StarCraft II Beta: The End is Nigh

Everyone needs to make their final preparations for the final shelf release -- 10 days and counting. Unfortunately, I probably won't be playing with you guys for a long while. Anyway, on to the infos..

We would like to thank everyone who has participated in the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty beta test. You've done an admirable job of testing, and we greatly appreciate all of the feedback you provided during this critical phase of development. It's been a lot of fun; however, all good things must come to an end.

In preparation for the launch of the game on Tuesday, July 27, the beta servers will be brought offline by Monday, July 19. At that time, all beta accounts and character information will be reset and the ability to create forum posts and comments on the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty website (http://beta-us.battle.net/sc2/en/) will be unavailable until launch. In the meantime, we still encourage everyone to stay tuned to the website for exciting news and updates regarding the upcoming release.

Thank you again for your participation, and we'll see you soon on Battle.net!

Preparation: Do you need additional pylons?

System Requirements

PC (Required)	Mac (Required)
Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Updated with the latest Service Packs) with DirectX® 9.0c 2.6 GHz Pentium® IV or equivalent AMD Athlon® processor 128 MB PCIe NVIDIA® GeForce® 6600 GT or ATI Radeon® 9800 PRO video card or better 12 GB available HD space 1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 users) DVD-ROM drive Broadband Internet connection 1024X720 minimum display resolution	Mac® OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.2 or newer Intel® Processor NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI Radeon® X1600 or better 12 GB available HD space 2 GB Ram DVD-ROM drive Broadband Internet connection 1024X720 minimum display resolution
PC (Recommended)	Mac (Recommended)
Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 Dual Core 2.4Ghz Processor 2 GB RAM 512 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX or ATI Radeon® HD 3870 or better	Intel® Core 2 Duo processor 4 GB system RAM NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT or ATI Radeon® HD 4670 or better

*Note: Due to potential programming changes, the Minimum System Requirements for this game may change over time.

For a complete list of supported 3D cards, please visit http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/supportedvideo

For people who plan to purchase a digital copy (EU Version Here):

NOW

1. DOWNLOAD

Download the full StarCraft II client today and pay later!

DOWNLOAD NOW (US)!

LATER

2. INSTALL

On 07/27/2010 10:00 AM PDT, when sales of digital copies begin in North America and Latin America, start the installer program.

3. PURCHASE

Choose Activate**, and follow the options to log in to Battle.net Account Management and purchase StarCraft II.

4. PLAY!

Wait for the installer to complete then log in using your Battle.net account to play.