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Starcraft II is serious business. As the sequel to arguably the greatest strategy game of all time, it has a way of bringing out an intensely competitive spirit in most who’ve had a chance to play it, spurring even mild-mannered players into becoming mineral-harvesting machines. But maybe you’re not one of those people. Maybe it’s been awhile since you’ve played, you don’t really have a favorite race to call your own, or you just plain think you’ll be in over your head when the game is finally released. During a recent trip to Blizzard, we were pleased to find out that none of those things are cause for concern. Blizzard’s clearly working on a game that should appeal to all levels of Starcraft fandom.
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At a recent press event held by Russia-based publisher 1C, we had a chance to see and try out a fistful of new games for both the PC and consoles. Here’s a blow-by-blow report on what we saw:
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Men of War: Red Tide.
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