As we head out of 2009, we are also heading into the very crowded release schedule of the first quarter of 2010. One of the games that's being released during this time is Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy, the second and final micro-expansion to Ironclad Games' space strategy game. This week the second beta build for Diplomacy was sent out to beta testers.

A check of the beta's release notes on the game's official web site reveals that the expansion won't have embassies anymore and has some changes and improvements to the diplomacy tech tree and the envoy cruisers. You can get into the beta by pre-ordering either the expansion or by the just announced Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity collection which will have the original game and both micro-expansions when its released on February 9.