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Blizzard Wants Your Mom To Enjoy StarCraft II

Posted 10/30/08 at 07:43:08 PM  by Nathan Grayson

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We love our moms. They're really super great. Hell, we love moms in general (especially yours). But moms loving StarCraft II? Two hobbies will become one, if producer Chris Sigaty has his way.

“We’ve trying to make sure that it’s perfectly balanced for e-sport, but look — I’m going to try to get my mom to play this game," he told MTV Multiplayer. "I mean, I know she can’t [micromanage] at the level that these pro gamers can, so we’re actually experimenting back in the opposite direction… so that even the layman can come in and get a grasp of these cool things in the game.”

So how will Blizzard snap some of the sharper edges off StarCraft's fire-trail fast gameplay? Sigaty wouldn't elaborate beyond wanting to "make it much easier for [non-gamers] to explore whether it would interest them.”

While this new disproportionately large quadrant of Blizzard's target audience certainly has the potential to wreck things for everyone else, we choose to remember WoW. If anyone can take a tiny, hole-the-wall niche and stretch it into a Grand Canyon -- while still keeping gameplay deep and challenging -- it's Blizzard.

So, do you think Blizzard can pull it off?

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TAGS: gaming, Software, news, blizzard, StarCraft II, Mom, Your
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avatarStarcraft 2?

Submitted by auwingr1 on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 1:55pm

Starcraft 2? There's a Starcraft 2? Wow, have I been out of that loop or is this just what they plan on doing with it before it's released? I knew they were working on it, so when was it released or will it be released? Boy, is this overdue!

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avatarIf there's any studio in the

Submitted by Digihotaru on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 1:42am

If there's any studio in the world that could do this and get it right, it's Blizzard.

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avatarDammit

Submitted by festiva_man on Thu, 10/30/2008 - 10:25pm

Damn you Activision!!!  If you ruin Blizzard, I swear I will buy Rock Band 2 instead of GHWT in 3 years when the price comes down.(try me)

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avatarYou know what this means

Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 12:12am

You know what this means don't you? It means that StarCraft 2 is going to suck terribly. I mean I'm sure there is going to be parts of the game setup so that nobody loses. StarCraft 2 set on Telletubby home world.

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avatarI prefer to judge each game

Submitted by Spendrik on Thu, 10/30/2008 - 7:43pm

I prefer to judge each game on its own merit and not rely on faith or past performance (Hellgate London anyone?) There's no mysticism in making a game, and ANY company can screw up. Show me the game, don't show me your company logo.

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avatarBlizzard can't mess up

Submitted by MrNaPaLm32 on Thu, 10/30/2008 - 5:44pm

it just can't.

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avatarNo

Submitted by b_boy_69_00 on Thu, 10/30/2008 - 5:06pm

No, nobody wants a "casual" starcraft game.  We have been waiting forever for this and if they screw it up by dumbing it down they won't have to bother producing the other 2 parts of the game.

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