• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 07:40
CEST 13:40
KST 20:40
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
RSL Season 1 - Final Week6[ASL19] Finals Recap: Standing Tall12HomeStory Cup 27 - Info & Preview18Classic wins Code S Season 2 (2025)16Code S RO4 & Finals Preview: herO, Rogue, Classic, GuMiho0
Community News
Firefly given lifetime ban by ESIC following match-fixing investigation17$25,000 Streamerzone StarCraft Pro Series announced7Weekly Cups (June 30 - July 6): Classic Doubles7[BSL20] Non-Korean Championship 4x BSL + 4x China10Flash Announces Hiatus From ASL79
StarCraft 2
General
RSL Revival patreon money discussion thread The GOAT ranking of GOAT rankings Weekly Cups (June 30 - July 6): Classic Doubles Server Blocker RSL Season 1 - Final Week
Tourneys
RSL: Revival, a new crowdfunded tournament series Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament FEL Cracov 2025 (July 27) - $8000 live event $5,100+ SEL Season 2 Championship (SC: Evo) $25,000 Streamerzone StarCraft Pro Series announced
Strategy
How did i lose this ZvP, whats the proper response Simple Questions Simple Answers
Custom Maps
External Content
Mutation # 481 Fear and Lava Mutation # 480 Moths to the Flame Mutation # 479 Worn Out Welcome Mutation # 478 Instant Karma
Brood War
General
[ASL19] Finals Recap: Standing Tall Flash Announces Hiatus From ASL BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ BW General Discussion A cwal.gg Extension - Easily keep track of anyone
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues 2025 ACS Season 2 Qualifier Small VOD Thread 2.0 Last Minute Live-Report Thread Resource!
Strategy
Simple Questions, Simple Answers I am doing this better than progamers do.
Other Games
General Games
Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Path of Exile CCLP - Command & Conquer League Project The PlayStation 5 Nintendo Switch Thread
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread Vanilla Mini Mafia
Community
General
Russo-Ukrainian War Thread US Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine The Accidental Video Game Porn Archive Stop Killing Games - European Citizens Initiative
Fan Clubs
SKT1 Classic Fan Club! Maru Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Movie Discussion! [Manga] One Piece Anime Discussion Thread [\m/] Heavy Metal Thread
Sports
2024 - 2025 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion NBA General Discussion TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 NHL Playoffs 2024
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Men Take Risks, Women Win Ga…
TrAiDoS
momentary artworks from des…
tankgirl
from making sc maps to makin…
Husyelt
StarCraft improvement
iopq
Trip to the Zoo
micronesia
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 731 users

Starcraft 2 to be released in August

Forum Index > Closed
Post a Reply
Normal
PuertoRican
Profile Joined April 2004
United States5709 Posts
March 07 2008 04:15 GMT
#1
The Zerg race will be announced on the 10th of this month (March), and now the Vivendi CEO has been interviewed and he said the game will come out in August.

http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LS2D&mid=sec&sid1=105&sid2=229&oid=015&aid=0001948608
If anyone orders any merlot Im leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking merlot.
Umbrella
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Taiwan936 Posts
March 07 2008 04:19 GMT
#2
Holy crap!
But thats when school just starts ;_;
Zelniq
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States7166 Posts
March 07 2008 04:22 GMT
#3
Exactly how trustworthy is this? Doesn't Blizzard usually release a Press Release for their release date as their announcement...how could the CEO of Vivendi either slip up or be allowed to say the date?
ModeratorBlame yourself or God
blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
March 07 2008 04:39 GMT
#4
doubt it
blabberrrrr
Titusmaster6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States5937 Posts
March 07 2008 04:48 GMT
#5
This is really sudden...but I will not believe anything until Blizzard officially has it in print.
Shorts down shorts up, BOOM, just like that.
b_unnies
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
3579 Posts
March 07 2008 04:49 GMT
#6
i really hope this isnt true
InToTheWannaB
Profile Joined September 2002
United States4770 Posts
March 07 2008 05:00 GMT
#7
I figured blizzard would spend at least another year tweaking everything
When the spirit is not altogether slain, great loss teaches men and women to desire greatly, both for themselves and for others.
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
March 07 2008 05:06 GMT
#8
..Wow? Was not expecting this.
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
Quanticfograw
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States2053 Posts
March 07 2008 05:10 GMT
#9
wow i hope this really is true, once all races are in there i cant imagine much more balance testing as it seems they have been balancing as they go rather then making units and then choosing to balance at the end. Question though, does anyone know how long games take to be manufactured once they are done all testing?
https://twitter.com/quanticfograw
AcrossFiveJulys
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States3612 Posts
March 07 2008 05:10 GMT
#10
Wait whaaaaaat?!?

I THINK this is good news... haha.
ram
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
Lithuania602 Posts
March 07 2008 05:12 GMT
#11
On March 07 2008 13:15 PuertoRican wrote:
...and now the Vivendi CEO has...


I really dislike him. And I'm actually afraid of Vivendi and how they get to interfere with Blizzard's precise game making
Puosu
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
6985 Posts
March 07 2008 05:13 GMT
#12
the "players think change Is bad" thing by Blizzard really dropped my hopes in SC2 becoming as good as BW, now that they are releasing it so soon it sounds like they're just going to use the easiest way of just making it noob friendly wc3-shit-clone.

BW WILL STAY ALIVE FOREVER~!
prOxi.swAMi
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Australia3091 Posts
March 07 2008 05:15 GMT
#13
I'm highly skeptical. This kind of information wouldn't be released in such a casual way.
Oh no
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
March 07 2008 05:41 GMT
#14
On March 07 2008 14:13 Puosu wrote:
the "players think change Is bad" thing by Blizzard really dropped my hopes in SC2 becoming as good as BW, now that they are releasing it so soon it sounds like they're just going to use the easiest way of just making it noob friendly wc3-shit-clone.

BW WILL STAY ALIVE FOREVER~!

God does everyone have to take that quote so far out of context -.-
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27146 Posts
March 07 2008 05:47 GMT
#15
Ill believe it when I see it from Blizzard.
ModeratorGodfather
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
March 07 2008 05:52 GMT
#16
Well, it's a tentative release date from blizzard, from what I gather of their history with release dates, it could just as well say christmas.
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
lilsusie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
3861 Posts
March 07 2008 05:58 GMT
#17
Roughly Translated:

The follow-up game to the online "Starcraft" looks to debut this July or August at the earliest.

Bruce Hack, a representative of Blizzard Entertainment's parent company Vivendi Games spent 6 days in Samsung Dong, Seoul at the Intercontinental Hotel and had a press conference. He announced, "We're in the last stages of developing SC2". Although Hack did not make any concrete statements about when the game will launch, it seems that once Activision and Vivendi Games close their merger in June, we are expecting SC2 to be released in July or August.

SC's follow-up game, SC2 is gorgeous with realistic images and already there is a lot of interest amongst gamers. Starcraft is a game developed by Blizzard Entertainment, a subsidiary company of Vivendi Games and has sold over 5 million CDs in Korea since 1998.
Follow me on Twitter for pictures of cute gamers and food! https://twitter.com/lilsusie
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51437 Posts
March 07 2008 06:08 GMT
#18
His last name is Hack hahahaha.
Commentator
crazie-penguin
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States1253 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-03-07 06:17:47
March 07 2008 06:14 GMT
#19
On March 07 2008 14:41 FrozenArbiter wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 07 2008 14:13 Puosu wrote:
the "players think change Is bad" thing by Blizzard really dropped my hopes in SC2 becoming as good as BW, now that they are releasing it so soon it sounds like they're just going to use the easiest way of just making it noob friendly wc3-shit-clone.

BW WILL STAY ALIVE FOREVER~!

God does everyone have to take that quote so far out of context -.-


They're just overspoiled elitists who think they know everything about game design and competition and then take offense at every single letter Blizzard says.

It gets really fucking annoying when you guys don't know what something means and then go on huge ass tangents about it. And you have to admit, they're right, people are afraid of change, everyone on this board was! As a matter of fact this goes for every single game out there. They're not insulting us... -.-

On topic: This seems really really really early. Is there going to be some public beta like warcraft 3 or something? I would want them to take their time and make good decisions. Sure, they have been working on this for a few years already, but it seems even now everything is really rough and sketchy. August is just a blink of an eye away, I'm not too sure if this is good or not.
SpiritAshura
Profile Joined March 2007
United States1271 Posts
March 07 2008 06:17 GMT
#20
Okay so even if they are shooting for August, I'd guess like 3-4 months after that. I guess right before Christmas.
Motiva
Profile Joined November 2007
United States1774 Posts
March 07 2008 06:37 GMT
#21
This would mean that beta is right around the corner? Beta needs to be atleast 2-3 months I'd think... If not more.
Jaskwith
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States197 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-03-07 06:41:55
March 07 2008 06:39 GMT
#22
As far as waiting to release sc2 for reasons such as further balancing and tweaking, the best way to figure this out is to release it. Once released there can then be further adjustments made based on user input and patches released. I know this might start with a sc that is a little rough but I also think that It will make the game better and more specific to gamer opinions, creating a better more solid game in the long run, and let's face it when sc1 has been around as long as it has I would think that the long run is more important.
sMi.jaSK
Spaceball
Profile Joined November 2007
United States213 Posts
March 07 2008 06:42 GMT
#23
This is certainly earlier than I was expecting to see a release date, but if its true I can't help but be excited. That being said, no matter what the corporate types want blizzard is known to take their time with betas, so I kind of doubt we see it that early.
Ancestral
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States3230 Posts
March 07 2008 07:05 GMT
#24
That's not even enough time to get good at BW
The Nature and purpose of the martial way are universal; all selfish desires must be roasted in the tempering fires of hard training. - Masutatsu Oyama
Latham
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
9560 Posts
March 07 2008 07:06 GMT
#25
Mid August......... 2009 I think ;< .
To be honest I didn't expect this to be out before next year. I will have untrusting feelings towards this game if it's get released before Christmas this year... it just seems so unpolished to be released so early.
For the curse of life is the curse of want. PC = https://be.pcpartpicker.com/list/4JknvV
Sigrun
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States1654 Posts
March 07 2008 07:07 GMT
#26
I'm almost 100% certain there will be delays and we won't see it until next year.
Graphics
useLess
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4781 Posts
March 07 2008 07:08 GMT
#27
I should be excited, but seeing as how the news came from the CEO of the parent company and not Blizzard themselves, Im gonna hold that enthusiasm until its really official.
Moonlight Shadow
mahnini
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States6862 Posts
March 07 2008 07:10 GMT
#28
shit. I'm going to have to speed up Operation Get-a-Competent-PC.
the world's a playground. you know that when you're a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it.
Ancestral
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States3230 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-03-07 07:16:35
March 07 2008 07:15 GMT
#29
On March 07 2008 16:10 mahnini wrote:
shit. I'm going to have to speed up Operation Get-a-Competent-PC.

Unless Vivendi ruins everything, which I hope they won't, Blizzard has a history of releasing games that don't need stellar hardware. Then again, I guess I don't know how old your stuff is.

Case in point, I fear Vivendi.

Edit: Ok, late, I wrote Activision instead of Vivendi. I fear Activision too, though.
The Nature and purpose of the martial way are universal; all selfish desires must be roasted in the tempering fires of hard training. - Masutatsu Oyama
B1nary
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada1267 Posts
March 07 2008 07:19 GMT
#30
When I first heard of SC2, I was so damn excited. Now, I'm kind of scared of what will happen to BW after the release. I just got into progaming a few months ago... is it going to over that soon?
Morzas
Profile Joined August 2005
United States387 Posts
March 07 2008 07:29 GMT
#31
Quit worrying, guys! We all know that Blizzard always releases shitty, unbalanced pieces of buggered eyefuck. After a while they'll patch it to a playable state later in the expansion pack.
What has four wheels and flies? Stephen Hawking on LSD!
Spenguin
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia3316 Posts
March 07 2008 07:31 GMT
#32
utterlisk crap, Blizz just said that get Hack off of them, reckon its comin out june '09
< TeamLiquid CJ Entusman #46 > I came for the Brood War, I stayed for the people.
omgbnetsux
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
United States3749 Posts
March 07 2008 07:32 GMT
#33
I'll believe it when I see it.
alien3456
Profile Joined June 2007
United States115 Posts
March 07 2008 07:34 GMT
#34
On March 07 2008 16:19 B1nary wrote:
When I first heard of SC2, I was so damn excited. Now, I'm kind of scared of what will happen to BW after the release. I just got into progaming a few months ago... is it going to over that soon?


Starcraft 2 will likely bring a totally new era to pro-gaming. It hasn't even begun if SC2 can truly live up to BW.
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
March 07 2008 07:35 GMT
#35
doubtful....
talismania
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States2364 Posts
March 07 2008 07:48 GMT
#36
On March 07 2008 14:58 lilsusie wrote:
Roughly Translated:

The follow-up game to the online "Starcraft" looks to debut this July or August at the earliest.

Bruce Hack, a representative of Blizzard Entertainment's parent company Vivendi Games spent 6 days in Samsung Dong, Seoul at the Intercontinental Hotel and had a press conference. He announced, "We're in the last stages of developing SC2". Although Hack did not make any concrete statements about when the game will launch, it seems that once Activision and Vivendi Games close their merger in June, we are expecting SC2 to be released in July or August.

SC's follow-up game, SC2 is gorgeous with realistic images and already there is a lot of interest amongst gamers. Starcraft is a game developed by Blizzard Entertainment, a subsidiary company of Vivendi Games and has sold over 5 million CDs in Korea since 1998.


so... sounds like whoever wrote the article just made it up. Hack probably said something to the effect of "it will be out probably after we finish merging" and whoever was writing the article took that to mean "soon" after instead of "blizzard-time" after, which is more likely.
fight_or_flight
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States3988 Posts
March 07 2008 07:56 GMT
#37
They must mean beta will be out in august...
Do you really want chat rooms?
NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
March 07 2008 07:56 GMT
#38
I want Sc2 now :[
CommentatorPolt | MMA | Jjakji | BoxeR | NaDa | MVP | MKP ... truly inspiring.
aeronexus
Profile Joined June 2007
United States392 Posts
March 07 2008 07:57 GMT
#39
On March 07 2008 16:48 talismania wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 07 2008 14:58 lilsusie wrote:
Roughly Translated:

The follow-up game to the online "Starcraft" looks to debut this July or August at the earliest.

Bruce Hack, a representative of Blizzard Entertainment's parent company Vivendi Games spent 6 days in Samsung Dong, Seoul at the Intercontinental Hotel and had a press conference. He announced, "We're in the last stages of developing SC2". Although Hack did not make any concrete statements about when the game will launch, it seems that once Activision and Vivendi Games close their merger in June, we are expecting SC2 to be released in July or August.

SC's follow-up game, SC2 is gorgeous with realistic images and already there is a lot of interest amongst gamers. Starcraft is a game developed by Blizzard Entertainment, a subsidiary company of Vivendi Games and has sold over 5 million CDs in Korea since 1998.


so... sounds like whoever wrote the article just made it up. Hack probably said something to the effect of "it will be out probably after we finish merging" and whoever was writing the article took that to mean "soon" after instead of "blizzard-time" after, which is more likely.

ah this is good to know... I was starting to get pretty ticked at the Vivendi CEO for the crap he's been spouting (first the in-game advertising thing and now this "release date").
August still seems like a weird time to release a game tho; wouldn't they shoot for Christmas?
10 points!
Danger_Duck
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Burkina Faso571 Posts
March 07 2008 08:17 GMT
#40
I know Vivendi owns Blizzard, but what does Blizzard say?
TBA
fight_or_flight
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States3988 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-03-07 08:20:23
March 07 2008 08:20 GMT
#41
On March 07 2008 16:57 aeronexus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 07 2008 16:48 talismania wrote:
On March 07 2008 14:58 lilsusie wrote:
Roughly Translated:

The follow-up game to the online "Starcraft" looks to debut this July or August at the earliest.

Bruce Hack, a representative of Blizzard Entertainment's parent company Vivendi Games spent 6 days in Samsung Dong, Seoul at the Intercontinental Hotel and had a press conference. He announced, "We're in the last stages of developing SC2". Although Hack did not make any concrete statements about when the game will launch, it seems that once Activision and Vivendi Games close their merger in June, we are expecting SC2 to be released in July or August.

SC's follow-up game, SC2 is gorgeous with realistic images and already there is a lot of interest amongst gamers. Starcraft is a game developed by Blizzard Entertainment, a subsidiary company of Vivendi Games and has sold over 5 million CDs in Korea since 1998.


so... sounds like whoever wrote the article just made it up. Hack probably said something to the effect of "it will be out probably after we finish merging" and whoever was writing the article took that to mean "soon" after instead of "blizzard-time" after, which is more likely.

ah this is good to know... I was starting to get pretty ticked at the Vivendi CEO for the crap he's been spouting (first the in-game advertising thing and now this "release date").
August still seems like a weird time to release a game tho; wouldn't they shoot for Christmas?

Well I suppose if they released the beta in august it would be enough time to get the game out by christmas?
Do you really want chat rooms?
Heggie
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United Kingdom167 Posts
March 07 2008 08:29 GMT
#42
On March 07 2008 15:14 crazie-penguin wrote:
huge ass tangents


I read this as if it was hyphonated and lol'd

Very disapointed to realise you did not intend "ass-tangent" as a nown.

Xeln4g4
Profile Joined January 2005
Italy1209 Posts
March 07 2008 08:53 GMT
#43
That GREAT, i'll have 2 weeks off from work, that month!
bahhh
Profile Joined May 2007
United States888 Posts
March 07 2008 09:38 GMT
#44
nothign about this news feels right, its not even in english


i am casting my doubts.
Jayson X
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Switzerland2431 Posts
March 07 2008 09:51 GMT
#45
And the hype machinery starts working again.
I don't care when they release it. I buy it when it's out.

In 3 days we're going to see the zerg race. Then we will have a good overview of the 3 races and the state of the game.
Meta
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States6225 Posts
March 07 2008 09:52 GMT
#46
even if that was spoken from a blizzard representative in a press release i would bet money on it being delayed till after the new year.
good vibes only
Num
Profile Joined October 2007
South Africa62 Posts
March 07 2008 09:59 GMT
#47
On March 07 2008 14:12 ram wrote:


I really dislike him. And I'm actually afraid of Vivendi and how they get to interfere with Blizzard's precise game making


Well I'm sure Blizzard have been under Vivendi since before war3. So I don't see why you say such a thing.
sushiman
Profile Joined September 2003
Sweden2691 Posts
March 07 2008 11:28 GMT
#48
They've been developing the game for a couple of years, and they obviously are trying to keep the game somewhat close to the original. With their previous experience in balancing RTS-games, I don't see why people think they should spend another year just tweaking it, especially since Blizzard have always relied on patches to solve imbalances.
Hopefully we'll see the game soon.
1000 at least.
pyrogenetix
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
China5094 Posts
March 07 2008 11:30 GMT
#49
are you sure?
Yea that looks just like Kang Min... amazing game sense... and uses mind games well, but has the micro of a washed up progamer.
anch
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States5457 Posts
March 07 2008 11:38 GMT
#50
This is way too soon, I still have unscratched Blizzcon beta cards. wtf.
No sign of public Beta testing, not even close of being done.
JoxxOr
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Sweden1502 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-03-07 12:06:54
March 07 2008 12:06 GMT
#51
If blizzard says it will be released the 10th August (or something like that)

It will be released next year... they suck at releasing games in right time
( They were 2 years late with Diablo 2 patch, 1 year late with WoW expension etc.)
Gör om, gör rätt
Tritanis
Profile Joined November 2007
Poland344 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-03-07 12:30:08
March 07 2008 12:09 GMT
#52
I loled when I saw the title of this thread :DD
you made my day dude :DD
I live, I serve, I die for the Metal
blagoonga123
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States2068 Posts
March 07 2008 12:47 GMT
#53
Vivendi did halflife 2 right?

If so they delayed it for an entire school year. I remember thinking "halflife 2 in august?!"

and then it came out when the school year ended -_-
FOOL! Pain is my friend! Now let me introduce you to it!
QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32051 Posts
March 07 2008 13:06 GMT
#54
SIGBET THAT THERES NO WAY IN HELL IT COMES OUT AUGUST.

Xsmas makes a lot more sense.

Least we get to see zerg =]
PROFESSIONAL GAMER - SEND ME OFFERS TO JOIN YOUR TEAM - USA USA USA
Jayson X
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Switzerland2431 Posts
March 07 2008 13:09 GMT
#55
On March 07 2008 21:47 blagoonga123 wrote:
Vivendi did halflife 2 right?

If so they delayed it for an entire school year. I remember thinking "halflife 2 in august?!"

and then it came out when the school year ended -_-


No Vivendi is a multicorporate enterprise. Halflife belongs to valve. Starcraft / WoW to Blizzard. Vivendi games is the subsidiary company where all distributors and developers are under.

Vivendi is in the music (universal), games, tv and telecomunication buissness.

The game is distributed by activision/blizzard and the vivendi games ceo has nothing to say in this matter.
boghat
Profile Joined January 2007
United States2109 Posts
March 07 2008 13:40 GMT
#56
On March 07 2008 16:48 talismania wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 07 2008 14:58 lilsusie wrote:
Roughly Translated:

The follow-up game to the online "Starcraft" looks to debut this July or August at the earliest.

Bruce Hack, a representative of Blizzard Entertainment's parent company Vivendi Games spent 6 days in Samsung Dong, Seoul at the Intercontinental Hotel and had a press conference. He announced, "We're in the last stages of developing SC2". Although Hack did not make any concrete statements about when the game will launch, it seems that once Activision and Vivendi Games close their merger in June, we are expecting SC2 to be released in July or August.

SC's follow-up game, SC2 is gorgeous with realistic images and already there is a lot of interest amongst gamers. Starcraft is a game developed by Blizzard Entertainment, a subsidiary company of Vivendi Games and has sold over 5 million CDs in Korea since 1998.


so... sounds like whoever wrote the article just made it up. Hack probably said something to the effect of "it will be out probably after we finish merging" and whoever was writing the article took that to mean "soon" after instead of "blizzard-time" after, which is more likely.

Did anyone else actually read this translation? This looks like stupid speculation on the part of whoever wrote this. The article doesn't even have a real quote from this Hack guy at all, and he doesn't really represent the game anyway. If this little article has any accuracy in it, which I doubt, I'm guessing maybe beta would be out in July or August. Or of course maybe the game actually will be out in August, but I wouldn't base that belief on this dumb news blurb.
KameZerg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Sweden1762 Posts
March 07 2008 13:44 GMT
#57
I Beg blizzard to release a demo of this game so everyone around the globe could try it out
asdasdasdasdasd123123123
TheFoReveRwaR
Profile Blog Joined May 2006
United States10657 Posts
March 07 2008 13:46 GMT
#58
To me this sounds like bad journalism, and nothing more.
Being healthy, it has been said, really consists of having the same disease as everybody else.
Obama
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada53 Posts
March 07 2008 13:55 GMT
#59
how is this too soon, the sc2 is playable, everything is complete, all these is left is balancing. the whole god damn sc2 developmnet team is just doing balancing, balancing and more balancing. like i said before, the best way to balance it to release it and have ppl play it and figure out where needs improvement, limited brain power and man power within blizz aint gonna balance it, that will take eternity. patches can come afterwards to fix the imbalance and bugs/glitches
Funchucks
Profile Joined June 2007
Canada2113 Posts
March 07 2008 14:12 GMT
#60
They're doing a little more than balancing it.

From the way they're talking, they're taking units out and putting other units in, and changing unit abilities.

Until they have the units figured out, there's no way they can build the campaign.
I serve my houseguests slices of butter.
maybenexttime
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Poland5542 Posts
March 07 2008 14:14 GMT
#61
They're still taking units out and putting new ones in...
[X]Ken_D
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
United States4650 Posts
March 07 2008 14:38 GMT
#62
On March 07 2008 16:10 mahnini wrote:
shit. I'm going to have to speed up Operation Get-a-Competent-PC.

[X]Domain - I just do the website. Nothing more.
Jayson X
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Switzerland2431 Posts
March 07 2008 14:41 GMT
#63
It's not even about that. It's about providing a quality product.
You don't put togheter a playable version and then just trow it out on the market. That's maybe how low budget companys do it but not how the big rollers do their work.

Cmon gimme a fucking break. Since when do the masses know what's acctualy good for their game? Just look at how relic did it with dawn of war in the very early stage. It was a patchmess. They jumped from imbalance to imbalance because of the "overwhelming feedback" by the community.

For every good tought out idea there comes hundreds of player who don't even care how their changes might affect the game. They just care about their races, their own shortcomings and that's it. Just look at the wow forums in it's early stage. I sure as hell don't wan't that drama.

Hell two years ago people cried about the imbalance in starcraft and that protoss is fucked against zerg.

Do you even know how many games are out there that are "just another game". There is too much at stake to just trow out a game like starcraft2 and i'm glad that people like obama are not in charge.

- "One does not simply walk into Mordor".
QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32051 Posts
March 07 2008 15:03 GMT
#64
On March 07 2008 23:41 Jayson X wrote:
There is too much at stake to just trow out a game like starcraft2 and i'm glad that people like obama are not in charge.

- "One does not simply walk into Mordor".


Lol, what the fuck?
PROFESSIONAL GAMER - SEND ME OFFERS TO JOIN YOUR TEAM - USA USA USA
Blacklizard
Profile Joined May 2007
United States1194 Posts
March 07 2008 15:35 GMT
#65
August sounds way early. It usually takes them a minimum of 3 months of public beta testing... after all the pressure on SC2, I could see them taking 4 or 5 months. If it took them a year to get Terran and Protoss sort of ready, you can't help but think it'll take 6 months for them to tweak Zerg. I think we won't see a beta till the end of the year.

But OMG, I can't wait to see Zerg. I heard the 10th and the 11th... what are the exact details on the time/date, anyone?
Drowsy
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States4876 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-03-07 15:51:51
March 07 2008 15:38 GMT
#66
August...2009? March 10th, Zerg announced+new Bloodbath E.P omgomgomogmg creaming pants.

Ah yes, and when the news isn't in English, it can never be trusted.
Our Protoss, Who art in Aiur HongUn be Thy name; Thy stalker come, Thy will be blunk, on ladder as it is in Micro Tourny. Give us this win in our daily ladder, and forgive us our cheeses, As we forgive those who play zerg against us.
Reach)
Profile Joined February 2008
Sweden7 Posts
March 07 2008 15:53 GMT
#67
hm I've a bad feeling about this..
teamsolid
Profile Joined October 2007
Canada3668 Posts
March 07 2008 16:04 GMT
#68
No chance in hell this is real, as Bliz hasn't even announced zerg or the beta yet. Unless, it's just a placeholder date that's totally meaningless in the big picture.
ViRii
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States826 Posts
March 07 2008 16:06 GMT
#69
I highly doubt we'll see Zerg units on the 10th, thats Monday... We haven't heard any sort of formal announcement or promotion of this "event" have we?

IMO, Zerg units at BWWI and release at the end of the year/Q1 of 2009.
LeGeNdZs[FcG]
Profile Joined January 2008
Canada163 Posts
March 07 2008 16:20 GMT
#70
as long as starcraft II has the free use of bw, in otherwords teh highspeed gameplay and it is worth doing.. unlike wc3. Then ill be happy to buy it otherwise ill just keep playing my highspeed bw's :\
Protoss since october 2005, no more internet since may 24th 2008, quit broodwar internet still in for another 31 days after the contract terms end. <3 get to post still :D
GeneralStan
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States4789 Posts
March 07 2008 16:31 GMT
#71
In honor of Brood War's tenth anniversary (November 30, 2008), Blizzard should release a Gold Edition of Brood War, including both campaigns and an overhauled Battle.net, including AMM, chat during lag, among other new features. The combo would come on one disk and be bargain priced ($20).

The goal is to renew interest in starcraft and give non-current players a chance to play through the campaigns and have a couple games on B.net before SC2 comes out.

What do you think?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
BlackStar
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Netherlands3029 Posts
March 07 2008 16:38 GMT
#72
Add low latency.
GeneralStan
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States4789 Posts
March 07 2008 16:45 GMT
#73
Done.

Now what do you think?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
maybenexttime
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Poland5542 Posts
March 07 2008 16:51 GMT
#74
Might be a good idea. I'd definitely buy it. :D WC3 AMM rocks.
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33347 Posts
March 07 2008 16:57 GMT
#75
article has no credible information, safely disregard it
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
Meh
Profile Joined January 2008
Sweden458 Posts
March 07 2008 17:19 GMT
#76
August? Keep dreaming Vivendi.
"Difficult task balancing! So I will continue to gaebaljin gemhamyeo balancing. But we are exceptional talent!" - Blizzard
Live2Win *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States6657 Posts
March 07 2008 19:43 GMT
#77
don't trust it.

It's not a release date, it's an estimation of when it would be finalized. Which means they will push it back again and again for about a year. Haven't you guys have had enough experiance with blizzard to realize there's no way they're going to release a game that soon? They push back dates that were set in, and this ones not even a set date, it's a rough estimation.
SAY YES TO STIM KIDS!!! XD
Live2Win *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States6657 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-03-07 19:46:49
March 07 2008 19:44 GMT
#78
On March 08 2008 01:06 ViRii wrote:
I highly doubt we'll see Zerg units on the 10th, thats Monday... We haven't heard any sort of formal announcement or promotion of this "event" have we?

IMO, Zerg units at BWWI and release at the end of the year/Q1 of 2009.

Actually, at this point I'm confident it's going to happen. Progaming teams are dispatching representatives to attend the event and play the game... people like BoxeR, Ra, NaDa are all going to test the game. They wouldn't do this (especially the Air Force) if there was no valid confirmation of such an event.
SAY YES TO STIM KIDS!!! XD
CowGoMoo
Profile Joined December 2006
United States428 Posts
March 07 2008 21:33 GMT
#79
it wont be released that soon, at least i hope more time is spent perfecting the game...
Amnesty
Profile Joined April 2003
United States2054 Posts
March 07 2008 21:38 GMT
#80
Even if blizzard officially says its comming in August, its still not comming in August.
The sky just is, and goes on and on; and we play all our BW games beneath it.
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27146 Posts
March 08 2008 02:22 GMT
#81
Well, that settles that. If it is released in August, Ill buy you a cookie PR.
ModeratorGodfather
Normal
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
RSL Revival
10:00
Season 1: Playoffs FINALS
Classic vs ClemLIVE!
Tasteless3514
ComeBackTV 1705
Crank 1497
IndyStarCraft 300
Rex157
3DClanTV 127
IntoTheiNu 54
LiquipediaDiscussion
Sparkling Tuna Cup
10:00
Weekly #97
Gerald vs PercivalLIVE!
ByuN vs Nicoract
CranKy Ducklings121
Liquipedia
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
Tasteless 3479
Crank 1477
IndyStarCraft 300
Rex 154
MindelVK 20
ForJumy 1
StarCraft: Brood War
Horang2 36348
Jaedong 3866
Pusan 853
BeSt 807
firebathero 626
Larva 585
Mini 517
Leta 216
EffOrt 205
Last 198
[ Show more ]
ToSsGirL 113
Shinee 35
Sharp 34
Hm[arnc] 22
Sea.KH 20
Barracks 19
Icarus 13
yabsab 11
IntoTheRainbow 11
HiyA 10
Movie 10
Dewaltoss 10
GoRush 9
SilentControl 9
Noble 8
Dota 2
Gorgc4082
XaKoH 476
XcaliburYe449
Counter-Strike
x6flipin601
Stewie2K543
edward40
Heroes of the Storm
Khaldor336
Other Games
tarik_tv24825
gofns15363
FrodaN4271
singsing1578
B2W.Neo1120
DeMusliM446
shahzam419
crisheroes360
Happy332
SortOf151
KnowMe146
Pyrionflax67
Organizations
StarCraft: Brood War
lovetv 11
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 13 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Berry_CruncH275
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Dota 2
• lizZardDota2140
• Ler64
Upcoming Events
FEL
3h 20m
Elazer vs Spirit
Gerald vs MaNa
BSL20 Non-Korean Champi…
6h 20m
Bonyth vs Dewalt
QiaoGege vs Dewalt
Hawk vs Bonyth
Sziky vs Fengzi
Mihu vs Zhanhun
QiaoGege vs Zhanhun
Fengzi vs Mihu
Wardi Open
23h 20m
Replay Cast
1d 22h
WardiTV European League
2 days
PiGosaur Monday
2 days
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
3 days
Replay Cast
3 days
The PondCast
3 days
Replay Cast
4 days
[ Show More ]
Epic.LAN
5 days
CranKy Ducklings
5 days
Epic.LAN
6 days
BSL20 Non-Korean Champi…
6 days
Bonyth vs Sziky
Dewalt vs Hawk
Hawk vs QiaoGege
Sziky vs Dewalt
Mihu vs Bonyth
Zhanhun vs QiaoGege
QiaoGege vs Fengzi
Sparkling Tuna Cup
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

KCM Race Survival 2025 Season 2
HSC XXVII
NC Random Cup

Ongoing

JPL Season 2
BSL 2v2 Season 3
Acropolis #3
CSL 17: 2025 SUMMER
Copa Latinoamericana 4
Jiahua Invitational
2025 ACS Season 2: Qualifier
BSL20 Non-Korean Championship
CSLPRO Last Chance 2025
Championship of Russia 2025
RSL Revival: Season 1
Murky Cup #2
BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025
ESL Impact League Season 7
IEM Dallas 2025
PGL Astana 2025
Asian Champions League '25
BLAST Rivals Spring 2025
MESA Nomadic Masters

Upcoming

CSL Xiamen Invitational
CSL Xiamen Invitational: ShowMatche
2025 ACS Season 2
CSLPRO Chat StarLAN 3
BSL Season 21
K-Championship
uThermal 2v2 Main Event
SEL Season 2 Championship
FEL Cracov 2025
Esports World Cup 2025
Underdog Cup #2
StarSeries Fall 2025
FISSURE Playground #2
BLAST Open Fall 2025
BLAST Open Fall Qual
Esports World Cup 2025
BLAST Bounty Fall 2025
BLAST Bounty Fall Qual
IEM Cologne 2025
FISSURE Playground #1
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2025 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.