{"id":10750,"date":"2012-11-13T15:26:17","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T23:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=10750"},"modified":"2012-11-13T15:26:17","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T23:26:17","slug":"starcraft-heart-of-the-swarm-is-coming-march-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/videogames\/starcraft-heart-of-the-swarm-is-coming-march-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>StarCraft: Heart of the Swarm<\/em> is coming March 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/starcraft-heart-of-the-swarm-banner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/starcraft-heart-of-the-swarm-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Starcraft: Heart of the Swarm\" title=\"Starcraft: Heart of the Swarm\" width=\"648\" height=\"160\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/starcraft-heart-of-the-swarm-banner.jpg 648w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/starcraft-heart-of-the-swarm-banner-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/starcraft-heart-of-the-swarm-banner-500x123.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>As reported by several websites, <em>StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm<\/em>, the second in a planned trilogy of games that will together form <em>StarCraft II<\/em>, is set for release in March, 2013, just a few months away. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2012\/11\/13\/3639730\/starcraft-2-heart-of-the-swarm-launches-march-12-2013-according-to\" target=\"_blank\">Polygon<\/a> explains what fans have to look forward to in March:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nHeart of the Swarm will be available at a suggested retail price of $39.99 both in stores and digitally from the official StarCraft 2 website. A collector&#8217;s Edition that includes digital and physical bonus items will also be available at select retail stores for $79.99. This includes a behind-the-scenes DVD and Blu-ray, a collector&#8217;s edition soundtrack, a hardcover art book and a Zerg Rush mousepad.<\/p>\n<p>Users can receive both Heart of the Swarm and StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty from Battle.net for a discounted price of $59.99 \u2014 a 24 percent discount from its $79.98 price tag when purchased together.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Having not played the first in the <em>StarCraft II<\/em> trilogy (I guess?), the option of buying both games for sixty bucks <em>is<\/em> appealing, but it does chafe a bit to pay nearly full price for what is, ostensibly, the second\/middle part of a game, regardless of how much content\/how many missions are available in each &#8216;part.&#8217; Just a matter of branding, though, I suppose. <em>StarCraft: Wings of Liberty<\/em>, <em>StarCraft: Heart of the Swarm<\/em>, and <em>StarCraft: Legacy of the Void<\/em> wouldn&#8217;t seem so bad, would it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As reported by several websites, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, the second in a planned trilogy of games that will together form StarCraft II, is set for release in March, 2013, just a few months away. 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