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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. Re:Can anyone post system requirements? by Rewind · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Can anyone post system requirements for those of us unable to reach particular sites?

    sure:
    PC Minimum Requirements:
    Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1/Windows 7
    2.2 Ghz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
    1 GB system RAM/1.5 GB for Vista and Windows 7
    128 MB NVidia GeForce 6600 GT/ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video card
    1024x768 minimum display resolution
    4 GB free hard space
    Broadband connection

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  2. Re:Can anyone post system requirements? by flabordec · · Score: 0, Redundant

    From Blizzard's page:

    PC Minimum Requirements:

    • Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1/Windows 7
    • 2.2 Ghz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
    • 1 GB system RAM/1.5 GB for Vista and Windows 7
    • 128 MB NVidia GeForce 6600 GT/ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video card
    • 1024×768 minimum display resolution
    • 4 GB free hard space (Beta)
    • Broadband connection
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    "I see undead people" Warcraft III - Necromancer