Worlds of Starcraft

[K1boRG]

There is something what I digged @ google ;O

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT® ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF WORLDS OF STARCRAFT®

Worlds of Starcraft® will launch the Blizzard® universe into outer space.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – April 1, 2006 – Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for the development of Worlds of Starcraft®, a new subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Worlds of Starcraft will take players across the stars, from Aiur to Zz'gash where three unique races, each with their own different style of play, will fight for control of the galaxy.

"We're extremely proud of what we created with World of Warcraft, and we look forward to expanding our library with Worlds of Starcraft," said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment®. "With all of the new content we have planned, the title will offer something for every PC gamer to explore and enjoy."

Worlds of Starcraft takes up where Starcraft: Brood Wars™ left off, with the armies of the Terrans, the Zerg, and the Protoss embroiled in an intergalactic war. Old allegiances will fall and new menaces will arise as the three races battle for ultimate control of the galaxy. Building on the award-winning formula set forth in World of Warcraft®, Worlds of Starcraft looks further Blizzard's commitment to quality online gaming with a universe of gameplay innovations. Players can look forward to:

- Three Player Races: Three rival factions will vie for glory and survival with race specific classes, crafting skills, and hero classes. Like multiplayer StarCraft®, the game will focus heavily on massive tactical battles for resources, territory, and the survival of the species.

- Unique Advancement Trees: Each race has unique ways of gaining levels. Terrans focus on training that allows the use of new equipment and vehicles. Zerg players can evolve into new, more powerful life forms. And the Protoss specialize in summoning and controlling powerful units to assist them.

- Persistent Territorial Control: Many of the planets, moons, and space installations in the game are susceptible to takeover by any of the game's three races. While under the territorial control of a particular race, each location provides special items and resources for members of that race.

- Complex Crafting System: All three races have unique ways of gathering resources and crafting of new items. With the proper mineral resources and facilities, Terran Engineers can manufacture better armor, weapons, and vehicles. Zerg Gene Mothers harvest DNA from non-sentient life forms and fallen enemies to create new mutations. Protoss Mystics, who gather psychic energy from nodes located throughout the galaxy, can focus that power into crystals which fuel their summoning gates.

Worlds of Starcraft is currently in development for the PC platform, and a modified version for next-gen consoles is under consideration. No release date has been set for either project.

Since launching in November 2004 in North America, Australia, and New Zealand, World of Warcraft has quickly grown to become the world's most popular MMORPG, with a worldwide subscriber base of over six million players. For more information, visit the official World of Warcraft website at www.worldofwarcraft.com. Additional news, including new features and release dates, will be announced there in the coming months.

World of Warcraft®, its massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has surpassed six million customers worldwide. The subscription-based MMORPG launched approximately one year ago in North America, Australia, and New Zealand and has since released in multiple countries throughout Europe and Asia. This latest milestone comes on the heels of Blizzard Entertainment®'s recent announcement of a World of Warcraft expansion, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade™, which will push the boundaries of the game and offer even more content and features for players.

World of Warcraft's Paying Customer Definition
World of Warcraft customers include individuals who have paid a subscription fee or purchased a prepaid card to play World of Warcraft, as well as those who have purchased the installation box bundled with one free month access. Internet Game Room players that have accessed the game over the last seven days are also counted as customers. The above definition excludes all players under free promotional subscriptions, expired or cancelled subscriptions, and expired pre-paid cards. Customers in licensees' territories are defined along the same rules.

About Blizzard Entertainment®, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft, the Warcraft, StarCraft®, and Diablo® series, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Vivendi Universal Games, is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating many of the industry's most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard's track record includes nine #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company's free Internet gaming service, Battle.net®, reigns as the largest in the world, with millions of active users.



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[Gash]

nice fake

[ReidE96]

Yeah, they announced the new MMO will have nothing to do with Warcraft, Starcraft or Diablo. It's an entirely new franchise.

[K1boRG]

dunno if its fake or not, but look Chat system looks same like WoW one also that logo is kewl <3

Source: Worlds of Starcraft screenshots and facts for the PC


BTW


World of Starcraft information leaked

by Krystalle Voecks May 5th 2007 at 4:42PM



PC Gamer's online portal, Computerandvideogames.com (CVG) has reported that they have insider information confirming what the gaming world has suspected for some time. CVG states that it is indeed a StarCraft MMO currently in the works at Blizzard and not another chapter in the StarCraft RTS series. According to their article, the new StarCraft MMO will be announced at the upcoming Blizzard event slated for May 19th in South Korea.

While I'm thrilled that there is another StarCraft in the pipes, I'm more than a bit curious about how Blizzard are going to be able to translate StarCraft's universe to an MMO. Will you be able to play as Protoss, Zerg, and Terran? Or will the Zerg become the new Scourge -- NPC's for Protoss and Terran players to battle against? Another question to my mind would be about the number of worlds in the StarCraft universe. Will you start on the home planet of your race and then as you gain levels, move to others? How is Blizzard planning on addressing the platform battles in space? Will they add in the option for in-space skirmishes (somewhat like EVE Online) which help to decide who controls different platforms and sectors of space as opposed to it all being land-battles? Or will you just board shuttles (teleport) from planet to platform to planet without ever actually spending much time in space?

For that matter, I suppose that all depends on where in the storyline it picks up. Would it be early in the storyline before Jim Raynor and Tassadar join forces to take out the Overmind? Or we are looking at a point after when the United Earth Directorate comes to take control of the Zerg, only to be destroyed by Kerrigan who has taken over the Broods and is leading the Zerg? Perhaps, like World of Warcraft, it will be after a massive defeat of the enemy (Zerg?) -- with another "tense peace" like the one that currently (supposedly) exists between the Alliance and the Horde.

Obviously, this leaves us with a lot of questions, and not a lot of answers. I suppose we'll all have to wait (and wonder) until the 19th when Blizzard confirms (or disproves) the leaked information that is currently being reported.

[via Tim & CVG]

Source: http://www.wow.com/2007/05/05/world-...mation-leaked/

[whitekidney]

LOL this was an first april fool

[K1boRG]

Second screenshows (below on main post) was from 2008 year jan/feb!

[Dragonshadow]

It was an april fools.

[yrref]

Was an old blizz april's fool

[Avalontlw]

Never seem this before.
Still, Starcraft suck donkey balls.