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Blizzard: Don't Expect Diablo 3 in 2010

by Chris Faylor, Aug 21, 2009 12:26pm PDT

Much to the chagrin of those who were expecting Diablo III to arrive next year, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime has confirmed that just-revealed World of Warcraft expansion Cataclysm and StarCraft II are the two titles the company expects to hit in 2010.

Morhaime made the revelation while talking with BlizzCon Live hosts Geoff Keighley and Kat Hunter, with more details on Blizzard's projects expected as BlizzCon continues.

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FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUU

Nov 23, 2009 1:00pm PST

FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUU : icedcool

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"And what the heck the world is ending in 2012 anyways"
This is funny, as I thought the same thing, apparently these people haven't even the slightest cognitive dissonance over it...

Aug 22, 2009 3:43pm PDT

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"And what the heck the world is ending in 2012 anyways" This is funny, as I thought the same thing, appa... : G346
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- they don't because it won't : wwonderboy334
- Poe's law strikes again. : SnakeIRye
- Poe's law strikes again. : SnakeIRye

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I Imagine the diablo 3 push back has nothing to do with star craft and more with milking out the new WoW expansion. Which as a game has more similarities with Diablo 3 then Star Craft. My opinion has always been the best chance at a wow killer would be D3. It takes alot of teh stuff i liked about wow and gets rid of a lot of the stuff I didn't like about wow.

And what the heck the world is ending in 2012 anyways pushing back till then they wont make much money and what they do make wont matter no one will be left to spend it.

Aug 22, 2009 1:03pm PDT

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I Imagine the diablo 3 push back has nothing to do with star craft and more with milking out the new W... : tlover2
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- the annunaki are notorious level grinders. : BaronVonSnakPak
- Push back? people were expecting Diablo 3 in 2010? When has blizzard ever released more than 1 product ... : wwonderboy334

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and next year theyll say that diablo 3 is split into 5 games for each character, and that those will be delayed by a WoW expansion allowing you to gain 3 more levels and put stickers on your armor.

fucking typical blizzard.

Aug 22, 2009 8:22am PDT

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and next year theyll say that diablo 3 is split into 5 games for each character, and that those will be d... : BaronVonSnakPak
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  - after the activision buyout nothing surprises me, theyre the dairy farmers of the gaming world. : BaronVonSnakPak

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Not in 2010??? That leaves 2009 ;P

Seriously... 2011 is waaaaay to long. I wonder if they see D3 as a competition to SC2 and simply don't want to shoot their own leg...

Aug 21, 2009 2:10pm PDT

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Not in 2010??? That leaves 2009 ;P Seriously... 2011 is waaaaay to long. I wonder if they see D3 as a ... : l0s7man
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  hope you are right but that would be very un-blizlike to come out early.Do not forget Diablo 2's release ... : mcpstoner
  - That was more of a joke! Stilll, 2011 is quite far off. I understand the whole "when it's ready" thing... : l0s7man
- Why not D3 this Halloween? : Wilhuf

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Maybe they will surprise everyone and release it in 2009. As they said don't expect Diablo 3 in 2010 doesn't necessarily mean 2011. It certainly has looked finished for a long time.

Aug 22, 2009 10:04am PDT

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- I'm sure the planet you live on has fantastic mushrooms. : master_disaster_17

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They will put off releasing this game till they get a feel for how much extra money they can milk out of people in the star craft 2 market place. Then see how they can apply it to diablo 3 market place. So glad activision got in the mix.. Maybe they have to wait till Activision comes up with new 200$ controllers shaped like different weapons and combat is based of swinging and hitting buttons to the rhythm of the back round music.

Well Not that blizzard will miss my money but i have no interest in any blizzard game till diablo 3. So it may be till 2011 till they see any more of my money.

Aug 22, 2009 9:00am PDT

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They will put off releasing this game till they get a feel for how much extra money they can milk out of ... : tlover2
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- I am sure bigwigs at Blizzard are looking at your post now and making sure they release D3 tomorrow. : lavaflare

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2011? Wow. Guess I'll quit holding my breath and following it for another year...or more.

Aug 21, 2009 1:34pm PDT

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2011? Wow. Guess I'll quit holding my breath and following it for another year...or more. : Inarion
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  No - Diablo 3 2011. Wow 2010 (XP). See what I did there? : henrikb
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      Cue Tumbleweeds : Printmatic
    - 2011? WoW. Nope, not WoW but Diablo. Touche. : henrikb
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Of Course Not. Why Release a title when they can milk the money out of you FIRST in WOW and Starcraft. It has NOTHING to do with the game being finished. it has everything to do with making as much profit from one title before taking that money away with another. Believe me, save producing the discs the title is ready to go.

Aug 21, 2009 7:46pm PDT

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Oh god :(

Aug 22, 2009 2:45am PDT

Oh god :( : -sk-

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Okay ... I'm not surprised by this, except Blizzard went out of their way to say that Diablo III would ship in 2010 and not be affected by StarCraft II's delay (due to some nebulous issue with Battle.net). Don't believe me?

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/59859

Believe me now? :)

Aug 21, 2009 2:07pm PDT

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Okay ... I'm not surprised by this, except Blizzard went out of their way to say that Diablo III would sh... : TrickSh0t
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- "And so it would be correct to conclude that you could expect two releases of Blizzard next year. But I w... : crazypsycho
- No, Because I actually read that article instead of half a quote. Jeebus even look at the comments signed... : syn0r

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They started the hype machine way, WAY too early then...and that's the one part I do not understand. There may be more to this than meets the eye.

Aug 21, 2009 2:31pm PDT

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They started the hype machine way, WAY too early then...and that's the one part I do not understand. Ther... : sinclair4217
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- They do this every time. : erebus
- Because they needed the "omg it looks too colorful and cartoony!" complaints to die down as the whingers ... : Fuzzwah

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FUCKBASKETS!!!

Aug 21, 2009 3:44pm PDT

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Oh my gosh this hurts. :( However, I do want Blizzard to take as long as they need to make the game amazing.

still hurts

Aug 21, 2009 12:45pm PDT

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  - You're making it hurt more. ;( : warcrow

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I know it's been said a thousand times before, but GOD DAMN Blizzard is slow.

I mean, I really do appreciate that they put a lot of effort and polish and creativity (visual, at least) into their products, bur for God's sake... They haven't put out anything other than Warcraft THIS ENTIRE DECADE, and the decade will be over by the time D3 hits.

It may be worth the wait, but it's still slooooooooooooow by any rational standard for a company with the absolutely massive level of resources they have available.

I know, I know, it's just bitching. Still...

Aug 21, 2009 7:22pm PDT

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  - True. But then again, I never really expected them to release Starcraft II and Diablo III in the same ... : Prospero424

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that................. sucks.

Aug 21, 2009 9:08pm PDT

that................. sucks. : mr.sleepy

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The host Geoff just said that we'll be able to play D3 next year, so this is a bit confusing...

Aug 21, 2009 3:18pm PDT

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The host Geoff just said that we'll be able to play D3 next year, so this is a bit confusing... : dozerking
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2011 at earliest?

Fuck sake <installs widescreen patch on Diablo 2>

Aug 21, 2009 7:40pm PDT

2011 at earliest? Fuck sake <installs widescreen patch on Diablo 2> : MeestaNob

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Biggest gaming letdown since "Doom 4 news? What Doom 4 news?"

Aug 21, 2009 5:07pm PDT

Biggest gaming letdown since "Doom 4 news? What Doom 4 news?" : the archvile

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Damn waiting over two years for this game is going to be tough. : /

Aug 21, 2009 4:07pm PDT

Damn waiting over two years for this game is going to be tough. : / : DM7

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It would be dumb on Blizzard's part to release both SC2 and Diablo3 in the same year, they'd eat at each other's sales numbers.

On top of that, you have Cataclysm and WoW still pushing strong.

Aug 21, 2009 12:37pm PDT

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- blizzard, of all the mother fuckers, you are the motherfuckest. : haybro

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its gonna take that long to remove all the rainbows and fruity colors

Aug 21, 2009 3:14pm PDT

its gonna take that long to remove all the rainbows and fruity colors : gyokuro

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This year? If only....

Aug 21, 2009 3:14pm PDT

This year? If only.... : Wolfanoz

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I sure wasn't expecting Diablo III in 2010. Hopefully it will be in 2011. They are postponing this so much that it has to be one hell of a game.

Aug 21, 2009 12:37pm PDT

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  - Wrong, they stopped and relaunched development on the game, that's a delay. : Zombie Vonnegut
- I knew it wasn't going to make 2010. Minimum wait was always 2-3 years after announcement but games take ... : Dr_Cube

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This could be a good thing, gives me a year to focus on Borderlands!

Aug 21, 2009 12:37pm PDT

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This could be a good thing, gives me a year to focus on Borderlands! : revenant4
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2013 is my guess.

Aug 21, 2009 12:37pm PDT

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FUCK YO COUUUUUUUUCH!!!!

Aug 21, 2009 2:23pm PDT

FUCK YO COUUUUUUUUCH!!!! : icedcool

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................ Diablo 3 2011

Aug 21, 2009 12:29pm PDT

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Only Blizzard and Valve can get away with these kind of delays. Imagine of Modern Warfare 2 got delayed a year.

Aug 21, 2009 1:56pm PDT

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- They are making the best game they possibly can and have the time to do it, who says thats a delay? As fa... : NoCopy

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I mean i was *hoping* we'd see it xmas 2010 (even though i knew it wouldnt happen) but this makes me sad.

I wish blizzard would only announce games when theyre a year (2 max), away.

This Blizzcon is turning into such a downer for me. A WoW expansion that for some reason just doesnt get me excited (at all) and Diablo3 seemingly further away than ever.

Sigh.

Aug 21, 2009 1:03pm PDT

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so it's coming this year? <|:o)

Aug 21, 2009 1:16pm PDT

so it's coming this year? <|:o) : hammetje

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fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffuck. :(

Aug 21, 2009 1:15pm PDT

fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffuck. :( : lplasmatron

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I dont expect sc2 for next year so

Aug 21, 2009 12:50pm PDT

I dont expect sc2 for next year so : Frush81

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Now you get to left click a million times in 2011.

Aug 21, 2009 12:48pm PDT

Now you get to left click a million times in 2011. : Xulu

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Actually, the 21.12.2012 date seems pretty reasonable now.

Or 31.12.2011, It's still 2011 right?

Aug 21, 2009 12:48pm PDT

Actually, the 21.12.2012 date seems pretty reasonable now. Or 31.12.2011, It's still 2011 right? : Kentt0

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It continues to have an indeterminate release date in the distant future.

Aug 21, 2009 12:39pm PDT

It continues to have an indeterminate release date in the distant future. : Schnapple

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