A subscriber-only article on the hotbed of gaming that is the Wall Street Journal quotes Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia's theory that Blizzard may push the release of StarCraft II into next year, apparently based on delays to the launch of the game's beta test. The sci-fi RTS sequel does not have a firm release date, but comments by Blizzard have been widely interpreted to assume a release this year. Thanks GamesIndustry.biz, who report that Blizzard has declined to comment on this story.