It is currently due for release in March 2008. We are announcing the game now so we are able to have a longbeta-testphase, having beeninalpha-test phase since lastAutumn.
Mendlen also announced that Visual Studio 7 will go into alphatest in the third quarter, into betatest in the fourth quarter and that "we will ship it when it's ready, " he said.
Separately, CrackBerry has heard the same from its sources, along with word that more internal employees are becoming a part of the betatest group (already plugging away since May on alpha dev units like the one shown above) as well.