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The current official line concerning a release date is '''Q2 2012''' and that's as specific as it gets. Blizzard generally announces their release dates about two months in advance,<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blue-info-on-the-beta-end-date-release-date-and-d3s-full-game-demoRelease dates are revealed about two months in advance] - Blue Forum Post, 1/8/12</ref> so fans are hoping/expecting to learn Diablo III's sometime in March or April, if the Q2 deadline is to be achieved.

Diablo 3 release dates are often given/guessed at by media sources and especially by software merchants. Blizzard disavows these<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/bashiok-comments-on-store-release-dates-againBlizzard does not tell retailers release dates in advance] - Blue Forum Post, 1/9/12</ref> and they are created by merchants purely to to spur interest/pre-sales.