‘Diablo III’ Dropping February 1? Dark Gods, Yes!

If a sign at some errant Best Buy is correct, then Diablo III is dropping in less than a month. Color me skeptical but silently pleading.

Kotaku:

Joystiq snagged a photo of the display in question after a Canadian Twitter user noticed it while on a shopping trip to Minnesota. The display advertises a midnight launch for Diablo III on February 1, along with a digital countdown timer. That’s not the sort of ad you put up on a lark. That takes the guys from electronics helping out, maybe even some really expensive cables.

Joystiq also notes that Best Buy’s website lists the game for a February 1 release as well, while UK retailer Gameplay has the game set for February 3, which would coincide with the UK’s odd fascination with Friday game releases.

We’ve reached out to Blizzard for date confirmation, as has everyone that ever had a gaming website on the internet. Should we receive confirmation, we’ll let you know.

I kind of hope this isn’t true, if only because I’ll be busy with Final Fantasy XIII-2 on the 31 of January and hate to think I’ll need to immediately stop playing it the next day. Because I totally would.

Update: Several folks in comments are calling this a Photoshop. Note that Joystiq said they had contacted the retail location and verified the sign’s existence.

My body is ready.

[update:  rumor squashed as expected. frowns.]