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Blizzard: StarCraft 2 Beta Coming 'This Summer'

by Nick Breckon, May 07, 2009 2:23pm PDT

Related Topics – StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty, StarCraft 2, PC

Blizzard president Mike Morhaime today confirmed that the StarCraft II beta would begin sometime this summer.

"This summer we will be opening up external beta testing, and while we haven't announced a release date yet, this phase will also signal the final stretch [of development on the game]," said Morhaime during today's Activision Blizzard conference call.

Signups for the beta officially opened yesterday, with users able to opt-in to the test by way of their Battle.net profiles. The test will focus on the multiplayer mode, featuring all three of the title's races and several maps.

"Our priority now is completing the core game," added Morhaime. "Once that is complete, our focus will shift [to the two expansions]."

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Every time I see the thumbnails of this game's screenshots I think it's Starcraft 1.

May 08, 2009 7:58am PDT

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Every time I see the thumbnails of this game's screenshots I think it's Starcraft 1. : SFtheWolf
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- Which I´m currently playing so damn much... : davidc02
- Isn't that the point? I still play SC and I love it so damn much that I couldn't play SC2 if it wasn't mo... : leidegre
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  You probably haven't played SC1 lately. : chrisschutz
  - Really? Resize an SC1 screenshot to that size and look at it. : SFtheWolf

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Yeah, SC2 and D3 will be sweet, but I cant help feeling that they should have announced them a bit later / closer to release. Making everyone wait so long is kinda annoying/lets the hype decay.

May 07, 2009 7:29pm PDT

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- When the time comes the hype will be immense again, of that I have no worry. : gebz
- Something tells me people will not have forgotten about this game by the time it's released : chrisschutz

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excellent. The sooner this is released, the sooner they can get to releasing Diablo 3.

May 07, 2009 2:25pm PDT

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excellent. The sooner this is released, the sooner they can get to releasing Diablo 3. : stump
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i expect this game to be failure

May 08, 2009 2:48am PDT

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  I had to open up those screen shots to tell if it was the new game or the old one. I think it will sell ... : Decepticon Matrix
  - get your eyes checked. : DewFuel
  - If it ain´t broken, don´t fix it... Honestly, Starcraft is almost perfect, they just need to add so... : davidc02
- ahahahahahaha! : thetangent

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Mandatory post

kekeke zerg rush ^^

May 08, 2009 7:47am PDT

Mandatory post kekeke zerg rush ^^ : Mercador

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Can't wait. I am curious on what the new battle.net features will be. It will probably be the best community interface ever.

May 07, 2009 3:15pm PDT

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Mike Morhaime made a press statement and i

jizzed in my pants

May 07, 2009 3:12pm PDT

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Mike Morhaime made a press statement and i jizzed in my pants : DewFuel
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- Were you on a boat when it happened? : Fenring42
- Fuck trees I climb buoys mother fuckers : UberKalden

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I will suck your cock for access to this beta, yes you.

May 08, 2009 3:40am PDT

I will suck your cock for access to this beta, yes you. : abrasion

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damn, I need a Blizzard game key to sign up for the beta. I have bought almost every title they released, but lost all my CDs :(

May 07, 2009 10:51pm PDT

damn, I need a Blizzard game key to sign up for the beta. I have bought almost every title they released,... : lord_omega

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nnnnNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGgggGGGGGGGGGGGGG o_O

May 07, 2009 2:43pm PDT

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nnnnNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGgggGGGGGGGGGGGGG o_O : abrasion
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- I agree with this O face : moneyshot

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I thought they have a large team but they are hell slow. And if they are not slow, they advertise way too early. I already move on 6 months after hearing about SC2 =(

May 07, 2009 6:31pm PDT

I thought they have a large team but they are hell slow. And if they are not slow, they advertise way too... : yes4me

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Woo hoo! I can feel it! We're gonna get Starcraft II by this Christmas, boys and girls.

May 07, 2009 4:43pm PDT

Woo hoo! I can feel it! We're gonna get Starcraft II by this Christmas, boys and girls. : Dr_Cube

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Aren't those screenies from the April Fool's video?

May 07, 2009 3:07pm PDT

Aren't those screenies from the April Fool's video? : The_Archon

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You do know that Diablo is a different team than Starcraft. Sure some may be working on starcraft that worked on diablo but diablo is still going in the back ground. After they release Starcraft 2 they will still have to follow up with patches etc.. and they even stated they are going to start working on the expansions. This coming out faster has nothing to do with how fast Diablo III will come out.

May 07, 2009 2:52pm PDT

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- Look broseph, people have to let you know that they only care about diablo ok? : clickles

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Should be worth looking forward to.

May 07, 2009 2:53pm PDT

Should be worth looking forward to. : NoMessages

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