Blizzard Opens Starcraft II Beta Opt-In, Internet Zergs Battle.net

May 7, 2009 in Computers,Gaming,OMG,Video Games with 2 Comments

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The wait is over, RTS fans. Joystiq recently reported that Blizzard (a little developer from Irvine, California) has just opened the beta opt-in for their long (and we mean long) awaited sequel to Starcraft. It’s been 11 years, which is almost as long as we have been waiting for Starcraft: Ghost, so any Starcraft II news is good news at this point.

You can head over to the new Battle.net, make a new account or update your existing one, download the application program and wait for an invitation. What does the program do exactly? Why, it scans your system specifications and sends them to Blizzard, of course (oh, joy)!

It’s safe to assume that the selection process is based upon system specs, but we don’t know for sure. Maybe selection is based on how loyal a customer you have been (please, for all that is holy). I can’t speak for the rest of the Geekadelphia team, but my laptop isn’t the fanciest gaming rig. My little HP could run Starcraft II… I promise!

(Via Joystiq)

About Joe Osborne: When not blogging for Geekadelphia, Joe is a staff writer for Aol's @gamesdotcom. His work has also appeared in fine publications like PCMag.com and City Paper. And if it came from Azeroth, he's all over it. (However, he's not exactly digging the prospect of pandas.)

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2 Responses to “Blizzard Opens Starcraft II Beta Opt-In, Internet Zergs Battle.net”

  1. Michael Heller May 10, 2009 at 8:30 am #

    yea right joe with all the WoW that’s taking up your memory poor starcraft 2 has no room. and i doubt you’re going to do some “spring cleaning” on your laptop.

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