We want to thank everyone who came to the site to get these updates and the 3,500 live viewers who listened to the podcast today. You can expect a lot more updates in the next coming months and plenty of beta coverage here at DiabloFans and through Force Strategy Gaming. There will be a recorded version of the live podcast later today for those of you who missed it. In the mean time, you can check out the slideshow presentation they gave, and if you're actually interested, you can take a look at this quarters' numbers. If you weren't able to listen into the live DiabloCast, you can listen to the recorded version now.
As I am sure most of you know by now, today @ 1:30 PST is the day of the Activision/Blizzard financial conference call. Now, normally there is not a lot of interesting information during these calls for us DIabloFans, however, todays may be the exception. During the last conference call, Mike Morhaime said there would be news regarding the beta during this call.
Official Blizzard Quote:
As for Diablo III, development continues to go well, and we’re very excited about the game. Our most recent public showcase for Diablo III was at the G-Star show in Korea, where demo stations attracted huge lines of players. I’m looking forward to sharing some more news about the game and our upcoming beta on the next call
First, the actual link to the conference call for those of you who want their info direct from the source. Keep in mind, this is a conference call for investors. This is not a conference call for Blizzard or Diablo. Most of the call is business jargon for investors of Activision and Blizzard. Unless you are into that sort of stuff, you probably should avoid the call itself.
http://investor.acti...m?eventid=96008
The second way to get your information from the call is through the Live DiabloCast. Sixen, Force, and ScyberDragon (myself) will be having a live broadcast of the podcast we normally do. We will be discussing Diablo 3 in general, answering questions from you guys (that you can submit on Force's Facebook page), and announcing any Diablo news given during this call.
http://www.youtube.c...s/0/OzJQX1Pt3ZQ
Finally, for those of you who would just like your news right here on DiabloFans, I will be giving up to the minute updates on any news given during the call right here. The Front Page, and more specifically this post, will be used to relay any news we hear during the conference call. You can also check out our IRC to chat with other DiabloFans about any of the news given.
http://www.diablofans.com
tar·get/ˈtärgit/
Verb: Select as an object of attention or attack.
What happens 3 weeks after the end of this "target"? Whether or not it was a lucky guess, time to admit the "fired tester" was probably right.
I'd bet they'll figure a way to optimize development in the next year or so. While they are all and all a realistically organized company for their size, I'd bet they'd be the first to admit they lack a modern structure to their methods of development. Which also is kinda their trade mark, so we'll see how that goes in the future.
Hellz yeah! At this point it's almost nice to be confident in a 2012 release, now I can just sit back and look forward to news and content what I save for my gaming pc
I wouldn't take anything found on 4chan as fact. That's deadly.
Now I see why you find it great news. While I honestly love your optimism, I don't understand it.
Which is why I mentioned "lucky guess". What else is going to be the big hype-worthy announcement at the show? We already know plenty about sc2.2, including a leaked final cinematic. And the next WoW Xpac would be kinda sorta exciting - but it isn't a make 'em all cry, scream, etc thing to send 'em home. They wanted badly to make that exact announcement at the last closing ceremony, with that Sams guy. Remember?
I dunno, the voice in the back of my head says 2012, but I really, really want to believe that Blizzard wants to release it this year. All signs point to "likely," but I can't take that for what it is because, shit, it's Blizzard.
At least you're honest about that being most of your reasoning.
Beta announcement - closing ceremony
Release - April/June 2012
Really, I completely understand wanting to aim for the worst so as to not be disappointed, but I think we're allowed a semblance of practicality here.
Beta has already been announced.
And what is your reasoning behind Mid-2012?
Bashiok:
"The 3rd quarter reference in the earning's call today was a calendar quarter, meaning that we're aiming to launch the Diablo III beta between July 1st and September 30th. Keep in mind that it's our current goal, and of course that can change as development continues."
Of course, that COULD mean the Beta could start earlier than Q3. But it won't. It's Blizzard. They haven't been on time since '97, and they've NEVER been early.
No it hasn't. They're targeting Q3. Key word targeting. An announcement is the release of an actual start date. Not a start 1/4 of an entire year.
I agree with you. What surprises me is that they give a 3 month margin of error for something that could purportedly start in less than 2 months. When it comes to project management in software engineering, that's the same as saying "we don't really know." If I were a VP and my PM said that to me I'd fire him on the spot.
What I meant to say was, "by that time, beta has already been announced." If Blizzcon is in October and the window they're aiming to release external testing is between July and September, than you can't announce something that is already in place. That's like announcing Christmas in January. Sure, they may reiterate the fact that Beta is in sequence, but they're not going to announce it in October.