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It's awesome that Blizzard made a game so flexible, even FPS shooters are possible. ... more.

A nifty little name changing tool has been released. I got tired of playing sc2 offline as Local Player so I wrote a simple little program to run and change my name to whatever I wanted. Right now you have to run this after the game has launched, but I'm sure it would be quite easy to set it up to loop until the game exists. I wouldn't suggest using it while connected to battle.net Get i... more.

In a bit of a departure from the past, it sounds like Blizzard has been working harder to ensure that innappropriate maps are not uploaded on Battle.net Their statement: While players are encouraged to share the maps they create through Battle.net, published maps are subject to review to ensure that they promote a fun and safe environment for all players... If a map is found to contain inappr... more.

BlizzardBeta has relaunched our SC2 Forums. In celebration, we'll be giving away a bunch of prizes to those that signup. In order to qualify, all you have to do is create an account, post at least ten constructive posts, and be an active visitor to the forum. We'll select five users that meet those qualifications during the month of August and send them some sweet BlizzardBeta prizes!!! ... more.

Hate to beat a dead horse, but here goes: ... more.

You are in for a treat. A treat that not many people get to experience. And by that I mean the neatly laid out comprehensive introduction to the computer game that is soon to sweep the world over. I hope this will help reveal the culture of the enormous international fan base in which makes up the games community as well as give you a peek in to the different game modes which make it so rich and d... more.

Starcraft was a gem.  It came out in 1998 as a possible hit following Blizzard's successful Warcraft franchise.  The game literally had an earth shattering impact, practically becoming the national sport of Korea, with millions of gamers witnessing the arrival of the perfect RTS. Critics gave the release of SC1 a warm welcome, with an aggregate score of 88 (out of 100) for Blizzard's magnum o... more.

Based on this rather interesting interview, Blizzard seems pretty open to expaning into other platforms and operating systems in the future...as long as we all promise never to bring up Ghost 64. They state: "We don't focus on the platforms so much, especially in the early stages of creating a game, we really focus on what the game experience ought to be, what the gameplay should be. Once we... more.

Critics are a bit concerned over Blizzard's retail release of a game some claim to have been far from finished.  The battle.net forums are a buzz over a number of bugs, including: Multiple installations A particular problem for Beta modders, the Blizzard installer apparently is allowing for multiple copies of SC2 to reside on the same machine.  Previous installations are not checked for, which... more.