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StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm closed beta begins
Consider this a friendly reminder to go double check your Battle.net account to be sure you're opted in for the StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm multiplayer beta. While currently limited to pro gamers, shoutcasters, press, and Arcade contest winners, Blizzard will be expanding the pool of players before long. According to the company, "Beta testers are chosen according to their system specifications and other factors, including recent StarCraft II activity (and an element of luck), when selecting individuals during each round of invitations. Our goal is to have a wide variety of players and system types." While you technically don't need to own StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty to participate, not having a copy won't exactly help your chance of scoring a beta key. If all else fails, be on the lookout for giveaways on community sites. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)Blizzard needs to hurry up and finish this and the protos expansions so I can buy the battlechest at walmart for $19.99. 5:00 PM on 05.13.2013 The Anno Online open beta starts tomorrowAnno Online will cease operations for its closed beta tomorrow and will enter a full, public open testing session. As an aside, all progress through the closed and open beta will not be wiped, so don't feel limited in that re...
3:00 PM on 05.01.2013 Infinite Crisis closed beta kicks off next weekLooking for another MOBA isn't something I'm all that interested right now, but props to Turbine for crafting a premise that will at least get me to try its DC Multiverse-infused spin on the genre. Should you similarly want t...
3:00 AM on 04.19.2013 FireFall goes into open beta this JulyAfter what seems like forever, FireFall is finally getting ready to go into open beta come July 9, 2013. Developer Red 5 Studios will continue rolling out updates leading up to the open beta, and current players can expect a ...
1:45 PM on 04.12.2013 MOBA Prime World enters closed betaIt's been a long time since we took a look at Prime World, Nival's castle-building MOBA. You should definitely check out Hamza's interview with the developer from 2011, though, because it all takes place on a bouncy castle. ...
3:30 PM on 04.11.2013 WildStar opens up beta sign-ups to the publicWildStar, the new MMO in town, is gearing up for beta testing, and you can be a part of it by signing up here. A representative for NCSoft has informed Destructoid that these beta events will not be mere "weekends," instead o...
6:15 PM on 03.28.2013 Company of Heroes 2 beta opens soon for pre-orderersIt's nice to hear that Relic Entertainment is still plugging away at development on Company of Heroes 2. Leading up to the full June 25 release, the studio will soon hit the obligatory "closed beta" milestone. Open first on A...
10:30 PM on 03.26.2013 Sony is open to having paid alphas on PlayStation 4Speaking to Joystiq, SCEA VP of publishing Adam Boyes said that the company is generally cool with having unfinished games on its platforms so long as "[they don't] have any bugs that are completely destroying the world. "[Du...
1:30 PM on 03.21.2013 Here are 5,000 Beta Weekend 3 codes for Neverwinter![Update: Codes expired! Hope you had fun!] Destructoid has partnered with our friends at Perfect World to bring you 5,000 codes for this weekend's leg of the Neverwinter beta! Set in The Forgotten Realms campaign for Dungeons...
1:30 PM on 03.20.2013 Steam adds 'early access' section for unfinished gamesValve has launched a new section on Steam called Early Access which better organizes "games that evolve as you play them, as you give feedback, and as the developers update and add content." You'll find familiar names like Ar...
10:30 PM on 03.16.2013 Check out the Skyrim beta for 'Legendary' featuresBethesda has opened up testing of features coming to the next update of Skyrim to those who opt in to the beta on Steam. Version 1.9 will add a new difficulty setting and allow players to tag any of their rating 100 skills as...
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| 7:30 PM on 05.13.2013 Fired StarCraft player 'Idra' talks about his release |

On "Real Talk" with JP McDaniel, a YouTube show that interviews gaming personalities, Greg "Idra" Fields talked about the events surrounding his recent firing from Evil Geniuses' StarCraft II team. He talks about a ton ...more
| 8:00 PM on 05.10.2013 StarCraft's biggest jerk fired for being a jerk |

Greg Fields, more commonly known as Idra in the StarCraft community, was let go from the Evil Geniuses StarCraft II team yesterday after some comments that were essentially the straw that broke the camel's back...more
| 3:00 PM on 05.03.2013 Meet the StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm sound team |

Maybe you played StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. Maybe you enjoyed the soundtrack disc that came packed in with the collector's edition, or perhaps you simply enjoyed it in-game. With this expansion focusing on the Zerg, I ...more
| 11:30 AM on 04.26.2013 Why you need to be watching the Dreamhack Open right now |

The Dreamhack Open Stockholm is only two days and has already begun! As you can tell, the insanity is already in full swing, as commentators Apollo and Artosis are looking super professional. Ninety-six StarCraft II: Hea...more
| 12:00 PM on 04.01.2013 [April Fool's] The Warhound is back in StarCraft II! |

Remember the Warhound unit from the beta of Heart of the Swarm? Originally planned as a replacement for the Thor, the Warhound was removed because they became a very strong focus of the competitive scene and were simply...more
| 12:30 PM on 03.31.2013 StarCraft celebrates its 15th birthday today |

Fifteen years ago today, on March 31, 1998, the original StarCraft launched on PC, setting in place a series of events that would lead up to the powerhouse it is now: gigantic competitive tournaments, gorgeous singleplay...more
| 12:45 PM on 03.21.2013 Heart of the Swarm sells more than 1.1M in two days |

Heart of the Swarm, the newest StarCraft II expansion, is capitalizing on the buzz surrounding its release. Blizzard announced that it sold more than 1.1 million copies in its first two days at retail. "We want to thank ...more
| 2:00 PM on 03.19.2013 Review: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm |

It appears Blizzard's learned quite a bit from Diablo III's launch, as Heart of the Swarm was instantly playable on release with virtually no server problems -- a bit of a rarity, it seems, with recent PC releases. It's a goo...more
| 3:00 PM on 03.11.2013 Here are the international launch times for StarCraft II |

Blizzard is ready to launch the newest addition to the StarCraft II family, Heart of the Swarm, and of course millions of people will be itching to get on at the earliest possible moment. Look no further than Blizzard's offic...more
| 7:30 PM on 02.26.2013 Vengeance will be had in StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm |

Yeah, okay Blizzard. We get it. You rule at making cinematic trailers, and this launch trailer for Heart of the Swarm reinforces that fact. This trailer also reminds me that StarCraft has an actual story, and continues ...more
| 5:00 PM on 05.05.2013 C-Wars devs authorized for 3DS, could put you in the game |
The beautifully animated, low-fi, post-apocalyptic action strategy game C-Wars has less than a week to go in its Kickstarter campaign, and sadly, it's not looking good for the game's potential to hit the Wii U or th...more
| 4:30 PM on 04.29.2013 Evo founders launch Kickstarter for new game Stonehearth |
Tom and Tony Cannon have had quite the impact on the fighting game community with contributions like the Evolution Championship Series, the GGPO middleware for online play, and Shoryuken.com. For over a year, the duo has bee...more
| 12:15 PM on 04.29.2013 Relic details Theater of War mode for Company of Heroes 2 |
The single-player campaign and multiplayer of Company of Heroes 2 will be joined by a third mode, one that's new for developer Relic Entertainment. A combination of single- and cooperative play, Theater of War is built with r...more


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