SC2: Vengeance Trailer

The time until the launch of Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm draws ever closer, and with it comes the trailer build up. This one’s called Vengeance and it’s another pretty piece:

Are you an SC2 player? If you are let us know what you’re most looking forward to with the expansion.

SC2: Heart Of The Swarm – Ways To Play Vid

You can tell it’s getting close to a Blizzard game launch, as the videos start coming in thick and fast. In this case it’s StarCraft II: Heart Of The Swarm, and the latest release is a 6-minute plus overview of the changes to the types of gameplay on offer in the expansion.

And the changes are pretty significant, with some of them, like the introduction of levelling, are causing a huge amount of debate already. Have a look at the vid:

We’d love to hear your thoughts on the changes coming with Heart Of The Swarm, so sound off in comments.

Also don’t forget there’s a local launch event for HOTS.

StarCraft II: Heart Of The Swarm Melbourne Launch Event

Heart of the Swarm Melbourne Launch EventTo coincide with the 12th March launch of SC2’s first expansion, Heart of the Swarm, Blizzard Entertainment have announced a local launch event.

Melbourne scores the guernsey, with some fun planned for Federation Square on the evening of March 11th. The details:

MELBOURNE – FEDERATION SQUARE
MARCH 11TH – 8 PM TO MIDNIGHT (AEDT)

Cnr. Swanston Street & Flinders Street
Melbourne VIC 3000View map

EVENT DETAILS

The Swarm’s global invasion begins in Australia! Join the Zerg rush to Federation Square in the heart of the city of Melbourne, Victoria. From 8 PM AEDT on Monday, March 11, you can be part of the excitement in person or via the live stream!

ACTIVITIES

  • Heart of the Swarm matches featuring top pro-gamers
  • Q&A with members of the StarCraft II development team
  • Cosplay Competition

EVENT SCHEDULE

  • 8:00 P.M.

    • Event kicks off at Federation Square
  • MIDNIGHT

    • Stage activities end

    • StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm available for pick up (final EB Games sales receipt required)

    • Blizzard autograph table opensNOTE: One copy of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm autographed per person

So there you have it: will you be going? If you are and would like to snap some pics or cover the event more fully, drop us a line. You can check out the official launch website here.