The Big Lizard send word that they’ve opened Heart a The Swarm’s beta t' people who pre-ordered before December 18th. People who pre-order from now on will be placed in a kind a vat 'n liquidised. No wait, I read that wrong, they will be added t' the beta in subsequent waves. That’s right. There’s a download link for the client through the link, but unless ye’ve got beta access it won’t work, no way, no how. Unless ye’re a magician. Or a magic hacker. Or a time-traveller. Any a those be fine.

The game itself be all set for a March 2013 launch. I’ve posted a trailer below, in case ye’ve forgotten what a Starcraft 2 be, for some reason.(more…)