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Starcraft 2 Beta this month

More info on this update:

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...g-mid-2010.ars

Quote:

It was clear that readers showing up for our live blog of the Activision Blizzard earnings call were interested in one thing: when the closed beta for StarCraft 2 was set to begin. It took a while to get there, but we were provided a solid answer. The beta will begin before the end of the month, with the game itself set for release in the middle of 2010.

I like this little bit of news as well

Quote:

Amidst all the electronic cheers, a few details on the updated Battle.net were also announced to compliment the tour given to gamers via the official site. Battle.net will be the place to play and experience all Blizzard games, giving gamers the ability to speak to each other across both World of WarCraft realms and even other games. If you're playing StarCraft 2 and your friends are in the middle of a raid, you'll be able to speak to each other. It will also be the place to buy games and add-on content for Blizzard releases; Activision has made clear its lust for higher digital profits.

http://www.gotfrag.com/portal/story/44824/

Beta is now live

http://us.battle.net/sc2beta/en-us/

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/17/st...t-is-now-live/

http://us.blizzard.com/support/artic...ategoryId=3633
Minimum system requirements:

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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 (Beta)
• Broadband connection

*Note* the final requirements for Starcraft II have not yet been determined. Due to ongoing development the minimum requirements listed above are subject to change at any time. During this phase a Mac version will NOT be available, please check back.

Apparently for opt-ins they haven't even emailed a lot of people, so you can try logging into your account at www.battle.net and if you were selected it will show up on there.

Yep, and apparently this is only the first wave of many invites that are going to continually rolling out until the live version is available through retail stores. It's about time.

I unfortunately never opt-ed in so I'm not hoping to become one of the chosen.

This is from the Beta test, not Blizzcon.

Beta Match 1

Beta Match 2