Looks like gamers will have to pay a little extra for
Blizzard’s highly anticipated StarCraft II.
The video game developer, which recently merged with
Activision, announced on Friday that the real-time strategy’s single-player
campaign will be split into three separate titles, one for each race: Wings of
Liberty (for Terrans), Heart of the Swarm (for Zerg), and Legacy of the Void
(for Protoss).
While the company has stated that each game will be a fully
fleshed-out campaign, gamers are skeptical at having to potentially pay $150
for all three games. Splitting the campaigns could prove problematic, as some
players may decide they don’t really enjoy a particular campaign. Instead of
switching to another race like they could in the first StarCraft or in the
WarCraft games, they’ll have to purchase another game.
No word yet on how the games will be priced, though, so each
separate game may be less than $50.
No matter how big of a single-experience Blizzard is
crafting, there’s no reason why the game can’t be released on multiple discs,
but sold as one game. It wouldn’t be the first computer game to do so, and
Blizzard could even charge a little bit more for the heftier package.
Although further details are needed, it seems like
Activision Blizzard is trying to wring as much money as they can from their
loyal fans.