Parece mentira pero ya queda menos para poder echarle el guante a la versión definitiva del esperado ‘Starcraft II’. Como sabemos, el 27 de julio se pondrá a la venta en todo el mundo, aunque mientras muchos hemos estado con su beta. Una beta que en teoría iba a finalizar el 31 de mayo. Y digo en teoría porque finalmente Blizzard ha decidido alargarla una semana más, esto es, hasta el 7 de junio.

En palabras del propio estudio:

“Tras esa fecha la beta dejará de estar disponible durante varias semanas para realizar cambios en la configuración del hardware y el software para la fase final de testeo de la beta y el lanzamiento final. Nuestra intención es volver a activar la beta dos semanas antes del lanzamiento para completar las pruebas. Daremos más detalles sobre esta fase final y cuándo empezará más adelante.”

Por lo tanto, a aprovechar bien esta semana con los Terran, Protoss y Zerg hasta que se agote todo el mineral y el gas de vespeno, que después solamente habrá que esperar mes y medio para volver a acceder a una nueva y última beta antes de que ‘Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty’ salga a la venta.

Fuente: Vidaextra

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