Heart of the Swarm покажут прессе уже в мае

kotaku сообщает, что ранний билд сингл плеера StarCraft II: Zerg - Heart of the Swarm будет показан ограниченному количеству журналистов уже в следующем месяце. В приглашении полученном изданием обещается знакомство с небольшой частью одиночной кампании. Так же сообщается, что никаких сведений о нововведениях мультиплеера на данной стадии разработки продемонстрировано не будет.

Blizzard подчёркивает различия между первой частью трилогии и первым дополнением к Starcraft II, которое будет сфокусировано вокруг личности Сари Керриган и легионов Зергов в новой кампании. Стоит ожидать появления некоторых RPG-элементов и, возможно, новых юнитов Зергов.

Только лишь тот факт, что Blizzard планирует показать StarCraft II: Zerg - Heart of the Swarm в следующем месяце ещё не означает, что мы увидим игру в этом году. Blizzard сообщает, что скорее релиз будет в начале 2012 года. Напомним, что первый взляд на StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty был опубликован за год до релиза игры.

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Heart of the Swarm for the first time next month, offering an early look at the first expansion for and follow-up to StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.

We received an invite to see Heart of the Swarm earlier today, promising that we'd see a small portion of the game's campaign, but warning that we won't see any changes or additions to the multiplayer side of StarCraft II at this stage.

Blizzard has indicated that it plans a different approach for the first StarCraft II expansion, one that focuses on Sarah Kerrigan and the Zerg legions for its campaign. It's expected that Heart of the Swarm will include some RPG-like mechanics and perhaps include new Zerg units.

Just because Blizzard is planning to show off Heart of the Swarm next month doesn't necessarily mean it's due this year. Blizzard has indicated that we will likely see the next StarCraft II game in early 2012. Note that we got our first look at the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty campaign nearly a year in advance of the game's release.

Late next month Blizzard Entertainment will be previewing StarCraft II's eagerly anticipated Zerg campaign, Heart of the Swarm to members of the press. We, along with other members of the gaming press, recently received an invitation to Blizzard's Irvine headquarters. The invite promises some hands-on time with some of the early versions of the single-player missions, interviews, and some Q&A time with the developers. However, the invite warns that this event will not include any discussion or preview of Heart of the Swarm's multiplayer components.

Blizzard has mentioned that Heart of the Swarm will have a different feel and story mechanics. In Wings of Libery the primary inter-mission storytelling was facilitated by Raynor's flagship - the Hyperion. Understandably, that mechanic wouldn't work for the Zerg chapter of the saga. Instead, to focus on Sarah Kerrigan and the Zerg legions - Blizzard has stated that the campaign will explore "what it means to be Zerg".

StarCraft: Legacy will be at the event and will be producing our quality coverage with all of the details. Make sure to check back late next month for our articles, videos, and interviews. We are very excited to see what Blizzard has been working on for the Zerg campaign after the lukewarm response to the Terran campaign in Wings of Liberty.