Starcraft 2 Zerg Overview

Finally! After almost one full year since they released the first bits of information regarding Starcraft 2, we can finally see the Zerg in all their glory. If you haven’t heard, Blizzard has unveiled the Zerg section on their site. In the early game trailers, we indeed had a brief glimpse of the Zergling unit, which apparently is the same devilish swarmer that it was in the first game. Although, it now has the ability to turn into explosive rolling cannonballs called baneling. And when working together, they can spell out “GG” on the screen... I kid. But I’m sure every Starcraft 2 Zerg fan was left drooling for more, so grab out the old slimy exoskeleton and get ready to do some Zerg-style acid phlegm spitting.

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The Story of Starcraft 2

What's it like under a Rock?

If you played the original Starcraft and its expansion, Starcraft Broodwar, there’s almost no chance in hell that you weren’t impressed by the games’ story. Playing Starcraft was close to the experience of reading a novel, if not better: you had an intriguing plot, heroic characters, and dastardly villains (c’mon, Zerg Queen Bitch? What other game gave you that) a lot of turnovers, dramatic conflicts and of course, breathtaking cinematics for its time, which took the story one step further.

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Starcraft II Overview

Its about time!

Tuck away the kids, kiss the wife good night, close the blinds and kick the cat out, because Starcraft II is hastily approaching store shelves and you’ll want to have your peace and quiet for a couple of weeks (months?), as the game is already on its way to becoming a must-have for any serious gamer (not to mention fans of the original Starcraft and Broodwar).

When will it be out?

Details are still unclear as to when the Starcraft II release date is set, since Blizzard, following their self imposed tradition of slow progress, recently let us know that the game “will hit the stores when it’s done”. Thanks Blizz, that’s a lot of information to use! All we’re left to do is assume and speculate on top of the short clusters of information about the game that can be found throughout the gameplay videos, press releases and community buzz.

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10 things we'd like to see in the Starcraft 2 Demo

Yes, yes, I know I’m getting a bit ahead of time with this and although Blizzard didn’t mention anything about an upcoming Starcraft 2 demo, they didn’t specify they WON’T be releasing one either! So let’s hope that we’ll be getting a small slice of the action through a Starcraft 2 demo a few months before the actual game releases, because I know that you’re dying to get your grubby little hands on those new units (like me and any other sane Starcraft fan, obviously). And while we’re hoping for stuff, here’s what I’d like to see in the Starcraft 2 demo, if one is ever going to be released:

Old pals

I’m actually quite curious to see how the main characters from Starcraft evolved in the sequel, so controlling Kerrigan, Raynor or Zeratul in the demo mission would be lovely.

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