Blizzard has added a full opt-out option to its Real ID program, which will span across all of its enabled games--currently World of Warcraft and StarCraft II, though Diablo III will surely support it as well.

Should players desire, the program can be fully disabled, allowing only character level listing of friends and players. Players that would like to keep using Real ID have two additional options at their disposal. Read more »

With the beta for StarCraft 2's mulitplayer finished, it's time to take a look back on the last five months as we wait another 8 days for the release of the full retail game on July 27.

It all started back on February 17 (April 29 for Mac users) with a small set of users who were able to participate in 1v1 and 2v2 ranked matches to test the game's new Leagues and Ladders system. The only AI available was a harmless opponent, not intended for serious play. Read more »