Starcraft II gets a release date!

Probably the most highly-anticipated video game in years, Starcraft II developer Blizzard finally dropped the official release date, something they've been coy about for almost three years now. Here's the official statement:

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that its highly anticipated real-time strategy game, StarCraft II, will arrive in stores throughout 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 starting on July 27, 2010.

Several challenge-mode mini-games will also be included, with focused goals designed to ease players into the basics of multiplayer strategies.

Get ready to be pwned, bitches.