StarCraft II may have been in the news recently for a less-than-positive reason, but don't let that cloud your judgement of what is still shaping up to be a pretty awesome little title.

Today, we've got two mysterious treats for fans of the game - not only have we scrounged up seven minutes of gameplay footage for you (it's so pretty) - but also, images of each of the three tech trees that will be implemented in the game.

Download the StarCraft II "B-Roll" Gameplay Footage
...that's what the game looks like in action, but if you'd prefer things to move a bit more slowly and offer you some time to plan out all your strats (well) in advance, here are the three tech trees for the game, to help with your plotting.

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Protoss	Terran	Zerg

There doesn't seem to have been any actual information released to accompany either visual spectacular, but don't let that stop you drooling over all of the details.

Remember, we're still at least six months away from the release of the first StarCraft II release, the Terran-focussed Wings of Liberty, so these designs and progressions are not set in stone, and are in fact likely to change before the game hits shelves.