Homestretch by Blizzard means late 2012.

Yeah,i definitely understand why they won't announce it. Its been 10 years since the expansion, and now Blizzard comes along: "Diablo 3, release date 2015"   -_-

Hahaha..

No.

Shit's not coming out till some time next year.
Blizzard game design- polish a diamond until it becomes dust.

I'm thinking early next year.

"I'm thinking early next year. "

Beta will be announced at Blizzcon. 

Well, under the current management of Activision-Blizzard, Blizzard has agreed to release at minimum 1 title per year. Last year they released 2 titles, Cataclysm and StarCraft 2. Not only this, but according to the leaked timeline (which you can see below) Diablo 3 is expected to release in Q4 of this year (along with a StarCraft 2 expansion and some other mystery SC2 project). If Blizzard meets their Q2 goal of releasing the map market for SC2 then I will have a lot more faith in these leaked documents. I think that they will because they were touting Blizzard DOTA at Blizzcon and players have been anxiously anticipating it ever since. I think that they will use that particular map/mod as the flagship of the marketplace. It will be free, but it will release alongside the marketplace so that the marketplace announcement will garner more attention.

That's just my 2 cents... here's the timeline I spoke of - please notice the disclaimer at the bottom. The timeline was purportedly leaked when an executive from Blizzard's China division left the company. One of the big-wigs left the company and took company secrets with him and this one leaked out... that's the story, but of course who knows what to believe. It is from a year ago so I am sure plenty has moved around...

 CFO Thomas Tippl said during the financial call to investors, that the company’s outlook of 2011 does not include a new Blizzard game, but instead expects the developer to release two titles in 2012 – possibly the new MMO and Diablo III – but no one would confirm which titles when asked by numerous analysts on the call. 

Blizzard is good for one major release a year, it was explained, and the firm wanted to wait on a Diablo III release this year, because quality matters to Blizzard above anything else. If the game happened to release this year, it would be because Blizzard believed it to be ready, but don’t expect it.

2014 confirmed then.

I say early next year. They could release it on any day and get millions to buy it so why would Activision want to release it during holiday to compete with their other games? Start the next quarter with a bang. 

I'm still hesitantly looking forward to it. To be honest I really want this game but at the same time I'm afraid it won't be anything new or exciting for the franchise and will make everyone wonder what the point was (as its not like Starcraft- this is a genre that's been cloned to death for years so it does need some kind of innovation).

I don't know, we'll see. I do still intend to get it- again I'm just worried. Can't help it.

They will probably announce it at Blizzcon for November release. Than I will literally poop my dick because Skyrim and D3 would be out. I'd honestly be set for LIFE.

We are so close now. I dont see why they shouldnt release it this year.