Starcraft Junkie

Blizzard’s World Wide Invitational 2008 swag bag included a very promising item - a beta key for an unknown Blizzard game. Blizzard’s fans split into two camps at this point - the hopeless, lifelesss WoW addicts which claimed the beta key to be for World of WarCraft’s Wrath of the Lich King expansion, and the awesome, intelligent and handsome StarCraft fans who have decreed that the key is a clear sign that the StarCraft 2 beta is near.

 
Today, Blizzard has officially announced that he beta key is for Wrath of the Lich King and not StarCraft 2.

We have some information to share regarding the beta codes received by those who attended the 2008 Worldwide Invitational or the 2007 BlizzCon. These codes are going to be used for the Wrath of the Lich King beta test.

If you do have a beta code from one of these events, we urge you to register it immediately and without delay. Full details on how to register your code can be found at the following page:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/misc/beta-signup.html

Despite the fact that StarCraft 2 is not as close as some might have imagined due to the recently received key, hopefully fans will not have to wait for WWI 09 to get their hands on the beta.

The makers of the popular online gaming (MMO, MMORPG & Console) magazine, Thirteen1 have launched a special edition magazine exclusively covering Blizzards World Wide Invitational event. Packed with giveways, Q&A’s, announcements and more the magazine is bursting at the seams with features on all of the main Blizzard titles. (World of Warcraft -Wrath of the Lich King, Diablo and Starcraft 2). Make sure you read the magazine to find out how you could win an amazing bundle of Blizzard gifts including the Collectors edition of the Burning Crusade and a WoW Battle Chest. What is Thirteen1? Thirteen1 is a free to read online gaming e-magazine that requires no downloads to read. With features on games of all sizes from smaller MMORPG’s to MMO’s to console games Thirteen1 covers every corner of the gaming world. Launching at 1PM on the 13th of every month it is quickly become world re-owned for being the best monthly fix a gamer can get. Issue#4 of the magazine is still available to read online with titles reviewed and previewed such as Jumpgate Evolution, Battlefield Heroes, Habbo Hotel, Metal Gear Solid plus prize giveaways and more.

Despite ongoing efforts with StarCraft II, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King and Diablo III, PC developer Blizzard has confirmed that it has another MMO in the works.

This year’s Blizzard’s Worldwide Invitational is special - Blizzard has merged with Activision, StarCraft 2 is playable and approaching Beta status, Diablo 3 is going to be revealed and Wrath of the Lich King has been in the barrel for a year.

Three Universes are undergoing major changes, and 2008’s WWI is a great place and time for announcements. A lot of hype surrounds the event, partly due to the fact that Blizzard has been playing with the gamers’ minds over the last 5 days via a changing splash screen which can easily be a teaser for any of the three games.

The image can turn out to look Protoss, Lich King or even Diablo, so not only has Blizzard not revealed anything, but the Internet has been flooded with fan-made images of the eventual result.

UPDATE: Regardless of the purpose of the splash screen, Diablo 3 has been officially announced - head over to Blizzard’s site for the hot intro.

But SC2Blog is first of all a SC2 Blog, and WWI has to deliver only one thing to make the effort, money and time spent worth it - the much anticipated StarCraft 2 Beta key.