Attention gamers!
Have you heard the news? Blizzard Entertainment's long-awaited StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is scheduled to hit store shelves on 27th of July! In anticipation of this exciting event Best Buy® will be hosting a live chat session here on our community forums with some of the creative minds behind the game. The chat is scheduled to take place from 6:00pm - 8:00pm Central time on July 15th, so make sure to be here with questions about the game!
Oh, and that's 7:00pm - 9:00pm Eastern, 11:00pm - 1:00am GMT, or 2300 - 0100 CDT for those of you that don't live in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
Here's some background information on our upcoming guests:
Chris Sigaty
Production Director
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
As a production director for Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., Chris Sigaty is responsible for overseeing the team creating Blizzard Entertainment®’s highly anticipated sequel, StarCraft® II. This involves planning the project’s schedule, identifying and resolving issues, facilitating communication, and ensuring that all team members have everything needed to craft an exemplary game.
Sigaty started at Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in 1996 as a quality assurance tester. Since then, he took on additional responsibility in the quality assurance and localization departments before becoming a producer on Warcraft® III: Reign of Chaos™ and its expansion, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne™. After that, he contributed to World of Warcraft® before moving to his current role.
In what little spare time he’s able to find between work and caring for his new twin boys, Sigaty plays PC and console games extensively, as well as playing guitar and writing music.
Dustin Browder
Game Director
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
As Blizzard Entertainment®’s game director on StarCraft® II, Dustin Browder oversees all aspects of gameplay for the highly-anticipated sequel. This includes everything from overall game balance, to the single-player campaign, to the multiplayer experience on Battle.net®.
Browder got his start at Blizzard Entertainment in 2005 as a senior designer. In addition to his work on StarCraft II, he has contributed quests for World of Warcraft®: The Burning Crusade®. Prior to joining Blizzard Entertainment, he worked at companies such as Electronic Arts, Westwood Studios, and Activision, Inc. and served as lead designer on several games, including Battle for Middle Earth, Command and Conquer: Generals, and Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries. Even earlier, he wrote a number of supplements for pencil-and-paper games, and he still enjoys playing miniatures games like Warhammer and role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons.
Browder holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from the University of California, Los Angeles.
About the Game
StarCraft II continues the epic saga of the Protoss, Terran and Zerg. These three distinct and powerful races will clash once again in the fast-paced real-time strategy sequel to the legendary original, StarCraft . Legions of veteran, upgraded and brand-new unit types will do battle across the galaxy as each faction struggles for survival.
Featuring a unique single-player campaign that picks up where StarCraft: Brood War left off, StarCraft II will present a cast of new heroes and familiar faces in an edgy sci-fi story filled with adventure and intrigue. In addition, Blizzard will again offer exciting online play through Battle.net, the company's world-renowned gaming service, with several enhancements and new features that make StarCraft II an incredibly competitive and enjoyable real-time strategy experience.
Please note that times are subject to change and that there is a chat server limit of 500 guests for this event. Additionally, a transcript will be posted within 24 hours of the chat session for those that cannot attend.
Model: 400087198995 | SKU: 8719899
SynopsisStarCraft II continues the epic saga of the Protoss, Terran and Zerg. These three distinct and powerful races will clash once again in the fast-paced real-time strategy sequel to the legendary original, StarCraft. Legions of veteran, upgraded and brand-new unit types will do battle across the galaxy as each faction struggles for survival. Featuring a unique single-player campaign that picks up where StarCraft: Brood War left off, StarCraft II will present a cast of new heroes and familiar faces in an edgy sci-fi story filled with adventure and intrigue. In addition, Blizzard will again offer exciting online play through Battle.net, the company's world-renowned gaming service, with several enhancements and new features that make StarCraft II an incredibly competitive and enjoyable real-time strategy experience.
Sale: $59.99
 |  Agent Aaron|Geek Squad® Community Connector | Best Buy® Corporate | | |
4.6 
Private Message