StarCraft 2 beta coming in '09, on 'next-generation' Battle.net
by Christopher Grant 
on Feb 11th 2009 11:45PM
It's been over a decade since the original release but if you were betting on an
aught nine release for
StarCraft 2 (or
one of the StarCraft 2s, as the case may be), you may only be half-right. While he wouldn't confirm what its "one frontline" release for 2009 will be (it's a grudge match between
Diablo 3 and
StarCraft 2), Blizzard's Paul Sams did say that a
StarCraft 2 beta test would be "coming up in the months ahead" running on top of a "basic version" of a "new Battle.net architecture."
Basic version? Maybe he just meant "
free version." Regardless, Sams elaborated, "Over time, we'll be adding features to deliver a second-generation Battle.net experience." With everything Blizzard seemingly
gathering under the Battle.net banner, we're eager to see what the guys in Irvine are cooking up.
