StarCraft 2 beta being taken down for an undisclosed amount on June 7 UPDATED

Players currently enjoying StarCraft 2 might have to take a bit of a break from the game as Blizzard has revealed that the current beta will end on June 7 with a second round planned before the full game's July 27 release.

A Blizzard representative posted in the official StarCraft 2 Beta forums that the upcoming real-time strategy game's first pre-release play period would be concluding on May 31 across all territories. The poster revealed that the reason for the downtime was to "make some hardware and software configuration changes in preparation for the final phase of the beta test and the release of the game."

The PC's StarCraft 2 began in mid-February, while Mac gamers were introduced to the title at the end of April. The game is set to launch on both platforms on July 27.

UPDATE: Looks like Blizzard is giving a little bit more time to pre-launch players.Joystiq discovered that the Battle.net forum post regarding the end of the beta now sports a new June 7 conclusion date. With plenty of players likely logging onto the game during this extended holiday weekend, Blizzard will probably get a ton of additional data it can use to fine tune the game as it enters its final weeks of development.