Starcraft II Beta Coming Soon?

12 Feb 2009 at 11:44:59 by Andy Alderson

Blizzard COO, Paul Sams, has hinted that we may not have to wait long for the Starcraft II beta test.

Speaking during an Activision Q4 2008 earnings call, Sams said that the beta would begin in the "months ahead."

"The beta will be played on a basic version of our new Battle.net architecture," he added, "which will give us the opportunity to test the game and the service in a live environment."

"Over time, we will be adding features to deliver a second generation Battle.net experience. We know that the demand for StarCraft II is very high. The original StarCraft has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and the sequel has been named on several most-anticipated lists. We are aiming to release StarCraft II as soon as possible, but as with all previous Blizzard games; we won’t ship it until we feel it is ready."

Sams also discussed the company's cash cow, World of Warcraft, confirming there will "substantial content updates this year."

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