I just stumbled across this blog. Whoever is behind it has both done their homework and has insider connections. He accurately called Pandaria as the setting of the World of Warcraft expansion as early as March, and everything else he's predicted has been dead-on down to specific details (such as the real money D3 auction house, or the Pandaren racial traits).
So basically, the original release date for Diablo III was going to be November 24, 2011, and the backup Q1 2012 date is January 17, 2012. Given that it seems they had already planned for a possible delay, it's likely that they will stick with this release date.
1. I think it deserves it's own topic.
2. Not everybody checking every topic. But when they'll see something about release date they'll definetly check it.
Release
The release date for Diablo III has been pushed to some time in the first quarter of 2012 (January - April). A specific date has not yet been announced and is not yet known.
What This Means
No release date is currently known. In the meantime, please do not post threads about bogus or unfounded release dates. Such threads will be closed or deleted unless significant new information is present in the discussion.
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2. Not everybody checking every topic. But when they'll see something about release date they'll definetly check it.
There is no real hard evidence here, such as a developer announcing it.
Closed.