FRAG Blog

Yes, you’ve probably heard this going around by now, and yes, it’s true – Blizzard has no intention of including LAN play in Starcraft 2. It appears that the multiplayer aspect of the game will instead be based around their online Battle.NET service.

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It appears that Blizzard has been listening to the horders of gamers sucked in by our favourite mumorpuger, World of Warcraft – either that, or they’re attempting to emulate South African politics. If MyGaming is to be believed, Blizzard has revealed that they’re working on a service that will allow Alliance characters to switch over to the Horde, and vice versa.

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Swedish media outlet Press2Play.TV recently conducted an interview with Blizzard in which it was hinted that Starcraft 2 may be released later this year. Blizzard is well known for releasing their games “when it’s ready”, so to hear that a late 2009 release is being planned is definitely great news – it’s a lot earlier than most people were anticipating.

If you decide to watch the video interview, keep in mind that you have to wade through a bunch of Swedish chatter. The interview itself in in English though.

OK, everyone knew that this was coming, it’s just been made official now. MyGaming is reporting that rAge 2009 has been formally announced now, making this the event’s seventh consecutive year. The event will run from October 2nd to October 4th this year, and as per usual will be held at the Coca-Cola Dome in Northgate. Ticket prices are R250 and will go on sale at Computicket on August 1st – if the past few years are any indication, they’re likely to be sold out within a fortnight.

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Here’s the story. The Guardian is reporting that a suggestion has been put forward over in the UK to implement a tax breaks system for games developed over in the UK that are “culturally British”. The original Digital Britain report (PDF warning) states the rationale behind this as follows:

“In film a system of cultural tax credits has long helped to sustain a wide range of films that speak to a British narrative, rather than the cultural perspectives of Hollywood or multinational collaborations. Other countries such as Canada, for similar reasons, extend the model of cultural tax relief beyond the film industry to the interactive and online worlds. CGI, electronic games and simulation also have a significant role in Britain’s digital content ecology and in our international competitiveness. Each of these has the same capability as the more traditional sectors, such as film, to engage us and reflect our cultural particularism. They may in future have a cultural relevance to rival that of film.”

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