StarCraft II Delayed into 2010
Posted 08/06/09 at 02:42:43 AM by Nathan Grayson
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BioShock 2, Max Payne 3, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Singularity, and now StarCraft II? We’d say all that’s left for 2009 are tumbleweeds, but they’ll probably just delay those too. So, who’s responsible for what will surely go down as one of the darkest days in Korean history? That’d be Blizzard’s own Battle.net service.
"Over the past couple of weeks, it has become clear that it will take longer than expected to prepare the new Battle.net for the launch of the game," said Blizzard in a statement.
"The upgraded Battle.net is an integral part of the StarCraft II experience and will be an essential part of all of our games moving forward. This extra development time will be critical to help us realize our vision for the service."
The game’s now scheduled to launch during the “first half” of 2010, which is basically where mom ‘n’ pop have decided to stash the rest of Christmas as well.
If there is a silver lining to all of this, though, it’s that Diablo III’s still chugging along on schedule. Even better, Blizzard’s Mike Morhaime noted that “it would be correct to conclude that you could expect two releases of Blizzard next year,” which we’re taking to mean StarCraft II and Diablo III. Guys, 2010 is going to be a fantastic year. Expensive, sure, but fantastic nonetheless.
Don't Forget the Warcraft Expansion.....
Submitted by Duckey on Sat, 08/08/2009 - 10:43am
Not to burst your bubble, but keep in mind that next year will mean its time for the next World of Warcraft expansion, providing they keep with the current development cycle of rougly 2 years (which seems to be decreasing- there's only one major lich king content patch left after all). So, unless we will get THREE blizzard releases next year (and I don't think we're that lucky), my money goes to SC2 and the next Warcraft expansion.
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Submitted by Spartacus on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 1:37pm
I just wanted StarCraft 2 for LAN parties. Screw you blizzard.
2009 = FAIL BOAT
Submitted by HerofTime64 on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 11:22am
I wouldn't be surprised to see battlefield 1943 delayed as well as the PC version of DIRT 2. Devs like to pin down dates before even finalizing a game title. Pull a Bioware and never announce a release date until you're within 4-5 months of launch...the only down side to the bioware dev process is you must take 5-6 years out of your life to develope a repetative RPG.
Anyway...not all is lost. This november we get the chance to buy the same game a second time! I'm speaking of left 4 dead 2. *sarcasm*
Oh and modern warfare 2...also known as "AC130 SPAWN RAPING 2".
Submitted by praetor_alpha on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 6:46am
This isn't surprising.
I said last year that SC2 wouldn't come out that year, or this year, and have stood by that ever since. And I said that before it was broken up.
Submitted by jfigura on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 6:23am
I dont think it really matters. Alot of folks aren't buying because they took out LAN action. Besides, C&C4 is a better prospect to begin with. More power to them but I haven't bought a Blizzard product since the original Starcraft and I don't plan on buying anymore.
Pickle
Submitted by marwinious on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 4:31am
Hmmm... Battle.net is the primary reason for delay because it's going to be a major element to the gaming experience. It's almost like they took out the option for LAN multiplayer and are now only able to offer it through their service. Oh wait..... --
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Delays
Submitted by jwalch.hawk on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 2:59am
Nathan, when are your articles on game release dates going to be delayed?
No seriously.
This has gone from ridiculous to comedic and back to ridiculus again.
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