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Just when you thought StarCraft 2 couldn't get any bigger Korean Air one-ups everyone by introducing a couple of jumbo jets adorned with StarCraft 2 imagery.
Blizzard Entertainment Korea, in conjunction with Korean Air, today announced co-marketing plans for its highly anticipated real-time strategy game, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.
With this joint promotion, a character image of Jim Raynor, a terran hero from StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, will be wrapped on two of Korean Air’s planes using special films and paint. The two wrapped airplanes - a B747-400 and a B737-900 - will fly domestic routes in Korea as well as international routes in the U.S. and European regions for six months starting on June 24 and in early July, respectively. In addition, four Korean Air limousine buses wrapped with StarCraft II character images will be in service during this period.
Blizzard Entertainment and Korean Air unveiled the first StarCraft II airplane to approximately 400 industry partners and press during the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty launch press event at the Korean Air hangar located at Gonghang-dong, Kangseo-gu, Seoul on June 24.
“We’re pleased to be partnering with Korean Air, Korea's leading airline, on this campaign,” said Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment. “As we approach the global launch of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, this promotion represents a unique, large-scale opportunity to introduce the characters and style of the StarCraft universe to gamers throughout the world.”
StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™, will be fully localized into Latin American Spanish and will be available in Mexico, Argentina, and Chile for a suggested retail price of $299 MXN / $119 ARS / $13,900 CLP. With this purchase, players will have six months of access to the StarCraft II single-player campaign and multiplayer play through the new version of Battle.net®, the premier online gaming destination for Blizzard Entertainment gamers. Continued StarCraft II play beyond the time included with the initial purchase will be available via 30-day and 60-day subscription options. Pricing for these options will be announced at a later date.An unlimited version, presumably offering lifetime access to Battle.net, will also be available for purchase online and directly from Blizzard Entertainment.
Players who prefer to make a one-time payment for unlimited access to the StarCraft II single-player campaign and multiplayer play on Battle.net will have the option to purchase and download an unlimited-access version of the game directly from Blizzard Entertainment at pricing similar to the US price of $59.99USD.StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is set for worldwide release on July 27, 2010. Read on for the full press release.
The APM-Lighting System is part of all our Starcraft II Peripherals. Starcraft II measures your effective APM ingame and our peripherals will draw that data and will change lighting accordingly. In addition to that it will also register any in game alerts like "Base under attack" or "Unit Built" and each of the alerts can have individual lighting settings that will be reflected on your peripherals. See below for examples.One wonders how much players will pay attention to anything outside of their screens in the heat of battle, but this gear certainly adds a hint of luxury to the gaming experience. In the age of ubiquitous case mods, it might go so far as to reach into fashion.
There were only three people aboard the dropship. The pilot, Feek, who was acting as jump master, and Lance Corporal Jim Raynor. Tychus had offered to come along and shove his friend into the abyss, but Raynor had declined. Five extremely busy days had passed since his meeting with Tychus, and now, with Colonel Vanderspool's blessing, Raynor was about to drop into Kel-Morian-held territory alone. It was a stupid, stupid thing to do, and he knew that now. But maybe, just maybe, the mission was a way to atone for stealing the trucks. And it was something he knew his parents would be proud of.The novel, which explores the history of StarCraft II lead characters Jim Raynor and Tychus Findlay, came out in early April. A special limited edition version is available now for US$30, but a regular release can be acquired for significantly cheaper from other retailers.
On Thursday, June 10, a new StarCraft II TV spot featuring never-before-seen cinematic footage will air during the second quarter of game four of the NBA Finals between the Celtics and Lakers. The thirty-second spot features voice-overs from two iconic characters in StarCraft II, and is cut from the pre-rendered cinematic sequences found throughout the game. Check it out during the ABC broadcast beginning this Thursday at 9 p.m. Eastern or 6 p.m. Pacific time.Catch the ad? Tell us what you think by hitting the Comment link!
We laughed, we cried, we covered our eyes, we moved to the music, and we stared (wide-eyed) in wonder at the marvelous visions displayed throughout this contest.And for the European winners...
In the end, there were more outstanding submissions than we could have hoped for. Even so, there were those that rose above their fellows.
Without further ado, we are pleased to announce your winners. Congratulations to Peter Stoll! You've won a new Samsung LCD 46" 1080p LCD HDTV! We would also like to congratulate, Ryan Humphries, Richard H Wang and Caleb Koch. Each of whom has won a new Samsung 32" 1080p LCD HDTV!
Without further ado, we are pleased to announce your winners. Congratulations to Markus Frank! You've won a new Samsung LCD 46" 1080p LCD HDTV! We would also like to congratulate Peter Leopold, Александр, and Tomasz Lenarcik. Each of whom has won a new Samsung 32" 1080p LCD HDTV!
