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#review Before Jim Raynor was the leader of his own paramilitary organization, blazing across the galaxy righting wrongs and fighting the good fight, he was the son of dirt farmers on a Confederate fringe world. More »

#review Real-time tactics evolve with StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Blizzard's long in the making sequel to one of the most beloved, bestselling sci-fi strategy games of all time. Oh, so you've heard of it, then? More »

#clips You can elude the Dominion. You can evade the Zerg. You can swipe precious artifacts out from under the watchful eyes of the Protoss and escape without a scratch, but you can never escape Apple's crack marketing squad. More »

#blizzard If, like me, you're playing StarCraft II on a Mac, you have little choice in the computer hardware on which you'll play it. But if you're in the market for a new PC, you have many CPU and GPU choices. More »

#screengrab Reader Jake discovers why the StarCraft II laser drill is taking so long. More »

#starcraftii StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty may have just come out but it's never too soon to think about what's next. There isn't a lot of information on StarCraft Ii: Heart of the Swarm, but we do know some things. More »

#starcraft On the eve of StarCraft II's release Hellmode writer Ashelia argued in rich detail why Blizzard has struggled to express a great, epic story in their real-time strategy games, despite great potential. We proudly republish her sharp analysis here. More »

#screengrab StarCraft II is all about the cameos! We've already seen the Diablo easter egg. Check out the Metroid nod. Do it! More »

#starcraft One curious omission from Starcraft II at launch was the ability to jump in an in-game chat room with friends. But don't sweat. It's a feature that's on its way. More »

Our initial thoughts on the first part of Blizzard's real-time strategy trilogy.

#blizzard Last night I played my first round of StarCraft II multiplayer. It was the first time I ever played any StarCraft game against a human opponent. It might also be my last. More »

#spoileralert StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty's lava-filled planet of Redstone III has a hidden secret, a guest appearance from another Blizzard-created game. More »

#starcraft Should you play as Terran, Protoss or Zerg in StarCraft II's multiplayer? Good thing there are experts who can break down the options... More »

#gameface Thousands apparently lined up, but it was the first guy in line who cried after waiting in line over 24 hours. As seen on Geekbot. More »

#starcraft While we toil away on an actual Starcraft II review - which I won't be writing - let's pass the time with some quick, dirty singleplayer impressions. Which I will be writing. More »

#starcraft Starcraft II may be a work of fiction, but that doesn't mean everything in Starcraft II is fantasy, with scientists sounding off on the plausibility of many of the game's key biological and technological cornerstones. More »

#starcraft For such a big game on such an unpredictable platform as the home computer, Starcraft 2's launch seems to have gone rather smoothly! That doesn't mean it's been perfect, though. More »

A hidden arcade game in the story mode.

We can't imagine why you'd be taking a break from StarCraft 2 right about now but, regardless, you've chosen quite the appropriate post to read while resting. Activision-Blizzard has revealed some of the discovered bugs and issues hassling the game, the majority of which seem to be sound related. There are also some problems with the game crashing on Windows 7 (maybe that's why you're taking that break).

If you're one of those people trying to download StarCraft 2 through Battle.net, you may want to prime yourself with the thread on hardware configurations below. We know, it's all a lot to digest, but keep in mind this is StarCraft 2 we're talking about -- AKA the most important thing ever. We'd hate for you to finally boot up your game after all these years of waiting only to run into a fatal error.

#blizzard With a relatively successful, albeit questionably marketed version of the original StarCraft released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000, how would StarCraft II fare on today's consoles? More »

#clips YouTube user USpecies says he/she started playing StarCraft II in Europe right before midnight and wrapped up at 3:30 PM local time. Single-player done in 16 hours. Have you finished the game yet? More »

#clips Real-time strategy gameplay got you down? Slip into the cantina for some pleasant conversation, Night Elf dancing, and a little scrolling-shooter action, courtesy of Lost Viking. More »

#starcraft If you play World of Warcraft, or still play Starcraft or Diablo online, don't watch this. You'll learn nothing. But for the hordes of people signing up to Blizzard's online service for the first time today, this is most helpful. More »

#blizzard Some of you have purchased StarCraft II. Some might have been in the beta. Some might not. But to those who have picked up the game and began playing it, what do you think? Hit us up in the comments. More »

#midnightlaunch Three hours sleep plus recording with my iPhone 4 while driving on a dark and rainy night equals one mildly dangerous StarCraft II midnight launch video. More »

#starcraft Starcraft has a fairly well-known story, but it's also a game that came out in 1998. People's memories may have gotten a little fuzzy since then. If that's you, Starcraft II's installer is here to help. More »

#blizzard StarCraft II is out. People are buying it. People are playing it. Not everybody, though. More »

#screengrab The West Coast was the last region to have to wait to unlock Starcraft II's retail release. That 100%, from Mike's computer, means the wait is over, and the game is now officially out. More »