Making IT Happen

[AceHart]

As part of Intel's "Extreme Masters", or around it, or because of...
Either way, visitors to Hall 22 will be able to play an early release of StarCraft II at Cebit 2009 (3-8 March).

Presumably "only" the same version that was already used at BlizzCon2008,
but, well, I wouldn't complain there


http://www.starcraftwire.net/blog/comments/play-starcraft-ii-in-hanover-in-march/

Original Intel press release (German):
http://www.intel.com/cd/corporate/pressroom/emea/deu/archive/2009/414697.htm

 

[Bloodcount]

This means that SCII is playable. Therefore we shloud be expecting SCII verry soon. 100% this year. Perhaps eaven in late Spring or summer. <3<3<3<3<3<3

 

[rover2341]

I don't mind it being a bit. Because it gives me some time to sharpen my map making skills before the rush. That way when i get there, my first project on it will be a bit better from improving my map making skill from war craft.

 

[Bloodcount]

I don't mind it being a bit. Because it gives me some time to sharpen my map making skills before the rush. That way when i get there, my first project on it will be a bit better from improving my map making skill from war craft.

Uh.... not to be a p**sy but melee is gonna take about 90% of the games atleast the first 5-6 months. then other maps will appear. And if I were you I'd wait for SCII to come out. The way blizzard tell it the WE will be an entire modding engine, meaning that you will really be able to modify the game play constants, you'll be able to make models from the object editor, make cool spells without triggers and so on. Indeed Day Of The Alliance will come.

 

[Daskunk]

This means that SCII is playable. Therefore we shloud be expecting SCII verry soon. 100% this year. Perhaps eaven in late Spring or summer. <3<3<3<3<3<3

It was playable quite a while ago, and other places have allowed you to play it before..

But it isn't even in beta yet. Most people, when they played it a while ago, though that it seemed done too. So I wouldn't go by that. I do think it will be this year, but not spring or summer.

This is the latest thing they have said concerning the release date, though:

Question: "Why hasn't Blizzard released the Beta?" or "WTF have they been working on, I played it at Blizzcon last year and I thought it was done!"
Answer: Solo campaign is under heavy construction as is Battlenet. When these things have enough work done that we know when our release date is going to be with strong confidence we will announce the Beta. Unless something crazy happens, the Beta is going to happen this year.

Question: "Why don't you just give us your target dates if you don't know the final date? We promise, we won't get mad if Blizzard misses target dates."
Answer: Let's be realistic. Our target dates are not something we hit more than half the time. Putting those out there would be pretty close to lying to the fans. We are not going to do that. We want to be able to give good info, not info that we know is suspect. We'll give target dates when we think it is very likely that we will hit them.

 

[2-P]

Original Intel press release (German):
http://www.intel.com/cd/corporate/pressroom/emea/deu/archive/2009/414697.htm

Site got updated, SC2 won't be there.

 

[AceHart]

Indeed...
Footnote 2: contrary to the initial announcement, SC2 will not be shown.




For once when we had some news more interesting than a change in voice-actors...

 

[Bloodcount]

I love mysteries..... maybe that is why I love when girls are playing hard to get. Neverhteless, when talking about SCII the more the better (exept the waiting that is )

 

[Slapshot136]

Neverhteless, when talking about SCII the more the better (exept the waiting that is )

and i thought it was the exact opposite.. i thought the more waiting the better the game would be