A lot of recent activity at Blizzard, a new site, more job offers and Blizzcon reving up. Bitter sweet sentiments run high in the Starcraft community, however despite this, we the forgotten son's need no hope, for we will endure.
This Blizzcon may or may not be the success Blizzards hopes for. Their main goal, as far as altruistic intentions go, is to say thank you to their fans. Nevertheless even though you may have noticed a large dose of publicity and corporate fanfare, it has been their intention from the very beginning to make the event a celebration for the fans rather than a marketing ploy.
Their success in WoW is perhaps the motor that drives all this, so even though we are all hard core Starcraft fans, we can not but help feel grateful for the things that WoW is bringing and may still bring. Lately Battle.net and Blizzard.com have undergone a plethora of announcements, have had perhaps more activity now in the mother sites than there has been in the last 4 years. They are indeed trying to connect with their fans more actively.
Nevertheless having said all this, we believe we are not alone in our disappointment with their last mystery announcement and inauguration of their latest website version. For a WoW or a Wacraft fan things maybe are different, but as Starcraft players all we see is less mention, less site space dedicated to Starcraft and blunt neglet. Even though some of us may find some hope and solace with Kerrigan's cry for help, a few of us do not share Blizzard's humor.
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Anyway, to move onto a lighter subject here are some Blizzard updates for those of you who may have missed them brought to you by
Ayelin, one of our guest writers.There is an Exhibit-Only tickets for BlizzCon at a price of USD $85. An Exhibit-Only ticket gives you to all the same privileges and access as a regular BlizzCon ticket except for the closing-night concert i.e. no Offspring. To get this price you pretty much have to order it now.
» Tickets
The maps were tweaked to improve balance and to polish them into something nearer to pro-gaming ideals. The feedback from the map making community and other veteran Starcraft players was use and incorporated into the final versions of all five maps that have recently been released.
» Final Blizzcon Maps
Blizzard Console is looking for a elite programmer to focus on engine development for next generation consoles. Looking for someone with 4 or more years of game coding experience and spcifically also experience writing efficient core engine code. They are also looking into for a 3D Environmental Artist. If you look at the wording you will notice now there is a group that is being refered to as "Blizzard Console." In way, to quote a Blizzard rep, they are planning a long term commitment to console gaming.
» Next-gen engine programmer
» Console 3d-artist
Links
Blizzard.com - Tickets & Maps
Battle.net - News
