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Blizzard Begins StarCraft II Closed Beta
Invitees get a first look at the revamped Battle.Net.
February 17, 2010 - Invitations for the closed beta test of Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty have been sent out, Blizzard announced today.
Along with providing feedback to help balance the game's multiplayer, players will also get the first look at the upcoming revamped Battle.Net.
"Gathering concentrated feedback from our players is an important step for us as we head into the final stretch of development for StarCraft II and the new Battle.net service," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "We look forward to having our players' help in polishing the overall experience and preparing for launch."
No word on just how many invitations have been sent out, but Blizzard says it's in the "thousands." The company also unveiled the minimum PC system requirements for the StarCraft II beta. Keep in mind these are just for the beta, the final system requirements have not been revealed. A Mac version is not being planned during this phase, Blizzard says.
PC Minimum Requirements:
• Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1/Windows 7
• 2.2 Ghz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
• 1 GB system RAM/1.5 GB for Vista and Windows 7
• 128 MB NVidia GeForce 6600 GT/ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video card
• 1024x768 minimum display resolution
• 4 GB free hard space (Beta)
• Broadband connection
source - Blizzard Begins StarCraft II Closed Beta - PC News at IGN
Looks like I didn't get picked unless they're going to be sending out these invitations in waves.
Live stream on gamespot: http://www.gamespot.com/shows/now-p..._starcraft_2_beta20100217&tag=topslot;thumb;1
Invitees get a first look at the revamped Battle.Net.
February 17, 2010 - Invitations for the closed beta test of Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty have been sent out, Blizzard announced today.
Along with providing feedback to help balance the game's multiplayer, players will also get the first look at the upcoming revamped Battle.Net.
"Gathering concentrated feedback from our players is an important step for us as we head into the final stretch of development for StarCraft II and the new Battle.net service," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "We look forward to having our players' help in polishing the overall experience and preparing for launch."
No word on just how many invitations have been sent out, but Blizzard says it's in the "thousands." The company also unveiled the minimum PC system requirements for the StarCraft II beta. Keep in mind these are just for the beta, the final system requirements have not been revealed. A Mac version is not being planned during this phase, Blizzard says.
PC Minimum Requirements:
• Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1/Windows 7
• 2.2 Ghz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
• 1 GB system RAM/1.5 GB for Vista and Windows 7
• 128 MB NVidia GeForce 6600 GT/ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video card
• 1024x768 minimum display resolution
• 4 GB free hard space (Beta)
• Broadband connection
source - Blizzard Begins StarCraft II Closed Beta - PC News at IGN
Looks like I didn't get picked unless they're going to be sending out these invitations in waves.
Live stream on gamespot: http://www.gamespot.com/shows/now-p..._starcraft_2_beta20100217&tag=topslot;thumb;1