New StarCraft Ghost, World of Warcraft Information 44
The first day of E3 has wrested loose new information from Blizzard about its newer games, and they have a page up with dedicated links to the new content. World of Warcraft is sporting new trailers, wallpaper, screenshots, and a nice look at the capture-the-flag style Warsong Gulch Battleground. Meanwhile, Gabe and Tycho have allowed Nova out of the house, giving Blizz the opportunity to put up a new Starcraft:Ghost web site. The site contains a bevy of gameplay information, including multiplayer combat, psi powers, weaponry, vehicles, wallpapers, screens, art, and trailers. Update: 05/19 08:50 GMT by Z : Gamespot has some hands-on impressions of Ghost for you to check out.
Re:obligatory PA (Score:1, Funny)
Ghost = Halo 2 (Score:2, Insightful)
Prove me wrong, Blizzard!
Re:Ghost = Halo 2 (Score:1, Insightful)
ahh, Ghost... (Score:5, Informative)
Still not out, still projected to be for the GC, PS2 and Xbox; despite having a release date in 2006 (when all the new systems will be out). Backward compatibility saves the day...
Anyone know what's going on with Blizzard these days? Blizz North lost most (all?) of their senior developers and has been silent for years. the Arena.net people are already releasing their first game, so I can only assume that Blizz North has been shuttered? The RTS team at the Irvine office hasn't announced anything since finishing WC3X. Really, all that Blizz has going now is WoW (since Ghost technically wasn't under their direct control until recently).
Re:ahh, Ghost... (Score:2)
Trailers (Score:2, Informative)
Trailers here [blizzard.com].
Re:Trailers (Score:1)
Re:Trailers (Score:2)
Re:Trailers (Score:4, Informative)
The very end of the file is the torrent. Just cut everything before the string "d8:announce" and, presto, you'll have the torrent. Exactly how you do that is up to you. :)
Or you can just use the torrents I extracted from the EXEs:
Plus, for your viewing pleasure, the World of Warcraft trailers:
The actual files are all Divx AVIs, so you'll need to be able to play those, too.
I have one question: (Score:3, Informative)
Blizzard Rains on Bnetd Project [slashdot.org] On February 21st, 2002
Blizzard, Bnetd Respond on Bnetd Shutdown [slashdot.org] On February 22nd, 2002
Legal Analysis Critical of Blizzard v Bnetd [slashdot.org] On February 28th, 2002
EFF Takes Bnetd Case [slashdot.org] On March 12th, 2002
Blizzard/Vivendi Files Suit Against Bnetd Project [slashdot.org] On April 8th, 2002
Q&A With Vivendi Rep About Bnetd [slashdot.org] On April 23rd, 2002
Blizzard Amends Complaint
EFF Continues Fight On Blizzard Vs. Bnetd Case [slashdot.org] On February 19th, 2004
Blizzard Stomps Bnetd in DMCA Case [slashdot.org] On October 2nd, 2004
Do you remember now? Can't we just once not be such fucking hypocrites for God's sake? Can't we just once in our lifetime be consistent in our declarations and stop giving free publicity to people whom we consider scumbags? Or are we just a bunch of little kids who bitch and moan every time we feel like to, promise to never ever buy anything from Blizzard again, only to shout "oh, shiny!" two minutes later when said Blizzard shows us another product? I hate to break it to your but a boycott until another product is released is equally pointless as a hunger protest between meals. It only makes us look like fools that we are. I bet that next time Blizzard do anything immoral they will think: "don't worry, let those damn children on Slashdot boycott us and they will buy anything the next day we release it like they did the last time, those idiots!" Am I the only one who thinks that there is something seriously fucked up with this community?
Re:I have one question: (Score:1, Insightful)
You are fucked up for thinking that this community is of one mind and one moral distinction.
News Alert: Opinions Vary on Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)
No, only a couple of zealots (no pun intended) were supposed to do that. Most of us were just supposed to do what we thought would be fun.
Re:News Alert: Opinions Vary on Slashdot (Score:2)
Re:I have one question: (Score:1)
Re:I have one question: (Score:2)
Re:I have one question: (Score:2)
Seeing as how BNetd allowed illegit keys to be played and how the games industry needs AAA titles to survive, anybody who boycotted Blizzard would have been an overzealous short-sighted moron. What did you guys honestly expect? Blizzard to say "Hey guys, take over our services! We won't use the legal recourses we legitimately have avilable to stop it! Afterall, we want to maintain a sparkly reputation on
Re:I have one question: (Score:2)
Blizzard games are copyrighted, and they worked around their protection mechanism. I don't like the DMCA any more than you do, but the expectation that Blizzard shouldn't have done anything is ridiculous. Those dumb-asses at BNetD couldn't have done that without knowing the legal guns would have been leveled at them.
I find it amusing that you're
Re:I have one question: (Score:2)
Re:I have one question: (Score:2)
Operator: I'm picking up a transmission, captain.
Captain: Open channel.
WE ARE SLASHDOT. YOU WILL BE BOYCOTTED. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
Captain: Oh crap. Slashdot DID develop a collective consciousness after all.
These 5 year release cycles.. (Score:1)
Re:These 5 year release cycles.. (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:These 5 year release cycles.. (Score:2)
great (Score:3, Funny)
"Hey, we're at war. How about instead of a meaningful battle, you try and capture my flag, and I'll try and capture yours. Best two of three. After that, we'll shake hands, maybe go again?"
Blah.
Re:great (Score:2)
Yea CtF is more FPS then RPG but if I had not already left the game for green pastures, it might be a reason to pay for a few more months.
Re:great (Score:2)
any hints as to the location of greener pastures would be appreciated.
Re:great (Score:2)
It does not have PvP until later this year(they are adding gladiator arenas) but PvP is something I do if a group needs help and not something I really go out of the way for; community is more important for me and the one in EQ2 is great.
Re:great (Score:1)
Native American tribes, whilst at war, participated in a practice called "counting coup". This involved an individual sneaking up on a member of a rival tribe (often times when they were encamped, thus they were sneaking into a enemy territory) and tagging them with their "coup stick". The tagee would give the tagge
Re:great (Score:2)
Ewwwwww. (Score:3, Interesting)
Shortly after, I sighed, and resigned myself to a life without it, because unlike most Slashdotters, I've not forgotten the bnetd futtbucking, and I intend to keep up the Blizzard Boycot.
But then I looked at the screenshots, and decided that I'm really not missing anything.
This game looks God-awful. For as long as it took, you'd think they'd have the look of the characters and the environments completely down and polished.
Am I the only one... (Score:1)
Re:Am I the only one... (Score:2)
Anyway, their loss. Personally I have bought every game Blizzard has released since Warcraft II (except for WoW, I don't have time for MMORPGs, altough I admit this is the first MMORPG ever I find interesting). As I don't own any (current-gen) console, I won't buy Ghost. And I'm sure I'm not the