StarCraft II gets July 27 release date @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on May 04, 2010

News: It's less than two months away now.

After all the delays, Blizzard has finally given StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty a solid release date. The game will be released this Summer for the PC on July 27. Interestingly enough, that release date means that Blizzard will miss the "first half of 2010" target timeframe they had for StarCraft II.

But StarCraft fans have been waiting more than ten years for this sequel, so what's a few more weeks? If you're not already a StarCraft fans, here's what you can expect from the sequel:

The solo campaign for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will continue the epic saga where it left off in StarCraft: Brood War. The story line chronicles the exploits of marshal-turned-rebel-leader Jim Raynor and features both familiar faces and new heroes. Players will be able to tailor the experience, choosing their own mission path and selecting technology and research upgrades to suit their playing style throughout the 29-mission campaign. Several challenge-mode mini-games will also be included, with focused goals designed to ease players into the basics of multiplayer strategies.

"We've been looking forward to revisiting the StarCraft universe for many years, and we're excited that the time for that is almost here," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "Thanks to our beta testers, we're making great progress on the final stages of development, and we'll be ready to welcome players all over the world to StarCraft II and the new Battle.net in just a few months."

We'll have more soon.