#1 Vaporware of 2009: "Starcraft II"

DC

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Dec 23, 2009, 10:58:52 AM12/23/09

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Another year, another �almost done� video game taking top
prize.

This time, it goes to "StarCraft II," Blizzard�s long-
anticipated sequel to the real-time strategy blockbuster
"StarCraft: Brood War." The game picks up the story where
the first game left off, continuing the battle between the
Protoss, Terran and Zerg. But the alien super-races must
have signed some sort of armistice, because 12 years have
lapsed since StarCraft�s release, and there�s still no
StarCraft II.

We were supposed to see a StarCraft II beta during 2009,
but it�s been pushed back to first half of 2010. And the
latest official announcements from Blizzard have pegged the
game for a final-code release later in 2010. The company
says the upcoming launch of its Battle.net online gaming
service is to blame.

So, we realize we�re bending our own rules a little to
include StarCraft II on this year�s list. But we reserve
every right to do so based on several factors.

First, a playable version of StarCraft II debuted over two
years ago at BlizzCon 2007. There�s been no action since
then, just an agonizingly long wait. Furthermore, we�ve
seen first-hand reports, videos, demos and written reviews
of the game all along, and the whole experience has been
built up into an epic tease.

Amazon.com (if you're patient): http://tr.im/SCraft2

Lance Corporal Hammer Schultz

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Dec 23, 2009, 4:09:04 PM12/23/09

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On 23 Dec 2009 15:58:52 -0000, DC wrote:

> First, a playable version of StarCraft II debuted over two
> years ago at BlizzCon 2007. There’s been no action since
> then, just an agonizingly long wait. Furthermore, we’ve
> seen first-hand reports, videos, demos and written reviews
> of the game all along, and the whole experience has been
> built up into an epic tease.

After the Duke Nukem Forever fiasco, nothing measures up. So what --
they'll take another year to release a game that works. Who cares?

--
Lance Corporal "Hammer" Schultz
Promote someone else.

Doug Jacobs

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Jan 27, 2010, 5:44:53 PM1/27/10

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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic Lance Corporal Hammer Schultz <star...@gmail.dot.com> wrote:
> After the Duke Nukem Forever fiasco, nothing measures up. So what --
> they'll take another year to release a game that works. Who cares?

Yeah, I don't get this at all. Blizzard has always had long development
cycles - and the end result has almost always been worth the wait.

Besides which, I can hardly call Starcraft2 (or Diablo2) vaporware. I
mean we've seen quite a bit of the games already. Half Life Episode 3
would be vaporware. We know there's going to be one, but no one knows
when we'll ever actually SEE it.

--
It's not broken. It's...advanced.

Jonah Falcon

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Feb 10, 2010, 6:30:13 PM2/10/10

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On Jan 27, 5:44 pm, Doug Jacobs <djac...@rawbw.com> wrote:

> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic Lance Corporal Hammer Schultz <starf...@gmail.dot.com> wrote:
>
> > After the Duke Nukem Forever fiasco, nothing measures up. So what --
> > they'll take another year to release a game that works. Who cares?
>
> Yeah, I don't get this at all. Blizzard has always had long development
> cycles - and the end result has almost always been worth the wait.
>
> Besides which, I can hardly call Starcraft2 (or Diablo2) vaporware. I
> mean we've seen quite a bit of the games already. Half Life Episode 3
> would be vaporware. We know there's going to be one, but no one knows
> when we'll ever actually SEE it.
>
> --
> It's not broken. It's...advanced.

beta testing for Starcraft II begins this month.

Doug Jacobs

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Feb 11, 2010, 6:27:38 PM2/11/10

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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic Jonah Falcon <jonah...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> beta testing for Starcraft II begins this month.

Case in point - actual publically accessible progress on the game! ;)