Blizzard has announced over that their forum that the first phase of the Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty beta test will close down its curtains on Memorial Day, 31st May 2010. Follow up will be the second and final phase. In between, the Starcraft II team will be optimizing the game’s hardware and software to edge up on performances and bugs.

“We plan to bring the beta test back online for a couple of weeks prior to the game’s launch to complete our testing,” Blizzard said.

“We’ll have more details to share about when this final beta-testing phase will begin at a later date. We’d like to thank all of our beta-test participants for your enthusiasm, dedication, and valuable feedback during the beta test, and we look forward to hearing more of your thoughts on the Starcraft II beta test as the game’s July 27 launch approaches.”

Meanwhile, tickets for BlizzCon 2010 will commence on Wednesday, June 2 (7pm PST) followed by the second wave Saturday, June 5 (10am PST). The convention will take place on the 22nd and 23rd of October at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Well, be prepared to fork out a painful $150 USD per tic, before forking out a hefty for the retail game again on July. Poor gamers may rejoice however, as there’s also the DIRECTV subscription for you to watch at the sidelines for $39.95 Pay Per View package, or $39.95 for the multi-channel Internet stream which allows you to switch between multiple panels of coverage of the show. Blizzard also mentioned that BlizzCon 2010’s ticket may be purchased through Battle.net account.

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