Rob Pardo, VP of Blizzard states regarding a 2011 release for Diablo III, “Will I be christening my new computer with Diablo III this year? We really, really hope so. That’s our goal. Our goal is to get there. But you know, at the end of the day, we are going to get it right. That’s more important. We’re going to promise, we’re going to get it out there when it’s awesome. And, we’re crossing our fingers, maybe it will be this year.”
Diablo III would be a nice cherry to the top of 2011, but knowing Blizzard, their “it’s done when it’s done” mentality make a 2011 release suspect, at best.