Diablo 3 Release Date Announcement Coming Next Week…?
Posted 27 February 2012 by Rushster
Diablo.IncGamers.com was the first place on and offline to announce Diablo III (Rush boldly did it the night before the official reveal once snippets of info started leaking on to the Net), back in June 2008. At that time we *knew* it was coming; it was not a guess. We’re not as certain about this prediction, which is why it’s classed as a RUMOUR, but various inside sources have given us strong hints that next Monday, March 5th, should be a very interesting day for Diablo III news.
Details and tea leaf readings:
With CeBit starting on March 6th, the quote from Jay´s latest blog “you can seriously expect a launch-date announcement from us in the near future. See, I didn’t say “soon,” so I’m not taunting you.” and the coming start of the EU Beta the March 5th date for announcement seems likely.
Blizzard announced Diablo III back in 2008 at WWI in Paris, France. An announcement from the Cebit show would bring things full circle back to the EU. Here’s what Jay said and we’ve heard privately about the current state of the game:
- Non-US servers deployment has been delayed.
- Almost all systems are in a “ready to ship” phase.
- The remaining problems come from the runes system, and the
Auction House which is still quite buggy. - Battle.net server’s infrastructure is suffering.
- Global server infrastructure should be done by end of March / early April.
- They are aiming at end of April / early May for a possible release date.
We have also heard mutterings from sources that the release could be sometime around mid to late April but we’ll know very shortly if this is correct.
Fingers crosssssseed
Why? Diablo 3 will never be released.
Coming start of the EU beta? Did I somehow miss something? Seems to directly contradict ‘Non-US servers deployment has been delayed.’
According to Kaydee that was listed under what Jay said and they’ve heard privately about the current state of the game.
So if they’re going to announce it on Monday, it’s safe to assume that it’s already fixed by then.
With Jay Wilson’s lastest tweets I was hoping for this week, but I guess I can wait another week.
You’ve waited 3,5 years already, 1 week should be fine ^^
Can I be the first to call BS?? This is pure speculation based on the previous CeBit annoucement.
How the hell can they have a release date, when at least ONE hugely important game system is seriously bugged?? (RMAH)
With that said, I hope Im wrong.
Check the intro paragraph. This is not based on the cebit event, but stems from hints and remarks we’ve heard from sources that must remain anonymous. The cebit event is largely a coincidence of timing, in my view, and I might not have even mentioned it, had I written (instead of just contributed to) this news item. KD did since he’s in Sweden and thus very aware of the rare occasions that Bliz shows D3 on that side of the pond.
Release date: June 29th 2012. (Anniversary)
Wouldn’t be suprising since it’s actually still in Q2
You mean it *would* be surprising since it’s actually still in Q2.
YES YES !!! about time give us date mid april or may its coming…
More like a big announcement that will result in levels being removed from Diablo 3.
Future big announcement:
“we felt that leveling wasn’t necessary and it really lacked in feel, also no more affixes on items”
‘inside sources’, seems legit!
Considering they have always been…legit, that is…..
when you’re already blacklisted, you don’t need sources.
Unless, you know, you’re protecting those sources for the sources sake and not your sites sake.
Plus 1!
It’ll be so surreal when a release date is announced…
Tell me about it. What are people actually going to do when they announce it for real? I imagine it’ll be a similar feeling to having just graduated from uni in that it takes a while to sink in, you’ve been waiting for that moment for so long.
My guess is that when they do announce the release date, there will be a milion threads whining about it.
“why are they releasing it now? this is a terrible time for that! I am busy, i have school, or work, they should delay it until I don’t have work so hat I can play more and be the first to reach 60!”
and it will be so real when they delay it with 2 months afterwards (get it, so real – surreal)
Seriously. That pic of Diablo in the marine helmet says it all. ‘Bout time.
…..i will have sex….if a release hapens
so last time for you was in 2001?
*scared yao ming.
Book of Cain? Check. “In-game” look and feel? Check. Thin film of dust on cover? Check. A wait so agonizing that even Tal’Rasha would probably feel sorry for us? Check.