StarCraft, Nothing But StarCraft

Now that the news has been out for a few days and game journalists have had a chance to chat with the folks at Blizzard, there are a number of new stories detailing parts of the StarCraft II world. A massive press briefing about the game fills in a few more details on the game; only three factions, no new races, the game is built with competitive play in mind, and will run on both XP and Vista. For more nitty-gritty elements, the company held panel discussions on the art design and gameplay elements of the upcoming game. Video from the event is now widely available as well; check out the official trailer, some example gameplay, or the epic 22-minute long developer walkthrough.

Starcraft II is all well and good...

[SECProto]

...but what I'm really looking forward to is Diablo III. clickclick clickclickclickclickclick clickclick clickclickclick

When they said "will run on both XP"

[frosty_tsm]

I thought they meant experience points...

Re:Blizzard failed.

[navygeek]

lame,unoriginal rip-off of project revolution with physics effects. I bet its would lag too.Havok engine is pretty resource heavy. I'm not even bothering to get a pirated copy.

Woohoo! One less person that I'll have to beat (read: lose to) on the Ladder!!

Re:Who cares about XP and Vista?

[aichpvee]

I don't think it's lack of players on Linux. They had a Linux client for WoW that shipped with the beta, though undocumented (if I remember correctly), but it was pulled from the retail version. WoW however runs great on Linux under WINE and I'm sure they have enough players doing so to "warrant" the port. Why they don't just do this, since it would be fucking easy for them, I have no idea.

If I were conspiracy minded I'd say it had something to do with Linux posing a legitimate threat to windows if it only had proper games support, where as mac isn't.

Re:OS requirments?

[josteos]

Nethack ?

Re:Who cares about XP and Vista?

[Yaotzin]

It runs on PCs without hassle and for the most part, it's free.

Re:Multiple OS Support

[untaken_name]

I demand a CP/M port!

Re:Smoking in Space

[ruiner13]

Sure beats the vespene gas that would be generated in the suit after eating at the intergalactic taco bell.

Re:Starcraft II is all well and good...

[snowgirl]

As one of my friends said way back when even 1024x768 was thought to be miraculous about 320x200: "Pixels the Size of my Hand!"

Re:OS requirments?

[GrayCalx]

Polished games and excellent Mac support makes for many happy Mac gamers.

Mac gamers? Really? Sounds like Paint graphic designers.

/i kid because i love.

Re:Starcraft II is all well and good...

[Ubergrendle]

As opposed to Starcraft 2. clickclick clickclicklclickclickclick (spacebar) clickclickclick click.

One line of dialogue

[AlpineR]

In the movie Thank You for Smoking [imdb.com] the lobbyist goes to Hollywood to talk to an agent about placing cigarettes in movies. The agent mentions a screenplay set on a space station and suggests a scene with the main characters smoking cigarettes after sex.

The lobbyist says: "Sounds great! But wouldn't smoking in an all oxygen environment be dangerous?"

The agent responds: "I guess so. But it's an easy fix. Just one line of dialogue, 'Thank God they invented the whatchamacallit device.'"

Re:Starcraft still looks good

[thinsoldier]

I reinstalled it last night. It doesn't look that great. But still lots of fun.

10 years and still waiting...

[alexandreracine]

Who cares about SC2 ? I am still waiting for Duke Nukem Forever!

Re:Game resolution

[enc0der]

Especially with my 30" cinema display. I don't need to see a 1 foot in size zerg coming at me, that just ain't right :)

Re:Starcraft II is all well and good...

[fractoid]

7-s-z 8-s-z 9-s-z draaaag ctrl+1 click draaaag ctrl+2 click draaaag ctrl+3 click draaaag ctrl+4 click

1-a-click 2-a-click 3-a-click 4-a-click enter FOR THE SWARMMMM!!!~!~~!

Re:Who cares about XP and Vista?

[Kirth]

mod game down, "-1 overrated".

Plus it does not run on $(OPENSOURCEOS)