Update: Added Jay Wilson's reply on Twitter.
Official Blizzard Quote:
can you debunk the rumor of april 17th or confirm?
I cannot debunk or confirm.
Diablo 3 - Release Date Rumor: April 17th
We are getting a lot of PMs about a leak from an Italian website and at this point it's probably worth mentioning on the front page. A site named mmorpgitalia.it supposedly received information saying that Diablo 3 will be released on April 17.
Even if this news comes with the price structure for the regular and collector editions of the game, it still seems very strange that only one website got the news. Also keep in mind, Blizzard said they would like to give us a two month window before the game is released. This date would only give a little over a month window.
Amazon also reflected the change of date on their italian website but at this time, it's still a very much unconfirmed rumor and it should not be taken as fact yet. Feel free to use this news post to consolidate all discussions about it, and keep in mind that this is probably the 20th rumor we have seen about a release date. The only difference is that Jay Wilson confirmed that an announcement will happen soon.
Quote from(Google Translation)
Activision has revealed Italy to several large retailers Italian release date, some yet to be confirmed at the world average by Blizzard but rather than trust, of Diablo III . This would be the April 17, and prices are now set at € 54.90 for the standard edition and € 89.90 for the Collector.
Since the source is the Italian branch of the same publisher, I would say that after Easter to all the fans who are eagerly awaiting the release of the game will be more than positive. The rest of the dungeon crawler par excellence is almost ready for some time, and the latest statements have been conducted to art to increase even more hype.
Reading your post made my eyes bleed.
On topic, I guess it could be 17 April, 2013.
blizzard also stated that its coming 2nd Quarter 2012...which is April/May/June
Is it common practice of yours to punch girls in the face?
Dear god I hope that's either not correct, or has different (non-corresponding) prices for U.S. consumers. IIRC € 89.90 = $ 118.69
THAT'S RIDICULOUS. I thought it was going to be more along the lines of $ 60 for the normal edition, $ 100 for the collectors. Is there any chance I still might be right? If not I might have to cancel my collectors edition...
Shouldn't punch girls in the face... unless that's where they're storing their unborn fetus'. Punching chicks should be reserved to abortions and self-defense only.
JUST KIDDING!
You ll probably pay 99$ for the CE in North America. Software and Hardware items have never followed currency exchange rates, they are 80% arbitrary. Ever heard of the 299$, 299Euro PS3 theorem ?
You ll probably pay 99$ for the CE in North America. Software and Hardware items have never followed currency exchange rates, they are 80% arbitrary. Ever heard of the 299$, 299Euro PS3 theorem ?
In the end though it's almost never a good idea to buy it elsewhere, either there are some security (disc region) or prices are not different enough to cover shipping and taxes.
I live in the states so obviously I'm going to buy it at a local (Gamestop) store, but I was just suddenly worried it'd be more expensive and thus out of my price range.
BTW, it looks like you double-posted, so if you could please delete one of them. Thanks.
But for realz maybe just like a 3-4 week wait, just enough time to clear the schedule so i have nothing to do but play diablo 3
Purely Rumour and as much as i'd LOVE for this to be real, I simply cannot believe it.
I will say that if they come out next week with a release date I would highly expect it to be less then 2 months, with the game being pushed back this long surely they would be pushing it out the door asap?
http://www.gamemania.nl/Default.aspx?tabid=85&skey=Diablo 3&opt=all
Coincidence? Maybe, but let's hope not.
Dont get wrapped up into another one. Just as bad as the rest.
Be happy with Jays 9/10 commment. That really should be enough.....
I paid $65 for my pre-order of basic Diablo III at Gamestop. I can't say that's the official price, but that's what I already paid.
Its actually almost 6 weeks, blizzard is known to announce a release date 6-8 weeks before the actually release, so this isn't that far off.