Blizzard has confirmed that Diablo III will be release on May 15 in most major markets, with a Latin America and Russia launch coming June 7. The game will be offered for free to World of Warcraft annual pass subscribers.
“After many years of hard work by our development team and months of beta testing by hundreds of thousands of dedicated players around the world, we’re now in the homestretch,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We look forward to putting the final polish on Diablo III over the next two months and delivering the ultimate action-RPG experience to gamers worldwide starting on May 15.”
Diablo III is being offered for $59.99 when it releases. There will also be a Collector’s Edition that will be $99.99 that will include a behind-the-scenes Blu-ray/DVD two-disc set, the Diablo III soundtrack CD, a 208-page Art of Diablo III book, and a 4 GB USB soulstone (with full versions of Diablo II and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction) and Diablo skull base, and exclusive in-game content for Diablo III, World of Warcraft, and StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.
