StarCraft 2 Beta Available with GameStop Pre-Order
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....
READ MORE >StarCraft 2 Map Editor Hits This Week; Mac Beta Soon
Yesterday, Blizzard revealed that the next beta patch should be launching this week along with the much-anticipated Galaxy Editor, which will allow...
READ MORE >"Not true: 1. Yeah the match system works pretty well... if you start losing you'll get ..."
see all 43 commentsStarCraft 2 Pricing, Collector's Edition Announced
Blizzard has announced a $99.99 Collector's Edition for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, packing goodies including a 176-page art book, a 'Thor'...
READ MORE >"This will never, ever, ever, be on Steam, that is a promise, mark my words."
see all 230 commentsEvening Reading: What Are You Playing?
It's Friday! What are you guys playing this weekend? First, you should be listening to Episode 2 of Weekend Confirmed. Then, play what you will!...
READ MORE >"More and more Pokemon HeartGold. I have been playing more Street Fighter IV again in ..."
see all 3513 commentsEvening Reading: April Fools' Day
Today is the day where the Internet has fun and we spend precious time trying to determine if some of the more subtle jokes are actually legit...
READ MORE >"Two words: Second Wind. That alone convinced me to buy the game."
see all 2793 commentsStarCraft 2 Beta Ladder and Stats Have Been Reset
Now that Blizzard has added many more players to the closed StarCraft 2 beta, it is time for a ladder and stat reset. "The beta database has...
READ MORE >"I have a key.. and so does my brother... so this is definitely pertinent to us! Thank you SHACK!"
see all 23 commentsUpdated StarCraft 2 Beta Impressions
The StarCraft II beta has been running for a little over one month and I've played around 100 games in the 1v1 ladder. I'm currently in the Silver...
READ MORE >"Not true at all, it's not all that different from the original. I think they kept it close to ..."
see all 52 commentsStarcraft 2 Beta Friend Code Issues Resolved
The folks over at Blizzard Entertainment have expanded the StarCraft 2 multiplayer beta by sending a friend referral codes to many of the current...
READ MORE >"Same here, I've been inticipating receiving my SC2 beta key "any day now" since it was released. ..."
see all 44 commentsEvening Reading: Completely New Nostalgia?
I've written about this before, but it amazes me every time I play a sequel like StarCraft II at the amount of nostalgia I feel while...
READ MORE >"Search for [Shacknews]] and add them from the results, that worked for me."
see all 3267 commentsRob Pardo on Blizzard's Success and Failures
During his Game Developers Conference 2010 presentation, titled "Making a Standard (and Trying to Stick to it!): Blizzard Design Philosophies",...
READ MORE >"There are stats, loot, a semi-immersive story-thread, skills and a roll-based combat ..."
see all 87 commentsBlizzard: Still Targeting First Half of 2010 for StarCraft 2
Coming out of yesterday's BlizzCast, the official Blizzard podcast, Shacker yAak noticed that StarCraft II lead producer Chris Sigaty dropped some...
READ MORE >"You know, Basketball has changed very little in the past few decades and people seems to ..."
see all 57 commentsStarCraft II Beta First Impressions and Discussion
I've put a few hours into the StarCraft 2 closed beta and all I can think to say is that it feels very much like a sequel to Blizzard's seminal...
READ MORE >"LOL Man, you must be smoking crack to think anyone will fall for this load of monkey shit"
see all 89 commentsEvening Reading: Happy Starcraft 2 Beta Day
I'll be eagerly watching the Starcraft 2 beta download progress bar in a bit. Starcraft's ability to get so many excited fascinates me. It makes no...
READ MORE >"well it wasn't hardcore fighting, it was more I fucked up and she got really really mad at me. "
see all 2697 commentsStarCraft 2 Multiplayer Beta Launches [Updated]
Update: You can now download the client direct from FileShack in US and GB flavours, though of course you'll still need a Battle.net account with...
READ MORE >"thankyou so much who wrote check your bnet. i'm in! good game wish i'd not used all my sick at ..."
see all 131 commentsStarCraft 2 Beta FAQ Details Almost Everything, Spare the Launch Date
[UPDATE]: And just like that, the multplayer beta is live. [/UPDATE] With StarCraft 2's multiplayer closed beta test slated to launch this...
READ MORE >"Thanks, that worked. I had to think twice about it though...I don't want anything to do with ..."
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"FYI: Amazon.com seems to be giving beta keys with pre-orders. I just received mine."
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