The Hyperion's armory is the favored hangout of engineer Rory Swann. It also contains a simulator to test new units and a construction crane. In StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, players can buy new upgrades here. Players will be able to "customize" their selections which suit their playstyles, for instance buying defensive upgrades for bunkers would suit a defensive playstyle. When a new upgrade i... more.

Players who delve deeply into the storyline can finish research objectives, a type of quest. Completing enough of them will grant access to new technology. This is separate from upgrading tech at the Hyperion's armory. These are available in the lab. Upgrades are available through spending protoss and zerg research points. Upgrades come in pairs, and a player can only select one from each ... more.

Johnsweber writes: I've been a Blizzard fanboy since WarCraft I. When StarCraft came out, it was an amazing experience. My high school best friend and a group of other friends would have LAN parties where we just played match after match. We weren't super great players, novices by comparison to professionals, but we had a great time with it. My friend's handle was TheManiac, he was a great frie... more.

What better way to countdown the days to SC2's release, than by taking a test to kill the time. IGN has the test up here.... more.

As seems to be the case with most RTS games, a stream of maphacks has started to be developed.  While we don't support hacking, we believe SC2 users should know and understand what is out there.  As always, use of any hack on Battle.net will deservedly get you banned. The latest maphack can be seen here: http://www.blizzardbeta.com/files/MapHack%20SC2.zip Cranix has released his Maphack ve... more.

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Here's a fun tune to blast while playing the latest Beta release. Go here to download the pylon techno mp3.... more.

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