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The StarCraft II Beta Has Begun

The StarCraft II beta is live and kicking. Perhaps you would like to download it.

Nuclear launch detected. 

We require more vespene gas
 
Spawn more overlords
 
Yes, it's true: the StarCraft II beta test has begun, considering this is what my Battle.net account page looks like.  Blizzard hasn't sent an official confirmation yet, but I've downloaded 29.2MB of the 1.64GB game client, so whatevers! Photographic evidence!
 
 

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 FASTER, PLEASE
 FASTER, PLEASE

If you're already opted into the beta, head over to your Battle.net account page and download the client. If you're not, uh, that's unfortunate! Let's hope Blizzard continues to invite more players into the program as it progresses. We'll be pulling some live-streaming shenanigans with the client as soon as we can get it downloaded and running in here. Stay tuned!
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Dude sweet! I got in!

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@Regal:  looks like they added Brad but didn't respond...hopefully ingame doing a quicklook! :D
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Balls, didn't get it.

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Meh.

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 http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3177988
 
playing Brad right now...
 
edit: the guy playing against him is annoying me... :-/

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I don't need to play the game when I can have a QUICKLOOK! Woo. Do it.

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Blizzard has done "all past invitees are invited to this beta" 
so if you've ever been in one of their betas before, you'll probably get an invite at a later wave.  Most waves usually have "themes" to them 
I love Blizzard's beta process.  They're very punctual, and very precise with when they give out keys.  And they'll keep you posted, mostly.
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wohooo checked my  battlenet account today glad i did,i got in by the beta opt in.From Norway btw Yeahhhh!!!!!!!

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@Tipio said:

" Blizzard has done "all past invitees are invited to this beta" so if you've ever been in one of their betas before, you'll probably get an invite at a later wave.  Most waves usually have "themes" to them I love Blizzard's beta process.  They're very punctual, and very precise with when they give out keys.  And they'll keep you posted, mostly. "

How would they know who was in the past ones and how would the contact them?  I was in Diablo 2 vanilla beta and Frozen throne beta, oh and wow beta too (thought of that after I hit post the first time) but I cannot remember a method as to how they would contact me.
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Dang, I was hoping that owning every battle.net game and expansion would increase my chances of getting in. Apparently it didn't.

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