View Poll Results: Which species is your favorite?
Terran
12
37.50%
Protoss
12
37.50%
Zerg
6
18.75%
Not sure just yet!
2
6.25%
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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Mac & PC) - July 27th, 2010
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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Mac & PC) - July 27th, 2010
The wait is finally over. Mark your calendars. The world-wide release of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty happens on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010!
Press Release:
Spoiler:
Screenshots:
Video:
Seven Minutes of Single Player gameplay:
Full HD Single Player cinematic:
Even though it will only have the Terran campaign, it will be 29 missions. For comparison, StarCraft 1's three species each had 10 campaigns. Word on the street is there will be a Protoss mission or two sprinkled in.
So which species is your favorite? Terran, Protoss, or Zerg?
Purchase:
Standard Edition - $59.99
Collectors Edition - $99.99
The Collectors Edition includes:
# The Art of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, a 176-page book featuring artwork from the game
# An exclusive 2GB USB flash drive replica of Jim Raynor's dog tag, which comes preloaded with the original StarCraft and the StarCraft: Brood War expansion set
# A behind-the-scenes DVD containing over an hour of developer interviews, cinematics with director's commentary, and more
# The official StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty soundtrack CD, containing 14 epic tracks from the game along with exclusive bonus tracks
# StarCraft comic book issue #0, a prequel to the comic series
# A World of Warcraft mini Thor in-game pet that can be applied to all World of Warcraft characters on a single Battle.net account
# Exclusive Battle.net downloadable content, including special portraits for your Battle.net profile, decals to customize your units in-game, and a visually unique version of the terran Thor unit
# An exclusive 2GB USB flash drive replica of Jim Raynor's dog tag, which comes preloaded with the original StarCraft and the StarCraft: Brood War expansion set
# A behind-the-scenes DVD containing over an hour of developer interviews, cinematics with director's commentary, and more
# The official StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty soundtrack CD, containing 14 epic tracks from the game along with exclusive bonus tracks
# StarCraft comic book issue #0, a prequel to the comic series
# A World of Warcraft mini Thor in-game pet that can be applied to all World of Warcraft characters on a single Battle.net account
# Exclusive Battle.net downloadable content, including special portraits for your Battle.net profile, decals to customize your units in-game, and a visually unique version of the terran Thor unit
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Re: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Mac & PC) - July 27th, 2010
I enjoyed protoss, but am really waiting for D3 to get released. It is turning into a duke nukem forever wait.
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Re: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Mac & PC) - July 27th, 2010
$60 fucking dollars for a PC game, though? I know it's Blizzard and it's going to be a quality product, but damn, gina! I'm going to buy it, because I loved the first, but I was taken aback at the price.
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Re: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Mac & PC) - July 27th, 2010
As far as I remember, almost all Blizzard games were released at $60. I know Diablo 2 was for sure.
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Re: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Mac & PC) - July 27th, 2010
$60 isn't okay for either! And, let's face it, how many of us buy games at full face value all that often anyway?
Anyway, this will be mine on release day. I've been waiting for this for years. And I play Zerg, and when I want to mix it up I go Protoss.
Anyway, this will be mine on release day. I've been waiting for this for years. And I play Zerg, and when I want to mix it up I go Protoss.
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Re: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Mac & PC) - July 27th, 2010
Given the countless hours I played on bnet, still worth the price for me. Wow, I almost can't believe that it is finally coming in a few months.
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Re: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Mac & PC) - July 27th, 2010
I never said either was fine. But look at it this way. Most PC games come out at the $39 or $49 price point now, right? What if we got some super hyped console game that bucked the trend and came out at $69 or $79? That wouldn't seem right, would it?
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Re: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Mac & PC) - July 27th, 2010
Nah, I see what you mean. Just saying that a game is a game no matter what platform it's released on. PC games are usually $49, so yeah $10 over the norm.
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Re: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Mac & PC) - July 27th, 2010
They're releasing the story in 3 parts. the first part has the Terran campaign and battle.net/multiplayer stuff so maybe the following 2 parts (protoss and zerg campaigns) will be cheaper.
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Re: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Mac & PC) - July 27th, 2010
My only beef is that I have give money to Activision.
If I download it directly can I bypass them and give my money right to Blizzard? Have they even announced a direct download option?
If I download it directly can I bypass them and give my money right to Blizzard? Have they even announced a direct download option?
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Re: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Mac & PC) - July 27th, 2010
I think that and the rising cost of game development were cited as reasons for the $10 price increase for this current generation.
And Activision really doesn't affect much of Blizzard's operations. Trust me.
And Activision really doesn't affect much of Blizzard's operations. Trust me.
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Re: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Mac & PC) - July 27th, 2010
The only way I think it might be cheaper is if you have to have the first game to play online. If each "chapter" stands on its own with both single and multiplayer modes, then $59.99 makes sense.
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Re: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Mac & PC) - July 27th, 2010
is this game like warcraft? will i need to play starcraft one to get the story? do you think my computer will run the game? what are the multiplayer options like? i've tried playing online once with warcraft but i couldn't find the option. is this more of an action game or a rpg? does anyone know a good place to buy pc games locally?