Beta Centre: StarCraft II Wings of Liberty

Posted 25th Feb 2009 07:07 PM by Leord

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Welcome to the StarcraftWire.net Beta coverage section for StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty. From this page, you can access news, interviews, previews, screenshots and rumours related to the StarCraft 2 Beta, everything of interest.

Keep checking back to this page for updates before and throughout the StarCraft 2 Beta and make sure to submit any StarCraft 2 beta news you come across any news yourself! For other general StarCraft news, go to StarcraftWire.net.

This Beta Centre will have all information for the StarCraft 2 Beta, but we obviously can't start covering Beta content until it's released.

How to Get a Beta Key
All the known ways of getting a StarCraft II Beta key, from around the web.

Beta Keys From Blizzard

Beta Opt-in (future, continuous) - Beta opt-ins will randomly be picked throughout the beta.
Vespene Laughs (monthly) - Make a comic with StarCraft theme, win 2 beta keys.
Warcraft III Tournament Winners (2009 season)
BlizzCast Contests (unknown) - Promised by Karune. Exactly what it means is unknown.
Events (unknown) - Promised by Karune. Exactly what it means is unknown.
Find Raynor Screenshots (future, continuous) - Find Jim Raynor in a published screenshot.
StarCraft II Trivia (unknown) - Promised by Karune. Exactly what it means is unknown.
and more... (unknown) - Promised by Karune. Exactly what it means is unknown.
Blizzard Theme Park Contest (closed) - Design a Blizzard Themepark, win beta keys etc.

Beta Keys From Other Sources

CampaignCreations Beta key Giveaway (to July 31) - Beta key giveaway by CampaignCreations.org.
Starcraft Contributor (future, continuous) - Most active Contributors will get beta keys.
StarcraftWire Challenge #? (future) - Get a beta key by posting in a forum thread!
eBay - Buy one from BlizzCon 2008 visitors. From £100/€120/$150 and up.
StarCraft II Fan Site Program - Sites like StarcraftWire.net will be given keys to give out (see above).
TeamLiquid Ironman Contest (closed) - SC1 tournament by TeamLiquid.net.
SCLegacy Beta key Giveaway (closed) - Beta key giveaway by SCLegacy.com
StarCraft2Forum Beta key Giveaway (closed) - Beta key giveaway by Starcraft2forum.org.
TeamLiquid Beta key Giveaway (closed) - Beta key giveaway by TeamLiquid.net.
Make a Joke, Win a StarCraft II Beta Key! (closed) - Funny fans get beta keys!
StarcraftWire Challenge #4 (closed) - Get a beta key by posting in a forum thread!
StarCraft I Tournament (closed) - Tourney in Calgary, Canada. Geld April 10.

Pre-Beta Coverage
News coverage about the StarCraft 2 Beta and Alpha as well as the StarCraft 2 release date. Extra important news items have been bolded.

StarCraft 2 Beta Start

06/07 StarCraft II Beta Logo on EU Bnet - The icon is finally around the world.
24/06 Starcraft2 Beta icon in US battle.net account - It's spreading!
24/06 [rumor] 40,000 Beta Testers in Each Region? - Sounds reasonable...
23/06 Blizzard HQ Visit 2009 - First unofficial pic of Battle.net.
22/06 Battle Report 3 is officially out - And no, early release was NOT a leak.
20/06 StarCraft2 beta logo in battle.net account - Mysterious logo appears.
20/06 Battle Report 3 High Quality - Better video.
19/06 Battle Report 3 Out - Leaked?
15/06 Blizzard Prepares Gaming Media For StarCraft II Beta - It's coming...
05/06 No Monthly Payments for StarCraft II - Finally, some confirmation!
28/05 So, When is “Soon”? - Karune gives beta release info.
26/05 Chinese Blizzard Fansite Summit Update - Map Editor "Confirmed" - Small debacle over it.
10/05 Beta estimate by gamestar.de - One of German's largest gaming magazines.
08/05 Mike Morhaime Confirms Starcraft II Beta On Summer - Confirmations are nice.
07/05 How to Opt-in to the StarCraft II Beta Spec Checker - New guide.
07/05 A Little Something About the Beta - Beta start with more contests.
06/05 Wrath of the Lich King Beta Keys Usable for StarCraft II - Surprise to fans!
06/05 Fansite-Exclusive Chris Sigaty Interview - Lots of beta info.
06/05 StarCraft 2 Beta Opt-ins Updated - All old opt-ins need update.
27/04 Chinese StarCraft II Beta Promises Escalate - The Chinese are up to something.
21/04 Breaking News: Chinese StarCraft 2 Beta Starts in May? - Speculation only...
20/04 Chinese StarCraft 2 Fansites Prepare for Beta - Something is happening in China...
16/04 Battle Report 2 Live - FINALLY! 4 months after the first.
15/04 StarcraftWire Beta Key Winner - Lucky Orphan got a BlizzCon beta key.
15/04 Blizzard Responds to Concerned StarCraft 2 Fans - How Blizz feedback works.
14/04 Blizzard Themepark Contest Winners - 8 wonderful beta keys given away...
14/04 BR2 ready for release at the end of the week? - Promises, promises...
11/04 Battle Report 2 Almost Ready? - Leaked pictures and transcript.
08/04 Blizzard’s Friends List and MVP Programs Terminated - Less beta key options...
05/04 More StarCraft II Beta Content Found on Battle.net - It's no longer the "pre-beta"...
04/04 Shorter Intervals Between BlizzCasts - But does it mean beta sooner or not?
03/04 Secret Pre-Beta info on Battle.net - Battle.net is already prepared for beta action.
03/04 Get A Beta Key With StarcraftWire Challenge! - SCW are giving away a beta key.
02/04 Development Updates from Karune - Karune tries to douse the flames of April 1.
01/04 Blizzard Confirms: No Beta Start Today - Sadly...
31/03 Happy 11th Anniversary StarCraft! - Congrats! No new Blizz news though...
31/03 StarCraft II ‘Certainly’ Not Close To Final - Dustin Browder disappoints fans.
30/03 BlizzCast 8 Released - Beta/release seems far away...
30/03 Beta Mail is Just Another Hoax - A hoax indeed!
28/03 StarCraft 2 Beta Starts 31 March, 6pm PDT? - Turned out to be a hoax.
24/03 StarCraft 2 Beta Release Date Theory - What will it be?
24/03 Learn How to Opt-in to the StarCraft II Beta - Important! Don't miss your chance!
24/03 StarCraft II BlizzCon Beta Key Registration Confirmed - Just an official confirmation.
24/03 Vespene Laughs - Comic Contest Winners - 6 more beta keys released...
23/03 BlizzCon StarCraft II Beta Signup Now Working Again - Got a BlizzCon ticket?
20/03 StarCraft II Beta Invite screenshot is fake - Invites have not started.
19/03 StarCraft II Beta Invites Have Started - No, they didn't, but Opt-ins did!
19/03 Battle.net 2.0 Is Here! - Battle.net Accounts is the first step.
18/03 Everyone Believes StarCraft II Will Come in 2009 - The question is what month!
17/03 Sign Up For Beta? - Karune: BlizzCon signups are not yet working, despite this.
17/03 StarCraft II Beta Key Opportunities - Karune lists all ways you can get a Beta key.
17/03 Sign Up For Beta? - Karune comments on future beta signups.
17/03 Blizzard Updates Beta Signups Page - Are they working on SC beta, or other Beta?
27/02 Blizzard Withdraws StarCraft 2 From CeBit - Because they are nearing the Beta?
27/02 Cavez, we know you are lurking! - Unusually much attention from the Devs...
25/02 Blizzard Themepark Details - Further details about the theme park contest.
24/02 Win Beta Keys - Blizzard Theme Park Contest - Another way to get Beta keys.
16/02 Cavez: We’re in the final stretch - Dustin comments on the Beta release date.
04/02 More Beta Keys and Soon More Info - Karune promises more Beta keys.
28/01 More Battle Reports are Coming - Dustin promises.
27/01 Lots of Opportunity to Get Beta Keys - Karune explains Blizzard's Beta key principles.
24/12 X-Play: Starcraft II Beta Interview - Mentioning "Beta" a lot in 3 min...
21/01 Win Starcraft II BETA keys!!! - Drawing skills rewarded with Beta keys.
21/01 Rumour: StarCraft II Beta in March - Secret messages in the forum.
21/01 Calm Before the (Beta) Storm? - "Sorry, busy, must make game."
19/01 StarCraft II Beta Release Date - There is a (secret) release date set by Blizzard.
23/10 StarCraft Beta in 2009 - Company Alpha started, Beta year "confirmed".
21/08 Progress Report from GC - Release in 2010? - IGN fears delays.

StarCraft 2 Release Date

10/05 Beta estimate by gamestar.de - One of German's largest gaming magazines.
16/04 Battle Report 2 Live - FINALLY! 4 months after the first.
16/04 Confirmed: NetEase To Operate WoW In China - Rumours were true.
16/04 Collector’s Edition Q&A - CE Box confirmed!
15/04 Blizzard Responds to Concerned StarCraft 2 Fans - How Blizz feedback works.
14/04 RUMOUR: StarCraft 2 Confirmed for 2009? - Rumour, that likely is false.
04/04 Shorter Intervals Between BlizzCasts - But does it mean release sooner or not?
02/04 Development Updates from Karune - Karune tries to douse the flames of April 1.
31/03 Happy 11th Anniversary StarCraft! - Congrats! No new Blizz news though...
31/03 StarCraft II ‘Certainly’ Not Close To Final - Dustin Browder disappoints fans.
30/03 BlizzCast 8 Released - Beta/release seems far away...
19/03 Battle.net 2.0 Is Here! - Battle.net Accounts is the first step.
17/03 Everyone Believes StarCraft II Will Come in 2009 - Not just Activision...
05/03 GameStop Claims June 2 Release - An unlikely release date set by GameStop
11/02 Blizzard Game to Ship in 2009 - One game WILL ship. StarCraft 2?
04/02 May 31, 2009? - An unlikely release date.
14/01 StarCraft 2 is Vapourware? - Will it ever be released?
05/12 Rumour: StarCraft 2 Release Date: Q1 2009? - Singapore release schedule leaked?
30/10 NetEase to Handle Battle.net in China - SC2 & D3 released in the next 3 years...
02/09 Activision Confirms StarCraft II for 2009 - The year is set, but what month?
28/08 No StarCraft 2 in 2008 - Well, obviously!
21/08 Progress Report from GC - Release in 2010? - IGN fears delays.

StarCraft 2 System Requirements

StarcraftWire Hardware Articles
02/02 StarCraft II Specs Emerge - What PCs are Blizzard using for SC2?
11/11 Kalos’ StarCraft 2 Hardware Guide - Helping you buy the parts you need.
27/08 StarCraft 2 Graphics Requirements Confirmed - The rest is easy to guess.
01/07 StarCraft 2 System Requirements - Can your PC handle StarCraft 2?
22/05 StarCraft 2 System Requirements Rumour - Spanish mag claims they got the stats.

Additional resources:
StarCraft 2 Release Date Discussions
StarCraft 2 Release Date Betting
Help Covering the Beta
Technical Discussions - Can Your PC Handle StarCraft 2?

Alpha Coverage
Selected coverage about the StarCraft 2 Alpha and pre-Alpha as well as the StarCraft 2 release date. Only a limited amount of information chosen for quality. Extra important news items have been bolded.

StarCraft 2 Alpha Interviews

24/12 X-Play: Starcraft II Beta Interview - 3 minutes long, Browder & Sigaty.

StarCraft 2 Alpha Previews

StarCraft 2 Alpha Guide - Article series about the StarCraft 2 Alpha.
- 05/07 Zerg StarCraft II Alpha Evolution - Massive guide on Zerg changes.
- 25/02 Polygon Parallax: More Models - More graphical upgrades.
- 24/02 Terran StarCraft 2 Alpha Changes - Evolution of Terran units.
- 27/01 Road to StarEdit II: Mapmaking - Preview of the Starcraft 2 map editor.
- 12/12 Preparing the Protoss for StarCraft 2 - Evolution of Protoss units.
- 07/01 StarCraft 2 - Polygon Parallax - Graphical upgrades throughout the Alpha analysed.
20/05 StarCraft II - How it Plays - Report from the announcement 2007.

StarCraft 2 Alpha Media

19/12 StarCraft 2 Battle Reports Launched - 30min Gameplay video with commentators.
12/12 New StarCraft II Screenshots - 3 new screens.
20/05 WWI 2007 Picture Gallery - First pictures from the announcement 2007.

StarCraft 2 Alpha Event Coverage

10/10 - 11/10 BlizzCon 2008
27/06 - 28/06 WWI 2008
17/03 - 18/03 Zerg Reveal 2008
14/07 - 15/07 BlizzCon 2007
19/05 - 20/05 WWI 2007

Filed Under: Battle Reports & Replays, Beta, Release Info, StarCraft 2, Wings of Liberty, Q&A's, Articles, Interviews, Previews

humanpersonguy

Posted 27, Mar 2009 01:00 AM

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Lol still no idea of how many keys you guys are gonna get to give out?

Leord

Posted 27, Mar 2009 07:48 PM

Nope, but a guess around a 1000 doesn’t seem far fetched in my opinion…

Posted 28, Mar 2009 04:56 AM

wait, 1000 just to SCW or across the whole fan site program? cuz 1000 just to u guys does seem farfetched to me, if you do tho, that'd b awesome,CMON BLIZZARD YOU CAN DO IT!

Pheel0

Posted 29, Mar 2009 10:41 PM

I have a totally great idea! And that idea is about multiplayer in SC. I’m just watching Liquibition, and NoNy got disconnected - while winning a game! So, I think, why not think of a new system, that would allow players to pick up from a replay ? I mean, you save the replay of a game that you have been disconnected from (well, somebody else would have to save the rep, or it could be recorded while playing all the time, every game) and just start up from the moment you were disconnected. Ain’t this a great idea ? Or you could start playing from any given moment in, say, a pro-gamer replay or something like that. Somebody give this idea to Blizz ?

Posted 30, Mar 2009 05:48 PM

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That's very cool. Add it to the question thread in the forum for our monthly 5 questions to Blizz. Time for sending them tomorrow. However, you need to phrase it like a question. IE: "Will I be able to".

Posted 30, Mar 2009 09:06 PM

Okay, but is this the right thread - http://www.starcraftwire.net/forums/showthread.php?p=11484&posted=1#post11484 ?? If so, then it’s cool, ‘cause I’ve already added the question there.

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