“Hell, it’s about time,” he said (in Korean, for those of us watching the tournament).įrom that primordial moment, StarCraft II would go on to hold a position of prominence within the storied arc of Blizzard esports. Tychus Findlay stepped into that now-famous gunmetal chamber and was outfitted with complex mechanical armor.
For others, it was May 19, 2007, when the cinematic debuted onstage at a StarCraft tournament in South Korea. For some of us at Blizzard, it was during an internal Show & Tell session when the cinematics team revealed what they were working on. Part I: Wings of Liberty | Part II: Heart of the Swarm | Part III: Legacy of the VoidĮveryone remembers the first time they saw the StarCraft II announcement trailer.