Blizzard has confirmed quite a few nuggets of info that should sit well with fans of the franchise and we can now confirm that StarCraft II multiplayer beta is due this month.

In recent talks with the investors, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime revealed that closed beta testing commences this month whereas multiplayer tests will be available worldwide.

On another note, it has been confirmed that Starcraft will be available through Battle.net platform and not Steam when it finally hits the shelves.

The game is confirmed to be on track for launch mid-2010 but we should know more soon enough.

More here.