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Krolinkos
Profile Joined February 2010
Australia74 Posts
May 03 2010 21:31 GMT
#1
SC2 Release Date Announced as July 27, 2010.

Spoilered Press Release Below:


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StarCraft(R) II: Wings of Liberty(TM) in Stores Starting July 27, 2010

IRVINE, Calif., May 03, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that its highly anticipated real-time strategy game, StarCraft(R) II: Wings of Liberty(TM), will arrive in stores throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Mexico, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau starting on July 27, 2010. Players will also be able to purchase StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty directly from Blizzard Entertainment shortly after the retail launch.

"We've been looking forward to revisiting the StarCraft universe for many years, and we're excited that the time for that is almost here," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "Thanks to our beta testers, we're making great progress on the final stages of development, and we'll be ready to welcome players all over the world to StarCraft II and the new Battle.net(R) in just a few months."

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is the sequel to Blizzard Entertainment's 1998 hit StarCraft, which has been hailed by players and critics worldwide as one of the top real-time strategy games of all time. Sporting a vibrant 3D-graphics engine, StarCraft II will once again center on the clash between the protoss, terrans, and zerg, with each side deploying legions of veteran, upgraded, and new unit types. Unparalleled online play for StarCraft II will be available through a new version of Battle.net, Blizzard Entertainment's world-renowned gaming service. Battle.net has been redesigned from the ground up to be the premier online gaming destination for Blizzard gamers, with several enhancements and new features, such as voice communication, cloud file storage, leagues and ladders, achievements, stat-tracking, and more.

The solo campaign for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will continue the epic saga where it left off in StarCraft: Brood War(R). The story line chronicles the exploits of marshal-turned-rebel-leader Jim Raynor and features both familiar faces and new heroes. Players will be able to tailor the experience, choosing their own mission path and selecting technology and research upgrades to suit their playing style throughout the 29-mission campaign. Several challenge-mode mini-games will also be included, with focused goals designed to ease players into the basics of multiplayer strategies.

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For more information on StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, visit the official website at www.starcraft2.com. Further details about the game, including the alternative pricing options previously mentioned for certain regions, will be announced in the coming weeks. With multiple games in development, Blizzard Entertainment has numerous positions currently available -- visit www.blizzard.com/jobs for more information and to learn how to apply.

About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft and the Warcraft, StarCraft(R), and Diablo(R) series, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry's most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment's track record includes eleven #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company's online-gaming service, Battle.net(R), is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active players.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Blizzard Entertainment's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Blizzard Entertainment generally uses words such as "outlook," "will," "could," "would," "might," "remains," "to be," "plans," "believes," "may," "expects," "intends," "anticipates," "estimate," "future," "plan," "positioned," "potential," "project," "remain," "scheduled," "set to," "subject to," "upcoming" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales levels of Blizzard Entertainment's titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the impact of the current macroeconomic environment, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Blizzard Entertainment's products, competition from the used game market, industry competition and competition from other forms of entertainment, rapid changes in technology, industry standards and consumer preferences, including interest in specific genres such as real-time strategy, action-role-playing and massively multiplayer online games, protection of proprietary rights, litigation against Blizzard Entertainment, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, licensees, licensors, vendors and third-party developers, including the ability to attract, retain and develop key personnel and developers who can create high quality "hit" titles, counterparty risks relating to customers, licensees, licensors and manufacturers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates and tax rates, and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities, and the other factors identified in the risk factors section of Activision Blizzard's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Blizzard Entertainment and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Blizzard Entertainment nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Blizzard Entertainment or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

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On May 04 2010 06:11 DragoonPK wrote:
Just saw the news on Gamespot twitter, thought Id share :3! Way to go Blizzard!, is this too soon though or expected? I havent played much SC2 so I am not sure how the progress is going.

Source: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6260963.html

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nTooMuch
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States127 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-03 21:15:39
May 03 2010 21:13 GMT
#2
awesome. can you link the actual source?

EDIT: Pretty sure titles shouldn't be in all caps.
GGTeMpLaR
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States7226 Posts
May 03 2010 21:13 GMT
#3
you got beat by a minute
Juxx
Profile Joined April 2010
325 Posts
May 03 2010 21:13 GMT
#4
is the beta going to end any time soon?
Grubby Fighting!
Drakonis
Profile Joined October 2009
Canada97 Posts
May 03 2010 21:13 GMT
#5
On May 04 2010 06:13 GGTeMpLaR wrote:
you got beat by a minute

LOL i was JUST about to say that..
Jyvblamo
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada13788 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-03 21:14:28
May 03 2010 21:14 GMT
#6
*Released right before my exams start, awesome.
DragoonPK
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
3259 Posts
May 03 2010 21:14 GMT
#7
Keke! I was faster! :3
CheAse
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada919 Posts
May 03 2010 21:15 GMT
#8
wooooooooooo thats awesome. can anyone link to source?
SCV good to go sir
floor exercise
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada5847 Posts
May 03 2010 21:15 GMT
#9
About a month longer than I thought. I guess it being a world wide release pushes it back some
skuj
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States302 Posts
May 03 2010 21:16 GMT
#10
the same day the korean war ended?
"never attack" -stephano
guitarizt
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States1492 Posts
May 03 2010 21:16 GMT
#11
oh em geez
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” - Hemingway
Krolinkos
Profile Joined February 2010
Australia74 Posts
May 03 2010 21:16 GMT
#12
Ha, got beat.

No, I don't have anything about a beta end-date, although iirc there was something going around about a May end date when the Gamestop/EB keys started dropping like flies.

Other thread is here: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=123264

Source is an Activision Blizzard press release, I have my email signed up to their mailing list for investors.

Mods can close the thread if they wish, we've already got one other thread and there's probably going to be a few more as people realise and rush in.
Unashamedly nerdy.
zerglingsfolife
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1694 Posts
May 03 2010 21:16 GMT
#13
I wonder when this means the Beta will end?
Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crown and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness.
KrissirK
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States63 Posts
May 03 2010 21:16 GMT
#14
Damn, I think that's when I start school again -__-;
0x64
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Finland4545 Posts
May 03 2010 21:16 GMT
#15
So it's now official, I failed to graduate from uni before SC2, unless Blizzard keeps it's tradition of postponing (and I don't keep mine)
Dump of assembler code from 0xffffffec to 0x64: End of assembler dump.
Integra
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Sweden5626 Posts
May 03 2010 21:17 GMT
#16
Can't wait too see how far Blizzard will push the release date.
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Biochemist
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1008 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-03 21:19:03
May 03 2010 21:18 GMT
#17
I think this is the earliest release announcement I can remember... War3/D2/D2X exact dates weren't announced until the games went gold and it was like two weeks out.

In other news, this is one week after my MCAT and I'm free for the rest of the summer!
Krolinkos
Profile Joined February 2010
Australia74 Posts
May 03 2010 21:20 GMT
#18
On May 04 2010 06:14 Jyvblamo wrote:
*Released right before my exams start, awesome.


Released right on the start of second semester for me. Hopefully the work won't pile up for a week or so while I can work off 12 years of anticipation and pent-up excitement.
Unashamedly nerdy.
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
May 03 2010 21:20 GMT
#19
wow hope it doesn't get delayed at all
When I think of something else, something will go here
goswser
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3519 Posts
May 03 2010 21:23 GMT
#20
Wow so much for blizzard's earlier estimate which was the end of May. I wonder if they are planning on making some huge changes by then?
say you were born into a jungle indian tribe where food was scarce...would you run around from teepee to teepee stealing meat scraps after a day lazying around doing nothing except warming urself by a fire that you didn't even make yourself? -rekrul
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