Now this holidays ought to be the holiday to look out for, if Mike Morhaime stays true to his word. Speaking at a Pre-E3 conference call, the Blizzard president revealed that they actually have their eyes set on having an end-of-the-year release for Starcraft 2.

But although he's confirmed this plan of releasing the much-awaited sequel, "[But] as always, we won't release it until it meets our standards and the expectations of our players." Their open beta is set to begin this summer. If all goes well, then maybe we just might see Starcraft 2 before the end of 2009.

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