Starcraft II: What's the big deal?

Starcraft hits front page on Yahoo. Watch the video. Here is the article...

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With its July 27 launch date fast approaching, Blizzard's behemoth StarCraft II is about to give gamers a perfectly good reason to avoid that evil summer sun in favor of the warming glow of a computer monitor. The heavily-anticipated game is the biggest of the summer -- and we don't just mean in terms of expected sales.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Blizzard's parent company Activision has spent over $100 million developing the strategy sequel. And that doesn't include whatever extra they'll spend marketing it over the next few months.

The good news for Blizzard? Other games to feature that kind of insane budget -- specifically, Rockstar's twin hits Grand Theft Auto IV and Red Dead Redemption -- went on to massive success. Perhaps the more you spend, you more you make, after all.

So on the off-chance that terms like "build order" and "Zerg rush" mean nothing to you, do yourself a favor and check out the handy video below to find out why everyone is in a tizzy over this epic real-time strategy game.

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I hate when they put in Alpha footage in new videos! ;@

The game has changes so much since 2007. And what that guy in the video said about skipping Starcraft I/BW and start with Starcraft II! :(, You don't want to miss out the awesome Broodwar lore...

lolol nice typo they had there. ;P

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Originally Posted by MuppZA

I hate when they put in Alpha footage in new videos! ;@

The game has changes so much since 2007. And what that guy in the video said about skipping Starcraft I/BW and start with Starcraft II! :(, You don't want to miss out the awesome Broodwar lore...

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I nominally agree, but what he's saying is don't let the "2" stop you from playing the new game. The story will still be accessible and the gameplay will be amazing. People who get into the Lore can always learn the rest later. I'm one of many people who bought Warcraft III on the strength of Starcraft and Diablo II having never played Warcraft or Warcraft II.

It's. Yahoo.

Yahoo blows, good to just see headlines, dont read the articles especially regarding entertainment and tech

I've been going back and watching old alpha videos and showing even the most detailed and beautiful scenes from the alpha does the beta no justice.

Damn ignant media.

That is a yahoo video game editorial, though I would expect better from an internet-based company :/

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wtf is sc2?
Super Crapper 2?