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StarCraft II Closed Beta Begins

Posted by Soulskill on from the rush-starts-now dept.

Blizzard announced today that the multiplayer beta test for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is now underway. The client downloader is available through Battle.net for people who have received invites, and the system requirements have been posted as well. A list of known issues is up on the official forums. StarCraft II and the revamped Battle.net are planned for release "in the first half of 2010."

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  1. Mac by Chris+Lawrence · · Score: 5, Informative

    No Mac version yet, unfortunately. Both Mac and PC versions are going to be released together on the same media, but no word yet if Mac users will get to play with the beta.

    1. Re:Mac by verbalcontract · · Score: 5, Informative

      According to the beta FAQ, the Mac version is coming:

      Will there be a Mac version of the beta client?
      We plan to release a Mac version of the beta client at some point during the beta test period. We’ll have further details to share as the beta test progresses.

      via the beta FAQ.

  2. Re:Been so long by Conchobair · · Score: 5, Informative

    Nope. Announced Dates:
    StarCraft II - May 19, 2007
    Diablo 3 - June 28, 2008

    Although, it would not be inconceivable for Blizzard to have done that. They are all about taking as much time as it takes to get things done and have never shied away from pushing a title or patch back in order to ensure it was as polished as possible. This is why all of their games kick ass and kill Koreans imo. They go for quality over cutting content for a early release (KOTR2) or a pretty release date (Hellgate).

  3. Re:Lost my interest by HeronBlademaster · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm not upset that they're being up front about it, I'm upset that they're doing it at all.

    See, instead of selling me "Starcraft II", they're selling me "Starcraft II, Terran Campaign" and pretending it's a full sequel to the original.

    The reality is, to get the full sequel to the original, I'm going to have to buy three games.

    Between that and the lack of real LAN play, they can count me as a lost customer.