It seems like so many years ago. Playing Starcraft for days on end. Ah, fond memories of skipping homework, sleeping through class, dreaming of Zergs attacking my resources... Holy Cow! That was nearly ten years ago! And now, finally, Blizzard has officially announced StarCraft II!

I seriously can't wait for this game to come out, and if any Blizzard Big Wigs (tm) are reading this, send me a beta please :). Some of the features announced include:

• Tightly balanced competitive real-time strategy gameplay that recaptures and improves on the magic of the original game
• New units and gameplay mechanics that further distinguish the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races
• An all-new 3D engine that supports fast-paced play with realistic physics, massive units, and massive army sizes
• A groundbreaking single-player campaign that continues the epic StarCraft story
• A powerful map editor that puts the tools used by the game's designers into the hands of players

BOOYAH! I'm just glad they didn't announce World of StarCraft... I don't think I'd ever get anything done!

Over the coming months Blizzard will be announcing more details about the game on the StarCraft 2 webiste (cleverly www.starcraft2.com), and we'll post the details on GameRadar too.