StarCraft 2 - Announced May 19th?

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I really doubt they actually publish the game with the graphics looking anything like they do now.

Anyone else remember when Starcraft was first announced, and they put out some screenshots of it using the Warcraft II engine?

I hope the new game doesn't add a new race, and I also hope it doesn't center on a few powerful heroes and their leveling up like WarCraft 3 did.

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I was thinking the same thing, but they previously stated that they were rushed into showing something for Starcraft, so they basically made up some new skins and wrapped them over the previous engine.

In this case it looks like they have been working on their own schedule and obviously setup the preview on their own terms. I doubt the difference from sneak peak to release will be as drastic as Starcraft 1.