StarCraft II beta registration open

By Oli Welsh Published 7 May, 2009

If you own a Blizzard game (not EU WOW).

Blizzard has opened the opt-in process for the beta test for its RTS sequel, StarCraft II.

You'll need a new Battle.net account with at least one Blizzard game registered to it in order to sign up. You can do so at Battle.net's beta profile settings page.

There's a hitch for European players, though. It's not yet possible to associate European World of Warcraft accounts with Battle.net accounts, meaning you'll need to own a copy of one of Blizzard's other games in order to register for the beta now.

Blizzard says it should fix this before the StarCraft II beta begins in Europe.

"We plan to add the ability to merge a World of Warcraft account into a Battle.net account in Europe prior to the European phase of the StarCraft II beta, so that World of Warcraft players there will have a chance to participate," the company says in the beta FAQ.

If you really can't wait to sign up, you could always buy a copy of Diablo II. It's only a fiver and it's awesome.

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Comments (7) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Sunyavadin #1 3 years ago

    Not interested in SC2.
    The time for this game has come and gone and Blizzard have let their focus on their biggest cash cow leave all their other IPs to the wayside. A shame, as it'll take them years to catch back up once WoW begins to peter out.

  • Canyarion #2 3 years ago

    I've got WC2, WC3 and SC. With all their expansions of course.

    Why don't they ever update the SC2 site?? It could have been cool like the daily updated Super Smash Bros. Brawl site...

  • Sunyavadin #3 3 years ago

    I own every pre-WoW Blizzard game. It's just a shame that when I see SC2 or Diablo III, all I see are ideas that have already been done, and better, by other games.

  • Spekingur #4 3 years ago

    I would rather want a beta registration for Diablo 3.

  • geeza2020 #5 3 years ago

    forget diablo 3 and starcraft 2, where the hell is Warcraft 4? The 3rd is probably my favourite rts ever, and one of the reasons i really got into pc gaming.

  • Canyarion #6 3 years ago

    So I created an account and all.

    Do they mean the page where you can select your Beta interest in the Diablo, Starcraft and Warcraft universes? Or is there a special page where you can sign up for SC2?

  • GordonJ #7 3 years ago

    @Spekingur

    That beta signup page has options for starcraft, warcraft and diablo, so you might as well sign up anyway.
    Edited by 1 at 07/05/09 @ 15:42