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Blizzard: Diablo 3 Unaffected by StarCraft 2 Delay, Two Releases Coming Next Year
Blizzard: Diablo 3 Unaffected by StarCraft 2 Delay, Two Releases Coming Next Year
Despite the delay of StarCraft II into 2010, Blizzard says the release of Diablo III will not be affected by the shift. "I will confirm that the move of StarCraft into 2010 does not affect the release schedules of any of our other games," said Blizzard president Mike Morhaime. When ...
StarCraft 2 Delayed to 2010, Battle.net Blamed
StarCraft 2 Delayed to 2010, Battle.net Blamed
shacknews.com — Update: Blizzard says that Diablo 3 is unaffected by the delay . In the long battle between... Blizzard's standards and the calendar year, the calendar again came out the loser today with the announcement that the studio's anticipated RTS sequel ... (more) StarCraft 2 Delayed to 2010, Battle.net Blamed
English Forums -> StarCraft II Update
forums.battle.net — Today we announced that StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will not be ready for release by the... end of 2009. Over the past couple of weeks, it has become clear that it will take longer than expected to prepare the new Battle.net for the launch of the ... (more) English Forums -> StarCraft II Update
StarCraft II predicted to sell 4 million copies after launch
StarCraft II predicted to sell 4 million copies after launch
techspot.com — Any gamers worth their salt could tell you that StarCraft II will be big. As one of... the most anticipated games in recent history, Blizzard's pending launch of SC2 is expected to bring in an insane amount of sales, so much that Activision Blizzard's ... (more) StarCraft II predicted to sell 4 million copies after launch
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StarCraft II Delayed into 2010
Maximum PC — ... If there is a silver lining to all of this, though, it’s that Diablo III’s still chugging along on schedule. Even better, Blizzard’s Mike Morhaime noted that “it would be correct to conclude that you could expect two releases of Blizzard next year,” which we’re taking to mean StarCraft II and Diablo III. Guys, 2010 is going to be a fantastic year. Expensive, sure, but fantastic nonetheless. ...

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