IGN: Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational Begins

May 18, 2007 - Editor's note: I'm writing this from a wireless connection on Blizzard' WWI show floor. Their opening ceremony is set to start any minute now. As the ceremony continues there'll be fragmented updates below. Expect more details throughout the presentation unless this wireless connection screws up. Also, expect typos. All timestamps are local time in Seoul, South Korea.

35 - Morheim says everyone eager to see actual game - going to show actual gameplay - bringing up SC2 lead designer. Dustin Browder.

30 - FMV sequence in a spaceship - looks Terran - zooming in on a metal door - door opening - reveals a guy with a cigar in chains - prisoner - door shuts behind him - there's so much bass the room is shaking - guy steps into some kind of metallic devicce - legs are strapped in - guy rising toward ceiling - Korean text on screen got people very excited - another part of the machine is dropping metal arms on him - machine whirring - applying armor to his torso - extremly detailed visuals here - now guy is strapping on gloves - armor is molding together - seems like a Terran marine - rockets turn on - zerg now onscreen - Marine delivers a line - StarCraft 2 officially announced.

IGN: StarCraft 2 Screenshots, Wallpapers and Pics

screen shots.

WOW.

THANK YOU GOD.

i swear my friends and i have been praying for this and we talk about it every time we have a blizzard night.

i can't wait. bring it soon. please please please.

HAHA so i read this thread before going to work.. 2+ hours later the kid calls...

Dad!! Starcraft 2 is coming out!!

I'm all... Yeah, i read about it this morning...

It's about time! It will probably look a little different when it comes out in five years.

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Meh... I used to play Starcraft nonstop, but the RTS genre doesn't really appeal to me anymore. It's too bad.

5 years ? youre not serious...

Well, they only just announced that the game exists, and will eventually exist outside the studio. We can only assume that the release date will be pushed back at least five times.

did take them 4 years to make WoW so who knows. we'll see i guess.

It wont take 5 years, it will take 1-2 at most.

WoW was in development for a few years, then they announced it and had a 1 year long closed BETA before it was released. But once they announce it you can usually expect it within a year or so.

WoW took longer because its an MMO.

I'll reserve my Starcraft II judgment until the game actually comes out, but I really hope it's more than just a prettier version of Starcraft. I guess one of my problems with the RTS genre is that there seem to be too many visible boundaries in terms of what they can do. I am really excited to see what they do with the Zerg, though; that's the most innovative race, imo.