http://www.ebgames.com.au/pc-140229-StarCraft-II-Wings-of-Liberty-PC It means that we have less than 1 month to enjoy the beta. It also means that game will released really soon, hopefully at June.
I preordered instore with these people. And I'll be out all weekend. So hopefully on monday I can chat to them to get my beta key.
i got my beta key earlier! i pre ordered on Feb and I got my beta key yesterday! April 20!!! I just played 5 games and now im stuck with the patch loop bug but it really works...
That has not been officially announced by Blizzard, so lets not take that "closing" date as a fact. A little less than a month for a broader beta release doesn't seem like enough time for them to balance the races and patch up the bugs for a large global mass of players.
Yeah, don't believe any dates posted other than blizzard. I remember Gamestop advertising Starcraft: Ghost saying... COMING SOON!
To the original poster: That link you gave still works, but it now says offer valid till 17th May. And no mention of the end of beta then.
Of course not. Why would they know anything about when the beta ends? Sure, shops know early when the release is, because they have to stock up on copies of the game. However, such things have nothing to do with beta tests ending. It's not like the beta ends, and the game hits the stores the next day. ^^