Diablo III
Game » consists of 9 releases. Released May 15, 2012
- PC
- Mac
- PlayStation 3
- Xbox 360
- + 5 more
- PlayStation Network (PS3)
- Xbox 360 Games Store
- Xbox One
- PlayStation 4
- Nintendo Switch
Diablo III returns to the world of Sanctuary twenty years after the events of Diablo II with a new generation of heroes that must defeat the demonic threat from Hell.
Diablo III Beta Coming Before October, Finished Game Might Arrive By Year's End [UPDATED]
UPDATE: There's been some confusion over Blizzard's reference to dropping the Diablo III beta during the third quarter of 2011. I'd assumed Blizzard meant the calendar year quarter, which meant July through September, but I wanted to confirm this with Blizzard.
"The Q3 reference in today’s earning's call was a calendar quarter," said a company representative. "We're aiming to launch the Diablo III beta between July 1st and September 30th. Please keep in mind that it's our current goal, and of course that can change as development continues."
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Let's keep this one short 'n sweet: a Diablo III beta is coming. It's coming in third quarter 2011, which means sometime before September 30, when Activision Blizzard's third quarter ends.
"We began internal, company-wide testing this week," said Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime on the Activision Blizzard quarterly call this afternoon.
Betas are important, but betas don't last forever. When are we going to play the finished thing?
"The development team is working hard to try and launch Diablo III this year," said Morhaime.
Unlike basically other game in Activision's lineup, however, Blizzard does not have to commit to release dates. Diablo III is no different, which is why Blizzard is non-committal about the release date.
"We will not compromise the quality of the game in order to hit a window," he concluded.
UPDATE: There's been some confusion over Blizzard's reference to dropping the Diablo III beta during the third quarter of 2011. I'd assumed Blizzard meant the calendar year quarter, which meant July through September, but I wanted to confirm this with Blizzard.
"The Q3 reference in today’s earning's call was a calendar quarter," said a company representative. "We're aiming to launch the Diablo III beta between July 1st and September 30th. Please keep in mind that it's our current goal, and of course that can change as development continues."
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Let's keep this one short 'n sweet: a Diablo III beta is coming. It's coming in third quarter 2011, which means sometime before September 30, when Activision Blizzard's third quarter ends.
"We began internal, company-wide testing this week," said Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime on the Activision Blizzard quarterly call this afternoon.
Betas are important, but betas don't last forever. When are we going to play the finished thing?
"The development team is working hard to try and launch Diablo III this year," said Morhaime.
Unlike basically other game in Activision's lineup, however, Blizzard does not have to commit to release dates. Diablo III is no different, which is why Blizzard is non-committal about the release date.
"We will not compromise the quality of the game in order to hit a window," he concluded.
I think if this game winds up getting announced, my bank account is just going to go and kill itself. It might as well at that point.
my friend refuses to give blizzard anymore money until they give him Diablo III. you can tell he is really sweating em...
One of my favourite series ever. Still regularly play Diablo II to this day. Been waiting for this for 10 years. Can't wait..
Still think it will be a 2012 release but if it makes for a better quality product that's ok with me.
" Yeeeeah, so what are the chances that the Beta uncovers something gamebreaking that needs a significant rebuilding and a second beta to fix and this slips into 2010? Bets anyone? No? Nobody? Oh, well... "I'm not sue a game can slip backwards in time.
" @NoelVeiga said:Typing in the dark, no backlight on my keyboard... but you know what? I totally own that. Much funnier that way." Yeeeeah, so what are the chances that the Beta uncovers something gamebreaking that needs a significant rebuilding and a second beta to fix and this slips into 2010? Bets anyone? No? Nobody? Oh, well... "I'm not sue a game can slip backwards in time. "
" I'll be there! I've been waiting for this game for the majority of my life. "Its been in development for like 7 years? so your maximum age is 13?
" Kinda sucks this is coming out around the same time as torchlight 2. The two games I really want to play and have been waiting for so long for, and I have to choose between them when they finally come out? "Will Torchlight II even be released as a full-priced game? I'm not sure anyone has said yet. Hopefully not.
" @SlashseveN303 said:It's been in and out of development in various forms since 2000." I'll be there! I've been waiting for this game for the majority of my life. "Its been in development for like 7 years? so your maximum age is 13? "
So, before September 30? But how much before? I leave for Basic at the very beginning of September, and I have a bad feeling that they don't mean it's coming too much earlier than September... all things considered.
Never played the Diablo series, and remember my friend raving about it and playing it constantly.
Played games that that same friend said were based on the design ideas of Diablo, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance etc... That I absolutely love, so definitely want to get my chance to see what the fuss was all about in this.
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