StarCraft 2 Not Arriving in 2008?

June 30, 2008 7:50 AM

Blizzard's anticipated sci-fi PC RTS sequel StarCraft 2 will not hit this year, according to an extremely sparse report from Internode Games Network.

The studio is only "about a third of the way" done with the game's campaign mode and is currently focusing on story and cinematics, executive VP Rob Pardo revealed during a talk at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational.

Pardo further noted that the company hopes to have something impressive to show by the year's end, causing the site to conclude that the title will not hit stores in 2008.

Blizzard has yet to make any official statement regarding the release of StarCraft 2. Prior to the Worldwide Invitational, several retailers began listing an unconfirmed December 3rd release, fueling speculation that a date would be announced at the event.

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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baron calamity

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June 30, 2008 7:51 AM

Shock! Totally unexpected! .... !!!
- JohnnyDanger
  
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  June 30, 2008 7:52 AM
  
  hmm, I hoped for a late 2008 release date but since the beta hasn't even started or anything this is not really surprising.
  It would be awesome if we would get starcraft 2 and diablo 3 in the same year but somehow I really doubt it. I want them now :(
- razorblade79
  
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  June 30, 2008 8:50 AM
  
  Yeah, I wonder if there is someone who REALLY thought that was even remotely possible... My guess is WoW WotLK 2008 SC2 2009, D3 / SC2 Expansion 2010, WoW addon #3 / D3 Expansion 2011...