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Mike Morhaime says the next game is still StarCraft Two. So it looks like the merger hasn’t affected the game so far.

Q: What are your goals now that you have the most successful online game of all time?
A: There are still a lot of untapped markets around the world. A lot haven’t come online yet like India, some markets in Eastern Europe. We’re very excited about the Warcraft movie with Legendary Pictures. The goal there is to prove that movies based on video games don’t have to be bad. We have a pipeline of additional games that we are working on. The first of them is Starcraft 2 and an upgraded version of our Battle.net gaming service.

Blizzard recently released a fan kit for starcraft two fans. It’s basically a collection of material that can used for websites (pictures, avatars, info). This is great stuff for websites like this one :).

I’ll sort through all this and soon update this website.

CNN has recently released a short documentary on the gaming scene in South Korea and particularly about StarCraft superstar Lim “SlayerS_`BoxeR`” Yo-Hwan.

CNN also published another report featuring Blizzard Korea’s Jungwon Hahn. The interview focused on the popularity of StarCraft in South Korea, which is, according to Hahn due to the fact that the game is well polished, balanced, easy to learn and enjoyable to play.

Hahn also indicates that when StarCraft was released in 1998, Korea’s economy was just restructuring and the use of broadband. Cheap computers where everywhere and people were searching for good and cheap ways of setting up businesses. One of the best options was to open an internet café; which online PC gaming available to the population.

The interview can be seen on CNN Video.

Watch ‘em and weep.

After waiting a long time for updates on Starcraft 2. Terran units were showcased in Swedish Magazine (according to GosuGamers) Superplay.  Here’s how they are looking like:

“Planetary Fortress: Terran head quarters can be upgraded to Planetary Fortress. It is a head quarter with one hell of a defense weapon on top.”

“Thor: The phattest new guy’s name is Thor and has his name from the god of thunder. One of these babies can take down a base on his own.”

“Sensor Dome: With one of these sensors you can see enemy units on the map even if they move over undiscovered areas.”

“Ghost: Yep. The Ghost is there, again.”

“Say hello to the Terran’s own transformer. The viking can change shape from an airplane to a walking robot. Really nice if you fly to an enemy base and gets attack by an air force.”

“Supply Depot: New in the earthlings base is a building that can pack itself up and be lowered down below the surface so your units may pass over it. It works nice as a first obstacle at your base in an early stage.”

Whoahh!? If the rumors are true then we will be seeing starcraft2 much earlier than expected!

Blizzard just informed us today that Starcraft 2 will be playable by the public for the first time at BlizzCon.

Can’t wait to see how it will be.

UPDATE: It’s true!

Visitors to BlizzCon 2007 will be treated to the first-ever public hands-on with StarCraft II. Demo stations will be set up at the convention, and attendees can sample the new units and gameplay elements for themselves in multiplayer battles. We’re excited to offer this exclusive opportunity to our players, and look forward to seeing you at BlizzCon.

Nice post about Starcraft here.

In 1998, StarCraft told the story of three races in conflict, and it went a little something like this… The Terrans - human colonists - are torn apart by civil war and find themselves stuck in the middle of a war between the Protoss and the Zerg. The Protoss and the Zerg are enhanced alien races given an evolutionary leg-up by a meddling super-race called the Xel’Naga.

It’s a bit of a review and analysis. Check it out.

Check out this new video with some new protoss units - Twilight Archon, Soul Hunter, Tempest (Carrier Replacement), REAVERS!

As noted in filefront and itwire australia , sales of the original Starcraft game are going up.

 Of course, everyone’s snapping up the Starcraft Battle Chest, since they get the expansions, and since it’s selling for about ten bucks these days. At least it is at EB Games / Gamestop, whose website shows the battle chest at the top of the best seller list. Amazon.com lists the Battle Chest at #19 on their best seller list.

In my area, we’ve been playing starcraft broodwar in the computer shops even before the annoucement came up. Now, more players are reviewing their Terran, Protoss and Zerg multiplaying skills. Everyone is really excited with the new game.

After the StarCraft2 announcement, the net has returned to its normal routine. You can see bits starcraft2 talk on:

• ArsTechnica.com - where much of the comments talk about the supposed SC2 gameplay and visuals. There is even a lively discussion on the “Physics” used in the game.
• An interview with Blizzard’s VP on Starcraft 2 telling everyone what we already know - that the game won’t be available this year.
• Gamepro - discussion on SC2 and how excited the fans are.

We will keep you updated on the latest Starcraft2 info as soon as we get it.