Blizzard we have a problem....

Quote from GB article:

"You'll recall during the recent Activision earnings call that Blizzard's COO Paul Sams admitted the company would be putting out one "frontline" title a year for the foreseeable future, so if the first StarCraft II installment is really getting that close, it's got an awfully good chance of becoming this year's release."


Blizzard said that they want to develop one game a year now that they've merged with Activison...

Starcraft II: WOL will most likely be the 2009 game. One would then think that Starcraft II: HOS would be released in 2010, and then LOV in 2011....

Wait... what about Diablo III...

Does this mean that Diablo III won't come out until 2012???

Or as my Friend, whose bro is a programmer for Blizzard, said they might do WOL in 2009, DIII in 2010, HOS in 2011, DIII EX in 2012, and LOV in 2013....

Which lineup would you like better...

I would rather Blizzard do more than one game a year...but you cant get everything inlife....

I think the fact that Blizzard feels obligated to put out one title a year now is worse than waiting 3 years for Diablo III.

If Blizzard's plan is to begin hype three years before Diablo III's release, I promise I will not buy it, no matter how good. That is just absurd.
However, it is likely that this is all hearsay and that not even Blizzard themselves know exactly how their release schedule will work.

Blizzard's release schedule pisses me off,i mean come on release games more often you have the manpower just do it.

I`m pretty sure they could develop Diablo 3 in a month with the money they have, but I`m glad they take there time, but sometimes I feel like I want to rip my nut sack off and throw it at the blizzard HQ for taking just a little to long : )

"If Blizzard's plan is to begin hype three years before Diablo III's release, I promise I will not buy it, no matter how good. That is just absurd.
However, it is likely that this is all hearsay and that not even Blizzard themselves know exactly how their release schedule will work.
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"I think the fact that Blizzard feels obligated to put out one title a year now is worse than waiting 3 years for Diablo III."

This is all depressing I WANT DIII NOW!!!!

I think by a title a year, they mean a new title. Expansions to WoW wouldn't count, I doubt the Starcraft Expansions would count, and Diablo 3 would count.

I agree, Blizzard do take to long to release games but it's not like they're releasing crap either. Most of the time the games are worth the wait.

"I agree, Blizzard do take to long to release games but it's not like they're releasing crap either. Most of the time the games are worth the wait."

Blizzard makes quality games and when the title is ready, it will be released. There never is a concrete schedule for them, obviously, so whenever Diablo III comes out is whenever I'll be happy. The way I see it...

• Starcraft II comes out.
• Months until Diablo III release are spent playing custom maps on SCII.
  
• Diablo III comes out.
• Grind in Cow Level V2. If there is one.
  

It deppends entirely on what they consider a frontline game. And they can bend the definition of that around enough to release whatever they want, whenever they want. It's just marketing talk. It doesn't actually mean anything for blizzards release cycles.