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I think we'll see the release date before the investor's conference call because, as Bashiok said, they "traditionally try" to announce it about 2 months beforehand. Packaging and shipping seem to be confirmed IMO after all these news and leaks during the past few days.

that just makes me think April then =P

or.. if they announce it a week before the call like they have in the past... lets say... "Feb 10th" to make up a 100% made up date

match 27st is "almost" two months... (well 46 days.. but w/e)

time will tell, either way I cant wait to get some more info.. these are fun times..

I wouldn't mind an announcement of February. Gives me time to get a job at Best Buy for a discount. And I don't want to have to waste my summer stuck in my room playing the game. But with school up again, I am hoping time flies by till the release.

blood glob arrows are awesome

also, Apple is the only company who announces product release dates in such a short time frame

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blood glob arrows are awesome

also, Apple is the only company who announces product release dates in such a short time frame

compared to the company who released wow in two weeks from announcement to retail =P

That's what I wished they had done with D3.... SURPRISE ... get it in 2 weeks... WOOOT!!! lol
rather than the drawn out painful dribbles... oh well let's just keep hoping

Peace

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They should've announced the whole project this year at BlizzCon, not in 2008. Then we would have plenty of info to keep us busy until release.

I want this book

Translated from "http://diablo3.gamona.de/tag/release/"
From Deutsch to English, hope the translation makes some sense.
"As we learned today afternoon by a reliable person to be in the 7th and 8 Calendar week (yep, this year), tens, expect severalmeters high pallets packed with the Diablo 3 standard versionsand collector's editions in a major international hub. The destination: the big German store chains like Media Markt ,and Saturn
The shipping date could not disclose the source for understandable reasons, but if you take from 10-14 days, startingfrom large warehouse, it could be Diablo 3 end of February or early March in the stores. The so-called golden version and the manuals should therefore be straight in the press. Incidentally,we were also told that Diablo 3 was registered in November 2011 and was ever canceled again. 7 / 8 week have also been booked under the reservation, but we go out assume that it works this time. As far as our current information. Once more we know about, of course, now there's an update.
Many thanks go to the bearer of good news!"

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Via incgamers (translation of the German news (excerpts)):

"As we heard this afternoon from a reliable person, douzens of several meter high packed palettes are _expected_ to be brought to a big international transshipment point in the 7th or 8th calender week (yes, this year). The destination: the big german department store chains Media Markt, Saturn and what they are all called."

"It is understandable that because of several reasons the source couldnt tell us (meaning: wasn’t allowed to tell us) the date of distribution, but calculatin 10-14 days means Diablo 3 could hit the shelves end of february or beginning of march. The so called “Gold”-versions as well es the guide books should therefore be printed right now."

Please stop posting the same thing in every thread.

So about 4 days ago I pre-ordered the standard Diablo 3 edition at my local gamestop for $63.00. They have the release date up on their walls being March 2nd.

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So about 4 days ago I pre-ordered the standard Diablo 3 edition at my local gamestop for $63.00. They have the release date up on their walls being March 2nd.

That's not an official release date, just a speculation As stated before, we will know first, if a release date is announced, also Blizzard releases are always scheduled on Wednesdays, not Friday.

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Hmm My friend says he saw Diablo 3 case on the shelf of Game store in UK (not the original cases but fake just with Diablo 3 in front of them). I know the Game tends to do that 2-3mths before the release of the game and then they swap them around for the original ones 2-3 weeks before the Official release (once they receive the stock).

I have to confirm that and check it out my self in the Game store. I will talk to a friendly Shop Manager maybe he have some info will update if I find out anything lol

Your friend who is a store manager will know nothing about an actual release date. I worked at GameStop as a manager for several years and they dont get the actual copy normally until the day of or a few days (at most) before the actual release. And as far as the covers go yes, they normally get them a few months or weeks in advance but don't look into it that deeply. All it is, is the company trying to up their preorders by showcasing the top games.

Sort of obliquely related to the Best-Buy thing, but I noticed on the IGN website that they have listed Diablo 3 release date as both March 31, and simply Q1. The March 31st date is kind of hard to notice, but it is listed on their home page under "Top Games Coming Soon" section. The Q1 listing is in the header of the Diablo 3 page.

http://www.ign.com

http://pc.ign.com/objects/714/714955.html