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Razer announced today their line of Starcraft II-themed PC accessories. Razer has been offering the Zerg Bag for a while now, and they have finally revealed the tasty peripherals for you to proudly carry around in that bag. The Spectre, Marauder and Banshee are Razer’s new mouse, keyboard and headset, respectively.

Their design is quite different from Razer’s typical style, so many Razer fans may be disappointed with this announcement. Hopefully Razer has a few other surprises up their sleeves for E3 this year to please the rest of the gamers. The peripherals’ release is expected to hit right around the time of SCII‘s July 27, 2010 release date. Head over to Razer’s themed landing page for pricing and performance details on the new devices.

According to fansite Starcraft Legacy, at a Russian games convention that Blizzard attended this weekend, the lead producer Chris Sigaty admitted during that the multiplayer beta won’t be available until 2010. Blizzard followed up by saying they are targeting a release date for the full game in the first half of 2010.

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After Blizzard announced that their upcoming title, Starcraft 2, would not include a LAN play option, there was rage in the gaming community. Taking action into their own hands, gamers started an online petition for the inclusion of LAN. Now at 106,762 signatures, Blizzard are still unmoved in their decision. Follow the break for a quote from Blizzard on the matter.

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