Diablo III was not playable at the WWI debut event in June 2008, but a lengthy gameplay movie was released, with much gameplay action and explanatory narration by Jay Wilson. The demo introduced the Barbarian and Witch Doctor characters, as well as memorable monsters like the Thousand Pounder and the gigantic Siegebreaker.
Further demolishing the expectations and hopes of Diablo fans worldwide, Blizzard has stated that Diablo 3 will not be out before StarCraft 2. In fact, according to Blizzard's Rob Pardo, Diablo 3 definitely won't see a release at all next year - confirming rumours that a 2010 release date for Diablo 3 is out of the question. "We always announce all of our games too early," Pardo said to TechLand. "I think it's safe to say that, yeah, is not going to be out next year."
