Today at BlizzCon, Blizzard dropped the proverbial bombshell. The highly anticipated RTS Starcraft 2 will be split into three distinct stand-alone titles, each featuring a different race in order to keep the “epic” scale of Starcraft 2’s storyline intact. It’s a trilogy, except the middle to this one won’t suck as bad as The Matrix: Reloaded did.

The first title to hit stands is called Terran: Wings of Liberty. Following that will be Zerg: Heart of Swarm, and Protoss: Legend of the Void. Details on pricing, dates, and inclusion of multiplayer are unknown at this time. What is known is that each title will feature 26-30 single-player missions without a cliffhanger in sight.

If handled appropriately, I can see how this might be pretty hip. I only hope that all three of these titles don’t hit within months of each other. We'll keep our ears to the ground for more information as BlizzCon unfolds. In the meanwhile, are you happy with this announcement Starcraft fans?

[via 1UP]

Want to play around with fast cars on a handheld platform? If the answer is “yes,” then you’re on the same page with Polyphony Digital. Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Polyphony announced Gran Turismo for the PlayStation Portable.  Where has it been? In a brief interview with Eurogamer, Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida said that the game is still being developed, albeit slowly.

From the interview:

They have been working on Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and Gran Turismo 5 for PS3, so they've had to focus on finishing up Gran Turismo on the PS3 side. That's been making the PSP development a little bit slow.

Contrary to what some might think, the reason for me not owning a PlayStation 3 has nothing to do with rabid fanboyism and the like. The main reason is that there aren't enough enthralling exclusives to justify the cost (sorry MSG4); until now, that is.

After constantly hearing about and seeing the unbelievably cool things that can be created in LittleBigPlanet, I've passed the final mental block that's been restraining me from putting money aside for a PS3.

What does this have to do with Friday Night Fights, you ask? Well, one of the games that the PS3 gang will be playing tonight just happens to be the LBP beta, so hah!

Sorry to go LiveJournal all over your asses, but by now you should know perfectly well that the essential FNF info always goes after the break. We hope to see you online tonight!

Even though we're close to the worldwide release date of November 20th, Square Enix has let out very little information on its upcoming Xbox 360 role-playing game The Last Remnant. Other than scant details on the storyline and the fact that it uses the Unreal Engine, we're still in the dark. That's why we were glad to see a very large, two-tiered play area for The Last Remnant here at TGS.

Waiting in the ridiculously long line, we were able to watch screens that displayed beautiful footage of wispy haired pretty people, massive beam cannons and megaton explosions, all which got us excited while we waited. Unfortunately, when we got to our game stations, none of that was to be seen. Even this close to release, Square Enix is still sitting on story details.

What we did get is 10 minutes to freely explore the combat system of The Last Remnant. This was the first time to get our hands on the "turn-burst" command system that we've been hearing about.

So good. So pretty.

I figured I would just get to the point. Destructoid's readers and editors have been keeping a close eye on this amazing looking Namco Bandai RPG for the Wii. I finally had a chance to get my hands on it here at TGS 2008. While my time with it was very limited, I can say that the experience was definitely promising, and it's something worth looking forward to. 

To be honest, I did pay much attention to the fact that Fragile was an RPG at first. We've heard the phrase "ruin exploration" thrown around in the past, and so I was more focused on that. Now that I've played it, I've seen that Fragile has role-playing elements, but I'm not sure of how deep it actually becomes. 

There have been rumors about this show for a while, but now it’s official!

On October 15, VH1 Classic will premiere a new reality show called Rock Band 2: The Stars. It will feature Alice Cooper (of “Schools Out” fame) and Sebastian Bach (of Gilmore Girls fame) as they play hosts to 12 wannabe fifteen minutes of fame whores rockers as they live in a mansion and compete in different Rock Band 2 competitions.

Nope, I’m not kidding.

Every week the contestant with the worst performance will be eliminated. Once there are three players left -- one on drums, one on guitar, and one on bass -- the final group will perform until one is crowned the ultimate Rock Band 2 player! I also think the winner gets to perform with the traveling Rock Band Live tour, but who cares when you will be known as THE ULTIMATE ROCK BAND 2 PLAYER!

I love reality shows, but this is getting a little ridiculous. Is it really going to be fun watching people play Rock Band 2 on your television week after week after week? Why not just play it at home yourself?! Eh, who am I kidding? I watch I Love Money, for crying out loud. I will probably end up watching this as well. *sigh*

Check out a sneak preview of the show by clicking the link below.

[Via Entertainment Weekly]

When rumors like this are true, it makes me happy: MTV Games and Harmonix have revealed today that Mötley Crüe’s album Dr. Feelgood will hit the Rock Band Music Store next week. 

The full album will cost $15.99 (1280 MS Points), with individual tracks running the usual $1.99 (160 MS Points). The full album contains 10 tracks:

   1. "Dr. Feelgood"
   2. "Slice of Your Pie"
   3. "Rattlesnake Shake"
   4. "Kickstart My Heart”
   5. "Without You"
   6. "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
   7. "Sticky Sweet"
   8. "She Goes Down”
   9. "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
  10. "Time for Change" 

This is the first time classic Mötley Crüe has hit Rock Band; three tracks from their latest album, Saints of Los Angeles, are already available ("Saints of Los Angeles," "Down at the Whiskey," and "Face Down in the Dirt").

I, for one, am excited that Rat-tailed Jimmy, the second-hand hood that dealed out in Hollywood (and the "protagonist" in the album's title track), is coming to Rock Band as DLC. I know I couldn't have been the only one who groaned when newer Crüe was released; keep that in mind when you complain that Harmonix chose to included Guns N' Roses' "Shacklers Revenge" on the Rock Band 2 disc instead of say, "Mr. Brownstone." I'm just throwing that out there into the universe.