Starcraft II Art Box

Starcraft fans rejoice, Blizzard finally announced the release date for the highly anticipated RTS game of all time. The first installment of the Trilogy, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty will launch on July 27, 2010 in the United States, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Mexico, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. The game will be available digitally through Blizzard on its website soon after that date. It will be literally released worldwide except for China.

Even Mac owners won’t be left behind as Starcraft II would also be released for the Mac platform just like World of Warcraft. Blizzard officially announced that the game will be available in a standard and collector’s edition. The game will also be available for digital download from Blizzard shortly after release, if not on the release date. The collector’s edition will come with an artbook, 2GB flash drive modeled after Jim Raynor’s dog tag with the original StarCraft and Brood War expansion preloaded, behind-the-scenes DVD, soundtrack, comic book, and redeemable codes for downloadable content including a unique model for the in-game Thor unit and a World of Warcraft pet.