What other evidence acid besides the date coincidence
Oh lets see...
1. Karune said LARGER announcements in 2008
2. Blizzard has acquired most Diablo3 domains
3. Blizzard job listings
4. Knaak's reference to the "patient and loyal fans of Sanctuary" in Scales of the Serpent
5. The 4 Diablo novels are bound into the 'Diablo Archive' to make way for new books with new lore (since they won't be prequel books, such as the Sin War trilogy)
6. New Diablo artwork is starting to pop up more frequently
7. Intense pressure from many gaming sites after the acquisition of Diablo3.com
I would also assume that some of the StarCraft II team can now help Team 3 out, since most of their work with StarCraft II is coming to a close (level design, interface, etc.).
www.youtube.com on June 28th.
Perhaps Diablo III will continue after World of Diablo
Oh lets see...
1. Karune said LARGER announcements in 2008
2. Blizzard has acquired most Diablo3 domains
3. Blizzard job listings
4. Knaak's reference to the "patient and loyal fans of Sanctuary" in Scales of the Serpent
5. The 4 Diablo novels are bound into the 'Diablo Archive' to make way for new books with new lore (since they won't be prequel books, such as the Sin War trilogy)
6. New Diablo artwork is starting to pop up more frequently
7. Intense pressure from many gaming sites after the acquisition of Diablo3.com
I believe the Pinata is nothing compared to the rest of the evidence that convinces me there is a Diablo III announcement in June.
The guy that questioned what "Team 3" was, was Paul Sams.