May 16th – Blizzard opens up the first round of Blizzcon 2009 (August 21-22) tickets for sale.

May 30th – The second round of Blizzcon 2009 tickets are released.

June 15th - Word spreads that many of the RTS writers for large gaming websites are receiving reminders from Blizzard to create Battle.net accounts so they can receive Starcraft 2 beta keys. You can see these sites' reactions at the following links:
http://kotaku.com/5290970/blizzard-preps-for-starcraft-ii-beta
http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/starcraft_ii_beta_is_nigh_gaming_media_gets_blizzards_alert_call/
http://gaming.freedomblogging.com/2009/06/15/getting-in-the-bunker-with-starcraft-ii/2473/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10264603-1.html
http://www.gamingshogun.com/Article/4520/Starcraft_II_Beta_Invitation_Emails_Sent_Out.html

June 15th – Several of the sites who received notifications from Blizzard mention a press conference at the game maker's headquarters on Monday, June 22nd.  To quote BlizzPlanet, "Something fans should know is that, around last month, the media was invited to visit Blizzard Headquarters this June 22nd."

June 20th – Many players on the Starcraft 2 official forums notice that they can see a SCII beta icon on their kr.Battle.net account home pages. Some speculate that Blizzard has mistakenly shown how they will reveal the beta on Battle.net but the blues offer no response. As per the Blizzard norm, it seems clues are being 'accidentally' dropped right and left.

June 22nd – Everyone expects the Starcraft 2 beta to be released at the Blizzard press conference but alas, it is not.  The press invited to come to the conference begin releasing information via Twitter and their websites.

So, what is CommSC going to be doing in the coming weeks? Check out our to-do list below (especially number 9):

1.  Compile all of the information released by the gaming press at the Blizzard conference (expect a news post about this later today).
2.  Update the front page as often as possible with the latest Starcraft 2 news.
3.  After release, write about our beta insights in the Blog section.
4.  Add a comment system so you guys can voice your opinions on the news and the blog.
5.  Begin updating/finishing the Game Information section with Starcraft 2 information we can easily access with the release of the beta.
6.  Add Battle Report 3 to our Replays section.
7.  Take screenshots of beta and add them to the Screenshots section.
8.  Record demos of beta and add them to the new Files section.
9.  Host a Starcraft 2 beta tournament for the community.

Want to help out? We need blog writers, Starcraft 2 news writers, and forum moderators. Contact Graham on the forums via the PM system.