Over the last few days, the StarCraft community has lit up like a supernova, fueled by reports from many fansites that Blizzard had formally given five invitations to each platform for media purposes. Sources have confirmed the beta invites, leading many to suspect that the beta is close at hand. Also, a brief clip is shown from the Jace Hall show with the StarCraft II development team celebrating the completion of the game. Furthermore, this would follow Blizzard's standard schedule of releasing their products three to five months following the beta's initial release.

To further fuel the community's speculation, new statements were issued that show that the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty package will be compatible with both PCs and Macs.

Also, Blizzard has shed brief light on the downloadable version of the game:


Today, however, Blizzard's support website featured system requirements for the beta phase of StarCraft II. After a short period of time that many websites posted information about the beta, Blizzard pulled down the technical aspects. Through the Battle.net forums and Twitter, the company reported that the specifications were incorrect and should not have been posted. Blizzard employee Changwoon "Cydra" Jung contacted members of the websites to formally inform them about the incident and that it was a misunderstanding internally.

In identical statements released by Cydra and Avarius:


Source: Battle.net 1, 2