Starcraft 2 Release Window Confirmed.

[spychi]

Just hope Kotick isnt forcing them to release early.

he has no influence on Blizzard, nor anyone from Acti

[Hydropillow]

As gametab mentions they confirm their target... Which probably will be end of june. We all know by now that Blizzard does not work on such a tight schedule and we'd be lucky if some of us play beta by then...

"This extra development time will be critical to help us realize our vision for the service. "

What I dont understand here is that you start with building a vision in a design process... why they do it like... half way there? Did they start the entire design process over? Wonder how things go inside that blizzhq

[n00bonicPlague]

First half of 2010.

I say later half of that half, if not the half after...

[Norfindel]

I don't see any new article quoted there, just a pathetic 2 line tweet.

[FrozenArbiter]

I think this is the Activision/Blizzard conference call he's talking about - it took place yesterday:
http://investor.activision.com/events.cfm

I'm listening to it now.

Lol @ 3 minute run-on-sentence-disclaimer-with-no-pauses.

EDIT:
I can confirm that Morhaime does say they are targetting First Half 2010 (it's about 40~ minutes into the conference call).

[rcp181]

\What I dont understand here is that you start with building a vision in a design process... why they do it like... half way there? Did they start the entire design process over? Wonder how things go inside that blizzhq

When they say realize, they mean it with this definition:
2. to make real; give reality to (a hope, fear, plan, etc.).

Synonym of accomplish.

[Blazur]

http://forums.battle.net/thread.html...36629&sid=3000

Speaking yesterday to investors, the head of Blizzard Mike Morhaime (Mike Morhaime) stated that the bulk of the work already completed, and the project is strictly according to plan. Therefore, release, he said, quite accurately in the first half 2010-first, probably closer to the end of the second quarter. Portal VG247, whose representatives were at the meeting, sends the following words of Mr. Morhaime: "We are polishing the game and the preparation of its beta-testing commence.

[n00bonicPlague]

I say later half of that half, if not the half after...

http://forums.battle.net/thread.html...36629&sid=3000

Speaking yesterday to investors, the head of Blizzard Mike Morhaime (Mike Morhaime) stated that the bulk of the work already completed, and the project is strictly according to plan. Therefore, release, he said, quite accurately in the first half 2010-first, probably closer to the end of the second quarter. Portal VG247, whose representatives were at the meeting, sends the following words of Mr. Morhaime: "We are polishing the game and the preparation of its beta-testing commence.

probably closer to the end of the second quarter

Where's my money?

[RamiZ]

They wont surprise me if they finish it somehow in 2012 -.-

[n00bonicPlague]

They wont surprise me if they finish it somehow in 2012 -.-

I'm thinking late 2010 for SC2 release. Beta will most likely end in June/July 2010.