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NoFunShogun
02/17/09

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Definitely looking forward to it.

But.... ummm... hey Blizzard? More Starcraft II battle reports, please?
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Chalkdust
02/17/09

@NoFunShogun: Yes, definitely. It doesn't seem like it would a ton of work to get those things out, but maybe they're very selective with what they want to release to the world. But to me, I don't care if there's any new units, abilities, maps, or buildings. It doesn't have to be informative, I just want to see it in action.
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Đipic
02/17/09

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Fuck Starcraft II, I want me some Diablo III, nao!
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balls187
02/17/09

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Why complain about long turn around times? Blizzard games are pretty much guaranteed blockbusters, so perhaps there is some truth to taking your time to do it right as opposed to releasing an unfinished product and patching it later.
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Chalkdust
02/17/09

@balls187: People are impatient, especially around here with their games. It's like they'll have nothing to do in the meantime...
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lols
02/17/09

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RTS' aren't really my cup of tea. I hope they release a demo or something, I really want to try this out :)
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gunluva is prepared to drop.
02/17/09

@Procne:

Good luck. I'm pretty average at RTS'. I've yet to win a single skirmish without cheats in StarCraft.
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ArmyofJuan
02/17/09

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I wish i could buy the starcraft battle chest, but i dont think it runs on XP. could be wrong though. i'll just wiki starcraft anyways and catch myself on the whole space opera.
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ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
02/17/09

@ArmyofJuan: I've never had any issues with Starcraft on XP. Go for it.
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FEAST
02/17/09

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If you listen closely, you can hear China erupt in a giddy roar of excitement.
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Turambar: B> Selvaria Body Pillow
02/17/09

@FEAST: South Korea dude. China is much more of a WCIII and WoW country.
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FEAST
02/17/09

@Turambar: ahhh, dangit. I should have known. Especially because I've watched this video over 100 times:

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Tenth
02/17/09

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Starcraft, shmarcraft, who cares... Dawn of War 2 is here. The original Space Marines have come home to roost... again.

Take all the time you need Blizz, on making your Starhammer 2K. ;)
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
02/17/09

@Tenth:As badass as DOW2 is, it can't match SC2 in sales and profit. Games Workshop really missed the bus.
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Tenth
02/17/09

@Foxstar Sixtail: They really did. Makes me wonder why they waited so long after the Star/Warcraft games were so successful. I mean, you can say RTS and not think of Starcraft.
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
02/17/09

@KirbyMorph:For me, someone who've played everything but the shittastic console "Sellout, Brotherhood of Monies.", I see why they did it and it does not bother me. They had a chance to suck the taint of all of the old fans and keep them while likely gaining very new fans or try something that they thought would work better.

So far it seems to have paid off. Do I wish the old crew could have done it? Yes. Do I miss shooting annoying children in the head? Somewhat. Am I glad it's selling as well as it does so I can be playing Fallout 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and on till time comes for them to shove my diaper wearing ass in a oven and turn me into a pile of ash? If the following games are good, heck yes.
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
02/17/09

@Foxstar Sixtail:Missing from that statement "70 years in the future."
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
02/17/09

@Tenth:Fear of screwing up the IP, etc. Who knows? But as someone who's wanted to get into Game Workshop's cult like fandom and the simply epic matches played at cons forever, the millions, if not close to billions of dollars they could have made is one of the bigger missed buses in gaming ever.

Just think of some of the models and things GW could have done with that level of income. Just think of it..
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Lincolnsbeard33
02/17/09

@Foxstar Sixtail: well of course you never know. Maybe if Warcraft was a warhammer game it would have ended up a flop. We honestly can't say.
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02/17/09

@Lincolnsbeard33:That's true..but honestly, given the way Blizzard worked with them, it would have been very hard for them to flop. And even if they flopped. GW wouldn't have lost that much. Less then they lost by sitting on the IP's for years.
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Lincolnsbeard33
02/17/09

@Foxstar Sixtail: Hard to say remember Blizz was a no name company back then. GW has to protect its IPs. They are a Table top gaming company first and are not a video game developer.

Lets say you wrote a comic or book that has a good sized fan base. You are very proud of your IP and so our your fans. Its not huge but it has made you a few million. Now lets say some unknown hollywood producer came to you and said they wanted to make it into a movie. Would you do it? Now what if they wanted to change the tone of the story? Instead of it being a dark story with interesting characters and a great plot they wanted to change it into something for everyone. Would you do it?
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
02/17/09

@Lincolnsbeard33:It's always a toss up. But I think even WAYYY back then, Blizzard had shown what GW needed. That's what makes me sad more then anything that GW missed out on a multi million if not billion dollar chance for greatness.

Besides, a bad game or movie won't always ruin a IP, it's when it becomes a habit. Lord knows it took comic books 30 something years before we got over the suck to the point where you could go see a comic movie and not have to hide your head in a brown paper bag..

Good points there.
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
02/17/09

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The only thing more epic then this game's reviews will be the venom laced 1500+ word rants about how much it 'sucks' from people who've been playing SC1 far too long.

We all saw them when Fallout 3 hit, you'll see them again when Starcraft 2 hits. Count on it folks.
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LlamaNL
02/17/09

@Foxstar Sixtail:

And say bad things about the Holy Blizzard?

BLASPHEMER! HEATHEN!
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
02/17/09

@LlamaNL:Oh they do. You missed all the Blizzard fans going around the twist over D3's colors, then?

These days, it's a rush to be the first flamebaiter when major games are launched.
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Piata
02/17/09

@Foxstar Sixtail: Fallout 3 was nothing like Fallout 1 & 2. It was Oblivion, with guns. All the criticisms leveled against it were perfectly valid and it was reviewed much higher than it should have been. Especially considering how bugs from Oblivion carried over to Fallout 3.
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
02/17/09

@Piata:When stating a viewpoint that is not solid in stone fact, you need to remember the "IMHO" tag. Otherwise it looks as if your writing with fanboy blinders on.

Bugs are annoying yes, but that's pretty much the only part of your statement with a solid foundation, the rest is all IMHO stuff.
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Ghede
02/17/09

@Foxstar Sixtail: No, we didn't see them when Fallout 3 hit. As previous posters have said, they were justified in their rage, although they did overlook the fact that it is still a very solid rendition of Oblivion with guns. No, we saw their ilk when Fallout 2, and again when Fallout Tactics came out.
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