Two weeks ago Fantasy Flight Game published StarCraft: The Board Game. Players take control all of the three races true to the StarCraft legacy. The game looks very nice.
I’ve never played this kind of games before, but maybe now is good time to begin :).
“Including a total of 180 plastic figures with dozens of unit types, StarCraft: The Board Game features an innovative modular board which guarantees a new experience each and every game. An exciting card-driven combat system allows players to modify and upgrade their faction with a wealth of powerful technologies. Players can unleash a Zergling rush, use powerful Protoss shields to halt an enemy invasion, or even dispatch cloaked Ghosts to guide nuclear missiles to their target.” - StarCraft2.com
Blizzard introduced BlizzCast - a series of behind the scenes podcasts. In first episode we can hear Samwise Didier - Art Director and concept artist to many of the popular Blizzard icons. There is also transcript with some artworks. Join and send feedback and you can win one of 12 Logitech 5.1 Speakers and StarCraft II Hats.
I’m back after a few months without update. Blizzard made public details about new Terran unit - Crucio Siege Tank. Siege tanks were my favorite units a I looking forward to new version.
Basic info:
Builds From:Factory Armament:Twin 90mm Cannons (assault mode) , 120mm Shock Cannon (siege mode) Role:Armored Support and Mobile Artillery
“The Crucio has been designed for increased survivability with an enlarged, reinforced turret and hull. The new turret layout also features an upgraded assault-mode armament package so that the Crucio can fend for itself more successfully in an open battlefield. Force deployment costs for the Crucio have increased over the older Arclite, but the increased versatility of the powerful new siege tank more than compensates for the additional expense.”
A few days ago Blizzard released the official StarCraft 2 Fansite Kit. This kit should helps everybody who wants build StarCraft 2 related fansites. Kit contains:
Art assets including screenshots, concept art, hi-res logos, and wallpapers
Site design elements including borders, backgrounds, fonts, and stylesheets
Exclusive content: Unit renders and forum avatars / Messenger images
“The massive carriers serve as operations centers for leaders of the protoss fleets. Heavily armored and shielded, carriers can punch their way through enemy blockades by unleashing flights of robotic interceptors at vital enemy targets. These maneuverable, computer-guided craft tear through enemy flight formations and relentlessly strafe slower ground targets with potent plasma charges.” - StarCraft2.com
“Research has led to the development of two alternative weapon upgrades that can be retrofitted into a battlecruiser hull to supplement its already formidable armament.The Yamato cannon is a terrifying weapon that uses an intense magnetic field to focus a nuclear detonation into a cohesive beam of energy. The cannon requires a huge reserve of energy to fire, but its effects on the target are impressive, to say the least. Plasma torpedoes give battlecruisers an armament capable of saturating a target area with a lethal deluge of fire, ideal for breaking up oncoming attack waves or ravaging a defensive position. As with the Yamato cannon, a battlecruiser needs to build up a sufficient reserve of energy to unleash a plasma torpedo bombardment.” [StarCraft2.com]
New parts ( 14 and15 ) questions and answers were added at battle.net forum. Read my compilation all parts or battle.net forum - batch 14 and batch 15.