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Blizzard Deploys StarCraft II First Official Custom Map

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty players shouldn’t be wanting for custom-made maps – and wildly different game types – thanks to the game’s Galaxy Editor. But an officially released Blizzard-made map is worth getting a little excited about.


July 30, 2010
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StarCraft II Put To The Test On Dozens Of CPUs, GPUs

If, like me, you’re playing StarCraft II on a Mac, you have little choice in the computer hardware on which you’ll play it. But if you’re in the market for a new PC, you have many CPU and GPU choices.


July 27, 2010
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Blizzard On The Real ID Brouhaha

Blizzard, the studio behind StarCraft and World of Warcraft, was planning on rolling out a compulsary “Real ID” system, requiring gamers to use their real first and last names on Blizzard’s forums.


July 16, 2010
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You Can Download StarCraft II Now (You Just Can’t Play It)

Don’t wait until launch date to download your digital copy of StarCraft II. Grab all seven highly anticipated gigabytes worth of Blizzard’s sequel right now so you’re ready to play on July 27. You don’t even have to pay!


July 14, 2010
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ESRB Apologises For Email Leak

Calling it a “truly disappointing” mistake, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board has apologised directly to those whose email addresses it exposed in a reply concerning Blizzard’s now-abandoned plans to require forum members to use their real names.


July 9, 2010
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What Can One Guy Do With Your Real Name?

Kotaku AU

When one Blizzard forum user challenged another to ring him at work using just his real name, he got a little more than he bargained for. Still believe Real ID is harmless?


July 7, 2010
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Blizzard Forums Will Soon Display Your Real Name

How do you stem the tide of a forum flooded with flame wars, trolling and other unpleasantness? Just do what Blizzard is doing for the official forums for StarCraft II and World of Warcraft: Display posters’ real names.


June 24, 2010
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New World Of Warcraft Patch Enables Cross-Game Chat

Blizzard’s 3.3.5 patch for World of Warcraft went live yesterday, enabling the new Battle.net Real ID feature, allowing for cross-faction, cross-server, and when StarCraft II comes out, cross-game chat.


May 18, 2010
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Blizzard Shutting Down StarCraft II Beta In Two Weeks

StarCraft II players currently on the free multiplayer gravy train are in for a bit of good news/bad news. First the bad: StarCraft II’s multiplayer beta is nearing its end and will shut down May 31. The good news?


May 6, 2010
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StarCraft II Hooks Up With Facebook

Starting with the release of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty your Facebook friends can easily become your Battle.net buddies as well, as Blizzard unveils integration with the world’s most popular social networking website.