This is the panel discussion regarding Stracraft 2 gameplay at the WWI in Paris (where Diablo 3 was announced). The video is a bit long but worth it!
There’s still nothing on Starcraft’s release date though - I hope it’s early 2009! Stay tuned for an announcement about updates to online play!
For a long time, Blizzard have stated that the new version of Battle.net will premiere with Starcraft 2.
So when they say the new version will probably be ready by Christmas 2008, you’d think it might be Starcraft 2 release date too. At the same time, there have been definitive statements from Blizzard that Starcraft 2 will not come out in 2008.
So the consensus on forums is that Battle.net 2.0 will come out in December - together with a Starcraft 2 beta. As to the game release - that’ll probably happen in early 2009.
Blizzard has started a podcast (audio only for now). You can get the audio and/or you can read the transcript.
In this podcast (a.k.a. Blizzcast), they have two interviews. The first is with Samwise Didier, Blizzard’s Art Director and concept artist who has worked on both Starcraft and Warcraft.
The second interview is with WOW’s lead designer for World of Warcraft, Jeff Kaplan. He’s talking about the changes in WoW patch 2.4.
Looks like a new MMO called RIFT, is hot on the heels of WoW.
