It’s one hundred percent official, the rabidly-anticipated follow-up to StarCraft will be fully playable at this year’s BlizzCon convention in Anaheim, California. We’ll repeat that in case you missed it: StarCraft II, the sequel to one of the greatest real-time strategy games of all time, will be in playable form in the Anaheim Convention Center from August 3 to August 4.

An announcement on the official BlizzCon website says, "Visitors to BlizzCon 2007 will be treated to the first-ever public hands-on with StarCraft II. Demo stations will be set up at the convention, and attendees can sample the new units and gameplay elements for themselves in multiplayer battles. We’re excited to offer this exclusive opportunity to our players, and look forward to seeing you at BlizzCon."


This is fantastic news for everyone attending BlizzCon this year, but is terrible news if you haven’t already secured a ticket to the event because they’ve been sold out since June 15.