[6:53] And now a bit about Starcraft II...

[6:54] The new Battle.net service will launch alongside Starcraft II, which represents a return to the company's roots.

[6:54] Morhaime talks about the series' well documented popularity in South Korea, where he says it is akin to a national sport.

Blizzard is targetting an end-of-the-year release for Starcraft II.

[6:55] There will be a Starcraft II beta test later this summer, and Morhaime offers to get anyone in attendance into the program. Morhaime expects to launch Starcraft II by the end of the year, though he also notes that it will only ship once the game is done.

[6:56] Morhaime says that more about the games will be revealed at BlizzCon and encourages everyone to attend the August show, which sold out yesterday.

[6:56] Morhaime closes with a cinematic cutscene video from Starcraft II's single-player campaign.

[6:57] "The Zerg swarm came as was foretold, and the Protoss, first born of the gods, rose to fight them."

[6:58] Now comes a third group, "But do they come to save? Or destroy?"

[6:59] When the trailer ends, Activision Blizzard chief financial officer Thomas Tippl takes the stage.

No lockdown in multiplayer.

lol....waiting for host -.-"..DCED....

Among the posters here who have registered for Bnet 2.0? with their game specs sent?

Oh yea.

The graphics is a HUGE improvement from the previous Battle Reports.

Some image editing again.

You lucky son of a b-

Damn you all with your photochopping.

I will take a PhotoPorkChop with curry, kkthxbye 

I also have the same thing,but only on the Korean site,though.

I have one game,though.

Okay....

What does this mean? I GOT TEH BETA????

*looks around excitedly.

We met a Korean developer of Blizzard Entertainment’s (Shortened as Blizzard) anticipated RTS game Starcraft 2 (Shortened as Star 2).

David Kim (Korean name Kim Tae Hyun) appeared in the 3rd battle report and showcased talent of a pro gamer to become a topic among the gaming community. He is one of the 50 core developers of ‘Star 2’.

Although he won’t reveal details about ‘Star 2’, he had a light conversation with the reporter about his pride being a developer for Blizzard.

Q: How did you become to work in a foreign country?

A: I was born in Korea and went to college in Vancouver, Canada, majoring in computer science. I was going to work for programming for the “Company of Heroes” and “Warhammer 4000” series but then became a balance designer for Relic.

What is the difference between Blizzard and Relic?

For both companies excelling in making RTS games, it seems like Blizzard concerns more for the eSports side while Relic concerns more about diverse methods of play. The companies individually, make their games fun and they are both great companies.

Q: What job do you hold in Blizzard?

A: I am a balance designer for ‘Star 2’. In other words, I make it so that units are needed in certain situations and also make it so that the units are used well in all games. The main goal right now is to match the unit’s characteristics to its race characteristics.

Q: What do you think is Blizzard’s strengths?

A: It is that anybody can express their opinion equally. Any concern, regardless of job, is discussed freely. Also, in each division there are extremely skilled people that are chosen as the leader so as the work progresses, it is arranged that there is a lot of agreement. (This was quite hard to translate, so many words I didn’t know, sorry if it’s wrong haha)

Q: What game do you enjoy usually?

A: My first online game is ‘World of Warcraft’. I am raising an undead mage. I am looking forward to the game ‘AION’.

Q: Your ‘Star 2’ skill level?

A: I am ranked 1st in the current ladder. However, when the game comes out, I will probably get owned by the gamers in Korea (laugh).

It cant even start even for me.

You're missing one more type of battlecruiser
The shielded one

... In the early game Roaches are great units with blink/fast healing...

... When attaching, the Thor's body transforms, pulling its arms and legs inside, becoming a more cube-like shape, and attaching to the bottom of the Dropship...

... When the Raven unleashes its Hunter Seeker Missile, a large missile slowly flies toward its target, with a red laser constantly pointed at the target...

... After a certain amount of time without hitting its target, the Hunter Seeker Missile will harmlessly explode wherever it is when it runs out fuel...

... a player may be tempted to move their Raven very close to the intended target, however, the Hunter Seeker Missile will inflict damage on friendly units as well, including the Raven, so a hasty close-ranged launch of the Hunter Seeker Missile may spell certain doom for the Raven...

... The Infested Terran start out as sacs that grow on the Infestor's back before falling to the ground and hatching. The Infested Terrans attack using their gauss rifles...

... As we all hoped and expected, there is now a rewind button...

... The Mothership has been sent back to its early skill-set, with the Planet Cracker and Black Hole...

The first battle was a Protoss versus Protoss match, on the 2-player map: Blistering Sands.  Both players had an amazing start, calling forth scores of Zealots and Stalkers to battle each other.  This was the first time that I had really seen the Obelisk, formerly the Dark Pylon, being used so much.  At their main bases, both players stationed an Obelisk, and would continually cast Proton Charge over their Probes, in order to allow them to carry additional resources for a short time.  As the battle pressed on, Matt Cooper gained the advantage, and kept David Kim from establishing a stable expansion.  After destroying the Nexus of the expansion, Cooper pressed forward with Immortals and Dark Templar in addition to his Zealots and Stalkers.  Kim sent forth a Colossus in defense, but Cooper's forces stormed up the ramp into his base and overwhelmed the Colossus.  Kim declared "GG" and the first match was over.