There’s no question that when Blizzard releases a new game, whether an insanely anticipated sequel with a development time measured in decades or a measly expansion, it’s an event of cataclysmic proportions. And Activision have just announced that if Blizzard don’t make their 2011 date for one of their new releases, both of them will drop in 2012. Speculation places Diablo 3 and the next installment of Starcraft 2, Heart of the Swarm as the likely candidates.
In a recent interview with MTV, Rob Pardo, the Executive Vice President of Game Design at Blizzard, revealed the status of the next installment of StarCraft II, "Heart of the Swarm." Unfortunately, he didn't cough up any clues as to when gamers should expect the sequel.
He also reassured gamers that it won't be more of the same in "Heart of the Swarm," indicating that the single-player's campaign structure in "Wings of Liberty" would be difficult to recreate using the game's other races.
StarCraft II features the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's signature approach to game balance. Each race will be further distinguished from the others, with several new units and new gameplay mechanics. StarCraft II also featurse a custom 3D-graphics engine with realistic physics and the ability to render several large, highly detailed units and massive armies on-screen simultaneously.
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