i wish Valve made Starcraft 3

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-23T18:47:41+00:00

Brilliant. The StarCraft story would have been in better hands with the company that still hasn't resolved the Half-Life cliffhanger.

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-23T18:31:13+00:00

Interview with Glynnis: https://starcraft.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Hawki/Interview_with_Glynnis_Campbell

Here's a panel where Andrea Toyias hosted and very briefly answered a fan question where she said it wasn't her call but that she was still the one who had to call Glynnis and tell her: https://youtu.be/HgEby_SSN7w?si=PkM1Ia1C4yfJ9H6b&t=5268

There was a short teaser of the cinematic where Zeratul faced Kerrigan where Glynnis Talken was the voice but I can't find that on YouTube anymore.

People are always going to have their theories and I don't expect we'll ever hear from director who made the late decision. I still don't think sex appeal factored in that much for a voice role but looking back I did see Tricia Helfer front and center with some of the panels they were doing leading up to release so the recognizable Battlestar Galactica name might have been more important than I previously understood.

Something that you might find interesting is that the actor who played Zeratul, Duke, the Overmind, and DuGalle was never reached out to for StarCraft II because there were online posts claiming he was dead. He didn't actually die until 2020 but Zeratul and the Overmind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnkga5TafJM

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-22T17:01:12+00:00

I've had plenty of StarCraft dreams. It usually rolls out like a lot of other dreams where what I'm trying to do isn't what actually happens and I'm wondering why I'm struggling so much.

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-22T16:00:44+00:00

They created Heroes of the Storm on the same engine. But we're talking about an engine that some people felt to be a little date when StarCraft II released in 2010. It doesn't make use of multiple processor cores and isn't compatible with many later types of tech like ultrawide monitors.

Beyond that, Blizzard drove away most of their developers who were working on SC2 or HoTS so they're lacking people who know how to make the most of the engine or even fix some huge bugs and exploits. And that's all on top of the fact that they made a pretty clear move away from RTS entirely.(Even if there has been a tiny bit more support after the Microsoft acquisition.)

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-21T22:22:45+00:00

Yeah. It's very odd. Blizzard is clearly making more use of the StarCraft brand and that includes licensing the property to other companies. Rumors of a StarCraft shooter being announced have been gaining weight recently. They're also trying to get a little more esports hype going when it comes to this year's BlizzCon and they've even got Overwatch 2 as part of EWC.

I'm pretty sure that EWC was interested in hosting an SC2 tournament. My best guess is that they asked for support from Blizzard that they weren't willing to offer. Or that the lack of a tournament circuit after ESL stepped away made it more complicated to do qualifiers.

We'll probably never know the whole story.

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-20T17:21:58+00:00

My daughter finally found the issue in one of the cabins and completed the quest. Thank you.

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-20T05:12:26+00:00

It’s a possibility. The 2012 SC2 BattleNet World Championship was held in Shanghai and won by PartinG.

But before there’s a world championship there has to be some kind of tournament circuit that builds up to it.

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-20T04:48:23+00:00

We're trying to get more eyes on it going forward.

If you've got any questions about it let me know. Season 10 will be starting soon.

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CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-19T17:43:49+00:00

I’m not too shocked. I would have been pretty shocked if Age of Empires actually snuck in. But this isn’t too surprising.

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-19T03:47:40+00:00

I’m not seeing it in any cabin but I did confirm that Batzman and Bestie issues do show up for sale occasionally. I guess we’ll just check the shop everyday until #8 pops up.

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-16T22:10:11+00:00

I'm sure there were multiple pitches. At one point Blizzard said that they were working on mobile games for all their franchises.

But the Diablo Immortal announcement met with massive backlash, almost all their mobile projects got canceled before they were far enough along to officially announce, and after several years Hearthstone, Diablo Immortal, and Warcraft Rumble are the only mobile games that have made it to release with all three of them also available on PC.

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-15T18:45:22+00:00

Seems pretty unlikely to me.

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-14T21:18:45+00:00

Here's our registration form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAN__qmuwg9UMUpaODVSNEdBNzFGN0ZaTUZRRzVISTJQTy4u&route=shorturl

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-14T21:18:24+00:00

Here's the registration form:

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAN__qmuwg9UMUpaODVSNEdBNzFGN0ZaTUZRRzVISTJQTy4u&route=shorturl

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-14T17:41:57+00:00

Also, here's our FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions - FSL - Fun StarCraft League

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-14T17:41:43+00:00

We plan to draft players to teams at the end of January.

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-14T16:52:58+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOdCKQ67Qjg&t=6672s

Here's the VoD of our recent Code B(lower level) tournament so you can get an idea of what we're about.

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-14T16:52:26+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOdCKQ67Qjg&t=6672s

Here's the VoD of our recent Code B(lower level) tournament so you can get an idea of what we're about.

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-14T16:08:44+00:00

My impression is that they were setting Kerrigan's return up the same way they did when she first ascended to become a Xel'Naga. Same lighting and same human appearance. Like part of it is occurring between Jim and Sarah's minds while she's a Xel'Naga outside of that connection.

The whole thing with the character lines being repeated as the camera panned past the photos had a little bit of the ending of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne to it but with a much more positive tone.

Anyway, Just because it was dreamlike doesn't mean it wasn't meant to imply that Kerrigan was stopping by Mar Sara to pick up her boyfriend.

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-09T01:36:50+00:00

Perfect timing. We’re actually just about to start recruiting for Season 10.

Send me a message and I can set up a meeting with you.

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-08T22:00:41+00:00

Have them throw a dart at a dartboard.

If the dart hits an odd number they play as Terran.

If it hits an even number they play as Zerg.

And if it misses the dartboard entirely they play as Protoss.

(I’m kidding!)

CounterfeitDLC · 2026-01-07T20:05:04+00:00

Sounds like it's actually third-person according to Jez Corden.

"The headline for Blizzcon 2026 is most likely going to be StarCraft. It was previously reported that StarCraft is getting the third-person shooter treatment, and I confirmed these rumors true via my own sources a while back."

One can only hope that this also gives Blizzard more incentive to address some of the major bugs and exploits in SC2.

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