StarCraft II On Target For '09 Release

[John Funk]

StarCraft II On Target For '09 Release

Blizzard supreme overlord Mike Morhaime confirmed that the long-awaited StarCraft sequel was slated for release before the end of the year.

In an investor webcast [http://investor.activision.com/eventdetail.cfm?eventid=69233], Mike Morhaime - president and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment - said that the company was hoping to release the first part of the upcoming StarCraft II trilogy, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, in late 2009:

"We're targeting an end of year release this year for StarCraft II," said Morhaime. "But as always, we won't release it until it meets our standards and the expectations of our players."

This dovetails nicely with the recent revelation that the SC2 beta would start this summer [http://starcraft.incgamers.com/blog/comments/so-when-is-soon/?gr_i_ni] - likely preceding a release date at BlizzCon if not earlier, if last year's Wrath of the Lich King beta was any indication.

(Via Joystiq [http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/01/starcraft-ii-targeting-an-09-release/])

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[oliveira8]

Weeeeeeeeeeee!!

 

[Martymer]

Starcraft II coming out in '09, huh? Yeah, so is Duke Nukem Forever... I'll believe it when it's sitting on a shelf at my local store.

 

[Avaholic03]

I'll believe it when I see it. Seems like all things Starcraft get pushed to the back burner at Blizzard. If I were in charge, I'd be milking that cash cow more often than once every decade.

 

[dirk45]

And no more "When it's done"? Is Blizzard suddenly breaking with tradition?

 

[Daye.04]

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!
Gha! My blood pressure! I think someone is trying to kill me. L4D2. StarCraft 2. Gha ..

 

[randommaster]

Weeeeeeeeeeee!!

Were you in a movie theater and hear someone say they have popcorn?

Starcraft II coming out in '09, huh? Yeah, so is Duke Nukem Forever... I'll believe it when it's sitting on a shelf at my local store.

Just to spite you, your local store won't order any copies.

They have a vague, uncertain release date, which is better than nothing. Shows they've actually been working on the game.

 

[oliveira8]

Weeeeeeeeeeee!!

Were you in a movie theater and hear someone say they have popcorn?

What? No.

 

[John Funk]

And no more "When it's done"? Is Blizzard suddenly breaking with tradition?

Well, how I'm interpreting it is it's still, "When it's done," they're just hoping that it'll be done by the end of '09

I'll believe it when I see it. Seems like all things Starcraft get pushed to the back burner at Blizzard. If I were in charge, I'd be milking that cash cow more often than once every decade.

Well, considering that they've got a big building on their campus that is *just* their RTS team, and that their WoW/D3/UNANNOUNCED PROJECT teams are all in their own areas... any delay isn't because they're working on other projects, but more because the RTS team is just taking a long time.

 

[Nazulu]

I got a feeling it won't be out by the end of this year. Doesn't bother me anyway, I am still saving money for a new computer that can hopefully run it, and that might be longer!

 

[Kstreitenfeld]

Starcraft II coming out in '09, huh? Yeah, so is Duke Nukem Forever... I'll believe it when it's sitting on a shelf at my local store.

Which is exactly why they also said "But as always, we won't release it until it meets our standards and the expectations of our players."

Hence, they would like to get it out by the end of '09 but can't promise anything... Not even in the same boat as Duke Nukem Forever... Not by a long shot.

If I were in charge, I'd be milking that cash cow more often than once every decade.

Then I'm thankful your not in charge.

Quality > Quantity

 

[Chipperz]

Huh, I should really get back to completing Brood War sometime soon...

I thought I had until at LEAST 2018...

 

[dochmbi]

My main interest in Starcraft 2 is watching the e-sport action that will surely ensue.

 

[Rednog]

I'll believe it when I see it. Seems like all things Starcraft get pushed to the back burner at Blizzard. If I were in charge, I'd be milking that cash cow more often than once every decade.

That's why its a "trilogy" this time around...
Why sell 1 game when you can sell 3.

 

[randommaster]

Weeeeeeeeeeee!!

Were you in a movie theater and hear someone say they have popcorn?

What? No.

Don't worry, it's just a really obscure reference.

 

[Panzer_God]

Thank god, I've been waiting for this game since I was six years old. I worshiped Blizzard because of Starcraft and will most likely begin again when this is released.

 

[Tharwen]

What about D3??!??

I want demons!!!