Death of a Game: StarCraft 2

The second beginning to my online journey, and the start of my hate for Acti-Blizz.

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#DOAG . Death of a Game is a series dedicated to uncovering the mysteries surrounding the death of a game or company. nerdSlayer defines the term "death" in the context of the show as either... 1. Literally dead. 2. Had a mass exodus of players and never recovered (expectations etc). 3. The company ceased to exist. We follow a timeline of events, to uncover clues concerning why a game or company doesn't do well, and attempt to put it all together at the end for a deduction explaining how or why the game failed based on the evidence gathered.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft_II
https://www.pcgamer.com/starcraft-2-legacy-of-the-void-release-date-and-opening-revealed/
https://www.vg247.com/starcraft-2-mission-packs-to-keep-players-engaged-after-legacy-of-the-void-release
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/01/07/esl-dreamhack-announce-esports-deal-with-blizzard-around-starcraft-ii-world-warcraft-iii-reforged/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2013/04/03/blizzard-establishes-first-ever-global-starcraft-ii-esports-ranking-system/#6420163774eb
https://starcraft2.blizzard.com/en-us/
https://variety.com/2018/gaming/features/starcraft-ii-esports-history-1202873246/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft_II:_Heart_of_the_Swarm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft_II:_Legacy_of_the_Void
https://www.polygon.com/2012/11/7/3615054/starcraft-2-heart-of-the-swarm-release-window-2013
https://www.polygon.com/2013/3/21/4133306/starcraft-2-heart-of-the-swarm-sells-1-1-million-copies-in-two-days
https://web.archive.org/web/20090202123438/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6171170.html
https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/3/16603910/starcraft-2-f2p-announced-release-date-blizzcon-2017
https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/starcraft2
https://www.metacritic.com/game/starcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty/
https://www.pcgamer.com/starcraft-2-review/
https://www.gameinformer.com/games/starcraft_ii_wings_of_liberty/b/pc/archive/2010/08/03/review.aspx
https://starcraft.fandom.com/wiki/Co-op_Missions#Story
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/blizzard-custom-arcade-has-been-completely-hacked/28262
https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Esports_World_Cup/2024
https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/ESL_Pro_Tour/2023/24
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft_II_in_esports