Well it is officall now, closed beta will begin Oct 15, 2008. Here is the official post from the devs. This is a big step in getting a MMO out of development and into the hands of the fans and/or consumers. I expect alot more information about the races, classes, spec, weapons and everythign else to start filtering into the mass publics. I also hope that The Ancients update Stargate Worlds Wiki, I know alot of it is sepculation at this point but I still think it can be a great resource.

Closed Beta will begin on 10/15.
The developers here are very excited to start this next stage in their developmental process with you all! Currently, we are working on implementing beta selection criteria and will be sending beta keys to those that we would like to join us! Not all invites will be sent out before the 15th – this will be a gradual process after the date. Just stay tuned on the forums for changes to the beta registration process. All community members will be given a fair shot, don’t worry!

- tkksnow 
http://forums.stargateworlds.com/showthread.php?t=23507

So what does this mean for everyone? Well for one we are one step closer to having a great Sci-Fi MMO and female characters will be playable and you will be able to visit the SGC. lol

I think when it comes down to it I will probably be playing a Stargate Union toon and more then likely be playing a few Praxis toons. We will just have to see what happens when the games goes live.

On a side note, I stopped by my local GameStop store to see if SGW was on pre-order yet and the clrek told me that it is not, I was kinda shocked. I have heard talk abotu a 1st Quarter or 2nd Quarter ‘09 release. The cleark said if that is right then they should start taking pre-orders about the December timeframe. *crosses fingers* So I hope beta goes great and that CME hits all the bug that would prevent or push the launch date back.