Blizzard Entertainment announced the new collectors edition for the upcoming anticipated release of Starcraft II. The game will be available on a DVD-ROM for Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 and Macintosh®. The standad edition will retail for the MSRP of $59.99 and will also be available shortly after release for digital download through the Blizzard Store. The special collectors edition package will retail for the MSRP of $99.99 and will only be available through retailers. It will include the following bonus items along with the game disc.

• * The Art of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, a 176-page book featuring artwork from the game
• * An exclusive 2GB USB flash drive replica of Jim Raynor's dog tag, which comes preloaded with the original StarCraft and the StarCraft: Brood War expansion set
• * A behind-the-scenes DVD containing over an hour of developer interviews, cinematics with director's commentary, and more
• * The official StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty soundtrack CD, containing 14 epic tracks from the game along with exclusive bonus tracks
• * StarCraft comic book issue #0, a prequel to the comic series
• * A World of Warcraft mini Thor in-game pet that can be applied to all World of Warcraft characters on a single Battle.net account
• * Exclusive Battle.net downloadable content, including special portraits for your Battle.net profile, decals to customize your units in-game, and a visually unique version of the terran Thor unit

Also as a reminder, Starcraft II will require an active internet connection to play.