If you have been wondering what was meant when it was mentioned that Blizzard was aiming to start the beta for StarCraft II in the coming months, wonder no more. In a post on the Blizzard's message boards the game's lead developer Dustin "Cavez" Browder, stated, " Unless something crazy happens, the Beta is going to happen this year.

He also addresses the point that some fans just want a target date for the beta and the final release. Browder states, "Let's be realistic. Our target dates are not something we hit more than half the time. Putting those out there would be pretty close to lying to the fans. We are not going to do that. We want to be able to give good info, not info that we know is suspect. We'll give target dates when we think it is very likely that we will hit them." He concludes his mini-FAQ with some hopeful words: "Hang in there. We're in the final stretch"

[Via Blue's News]

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