Blizzard has admitted that it knew when Diablo 3 was due to be finished, despite years of speculation by gamers, and silence form the studio. Full details over at NowGamer.
Who says a dud game can't have a video game comeback?
Cyberpunk and No Man's Sky have to be up there. We're lucky and cursed, equally, to have games that can be updated now. For folks old enough to remember the Sega/SNES into PS1 and even 2 eras, if a game came out that was half baked (*cough*Angel of Darkness*cough*) that was it, no redemption. At the same time, having the option for updates shouldn't be an excuse for half assing games.
I remember when the Nintendo Seal of Approval meant something.
All those games had to release without bugs.
Diablo III still works on modern PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and remains hugely playable a decade after initial release.
Diablo III: Season 28 brings with it the Altar of Rites, an altar full of unlockable bonuses and potions that will require the gathering of tons of resources. One of things needed is the Staff of Herding, which also unlocks the famous Cow Level known as Whimsyshire. Here's how to craft that staff, for those that either have forgotten, or have never completed it.
I don't blame them, better to not give a specific date in case you run into unexpected delays.
Easy for them to say this was the date all along, probably bullshit though....
Could care less if they knew it was going to be released this may or not. The fact of the matter is that they never release a game without thoroughly testing and polishing it, so we can at least be sure we'll be playing a finished product when we first start up Diablo III.