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DragonQ
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posted 05 August 2009 06:48 PM EDT (US)
After a rather unsettling lack of news, the seemingly inevitable happened today. Blizzard has announced that StarCraft II will not be released this year. Here is the official press release:Today we announced that StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will not be ready for release by the end of 2009. Over the past couple of weeks, it has become clear that it will take longer than expected to prepare the new Battle.net for the launch of the game. The upgraded Battle.net is an integral part of the StarCraft II experience and will be an essential part of all of our games moving forward. This extra development time will be critical to help us realize our vision for the service.
Our mission is to develop games that deliver an epic entertainment experience. As part of that commitment, we will always take as much time as needed to ensure that our games and services meet the expectations of our players and the standard for quality that we set for ourselves as developers. As we work to make Battle.net the premier online gaming destination, we’ll also continue to polish and refine StarCraft II, and we look forward to delivering a real-time strategy gaming experience worthy of the series’ legacy in the first half of 2010. I'm sure most people will agree that this new Battle.net will have to be pretty impressive if it's the main cause of this delay. It is rumoured to be similar to Xbox Live (although free as of now) - if this is true, do you think the wait will be worth it?
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The Jackal
Zergling
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posted
05 August 2009 06:56 PM
EDT (US)
1 / 5
While I'm disappointed with the announcement, I completely respect Blizzard's decision to delay the game until it's ready. One of the reason they're the industry leader is that they're entirely willing to undergo schedule and cost overruns to get their products right.
Those of you who played Hellgate:London will see what the alternative to 'release no game before it's ready' is. Of the two choices, I'll pick the Blizzard option of delaying release every time.
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Crazed Ewok
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posted
05 August 2009 10:37 PM
EDT (US)
2 / 5
Yeah, I agree... while it's sad to see it pushed back, it's good to see a game maker that will admit it isn't ready and wait until it's perfected, instead of releasing a crappy product.
But, I never played much on Battle.NET...
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Moff Yittreas
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posted
05 August 2009 10:38 PM
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3 / 5
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Cheapy the Hutt
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posted
09 August 2009 02:29 PM
EDT (US)
4 / 5
My chances of buying this game, surprisingly, just went up. 
  
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Maegereg
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posted
10 August 2009 01:20 PM
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5 / 5
How does this qualify as news?
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