StarCraft 2 Release Date Delayed Until 2010

Big surprise. Here's the scoop folks (from PC World) :

Over the past couple of weeks, it has become clear that it will take longer than expected to prepare the new Battle.net for the launch of the game. The upgraded Battle.net is an integral part of the StarCraft II experience and will be an essential part of all of our games moving forward. This extra development time will be critical to help us realize our vision for the service.

Our mission is to develop games that deliver an epic entertainment experience. As part of that commitment, we will always take as much time as needed to ensure that our games and services meet the expectations of our players and the standard for quality that we set for ourselves as developers. As we work to make Battle.net the premier online gaming destination, we’ll also continue to polish and refine StarCraft II, and we look forward to delivering a real-time strategy gaming experience worthy of the series’ legacy in the first half of 2010.

We will share more details about the beta, Battle.net, and StarCraft II’s launch in the future. Keep an eye on the official website at www.starcraft2.com for updates, and as always, thank you for your continued enthusiasm and support for StarCraft II and all of Blizzard Entertainment’s games.

Best,

Blizzard PR

To be honest, did anyone really not see this coming? I'm really out of sarcastic comments on the delay of SC2. By the way, Wow 3.2.0 was released today. Thanks for spending time on SC2 Blizzard. Now that the tentative release date for SC2 is "the first half of 2009", expect Blizzcon to be the absolute earliest date for beta launch. Woopee.