StarCraft 2 Expansion Packs not meant to “gouge people”

26 August 2009
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Jim Raynor waiting for the expansion packs to load on the battlecruiser Hyperion's bridge in StarCraft 2
As real-time strategy fans might know, StarCraft 2 was split into three campaigns. So how will Blizzard charge and generally handle these? As expansion packs apparently.

In a recent interview with StarCraft 2 producer Chris Sigaty, he clarifies that after the first release of “Terran: Wings of Liberty” as a full campaign, the two other packs “Zerg: Heart of the Swarm” and “Protoss: Legacy of the Void” will be handled as traditional Blizzard expansion packs with enhancements to the multiplayer game.

But what about the pricing? He says: “We effectively look at it internally as expansions. So we’ll see what that means for the price — we’re not just going to raise it and call it that for the purposes of that. We would need to offer the same content.” He likens the to-be-included content to “the Frozen Throne and the Frozen Throne 2, or Brood War and Brood War 2.”

For the record, past Blizzard expansions were priced at about $30.

Update: For a good idea of what you’re getting in the first game of the trilogy, check out our StarCraft 2 Walkthrough.

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  • Scott

    Just wondering whats the time frmae on the exspasion packs. Are we looking at weeks, months, or years. If possible the deadline. thx for taking ur time to read this

  • Colin

    Hey let’s hope and pray Blizzard don’t the same stunt with Diablo III
    as with SC II. I think Blizzard gave a lot of good people the scare of their life, showing the world their hidden intensions as to breaking up the game in who knows how many parts?

    Our aim is to avoid and trample out piracy Mr. Big, not steaming it on with such greedy appetite for sales interest.

    The gaming industry had a bitter-sweet victory with this kind of approach to it. Pitty the bitter came last.


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