Retailers List StarCraft 2 for December 3 Release

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  Its being tested all the time by the best SC players. : thewindcriesmary
  • Maybe, but i doubt it's in (closed) beta yet, they are still changing really basic stuff around (like the... : razorblade79

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• Muahaha my posts are working! : aznboysix
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  They'll be different for sure. DoW2 looks exciting for all the gameplay features they're implementing (es... : Tincan
  • agreed - i really enjoyed the sc2 storyline, all the more why i hated the similarities in wc3's story : dedgecko
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    The story is the main reason I will buy SC2. Kerrigan better die (and by Jim Raynor's hand). That bitch h... : Dr_Cube
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      But she's hot...and she pretty much got stabbed in the back in the Terran campaign by Arcturus Mengsk so ... : Vorlonesque
      • Oh I am a guy and the fanboy in me would totally do her but someone has to put an end to this Queen of Bl... : Dr_Cube
      • Ok, do we really need spoiler tags for StarCraft I ? If you havn't played it by now... : IHATEDUST
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  there's been almost nothing in the way of DoW2 gameplay videos/hands on afaik so SC2 has that going for i... : derelict515
  • Yeah, just that one super short video but that didn't show anything about the game's interface. However, ... : Dr_Cube
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  I'd bet 10 years from now tons of people will still be playing SC2 and won't know what DoW2 stands for. : Pneum0
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    unfortuantely sc and wc are the only rts games that will come to mind for the average gamer : ballystix
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      You call those that play starcraft average gamers? : Pneum0
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        Luddites. : Pettytheft
        • I guess you could say the same for those that prefer the original counter strike also. : Pneum0
      • starcraft attacts all sorts of players, casual to hardcore, its a wide player base. : ballystix
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    to me, SC stands for Supreme Commander...starcraft had a great storyline, but lacks severely in gameplay ... : Skyburst101
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      I can't think of one Blizzard title that severely lacks in quality or gameplay fun. They're probably the... : Pneum0
      • Rock 'N Roll Racing + Blackthorn agrees with you. : TrptJim
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      That is laughable. Very laughable. StarCraft has lived on for 10 years and outsold Supreme Commander by a... : gnoleb
      • I think starcraft just had (has?) a critical mass of gamers that SupComm never really will get. I still e... : dafugg
  • You're right. They'll only know SC2 and DoW4. : Dr_Cube
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  I concur. I am on board the DoW2 hype train. I will buy Starcraft 2 the day it comes out but DoW2 piques ... : Dr_Cube
  • Your post perks my interest for DoW2. I'm going to read up on the Essence engine to see what kind of imp... : Pneum0
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  I haven't got any hype in either. We havent seen anything of DoW2 yet apart from shots designed to genera... : thewindcriesmary
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    What makes you say that about the nids? We haven't heard anything about the third army. Unless there is s... : Dr_Cube
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      The way the game is being designed, small scale, each individual unit is more important etc. like a squad... : thewindcriesmary
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        they've only said that individual unit stuff in regards to the space marines. They talked at all about th... : aeg1x
        • Yeah but judging from the screenshots (yeah im drawing a long bow here) it seems like the level design, a... : thewindcriesmary
      • I feel it can be just the opposite. If we have smaller amounts of units to control, it's easier to get t... : Derringer
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  I see SC as something we will get sooner and DoW2 as a different style of RTS we'll be getting a good whi... : Vorlonesque
  • Agreed. DoW2 looks like it will take place closer to the ground, have smaller sized armies, and units wil... : Dr_Cube

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• The timing would be good for christmas sales, although i'd prefer to see it around October. : Pneum0
• They just want your pre-order monies months in advance. : IHATEDUST

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• Witty remark and flame here. : IHATEDUST

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  It's blizzard, they go for "Art direction > Strong Tech" - this should run better than Valve games. : psycho100
  • Than Valve games? But Valve go for art over tech as well. I'm not sure what you're trying to say here. : Arceihn
  • I thought valve games were known for stuttering audio more than running good. : Pneum0

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• Agreed. : Dr_Cube
• Yea, this is pretty meaningless. Retailers don't know any more than you or me. : phate81

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  what a useful comment. thanks for sharing. : sharpie
  • but we found out when his birthday is! he know feels wanted by the internets! : thewindcriesmary
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  I could care less too...because I care a lot! now if you could NOT care less, then that would be somet... : critch
  • Thank you. : Arceihn
• Good god what's with the Internet and this...if you could care less about Starcraft, then you care in som... : ZaldronGG
• Wow, the Shack keeps bringing the hits. : ProdigyXL
• Yeah, Starcraft blows : Get_It_Together
• Then start caring less dammit! :) : te[R]ror

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  Yup. I learned years ago that anything with Blizzard or Valve on it had no release date until Gold status... : Dr_Cube
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    Blizzard do stick to their release dates. This here, however, isn't a release date, it's just a guess mad... : code-e255
    • Yup. They don't do official release dates 6+ months in advance. They tell you when they are damn well rea... : Dr_Cube
• this could be true.... currently its being played in competitions that is sc2. So there are still units/t... : Iwannaacura
• shackers made bets on when it'd be released back when it got announced. i think i chose may something of ... : reverend~heresy
• No, I always thought this was going to come out by the end of the year and I'm sure it will. I've had vis... : spaceyme

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• dun dun dunnn : happynoodle

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• those wacky retailers! : Lunaran