While Blizzard Entertainment has never been one to set a release date in stone for its titles, parent company Activision Blizzard states the game “should” arrive in 2009.
“Next year’s offerings from Activision Blizzard should include highly anticipated PC strategy title StarCraft II, the sequel to one of the world’s most enduringly popular games,”
– Activision Asia Pacific publishing VP Phillip Early
While its a bit early for Early to call for a 2009 release, Blizzard themselves are infamous for releasing games only when they’re done. The studio is currently finishing its work on the second World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, due out this year — along with Diablo III and an “unannounced next-gen” MMO.