gamesindustry.biz - 7/10/2009
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Following the statement from Activision that its forthcoming shooter Singularity will be delayed to 2010, Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia believes that the same fate is likely to befall Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty.
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arstechnica.com - 7/6/2009
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When the first stories began to spread about
StarCraft 2 not supporting LAN play , the Internet
began to fight back. Sure, it fought with mostly useless online petitions and griping on various gaming forums, but there was a sense that ...
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The pillars of PC gaming: why StarCraft 2 LAN play matters
playstationlifestyle.net - 7/17/2009
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Bobby Kotick’s choice words for Sony sparked outrage
amongst PS3 fans, and quickly became one of the
most controversial subjects of the summer. The outspoken CEO suggested Activision would drop support for PlayStation if Sony didn’t lower the price point on the PlayStation 3. ...
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StarCraft II in 2010?
Blue's News —
... quotes Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia's theory that Blizzard may push the release of StarCraft II into next year, apparently based on delays to the launch of the game's beta test. The sci-fi RTS sequel does not have a firm release date, but comments by Blizzard have been widely interpreted to assume a release this year. Thanks GamesIndustry.biz , who report that Blizzard has declined to comment on this story.
Analyst: StarCraft II Will Release In 2010
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... us. I'd love for a release date reveal at BlizzCon in August.
A 2009 release is still feasible if the beta starts up within one or two weeks. As it stands, the multiplayer component is a separate beast from the title's singleplayer part. It won't be balanced at release regardless of how long the beta runs and Blizzard could feel that the competitive piece is in a good place near the end of the year.
Time will tell. I just want the beta!
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Analyst Predicts Starcraft 2 Delay
GameLife —
... over a decade for. Would its sales really be cannibalized by Modern Warfare? If Starcraft 2 was delayed, it could also be due to Blizzard’s policy of taking as much time as it needs to complete a game.
Even if the game’s launch is postponed to early 2010, Starcraft 2 should still be a big money-maker. Plus, if there is a delay, angry fans can hope that Blizzard changes their mind and puts local area network play back in.
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... Furthermore, this analyst thinks Starcraft II won't make it in 2009 either. Keep the delays coming, videogaming industry! Let's break this cycle of leaning so heavily on the holiday season. ...
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thatvideogameblog.com 7/9/2009 —
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Kotaku
Blizzard set its sights on one " front line release " for 2009, a title that we expected to be StarCraft II : Wings of Liberty , the first of three StarCraft II games. One analyst isn't so sure Blizzard can make it. The day after Activision pushed back sci-fi first person shooter Singularity ...
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We are now officially in what we call the "silly season" where a number of games that were announced as coming out before the end of 2009 are pushed back into the next year. The first victim of this year's "silly season" is Singularity , the temporal-themed first person shooter from ...
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I am not a big Activision Blizzard fan at the moment, but even I am willing to admit that Raven Software’s Singularity is looking pretty sexy. If it were a female, I would take her out for a nice dinner at Olive Garden, and then woo her with talk of “Transformers” and ...
Analyst: Expect a StarCraft II delay —
Joystiq
With Activision recently pushing back Singularity to 2010 , Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia thinks the same fate will befall the highly anticipated StarCraft II , he told WSJ . The game is currently slated for a release this October , however the game's beta suffered a delay recently, ...
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In news that will probably shock no one, analysts are predicting Starcraft II will be delayed to 2010.
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Big Download Blog
While games like Singularity , Max Payne 3 and BioShock 2 get pushed back from a fall release to sometime in 2010, other games get just a couple of weeks of extra time to cook. That's apparently the case with Wolfenstein which was previously announced as coming out on August 4. ...
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