Hardwired, Hungary's most popular gaming site, reveals the hidden images in the cinematic trailer of Starcraft 2. The images -- that were found by AzteC, one of their readers -- show the Blizzard team (possibly celebrating some Starcraft related event). The images can be seen by frame stepping the trailer at 0:02 and at 0:12. On the last picture you can see Dustin Browder, the lead designer of Starcraft 2.
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The new issue of PCGZine has masses of PC games previews and reviews, including Starcraft 2, Call of Duty 4, Football Manager Live, Halo 2 and Tomb Raider Anniversary. The magazine is enhanced with video and multimedia. Written by professional game journalists, this is the only professionally produced free magazine for PC gamers, and it can be downloaded for free and without registration.
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When the development of StarCraft 2 was announced last week, many thought the long wait was finally over. Unfortunately, we still have to wait for the video game's release on the shelves. GameStop seems to have an idea when we'll be seeing the sequel to the popular sci-fi strategy title.

GameStop has it listed under a pre-release shipping date of 10/1/08 at a retail price of US$ 49.99. That's right, October 1, 2008. That's about 18 months more of waiting.
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Blizzard unveiled StarCraft II over the weekend in Seoul, South Korea. Next-Gen had a reporter on the ground to offer firsthand impressions of a game that has captivated an entire country.

"It was only right that StarCraft 2 should be unveiled in Korea. When I arrived here six years ago, I quickly saw that this was a nation utterly obsessed with all things Blizzard, and since then, the fervor has only heightened. This past weekend's Blizzard expo at Seoul's Olympic Stadium represented the very pinnacle of that fervor, and beyond being rewarded with what was perhaps the most incredible gamers' day of all time -- complete with massive competitions, hot air balloons, K-Pop concerts, and more -- fans were finally treated to the announcement that they'd waited an eternity for."
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Anyone who happened to be living under a rock over the weekend will have missed Blizzard's big announcement - StarCraft II. The developer unveiled the RTS sequel over in Seoul, South Korea, and you can read our report right here, and view the first wave of movies and screenshots. But on to the reason we're here right at this moment - you can now clap eyes on a massive StarCraft II gameplay trailer via our video player below. And we mean massive, as it runs for over 20 minutes. Developer ... » Read More

There is no release date yet, but after a mere nine-year wait, publisher Blizzard has given the world its first glimpse at StarCraft II, the sequel to one of the most popular real-time strategy games of all time. Before a crowd of rabid Korean fans packed into an Olympic stadium, Blizzard showed first a short CG trailer. It begins with a Terran (i.e.: human) marine being encased in heavy battle armor, followed by a flashing series of images showing units from the bug- like Zerg and cybernetic ... » Read More

Traditionally, Blizzard was always announcing titles years before they will come to life. Theo Valich from Inquirer first touch with World of WarCraft happened on ECTS in 2001, first touch with Diablo II and its add-on came during E3 and ECTS 2000 and so on. But now, StarCraft II is not being announced year or two prior to release. Blizzard has stated that the company will release this game in October of this year.

So, you can mark your calendars ready, Q4 of this year will be quite an interesting one.
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Blizzard Entertainment's top creative talent discusses Starcraft II gameplay details at a panel discussion at its Worldwide Invitational event.
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Thanks for spoiling everything, StarCraft Ghost... This game is exclusive to PC and Mac.

With games like Command & Conquer 3 and Tom Clancy's EndWar finally bringing the Realtime Strategy (RTS) genre to consoles with due success, there was some hope when rumors started flying about a sequel to StarCraft that the game might follow the trend and come to consoles along with a PC version. Sadly (for console-only gamers, at least), Blizzard has officially dashed those hopes for the time being.

On Blizzard's official StarCraft II Website FAQ, the company addressed the question directly with the following Q&A exchange:

"Will there be a console version of StarCraft II?

StarCraft II is being developed for the PC. We have no current plans to bring the game to any console platform."

Sorry 360, sorry Wii, sorry PS3. And sorry to you too, Nintendo DS -- your system may be kicking the ass of every other man-made game system known to this planet, but StarCraft II is currently only scheduled for the platform it was born to play on. (But take heart, handheld fans -- those rumors of a Blizzard project on PSP or DS are still swimming around out there...)

Blizzard's StarCraft II will be released on PC and Mac (yes, we said Mac - Apple gets a peach!), so make sure your graphics card is nice and primed for this one since it won't be on its way to your TV machine any day soon, if ever.
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To commemorate the announcement of the highly anticipated StarCraft II, Blizzard Entertainment is proud to present the Tychus Findlay Limited Edition Statue. This collector's item is a product of a collaboration between Blizzard Entertainment's famous cinematics team and the incredible sculpting of Sideshow Collectibles. Players can now own a piece of StarCraft history with this highly detailed, 18-inch tall statue of Terran Marine Tychus J. Findlay standing atop a freshly killed Hydralisk. Cast in high-quality polystone and hand painted to exacting standards, the power of the Terran Marine Corps stands triumphantly in this beautiful museum-quality piece.

More info after the jump.
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Given the familiar look and feel of StarCraft II and the solid looking first screen shots, the game should be well in development. Its progress backs up the beta timing within a South Korean report that claims there'll be a StarCraft II beta at the end of 2007. An early 2008 release is a good estimate if the beta news turns out to be true.
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The official site of Starcraft 2 has launched with screenshots, artwork, wallpapers, movies and unit descriptions.
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IGN updates on StarCraft II directly from the show floor.

Editor's note: "I'm writing this from a wireless connection on Blizzard' WWI show floor. Their opening ceremony is set to start any minute now. As the ceremony continues there'll be fragmented updates below. Expect more details throughout the presentation unless this wireless connection screws up. Also, expect typos. All timestamps are local time in Seoul, South Korea.

FMV sequence in a spaceship - looks Terran - zooming in on a metal door - door opening - reveals a guy with a cigar in chains - prisoner - door shuts behind him - there's so much bass the room is shaking - guy steps into some kind of metallic devicce - legs are strapped in - guy rising toward ceiling - Korean text on screen got people very excited - another part of the machine is dropping metal arms on him - machine whirring - applying armor to his torso - extremly detailed visuals here - now guy is strapping on gloves - armor is molding together - seems like a Terran marine - rockets turn on - zerg now onscreen - Marine delivers a line - StarCraft 2 officially announced."
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The craze over the new Blizzard announcement has caused such a stir, people are speculating as to what they are actually planning on revealing. This article talks about the different ideas that could make up this announcement. Is it really Starcraft 2? Could there be more than 1 announced title?
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The official story: It's no secret that this weekend, Blizzard Entertainment will reveal a new game. Last month, the developer-publisher took a break from counting its massive World of Warcraft revenue to reveal it would be making a major announcement at the forthcoming Blizzard World Wide Invitational (WWI) event in Seoul, South Korea.
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With the gaming community speculating on Blizzard-next-big-project conspiracy theories, which will be announced next week, rumors are already flying around that the game announced will be a Starcraft-related project.

While Computer Video Games magazine and a few game blogs have cited the to-be-announced Starcraft-sequel game to be an MMOG of sort, our sources in Korea have heard it right from an insider in Blizzard Korea that Starcraft 2 will still be sticking to its real-time strategy roots. Albeit with enhanced graphics and new elements of gameplay, and new multiplayer features to satisfy the rabid Koreans. While the rumor of a new MMOG from Blizzard is being fuelled by the fact that the developer has also posted a job opening for an MMOG project, a sources again told gameaxis.com that it will not be a project announced on the same day as Starcraft 2, and that it won't be based on the Starcraft universe either.
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A post at Computer and Video Games suggests that Blizzard is about to announce a StarCraft MMO in Korea.

While the likelihood of a StarCraft-related game being announced in Korea is high, after all, Korea is famous for its fanaticism towards the brand (something that did not transfer over to WarCraft III), FiringSquad is of the opinion that it's not going to be a MMO.

Continue to FiringSquad for the reasons.
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Evidence seems to be mounting in regards to Blizzard's next project. According to TeamLiquid's translation of this original Korean news article, StarCraft 2 will be officially unveiled on May 19th at Blizzard's World Wide Invitational (WWI) in Seoul.
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Put on your skeptical goggles because rumors are swirling that StarCraft 2 is finally a reality. The Team Liquid forums have translated an article from Korean site Fighter Forum that says StarCraft 2 is on the way and a beta will be released at the end of 2007. According to Fighter Forum, StarCraft 2 continues the story of the original and adds a new race based on Kerrigan, making a total of four races.
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Lim Yo-hwan is Mr. Starcraft in South Korea. No, he's more than that: he's a "sex symbol". The dude's amassed a small fortune in winnings and sponsorship deals, is adored by millions and is probably a super-nice guy to boot. Oh, and he has a great name for his biography: "(Try and Be) As Crazy As Me". Zany!

Least he was, until he could dodge South Korea's national service requirements no longer and ended up in the Air Force. Now he's still mega-famous, just a little less so.
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