Ok, not really, but this news still fucking sucks. On the latest Listen UP David Ellis basically confirmed that D3 won't be coming till 2011. Not a typo. 2011. 2 years. He said Blizzard told him that SC2 and WoW:C will be next year, and though they didn't say D3 was for 2011, that's the assumption he made, so yeah... that kinda blows. The only alternative would be that it's coming 2009....that or 2012.

"God-fucking-dammit, Blizzard."

I thought people knew this already.

Well of course why would they release all their major titles in one year it makes no sense. SC2, WOW:C and Diablo 3 in one year doesn't make that much sense.

They said it at Blizzcon, not out in 2010.  
Not news.

Celebrating 15 years of Diablo with Diablo 3. People better prepare to feel old.

Bombcast said it too.

I really hope that game fails...

I wouldn't be surprised if it comes out in 2012.

Well, it could be 2012, 2013, or 2045 for all we know. They just said NOT 2010, and knowing Blizzard, well.....actually there's nothing to say there, for all we know it could come out 2010 and they could be lying, or it could come out two console generations from now, and still be PC exclusive.

I really want Blizzard to fail. They just.... irritate me.

Blizzard release things when they are done.Thats why they are always high quality .
Wanting a company to fail...wanting talented people to fail because they do their job too well is crazy.

However long they want to make that game just as awesome as Diablo 2, they can have.

Sorry, I didn't realize it was old news. 
 
And their products aren't always quality... anyone play WoW at launch? Yeah...

Blizzard has so many projects going at once, it would be nice for them to just focus on one thing before even announcing another.  I would have rather not even heard about Diablo III at all until late 2010 because at least then the time between the announcement and the release is not so large

The claims that SC2 and The WoW expansion are coming out next year still isn't solid either. I really don't know how it was surprising though, it was confirmed SC2 wasn't coming out this year...so of course there's no way D3 and SC2 would be coming out the same year.  Its been pretty clear their most progress atm has been SC2, and they haven't even completely decided the final class they are going to reveal for D3. Its definitely still far off, I would go as far as summer or later of 2011 for D3, and possibly even end year of 2010 for SC2. 

Fuck you blizzard..

" "God-fucking-dammit, Blizzard." "

I'm really looking forward to Diablo 3 and I want it to live up to peoples expectations. If it means waiting longer for a higher quality product then I'm all for the delay.

Figured as much. Blizzard's development cylcles from the time they announce something are incredibly long.
 
The original WoW took at least 4 years if I remember right, if not more.

It kind of disappoints me that they announce a new expansion to World of Warcraft, and that will be released next year, but not Diablo III. Oh, whatever. It'll be great, I know it.

Delays are a good thing, it leads to more polish for a game. I'd rather have a masterpiece of a game that has taken 5 years to make, than a turd of a game that was rushed out because whining fanboys demanded it.

You could have guessed that awhile ago with how they have been announcing classes. My initial reaction is GODFUCKINGDAMNDSKFJAJFIHASD but if that's thats what it'll take for the game to be great, I can wait. I'll prolly end up playin it for another decade again anyway.

" I wouldn't be surprised if it comes out in 2012. "

blizzard reminds me of valve, only they announce their games far too in advance. but i guess it helps the public know what they are working on.

LOL @ listening to ListenUP

Its also a business thing people, think. 
 
Starcraft 2 : Q2 2010
Warcraft Cataclysm : Q4 2010 ( my guess ) 
Diablo 3 : Q2 2011  ( my guess )
 
Its garanteed revenues every 2 quarters. Show that to the investors and they're gonna cum in their pants. Oh yes they will.

That's cool. I don't care about DIII. Or any upcoming Blizzard games for that matter.

" That's cool. I don't care about DIII. Or any upcoming Blizzard games for that matter. "

i don't care as long as the quality improves

2011 does sound about right.

2012...seems so far away
But it`ll come sooner then later

" Its also a business thing people, think.   Starcraft 2 : Q2 2010 Warcraft Cataclysm : Q4 2010 ( my guess )  Diablo 3 : Q2 2011  ( my guess )  Its garanteed revenues every 2 quarters. Show that to the investors and they're gonna cum in their pants. Oh yes they will. "

" @Meowayne said:

" That's cool. I don't care about DIII. Or any upcoming Blizzard games for that matter. "

Yet again meowayne, your post brought the discussion foward with interesting points..... If you dont care about something, just don't post in it and move on... "

" @demonbear said:

" Its also a business thing people, think.   Starcraft 2 : Q2 2010 Warcraft Cataclysm : Q4 2010 ( my guess )  Diablo 3 : Q2 2011  ( my guess )  Its garanteed revenues every 2 quarters. Show that to the investors and they're gonna cum in their pants. Oh yes they will. "

Blizzard isn't the kind of company who pushes shit back behind of business reasons actually...they're pretty well set for that kind of stuff. They push their stuff back because they are constantly changing a ton of shit at any given time.    "

" @pause422 said:

" @demonbear said:

" Its also a business thing people, think.   Starcraft 2 : Q2 2010 Warcraft Cataclysm : Q4 2010 ( my guess )  Diablo 3 : Q2 2011  ( my guess )  Its garanteed revenues every 2 quarters. Show that to the investors and they're gonna cum in their pants. Oh yes they will. "

Blizzard isn't the kind of company who pushes shit back behind of business reasons actually...they're pretty well set for that kind of stuff. They push their stuff back because they are constantly changing a ton of shit at any given time.    "

Blizzard no, Activision-Blizzard yes.  Wake up and smell the roses people, the Blizzard we knew morphed into something a bit different. Sure its still warcraft, diablo and starcraft, but they changed. We're not in 1997 anymore. "

D3 (not the Mighty Ducks movie) will come out Q1 2013. You heard it here first.

Here's the way I see it: 
 
StarCraft 2 and Diablo 3 are being delayed by more than just the development of the games.  Battle.net also has to be going in order for those two to be released.  Also, Diablo III is not three separate games for them to work different balancing issues out for.  It's one base game, then expansions to follow afterwards. 
 
Therefore, StarCraft 2 is viable for next year, so long as Battle.net comes along the way it's supposed to.  Hopefully, if that pans out well, we MIGHT get to see some Diablo III gameplay of some form on our computers by the end of next year. 
 
As for WoW: Cataclysm, let's face it:  Blizzard isn't going to say a release date until they know the release date for The Old Republic.  Once they know that, they'll launch to compete against it.  You ARE talking about the #2 publisher in the world going against the #1 publisher in the world at this point.

:(

Well, from what the Bombcast is saying this week, its Diablo doing what Diablo does (and Starcraft II is just a fresh coat of paint on the old game). Let's be completely honest here, Blizzard very rarely reinvents the wheel when it comes to its games.  There are minor tweaks and "gee whiz" things (flying mounts in WoW come to mind), but the nuts-and-bolts of their games do not change dramatically from one iteration to the next.  Granted, if you liked Diablo II, then here's more of the same- just don't expect it to be world-shattering. With that being said, I still don't know how they can keep polishing a game that they've already made two times before...

This event has a lot of pleasure to me since my kitten scratched my LCD around the HUD area and I was unable to play this game.

Expected. It is Blizzard after all... the only thing they release on time is WoW's expansions