 2009 12:36AM
@grendalsh
hey sorry to be a nit pick but you dont need to be on xbox live to play against guys in your room. all you need a switch box and 4 tvs and 4 xboxes.
acme @ Nov 20th 2009 12:02PM
I don't care! call me when there's a release date.
PimpedOutNinja @ Nov 20th 2009 12:20PM
Screw this. They have been baiting us with a graphical update for YEARS...I say leave it to the Koreans--I'm done waiting.
dark_inchworm (stronger than never, ever before) @ Nov 20th 2009 2:32PM
This is Blizzard... what did you expect?
kha3 @ Nov 20th 2009 12:30PM
Anyone planning freezing themselves till this comes out? I'll go half-sees with you on the ice cubes...
Exar @ Nov 20th 2009 12:57PM
ALL FOR THE SWARM!!!
trainwrecka @ Nov 20th 2009 1:40PM
These always encounter delay after delay... but in the end it's all worth it.
Katana Master @ Nov 20th 2009 2:09PM
This looks like it will be an amazing RTS! Now I just need to wait and see if my laptop supports it.
nate @ Nov 20th 2009 4:53PM
Are they having the same voice overs from the previous game?
suistyle87 @ Nov 20th 2009 3:57PM
ooooo, I've been waiting for something new from SC2 for a while!!! as for the person that said the graphics were pretty... Did you play SC broodwar... or WC3, how do you feel about these graphics vs the old games?
JeezWhiz87 @ Nov 23rd 2009 3:46AM
I was excited about this game 2 years ago. I don't even care anymore.