Starcraft
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Blizzard Entertainment has officially revealed STARCRAFT as a story-driven open-world shooter, marking a major new direction for one of gaming’s most recognizable science-fiction universes. The announcement confirms that the project is currently planned for release in 2030, though no platforms have been named yet. Even with limited launch details, the reveal has already sparked plenty…
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After years of silence around one of gaming’s most influential strategy franchises, fresh reports suggest the StarCraft universe may finally be preparing for a comeback. The biggest surprise is that the next major project tied to the series may not be developed internally by Blizzard. Instead, industry chatter points to Nexon as a potential partner,…
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In an intriguing turn of events, game giant Blizzard has raised eyebrows with a new job advertisement that alludes to the development of an upcoming open-world shooter game. The recruitment notice spotted by eagle-eyed fans reveals the search for an associate design director who would be a critical player in the development of this new…
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Fans of Blizzard, the esteemed video game company, reportedly missed out on potential Netflix adaptations of several franchise favorites, namely StarCraft, Overwatch, and Diablo. Jason Schreier, a well-known Bloomberg reporter, revealed this information while promoting his new book in a Reddit AMA session. The cause can be traced back to a legal dispute between Blizzard…
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This is a little older, but I hadn’t seen it until now. In a two-part post (no idea if part three exists), Patrick Wyatt describes the development process for StarCraft and the various issues the team faced. There were… a ton of issues, including a lack of experienced programmers, unrealistic deadlines, and poor code architecture.…
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Blizzard has a nice right up over at starcraft2.com detailing the Starcraft storyline leading up to Starcraft II, which takes place four years after the events of Starcraft: Brood War. I never really paid a lot of attention to the story, so this little write-up is a great refresher. I think I just have a…