StarCraft 2 Beta bumped to 2010
According to a post at MTV Multiplayer, the beta test for StarCraft 2 has been pushed to early 2010. The first chapter of the game, dubbed Wings of Liberty, will not be released until sometime in Spring 2010 as well. Sad news for fans of Blizzard Entertainment’s popular sci-fi themed real-time strategy game for the PC. But this comes as no surprise given that so many publishers have simply given up on 2009 and have moved many of their high profile games in 2010. Perhaps they know something about 2010 that we do not.
When the beta does finally happen it will introduce the new Battle.net, Blizzard’s popular online matchmaking service for its games, popularized by Diablo, Diablo II, the Warcraft series and StarCraft. Blizzard is working hard on a new Cloud based system for handling multiplayer, which some describe as offering Xbox Live-like features. Sounds interesting.
Source: MTV Multiplayer
Stephen Totilo Leaving MTV News
Stephen Totilo is leaving MTV Multiplayer blog and joining Kotaku (that according to Joystiq). Totilo, who is the heart and soul of the blog in my estimation, issued the following statement today:
“It is with no regrets and much pride in what we’ve accomplished at MTV Multiplayer, that I am leaving MTV News this Friday after a wonderful four-year run.
Since I started working at MTV News in May of 2005, I worked every day of it in service to the readers and the audience, both the one MTV News had and the one I hoped it could attain. Today’s the day I, sort of, say goodbye.
I covered video games for four years as I hoped gamers who cared about games would want them to be covered. I’m proud of the hundreds of stories I’ve reported and written for MTV News and the gaming blog we founded two years ago, the one you’re reading right now. I’m equally proud of the hundreds of other stories I’ve worked on with MTV News’ talented editors, producers, correspondents and, most especially, my fellow bloggers at MTV Multiplayer.”
This now leaves Tracey John to mind the store, now that Totilo has decided to leave the popular blog; Patrick Klepek was let go last month. Hindsight really is 20/20, MTV Multiplayer. You know what i’m saying. We wish All of the aforementioned class acts bright and wonderful futures covering video games.
