TWITTER: Blizzard updated its Twitter news feed recently with a tidbit that may enliven release date speculation once more. Wonderfully ambiguous and marginally sarcastic, it may, ironically, be the most solid declaration from any Blizzard representative we have for the release of Diablo III:
Official Blizzard Quote:
Link or it didn't happen. Also, who said Diablo III was coming out in 2011?
Could this be Blizzard slyly knocking off a 2011 release in favor of a later one? The latest vague hints at development status would suggest the Diablo III team is keeping a steady pace, but perhaps Blizzard will come around and surprise us all by announcing a winter 2010 sale! (Doesn't hurt to hope, does it?)
Take it for what you will, we hope it brightens your otherwise news-less weekend. Thanks goes out to Dauroth and our fantastic Twitter Tracker.
It's not correct. The game is coming out 2011. Your wrong Hammy. DEAD wrong! :starwars:
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"I want to say something but I'll keep it to myself I guess and leave this useless post behind to make you aware that there WAS something... "
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged
Whatever Bash said, I still don't believe it would be 2012! Actually, it could very well be a confirmation for 2011! Hence the smiley wink at the end of the sentence!
I know! I was going to use that, but I hit the stupid backspace hotkey for Chrome, which undid everything I initially typed. It sucked. Needless to say, I got the backspaceisbackspace extension.
If diblo3 does not come out next year people will start to blow up.
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If you want to arrange it
This world you can change it
If we could somehow make this
Christmas thing last
By helping a neighbor
Or even a stranger
And to know who needs help
You need only just ask
I took this at face value, i.e. Bashiok making it clear for the other fans following his twitter that no, the dude doesn't know anything they don't know, release is yet to be announced. Just that. You could think everything you want to think about every little thing he says, but come on.. That's just messing with yourself lol.
He might not know the exact release date/month, but you have to keep in mind that Bashiok is well in the loop and he knows how far along the game is. All signs, quotes, etc. have pointed towards the fact that they are in the polishing stage of the game, and they have figured out everything they want to do with D3 and it's just a matter of finishing it. No matter when you think the game will be released, you have to at least acknowledge that it's becoming more and more likely that we will see this game in 2011.
I'm 80% certain that Diablo 3 will be released in Q4 2011. If it's released in 2012, and the world ends in 2012, we can make "LOL..DIABLO IS SO AWESOME..IT BROUGHT FORTH THE FUCKING APOCALYPSE..HOPE TYRAEL COMES TO SAVE THE DAY!" jokes 4 seconds before we die.
Y'know, if a bunch of lemmings didn't buy into the 2012 bullcrap, 2012 would probably sound pretty appealing right now. :rolleyes:
I'd put my nuts on 2011. Yes, my testicles belong to those who bet on a 2012 release. If in the event that I lose, keep them in a jar of honey to prevent decay.
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I hate the way you cling to ignorance and pass it off as innocence
I'm 80% certain that Diablo 3 will be released in Q4 2011. If it's released in 2012, and the world ends in 2012, we can make "LOL..DIABLO IS SO AWESOME..IT BROUGHT FORTH THE FUCKING APOCALYPSE..HOPE TYRAEL COMES TO SAVE THE DAY!" jokes 4 seconds before we die.
I've always said Q3 2011, and I'm sticking to it. Tale of the tape: Q3 vs Q4, both measuring up to 3 months each. Weight is unknown. Reach? Uh.. well.. 3 months there too I guess lol. WHO WILL WIN?!
If it does come out in 2012 tho, and the world ceases to exist, you can be damn sure it will be one HELL of a release-party! Get.. g-get it?
Frankly, it sounds like he is just putting that 2012 out there just in case they are not finished by 2011. Sounds like he's just covering Blizzard's ass in case they don't make it all the way.
Official Blizzard Quote:
Link or it didn't happen. Also, who said Diablo III was coming out in 2011?
Could this be Blizzard slyly knocking off a 2011 release in favor of a later one? The latest vague hints at development status would suggest the Diablo III team is keeping a steady pace, but perhaps Blizzard will come around and surprise us all by announcing a winter 2010 sale! (Doesn't hurt to hope, does it?)
Take it for what you will, we hope it brightens your otherwise news-less weekend. Thanks goes out to Dauroth and our fantastic Twitter Tracker.
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged
I know! I was going to use that, but I hit the stupid backspace hotkey for Chrome, which undid everything I initially typed. It sucked. Needless to say, I got the backspaceisbackspace extension.
I r nevar wr0ng (It seems like every day we have more emoticons for some reason.)
Are you kidding me? Bashiok knows everything. He even has his own fanatical following as the Messiah of the Second Coming.
If you want to arrange it
This world you can change it
If we could somehow make this
Christmas thing last
By helping a neighbor
Or even a stranger
And to know who needs help
You need only just ask
Kefka, Final Fantasy VI
He might not know the exact release date/month, but you have to keep in mind that Bashiok is well in the loop and he knows how far along the game is. All signs, quotes, etc. have pointed towards the fact that they are in the polishing stage of the game, and they have figured out everything they want to do with D3 and it's just a matter of finishing it. No matter when you think the game will be released, you have to at least acknowledge that it's becoming more and more likely that we will see this game in 2011.
LOL
Rise and rise again, until lambs become lions
I'd put my nuts on 2011. Yes, my testicles belong to those who bet on a 2012 release. If in the event that I lose, keep them in a jar of honey to prevent decay.
I hate the way you cling to ignorance and pass it off as innocence
I've always said Q3 2011, and I'm sticking to it. Tale of the tape: Q3 vs Q4, both measuring up to 3 months each. Weight is unknown. Reach? Uh.. well.. 3 months there too I guess lol. WHO WILL WIN?!
If it does come out in 2012 tho, and the world ceases to exist, you can be damn sure it will be one HELL of a release-party! Get.. g-get it?
Stop it! You're hurting the wall!
Yeah... gonna go start a 2012 poll thread.
ON TOPIC:
Diablo 3 is most likely gonna be released in 2011. Hopefully... I take my nuts off the table. You can have cookies instead. Nice, big cookies.
NOICE!
I hate the way you cling to ignorance and pass it off as innocence
We've asked.