Diablo III Welcomes Players To Beta Hell This Summer

Fans around the world have been waiting for their chance to play Diablo III since the game was announced back in June of 2008. During today’s Activision financial results conference call, Blizzard boss Michael Morhaime pinpointed a three-month window for the Diablo III beta.

“The game is looking great,” Morhaime said during the conference call, “and we’re currently aiming at a third quarter launch for external beta testing.” A third quarter target would have beta testing for Diablo III launching sometime between July and September of 2011.

What Morhaime didn’t offer was any sign of an official release date. “I want to be clear that we do not have an official release date or window yet,” he said, explaining that Blizzard would not compromise quality to hit a release window. A slide accompanying the conference call did mention the company was “driving hard” to get the game released this year.

With beta testing kicking off in the third quarter of 2011, we’re sure to hear something regarding the game’s launch by the time BlizzCon 2011 rolls around in October.