The release dates Kotaku has been hearing for StarCraft II have been fourth quarter 2009. In an interview with Swedish game site Press2play.TV, StarCraft II lead designer Chris Sigaty says...
...that Blizzard is going to try to get the game out this year. "However," he adds, "we're not going to ship the game if it's not ready." Blizzard is working hard to get the game out the door, but won't put out an unfinished title.