DaJe
04-25-2007, 05:37 PM
I'd post this in the video game section, but this is just too big of an announcement.
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http://teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=52433
Has it really been 9 years? Blizzard's most beloved franchise is making its comeback on May 19th at Blizzard's World Wide Invitational (WWI) in Seoul, according to a TeamLiquid translation of this original Korean news article.
It has been confirmed that StarCraft 2 is being developed in 3D, a new race has been added and existing units' characteristics will have many changes. Additional details will only be revealed to certain parts of WWI.
However, trustworthy information is being leaked from previous Blizzard employees, and through an acquaintance of ex-Blizzard North employees, StarCraft 2's development and its announcement at the WWI has been confirmed.
MBC Game's Lee Sang-Ho head said "Frankly, it's half anticipation and half worry. If SC2 is released in a form that is compatible with e-sports broadcast, there will be many new gamers and the entire industry will develop. However if it comes out in a form that is not easy to broadcast, like WarCraft 3, StarCraft fans will focus on the sequel while the original league will suffer a decline", expressing a cautious mindset.
OnGameNet's StarCraft commentator Um Jae-Kyung said "Blizzard has probably already grasped the difference between this nation's gamers and foreign gamers' difference in inclination through WarCraft 3. So I'm hoping for a more balanced structure, a structure with e-sports in mind. However, I believe that the e-sports league will continue to focus on StarCraft and a new league focusing on StarCraft 2 will form, the industry growing bigger as a result. As a gamer, I'm really looking forward to it.
MBC Game and OnGameNet are the organizers of the two big StarCraft leagues in Korea. For them, the progamers, and for the fans across the world, news of a SC2 is both bracing and alarming. Will SC2 live up to its own pedigree, or will it fall? Only time will tell that tale!!
http://www.evilavatar.com
http://teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=52433
Has it really been 9 years? Blizzard's most beloved franchise is making its comeback on May 19th at Blizzard's World Wide Invitational (WWI) in Seoul, according to a TeamLiquid translation of this original Korean news article.
It has been confirmed that StarCraft 2 is being developed in 3D, a new race has been added and existing units' characteristics will have many changes. Additional details will only be revealed to certain parts of WWI.
However, trustworthy information is being leaked from previous Blizzard employees, and through an acquaintance of ex-Blizzard North employees, StarCraft 2's development and its announcement at the WWI has been confirmed.
MBC Game's Lee Sang-Ho head said "Frankly, it's half anticipation and half worry. If SC2 is released in a form that is compatible with e-sports broadcast, there will be many new gamers and the entire industry will develop. However if it comes out in a form that is not easy to broadcast, like WarCraft 3, StarCraft fans will focus on the sequel while the original league will suffer a decline", expressing a cautious mindset.
OnGameNet's StarCraft commentator Um Jae-Kyung said "Blizzard has probably already grasped the difference between this nation's gamers and foreign gamers' difference in inclination through WarCraft 3. So I'm hoping for a more balanced structure, a structure with e-sports in mind. However, I believe that the e-sports league will continue to focus on StarCraft and a new league focusing on StarCraft 2 will form, the industry growing bigger as a result. As a gamer, I'm really looking forward to it.
MBC Game and OnGameNet are the organizers of the two big StarCraft leagues in Korea. For them, the progamers, and for the fans across the world, news of a SC2 is both bracing and alarming. Will SC2 live up to its own pedigree, or will it fall? Only time will tell that tale!!