"There is really just a whole another story to be told," he said cheerfully, swimming over to us in his tub of liquid gold. "I really think our fans will be receptive to it."
Morhaime revealed the Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty was, in fact, just Jim Raynor's dream.
"He has a very active imagination," Morhaime said, "and that doesn't end when he enters his REM cycle."
When Jim awakes at the beginning of SCII:WOLII, he will be ready to "turn up the heat", as he will permanently be a unit known as the "Firebat" the entire game. "People really missed the Firebat in WOL," he continued, "so we gave them what they wanted."
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| Jim Raynor in his Firebat attire. Notice he looks a bit groggy. |
Even more good news was Blizzard's announcement of the Protoss campaign to be released shortly after the release of a possibly WOLIII. "Depending on the success of WOLII, we may give the fans some more Terran to play with," Morhaime continued, by this point his skin having gained a think layer of gold. "There is such a rich backstory to them, I don't see why we couldn't."
The Protoss Campaign, while still unnamed, seems promising: it takes place thirty years before the original Starcraft or Brood War, and will have a much more narrative, hero based focus.
"One level consists of clicking around the entire level until all of the fog of war is gone, to reveal the terrain. Not for any strategic purpose, but to simply enjoy its beauty. I think that the fans will find it breathtaking."
When we asked Activision on their thoughts about these recent developments with their sister company, they merely asked us if we had heard from Infinity Ward and began to foam at the mouth. Expect the release of WOLII very shortly.
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