Blizzard "Still Targeting First Half" For StarCraft II
Just in time for summer.
Now with StarCraft II in the hands of lucky beta testers walking among us, Blizzard can now speak with more certainty regarding the game's release date window.
In the most recent BlizzCast, episode 13, production director Chris Sigaty was asked about the availability of the map editor. Sigaty didn't commit to a date for the map editor, but did say that the earlier that the community can get started, the better.
As for how long the beta may run for, Sigaty said, "We were targeting three to five months for the beta, we're really at a three month period of time for the beta at this point. We are still targeting the first half of this year, so with that in mind, it really shortens the window of time with our major content patch coming out pretty close to the end whether it's even worth it putting out the map editor at that point."
You read right; Blizzard is now targeting a StarCraft II release of before July.

lol
I remember someone in '06 telling it'd be out in '07...
Good going Blizzard, taking into consideration that the community is what really makes a game. (SC and WC3 are still alive and kicking hard today because of it)
While I'm not actually a huge RTS fan (maybe because I suck), but this is something I'll easily drop $60 for. =)
Blizzard is HORRIBLE at release dates... look at warcraft 3. But their games are solid and can generally be played for years happily. I still have D2 on my comp and play semi regularly.
So I'll be waiting roughly 6-9 more years before this game is worth it.
Wings of Liberty is just the Terran storyline for the single player, you're able to choose between all three races for multiplayer.
Nice hinting there but I'm still not going to buy it for you.
I'll cross my fingers it comes out sooner rather than later.
I can only play against myself for now.
Better than nothing I guess.
Gah I can't wait to buy this game... This is the first year I've paid for a game since crysis in 07 (not including MMOs). Bought AVP, BC2, and soon SC2.
It's a great year for gamers!