Blizzard: StarCraft II Coming in First Half of 2010

February 26th, 2010 admin

Blizzard hopes to have StarCraft II on store shelves in the first half of 2010. Chris Sigaty, production director of StarCraft II , revealed the game’s targeted launch window in an interview for Blizzcast , an official podcast focusing on games created by Blizzard. Sigaty also stated in the interview that the current beta test of the game should last for around three months. StarCraft II is the sequel to a 1998 real-time strategy game that puts …


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