We're hearing reports that many, if not all the people that selected that they had an interest in participating in the SC2 beta through their Battle.net account has received a Beta Invitation key via email. The subject of the emails is StarCraft(r) II: Wings of Liberty(TM) Beta Test Invitation and the Beta key is included in the email. The emails begin with: Congratulations, this is your ... more.

Well, looks like Amazon has followed the lead of their Germand subsidiary and is offering free beta keys to those that preorder Starcraft 2.   Word is, if you place a pre-order on Starcraft 2 from Amazon.com you get (within 5 business days) an e-mail providing a valid Starcraft 2 Beta key. And for those wondering, yes, this offer also applies to the Starcraft 2 Collector’s Edition. Best... more.

Have you somehow missed getting into the SC2 Beta?  Tried enrolling as a Blizzard Beta tester from the Blizzard store?  Tried blogging about the Beta? Tried downloading but missed Multiplayer?  Too cheap to simply buy a key? Do you want one? You beta get your act together! ;) You can participate in numerous StarCraft II Beta Key contests being run by different fansites! You can choose from ... more.

In only a few days time, the value of an SC2 Beta key has plummeted from $80 to $30 last week, to an average of $10 today.  Beta keys are increasingly becoming common leading to a significant devalue of a Starcraft 2 key.... more.

Gamestop is running an incredible promotion where those that pre-order SC2 will receive a beta key to play online instantly.  Obviously, one cannot cancel their order once they receive the beta key. Looks like all those keys on ebay just plummeted in value.... more.

Additional details regarding SC2 were revealed recently. As a follow up to the WoW Twitter Developer Chats, Blizzard hosted a similar Q&A for SC2.  During this Twitter question and answer session, the studio revealed that a Mac version of the SC2 beta will be out in April, but it was also revealed that the beta will never be open, so those that are yet to get keys will need to cross thei... more.