StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Info

Announced planets and characters

Blizzard Entertainment unveiled two planets from their upcoming StarCraft II expansion pack together with a list of characters who will appear within a story of the expansion pack.

Planet Char

Char is one of those planets that are still hosts to a vast number of zerg hives. Kerrigan has to return to Char to reunite and lead the force of Swarm. For beggining, she needs to gather all of the hidden eggs and return them to the spawning pools so her army quickly grows in numbers. But as always, Kerrigan has problem since she needs to face a rogue queen that tries to do same as Kerrigan does and unite the hive under her own.

Planet Kaldir

Kaldir is one of those planets that can wear a tag of being the one of most extreme environments in the galaxy. It is an extremely cold place with frequent flash freezes that make this place one of the most inhospitable worlds in the Koprulu sector. Desipite all these facts, zergs did infest it and Kerrigan aims to send her Swarm to Kaldir so they learn how to deal with extreme cold. Together with learning how to adapt to the extreme conditions, Swarm has a goal to find out what happened to the lost brood.

Characters of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Expansion

Kerrigan

The former Queen of Blades has lost her powers, and without her guidance, the zerg Swarm is in disarray. Kerrigan must find a way to restore her strength and regain control of the Swarm.   

Jim Raynor

He risked everything to bring back the woman he loved, and against all odds, Raynor succeeded. However, Jim Raynor’s trials and tribulations are far from over.

Arcturus Mengsk

The emperor of the Terran Dominion almost succeeded in eliminating his greatest enemy. Now that Kerrigan has been weakened, Mengsk is sure to try to tie up this loose end once and for all.

Izsha

In earlier times, the Queen of Blades stored her thoughts and plans in the zerg creature called Izsha. Now the creature serves as an advisor and a source of information to Sarah Kerrigan.

Abathur

A one-of-a-kind zerg creature, cobbled together from different genetics, Abathur is a genius at manipulating DNA and mutagen to modify the Swarm.

Za’gara

A very intelligent type of queen known as a Brood Mother, Za'gara seeks to take over the Swarm in the absence of the Queen of Blades.

Diablo 3 Coming To PS3 ?

Blizzard’s Diablo division is currently seeking a PlayStation 3-specific software engineer. They’re the same team that makes Diablo III. You know, that PC game that all the kids have been raving about.

Here’s the full job listing:

Blizzard Entertainment is seeking an enthusiastic senior software engineer to be a key contributor on the Diablo team. This position is responsible for overseeing PlayStation 3 (PS3) architecture design as well as other PS3-specific game code development to maximize platform performance.

Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain game systems to work on the PlayStation 3.
Identify previously unknown issues and offer solutions.
Be responsible for various systems including the game engine, audio, physics, tools pipeline, etc.
Work closely with game design to ensure a great player experience.
Requirements
A minimum of 5 years game coding experience
A minimum of 1 AAA shipped title for the PS3

Could Diablo III see a PlayStation 3 release ? Was E3 just spoiled ? We’re bound to find out soon enough.