Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 06:43 BST
StarCraft II CE unboxed in video, internet has little wank
Hit the link for a movie of a European man breathing heavily while leafing through special edition StarCraft II material.
Someone’s got hold of a copy of StarCraft II’s Collector’s Edition, as you can see in the video below. He appears to be very excited about this. So does “the internet”. Unsurprising, really.
The guy can’t, unfortunately, install it; he’s thwarted by a date lock on the disc.
The game’s out on July 27.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy
Tags: starcraft II
12 comments
#1
Phoenixblight
07/07/10, 7:00 am
+100
Nice touch there Blizz.
#2
KAP
07/07/10, 7:08 am
A little wank for star craft 2? speak for yourself m8.
#3
Grimrita
07/07/10, 7:34 am
Whats the fuss all about? Its just another generic RTS? Besides, cant the guy change the date on his PC? Unless it requires online activation
#4
_LarZen_
07/07/10, 8:42 am
No thx Blizzard..
#5
LarsWestergren
07/07/10, 10:45 am
@3
Hardly generic… it is if not *the* most famous RTS series at least in the top 3. And it is the first non-World of Warcraft game from Blizzard in 7-8 years. That is what all the fuss is about.
And no, he can’t activate the game earlier by something so simple as changing the date.
#6
Erthazus
07/07/10, 10:51 am
” Its just legendary RTS”
Fixed. To say something generic to Starcraft II is like someone yesterday cut your balls off. Seriously.
#7
Gekidami
07/07/10, 11:06 am
It is generic, the fact that its the same game but in full 3D makes it generic.
Theres no other way to put it really. StarCraft paved the road and with its sequel Blizzard are safely driving down it. But its since turned into a freeway used by everyone else.
#8
Erthazus
07/07/10, 12:00 pm
@7 You already played Starcraft II full game right i guess?
#9
Grimrita
07/07/10, 8:11 pm
compared to the likes of World in Conflict, Total war series, even Universe at War – it all seems very generic. From what I have seen/read, it offers nothing new in the genre.
#10
eromar
07/07/10, 8:21 pm
They speak czech, and they said: “Where u get it?” “Stephan’s dad works in factory, where they printing it, so i bouht it from him”
#11
OlderGamer
07/07/10, 8:37 pm
I always thought that Warcraft 3 had more depth.
But this game is nice. Looking forward to it.
#12
MushroomStamp
07/07/10, 9:08 pm
I am not a fan of RTS. I played the crap out of first Starcraft. I’m going to pick this up just because I have several friends really into it. I just feel like RTS really have nothing to do with strategy at all, just a clickfest. Once the formulas are released (they always are) for most effecient builds, it just comes down to who can do the formula without screwing it up. RTS=Twitchfest – strategy.
I’ve yet to see a non-turnbased game actually have real in-depth strategy.