ב19 למאי Blizzard מכריזים על משחק חדש - כנראה SC2 !!

[LazyBoy]

אחרי אין ספור רמזים קטנים ושמועות, סוף סוף יש הכרזה רשמית על משחק חדש של Blizzard.

אני באופן אישי מעדיף את דיאבלו 3 אבל גם SC2 יעשה לי טוב

אגב, החלק הראשון בכתבה מדבר על כך שהם מפתחים במקביל משחק MMO ל"דור הבא".

Source: Several job listings on the official Blizzard Web site and a forum thread on Starcraft-centric Teamliquid.net.

What we heard: Barely a month goes by without some sort of speculation--and the occasional prank--raising the prospect of Blizzard Entertainment's next project. One of the most common rumors has the cash-flush Vivendi subsidiary working on a console version of World of Warcraft, its wildly popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game. That theory got a boost this week, when Blizzard posted job listings for a lead technical artist, lead tools programmer, and lead engine programmer for a "next-gen MMO."

"Blizzard Entertainment is looking for an individual to lead an engine-programming team focused on next-generation massively multiplayer online games," read one of the job descriptions. "The ideal candidate will possess outstanding communication and coordination skills and be capable of...[helping in the] design and creation of a next-generation engine."

As if the mention of a new Blizzard MMOG wasn't enough, this week also saw rumors spread that the publisher-developer is resurrecting one of its classic real-time strategy series. According to a Korean newsletter partially translated by Teamliquid.net, "StarCraft 2 will be revealed for the first time to the world at Blizzard's World Wide Invitational (WWI)." According to the letter, Blizzard will also use the event, which takes place in Seoul, South Korea, on May 19 and 20, to show off the game, which reportedly has full 3D graphics, a revamped combat system, and a new race.

The official story: In an unusual turn of events, Blizzard freely admits that it will announce a new game at the WWI in Korea, where Starcraft's popularity is at near-fanatical levels. "We do intend to announce a new product at the Worldwide Invitational next month in Korea, and we appreciate the enthusiasm and interest in getting an advance look at what that will be," a rep told GameSpot.

Unsurprisingly, though, Blizzard's publicity minion became tight-lipped about the new game. "We can't give any further details regarding the product announcement at WWI," the rep said. "Everyone will have to wait until the event to find out the news."

The Blizzard rep was even less chatty when it came to the subject of the next-gen MMOG. "Blizzard has a number of unannounced projects in the works, but we're not prepared to make any announcements about them at this time," was all he would say.

Bogus or not bogus?: Not bogus that a new Blizzard game will be announced in just over three weeks. (Mark your calendars!) Bogus that it's been officially confirmed as Starcraft 2. "We have a very strong connection with the characters and settings of StarCraft, and we do plan to revisit that universe at some point in the future, but we don't have anything new to announce in that regard at present," said the Blizzard rep.

As for the next-gen MMOG, the job listings prove that it is not bogus. However, the fact that none of the listings mention any platform means that the game could be a "next-gen" PC MMORPG, not a next-gen console title. This seems the more likely scenario, given that Blizzard reassigned much of its console team to focus on PC projects last August.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=25594825&sid=6169864&tag=latestnews;title;0

[ex_]

הגיע הזמן!

ל...sc2 כמובן

[LazyBoy]

אני מצרף עוד תגובה של היחצ"ן של Blizzard לאתר אחר Diablo3.com -

Big news today for Blizzard fans!

"It took a good day of calls and emails, but Blizzard just got back to us about the rumor floating around that Starcraft 2 will be announced next month during their World Wide Invitation in Seoul, South Korea.

According to a Korean website, StarCraft 2 is being developed in 3D with a new race and lots of changes for existing units. The site went on to say that additional details would be revealed during Blizzard's WWI on May 19th in Seoul.

When reached for comment today this was Blizzard's official response:

We do intend to announce a new product at the Worldwide Invitational next month in Korea, and we appreciate the enthusiasm and interest in getting an advance look at what that will be, but players will have to wait until May 19th to find out more. Also, we have a very strong connection with the characters and settings of StarCraft, and we do plan to revisit that universe at some point in the future, but we don't have anything new to announce in that regard at present.

So that's a yes on a StarCraft 2, eventually, and a yes to a product announcement next month. The only question now is are they one in the same. " -Brian Crecente, from Kotaku.

So what do you guys think? A lot of people still believe it's gonna be Starcraft (which would be fine too because, honestly, who wouldn't love to see that game revisited just as much as Diablo?) but after a statement like that, I'm thinking it's gonna either be an announcement for Diablo 3 or a completely new Blizzard title. If it's not a Diablo or Starcraft game, I'm putting my money on TacoCraft.

Alright, let the speculation begin! May 19th simply cannot come soon enough.

http://www.diablo3.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2870

*מחזיק אצבעות לדיאבלו 3*

[TAsraf]

SC2?

[cleric]

starcraft 2

*מחזיק אצבעות לדיאבלו 3*

אני איתך

[event]

חבר'ס זה לא SC2

Also, we have a very strong connection with the characters and settings of StarCraft, and we do plan to revisit that universe at some point in the future, but we don't have anything new to announce in that regard at present.

כנראה שזה D3 או משחק אחר שהוא לא SC2. זה אפילו יכול להיות הרחבה.

תחכו ותראו

[LazyBoy]

^^

We do intend to announce a new product at the Worldwide Invitational next month in Korea, and we appreciate the enthusiasm and interest in getting an advance look at what that will be, but players will have to wait until May 19th to find out more. Also, we have a very strong connection with the characters and settings of StarCraft, and we do plan to revisit that universe at some point in the future, but we don't have anything new to announce in that regard at present

ולכן המילה "כנראה" בכותרת ולא "בטוח".

הם אומרים שיש משהו חדש, אבל לא מגלים מה זה.

לפני 2-3 חודשים הישראלי שעובד שם (איציק בן בסט) אמר את הדברים הבאים:

"I'm a StarCraft player myself and I hope it's not a decade, and we launched StarCraft in 1998, before I'm standing here again, celebrating the next game in the series,"

http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/15-01-2007-4502-1.html

כך שרוב הסיכויים שאכן מדובר בSC2, אבל זה לא בטוח ב100%.

אגב, אני מהמר על חשיפה בקוריאה ואפשרות משחק בדמו בBlizzcon בקיץ

[ex_]

רק עכשיו שמתי לב שההכרזה תהיה בקוריאה

שם sc הוא מעין ספורט לאומי אז סביר להניח שזה באמת יהיה sc2 ;D

[TheReaper]

השמועות אומרות

משחק חדש

משחק חדש MMO

והמשך SC2 ו עד 2010D3

לא משנה איזה מהם נכון אנחנו תמיד מרוויחים

בליזראד יא שולטים תעשו לי מודל

[FIghterFX]

נו כוסעמק לא רוצה את הסטארקראפת הזה אני רוצה WC4

[TheReaper]

נו כוסעמק לא רוצה את הסטארקראפת הזה אני רוצה WC4

נראה לי שהם עזבו את WC לגמרי... אם כבר קיבלנו הצהרות של דיאבלו וסטארקרפט ולא על ווארקראפט אז אין סיכוי בזמן הקרוב

[Judas Iscariot]

זהו, אם אני לא טועה World of WarCraft אמור להיות המשחק האחרון בסדרה או משהו כזה...

גם אני רוצה StarCraft 2 , גם אני גם אני!

[LazyBoy]

לא יהיה WC כי אז הם חייבים לקבוע דברים בעלילה שלא יסתדרו טוב עם WOW בלי לפגוע בעלילה שלו.

להזכירכם SC יצא ב1 באפריל 1998.

פתאום לפני 3 ימים בליזזארד הוציאו פאץ חדש למשחק והוסיפו אפשרות למשחק בליגה כולל העלאת REPLAYS לשרת שלהם.

נשמע לי כאילו הם בודקים איך זה עובד במשחק הראשון, ע"מ לראות אם צריך לשנות משהו לקראת הגרסה שתגיע עם המשחק השני.

[Judas Iscariot]

"פתאום לפני 3 ימים הם מוציאים פאץ' למשחק..."

אכן נשמע.. "חשוד" אבל אתה צריך לזכור שבניגוד לחברות אחרות בליזארד ממשיכה לתמוך בכל המשחקים שלה, כולל סטארקראפט שהם שיחררו לו המוני פאצ'ים בתדירות די גבוהה(למרות שאין לי מושג מתי היה האחרון).

[Kidney_stonE]

yyyyeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

SC2