The Demigod Website features an admittedly "tentative" release schedule for Demigod, Gas Powered Games' upcoming action/strategy game (thanks Gamer's Hell). According to distributor Stardock, the first beta will begin next month for preorder customers, though this is an engine stress test, and not a "fun" beta. Beta 2 is set to follow in October, again less focused on fun, as this will be to elicit player feedback. Beta 3 will follow in December, and while they don't comment on its fun-factor, it will presumably be present (or one has to worry the game will have no fun either), but this may be a public test. After that they plan on testing release candidates in January and hope to release the game in February. They conclude with the following:

We do plan for the game to be available at stores roughly the same time in North America, Europe, Russia, and Australia/NZ at the very least.

Users who are part of the beta will be getting something special but I am not at liberty to talk about it yet.