Finally! Activision Blizzard officially announced the release date of Starcraft 2 and
is set to be released on July 27, 2010 (midnight).
Wings of Liberty is the first of the three chapters set to be released for StarCraft 2 and will focus on the Terran race in the main campaign. Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void will focus on the Zerg and Protoss races and will be released separately at a later time so that Blizzard can make more money. Wings of Liberty will also feature a full map-making and scripting tool set.
The original StarCraft was one the most balanced games of all time and is still widely popular today. If race balance was one of the reasons for the delayed launch of the sequel, then it will probably be worth it as it may make this game worth playing for the next 10 years as well.
One of the disappointing features, or lack thereof, is the removal of LAN support. This means no more hooking up with your buddies over your local area network like we used to. No more running 4 computers to a switch and playing the game for hours on end. You will now have to have an internet connection and use Blizzard’s Battle.net system to play with the guys who are in the same room with you. They are not the first game to do this but it is still disappointing nonetheless as “LAN Partiers” seem to be getting the short end of the stick with game developers efforts to combat piracy. You will now have to pray that Blizzard or your ISP don’t have any issues or your LAN party will be dead in the water.
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