Upcoming Starcraft II because of early 2012?
Supply: See under.
What we heard: Today at GDC On the web in Austin, Texas, Battle.net venture director Greg Canessa took the phase to talk about the future of the encompassing online provider Battle.net. Following his presentation----the previous PopCap games executive took concerns from your viewers.
Just one inquiry might have led Canessa to suggestion Blizzard's hand in regards to the release day from the 1st enlargement to Stacraft II: Wings of Liberty, Heart in the Swarm. When talking about these kinds of long term Fight.net functions as investing replays, broadcasting replays, and upgrading profiles, he reported they ended up "a main region of emphasis we're about to be viewing about the Starcraft [II] facet more than the following eighteen months between now and Heart of your Swarm." (Emphasis added.)
Such a timeframe would have the growth get there in possibly March or April, 2012. Heart in the Swarm could be the 2nd installment during the three-part Starcraft II saga, the very first of which, Wings of Liberty, centered on the human faction. Heart on the Swarm will give full attention to the Zerg faction of the real-time strategy, whilst the third installment within the real-time method trilogy, Legacy of your Void, will target about the sinister Protoss faction.
The official story: A Blizzard consultant stressed to GameSpot that there's no announced produced window for Heart of the Swarm. Having said that, he did say that the game would not be featured as part of Blizzcon 2010, which will happen in Anaheim, California from October 22-23.
Bogus or not bogus?: Not bogus. Blizzard ordinarily normally requires its time involving expansions, as evidenced with the nearly two-year gaps involving the World of Warcraft add-ons The Burning Crusade (January 2007), Wrath from the Lich King (November 2008), and Cataclysm (December 2010).
