It’s 17:00 on the East coast, and presuming the North American servers come up at 00:00 PST, there is merely a 10 hour wait for the launch of StarCraft II – which is a drop in the pond compared to the 12 years we’ve waited already. For those of you looking for regular editions, your task will be simple: your local Best Buy or Future Shop will likely be open at midnight, ready to put a copy into your vulturous hands. For those of us who desire a Collector’s Edition… may I suggest you start lining up now? A bribe to the store manager may also take you a long way.
Presuming Gamebuzz.ca has actually sent my copy today like they said they would and haven’t run off to Mexico with my $100, I won’t get it until sometime tomorrow sadly. Luckily there are many many events planned and streamed to assuage my thirst. Do you know where your copy is? Do you have it already (we won’t tell anyone)?
In addition to preparing yourself with some basics from our guide (Part I, Part II, Part III), there is a huge party being hosted by SCII’s premiere caster, Day[9], which of course will be streamed. The party and the culmination of a Razer-sponsored tournament will start at 19:00 EST and remain live for a whopping 12 hours. I haven’t even heard of any Superbowl broadcasts that go on that long! Unfortunately, our local talent HuK was eliminated from the tournament in an earlier stage, but check out his interview with us anyway.
Another news item of particular interest is the Electronic Sports League (ESL) World Challenge. This tournament has a massive $15,000 prize pool for a tournament that only involves 16 players and is the largest one for StarCraft II to date. In addition to the gigantic pot of gold, this tournament will also be covered on cable television by Eurosport, which as I understand is Europe’s version of TSN. That’s great news for eSports and gaming in general, but how long will it be before we get to see coverage in North America?
As for other news, I’ll just direct you to GosuGamers. They’ve got your back. Share your launch day plans, general enthusiasm, or even your in-game ID below!
Don Tam is a game enthusiast who currently resides in Toronto. He currently owns a two-year old PC, a Xbox 360 Pro and a DS Lite (black). His favourite games include Gears of War, Rock Band, Civilization IV, and pretty much anything Blizzard caresses with their gentle, godly hands. 
It’s going to be so awesome when I don’t get this.