After two Blizzcons there is still not a mention of Diablo at all. I suppose it makes sense though, Starcraft II is the major attraction, as well as the devoted WoW fans.

However I’m still holding out hope that Diablo III is in the works. Here are the things I know, or suspect…

Blizzard North (these are the people behind the Diablo Universe) was closed down by Blizzard HQ (in Irvine, WoW/Starcraft teams). All the employees were offered to continue working at HQ, but some chose to leave, such as Roper, to form their own studios — such as Flagship Studios — During this time, when these different studios were starting up, and their websites we put up, they included biographies of the staff members, including their past projects.

What we know from these tidbits that were later removed, is that some of these people were working on a 3d project for Blizzard at Blizzard North. We know that it was neither SC2 nor was it WoW (both teams were at Blizz HQ). So from this we can conclude that they were working on a new Diablo title.

Since then there have been many rumours and semi-leaks, the most interesting one has come from the Diablo Book author, who said that he was not writing for a dead universe.

Conclude what you wish, but I will continue to hold out hope.