Diablo III coming February 1, according to Best Buy ad

A couple of days ago, Blizzard launched a website celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Diablo series, and with it came a quote from Blizzard’s Jay Wilson, who said that the developer was “almost done” with Diablo III.

According to Best Buy, “almost done” apparently means “the game will launch on February 1”. Joystiq picked up a photo of an in-store ad for Diablo III at a Best Buy in Rochester, Minnesota with a countdown for the title, which pegs it for a February 1 release date.

Joystiq reached out to the Best Buy and confirmed that the endcap display was, in fact, actually there, and it was indeed counting down to a February 1 release date, at which point there will be a midnight launch.

To make matters even more interesting, GameStop UK is showing that Diablo III is due for release in that region on February 3. Blizzard has previously made clear that it’s aiming for a simultaneous worldwide launch for the title, so it’s unclear what that would mean, assuming either retailer is correct.

Blizzard has yet to confirm what Best Buy apparently believes to be Diablo 3‘s release date, so sit tight and wait for Blizzard’s response before you go and start taking any days off in February. We’ll let you know if and when Blizzard has something to say.

In the meantime, you can see the in-store ad for yourself below, courtesy of Joystiq.

via Joystiq