It's been a while since we've updated the news, as you can see everyone's been a bit busy! What better way to come back than with a nice internet meme from our favorite Dragonball Z character? Anyway, I'm sure you all know that SC2 has since been released and people have been getting Achievements left and right... However, let's not forget where this all started; here on the Pod!

Back in February of 2009, we announced our own custom Achievement Generator and we have recently reached 5000 and are steadily nearing 6000. With the Generator, you're given a default background and style, but you're able to choose from a variety of icons and you have the ability to set your own title, description, sign it with your username, and/or include a cool progress bar to show your "progress" with the achievement.

The lucky 5000th achievement creator was STAR FANAtic as seen below...


So go ahead, why not give it a shot?

Blizzard has released a new epic trailer. 5 days left!

Update: Beta Phase 2 has started! It will run through July 19.
There are no patch notes yet, (Update: they're posted now, and a notable undocumented change is that the editor won't work without being authenticated on B.net once - which means that at the moment it's useless; the editor also got a new icon and a somewhat reworked interface and buttons) but a large patch (about 470 MB) has recently been released, and there are some preliminary reports that the beta is back up in the EU.

Update: After very negative feedback, Blizzard has retracted this. They will not be adding Real ID names to the forums (at least not now).
Blizzard has announced that all posts on the official forums will show the user's Real ID name (and optionally a primary character name), to curb trolling and have other positive effects. As you may expect, this move has received a mixed reaction.

Blizzard has just put up a promotional website for SC2: Join the Dominion. Read the announcement and FAQ for more information, and visit the new site.
So what's this all about? The site has three major parts:

• An entrance exam: basically a "Which Terran SC2 unit am I?" quiz
• A Propaganda Contest: design a propaganda poster for any SC2 race, with the best (as chosen by the community using Facebook Likes as votes) winning a huge prize package
• Unlockable content: as everyone interacts with the site, (including Liking or Sharing it on Facebook) a counter will count up, and every 5% it goes up, "a new section will light up, unlocking an exclusive piece of content. When the bar is completely filled, the final (and most awesome) unlockable item will be awarded."

Go to this thread to see and discuss the list of unlocked unlockables.
Update: The bar has reached 50% and a video has been unlocked: A New Era. The second part of the video will be unlocked at 75%, so keep using the site!