Starcraft II Announced; Screenshots
Blizzard has officially announced, after much speculation, that it’s currently developing Starcraft II, a title that fans around the world hope will meet their ever-increasing expectations.
The president of Blizzard, Mike Morhaime says, “With StarCraft II, we’ll be able to do everything we wanted to do with the original StarCraft and more [...] We recognize that expectations are high following the long-running popularity of the original game, but we plan to meet those expectations and deliver an engaging, action-packed, competitive experience that StarCraft players and strategy gamers worldwide will enjoy.” And, judging from the in-game screens, it looks like Starcraft 2, if nothing else, will adhere to the sort of visual and gameplay standards that Starcraft established.
Here are some of the official Starcraft II screenshots and concept art. Check out the official website for more Starcraft II multimedia (including official trailers) and downloads.
We can’t wait for this to drop!!!
Halo 3 Teaser Wallpaper
Bungie’s Top Story of the Day is the release of the Halo 3 Teaser wallpapers, which look cool but don’t say much about the game to come:
World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Midnight Launch
That’s right. WoW: Burning Crusade, the official, and long-anticipated, expansion to World of Warcraft, is being released at many GameStop locations at midnight on January 16th, 12:01 AM. Certain stores are pulling out all the stops for WoW: BC’s launch, with “costume contests, card game tournaments, screen-shot character judging, and more! Events will vary by location, check with your local store for more information.”
Ocarina of Time in 2D!
DigitalBattle has the word that the fan remake of the legendary N64 classic The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time in 2D has made progress. The news come from a thread at SomethingAwful forums, which states:
Daniel Barras, an old friend of mine, has announced that Release Candidate 1 of OoT2D will be released soon. He’s waiting on his laptop to be airmailed to him (and he probably needs to put a couple finishing touches on it).
The game is basically the 2D translation of Ocarina of Time for N64. It will include everything from the original game, and i BELEIVE he was intentionally coding in the glitches found in 1.0 gold cart, but i’m unsure if this will still be a feature. It will also include a special dungeon and 3 extra items (i think it’s armor, boots, and another sword. The only thing i can say for sure is the armor).
Regardless of whether this project to remake the classic Zelda game is real or not, the screens still look great. Check them the screenshots below:
Japan PS3 Gets Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
Japanese PS3 owners recently discovered that Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, which was essentially a remade version of Tekken 5 with some new characters and modes, was available for download from the Playstation store at no cost. The big difference in this version of Tekken 5, of course, is that it is High-Def (HD), running in 1080p. There are many modes in this game, including arcade battle, ghost battle, versus battle, and a gallery for viewing and downloading images and movies. At 830 megabytes and about $17 in value, Japanese PS3 owners must feel the Sony love. Can’t wait for this one to come to the US!
