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StarCraft 2 Beta Available with GameStop Pre-Order

by Brian Leahy, Apr 21, 2010 10:40am PDT

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

Still not in the StarCraft II Beta? If you live in a territory in which GameStop exists, go ahead and pre-order the game to get a beta key.

Once the key is sent or picked up, the pre-order may not be canceled. Online purchasers will receive the key and instructions via email 1 business day after pre-ordering. In-store pick-up customers must wait 1 business day and then travel to the selected store to snag the key. Customers that pre-order at a retail store will have their key printed upon their receipt.

The promotion is valid on the regular and collector's editions of the game. The map editor for the beta should be released this week with the Mac client following shortly thereafter.

I'm hearing reports that some GameStops are having issues with the SKU assigned to the StarCraft II pre-order, but other users report receiving keys just fine. Your results may vary.

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I got into the beta 2 weeks ago and I don't play it. Man that's got to kill some of you who don't have it lol.. but it's not because i don't like it it's just that i have no idea how to play well and can't really find any decent tutorials around.. oh well..

Apr 21, 2010 6:42pm PDT

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I got into the beta 2 weeks ago and I don't play it. Man that's got to kill some of you who don't have it... : techx4
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- I got in on the second wave (2 days after the initial launch) and I have only played 4 times :/ The on... : TheDaFox

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you cant cancel your pre-order once u claim your key? thats fucking shitty. if you end up not enjoying the game, you're stuck with it. i know, i know...its starcraft, but its still shitty.

Apr 21, 2010 3:21pm PDT

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you cant cancel your pre-order once u claim your key? thats fucking shitty. if you end up not enjoying th... : jarek99
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FYI: Amazon.com seems to be giving beta keys with pre-orders. I just received mine.

Apr 22, 2010 5:12am PDT

FYI: Amazon.com seems to be giving beta keys with pre-orders. I just received mine. : razoric

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Ok and when will I be able to preorder the collectors edition anywhere else?

Apr 21, 2010 10:49am PDT

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Ok and when will I be able to preorder the collectors edition anywhere else? : Johnnsen
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- You can preorder it on amazon... : Ohvee
- I just got an email from amazon with a beta key FYI : Ohvee

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sadly, I ponied up $20 for the collector's edition at a Gamestop near my mum's place. I will be getting my money refunded to me as soon as I visit her again. I'm sorry, but it's stupid shit like this and other things that are forcing my hand out of the PC Gaming cookiejar.

Apr 21, 2010 11:48pm PDT

sadly, I ponied up $20 for the collector's edition at a Gamestop near my mum's place. I will be getting m... : mikeohara

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For Canadian faggots, EBGames is doing this as well. If you've preordered the game already, call them up, you can get the key from them in-store or over the phone.

I can confirm this works as I did it today.

Apr 21, 2010 11:13am PDT

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For Canadian faggots, EBGames is doing this as well. If you've preordered the game already, call them up,... : stelth
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I kinda lost my enthusiasm for the Starcraft II beta after remembering that I've never been able to stick to any RTS game ever. Plus I've been addicted to Frozen Synapse for the past few days and that has given me my fill of strategy, even if it's not real time.

Apr 21, 2010 8:24pm PDT

I kinda lost my enthusiasm for the Starcraft II beta after remembering that I've never been able to stick... : alexmax2742

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seeing that eating a puppy didn't help me get into the beta i ate a kitten, now my tongue is all furry.

Apr 21, 2010 6:06pm PDT

seeing that eating a puppy didn't help me get into the beta i ate a kitten, now my tongue is all furry... : Saithene

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By: DM7 x Show Full Post

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Once I know the release date, that's when I'll preorder.

Apr 21, 2010 11:13am PDT

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Once I know the release date, that's when I'll preorder. : DM7
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  "When it's done" Looking good for mid-year. June/July is my speculation. : Brian Leahy
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    A German shop shows 1. June, I hope thats true. : Johnnsen
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      Placeholder date. : Brian Leahy
      
      Obviously, but it doesn't keep me from hoping its true. :) : Johnnsen
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  dont play the beta then noob : landaishan
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    LOL noob? I'm in the beta already. : DM7
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      That's better, the beta is pretty sweet. :) : DM7
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  I doubt any of us would be preordering if we were already in the beta. : MuteMode
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    I just want to preorder the CE Edition. : / : DM7
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By: Dan 101 x Show Full Post

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Can some one please give me a link to where I redeem this code and download the Beta. Thanks.

Apr 21, 2010 5:33pm PDT

Can some one please give me a link to where I redeem this code and download the Beta. Thanks. : Dan 101

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drop $5 on a preorder, get beta, purchase the full thing on Steam FTW. Its like paying 5 bucks for the beta, not bad

Apr 21, 2010 3:50pm PDT

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drop $5 on a preorder, get beta, purchase the full thing on Steam FTW. Its like paying 5 bucks for the b... : bagelcc
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  - Yeah, it will however be sold through blizzard. But it's the same as if you're just buying it in the stor... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
- You can't cancel the preorder once you get the key. : Sailor of Fortune

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If you pre-ordered it, and got the confirmation email, how do you get the key?

Apr 21, 2010 3:28pm PDT

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If you pre-ordered it, and got the confirmation email, how do you get the key? : suicidemachine
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  oh man, you're totally screwed : yAak
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    ?? Care to elaborate? : suicidemachine
    - I'm joking. Just read this article, or the product page. : yAak

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Genius. This won't work for me as I don't care enough about the Beta to do this, but it will probably net them a lot of sales if people don't care where they buy it from. I just want the digital version, not the CD version so...yeah.l

Apr 21, 2010 10:42am PDT

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Genius. This won't work for me as I don't care enough about the Beta to do this, but it will probably net... : FreshwaterAU
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  digital release is delayed because of gamestop : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      Download delay was in the press release for the pricing and collector's edition announcement. Who's "fau... : Brian Leahy
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  Doesn't the CD version, once added to your battle.net account, allow you to download the game from Battle... : JediDwag
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    It should, if it stays true to Blizzard's usual practice. They will not be available on Day 1, however. : Brian Leahy
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      Hmm... Then I see now disadvantage to buying the physical copy over the digital. I guess if you just don... : JediDwag
      
      I'm getting the $99 collector's edition, which isn't digital so it doesn't really affect me. : Brian Leahy
      
      *no disadvantage : JediDwag
      
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      Yeah I guess I didn't realize that. So we can buy the CD and then install it and play without the CD simi... : FreshwaterAU
      
      Correct. Don't know if it will require the CD to run anyway. No Blizzard game has in a LONG time. : Brian Leahy

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Not even this will get me back in GameStop.

Apr 21, 2010 3:00pm PDT

Not even this will get me back in GameStop. : happynoodle

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They could be handing out blow jobs and I would still never buy a PC game there. I'll get it at walmart thanks though for bringing this one perk for a platform you normally don't give a fuck about.

Apr 21, 2010 10:52am PDT

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aussie pre order website says 28th june release

Apr 21, 2010 12:58pm PDT

aussie pre order website says 28th june release : landaishan

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I hate gamestop. Get your hands off of my digital downloads.
They are the reason digital download release is delayed.
I can't wait till they go out of business. It's a ticking clock with so much download games.
See you gamestop. I wish your finally acts weren't so annoying.

Apr 21, 2010 10:43am PDT

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I loves me some Starcraft, but I'm very tempted to just ignore everything until I have the game in my hands, I want to be surprised for my single player runthrough. Then I'll get into MP.

Apr 21, 2010 12:39pm PDT

I loves me some Starcraft, but I'm very tempted to just ignore everything until I have the game in my han... : Lucien Irenicus

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UK here. Been registered for the beta since the day registrations opened. Have all blizz games on my account...and no beta for me. Lets hope some places in the UK start doing this, i seriously want to play it!

Apr 21, 2010 11:37am PDT

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- Same, never got in. : Johnnsen

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