Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm not getting BlizzCon 2010 showing  | read this item

Every year Blizzard tries to show off everything that they have cooking in development at their annual convention.  This year however, one of the biggest titles Blizzard has brewing isn’t going to see much of BlizzCon 2010.  As part of an interview with PC Gamer, the lead designer of Starcraft II, Chris Sigaty, confirmed that Heart of the Swarm would only see lore panel coverage.  Even then, it will mostly cover the transition from Wings of Liberty to Heart of the Swarm.

Normally, BlizzCon is a showcase of everything Blizzard wants to show off.  As such, this indicates that Heart of the Swarm doesn’t have much ready to show as of yet.  Since this is Blizzard once-a-year showcase, you can expect most of what Heart of the Swarm has to offer to be revealed via Press Releases and community posts.

Originally from PC Gamer:

The second part of the Starcraft II trilogy will not be shown at Blizzard’s fan festival this October, says Starcraft II lead designer, Chris Sigaty. Speaking to PC Gamer, Chris explained that the next game won’t be on display, or shown. There is hope – a story panel the Blizzard team are planning might answer some of your questions, but don’t expect to know what happens to Kerrigan and the gang.

“We’re still working on the details [of the expansion],” explains Chris, “and the last thing I want to do is to talk about theoretical things instead of talking about what’s real.”

The Starcraft II team will be delivering a story panel at the show, where fans will be able to ask the team what’s next for Starcraft II. “We will be featuring a Q&A to talk about story,” says Chris, “but that will largely just to tie up any loose ends and questions players have about what was happening during the story. We won’t be going into details about what’s going to happen in Heart of the Swarm.”

Blizzcon takes place over the weekend of October 22nd and 23rd, at the Anaheim Convention Centre. PC Gamer will be there.

We’ll keep our eyes and ears peeled to bring you the latest in coverage of Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm.