So Blizzard confirms that they are still moving forward on D3, although slow as molasses.
In Activision’s first quarter investor call, Blizzard Entertainment, revealed that they are beginning company-wide testing on “Diablo 3″ and planning an external beta for the third quarter of 2011. So this would put a timeline for the actual release date into 2012, likely 2nd or 3rd quarter Blizz was unwilling to confirm a specific release timeframe. Morhaime stated:
“On the ‘Diablo 3′ front, I’m pleased to report that we began internal, company-wide testing last week. The game is looking great and we are currently targeting a Q3 launch for external beta testing. The development team is working hard to try to launch ‘Diablo 3′ this year, but I want to be clear. We do not have an official release date or window yet.” Here is the earnings call PDF
So fans who are waiting, keep waiting. Once we get a link for the beta we’ll post it here.
