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By Chris Katje: Back in January, I encouraged readers and investors to "Load up on Activison Blizzard shares before Diablo 3 release date". That day was officially announced this morning as the highly anticipated third installment of Diablo will come to Windows and Mac computers on May 15th.

? Blizzard is known for two things: making great games and making us wait for them. For Diablo 3, the wait is almost over. May 15 is the official release date for Blizzard's hotly anticipated hack-and-slash game and follow-up to 2000's Diablo 2. It hasn't been an easy development cycle: the team recently announced that ...

From the Diablo III blog: As we're counting down the days until we're ready to announce a release date for Diablo III, we've come to realize that the PvP game and systems aren't yet living up to our standards. Today, we wanted to let you know that we've made the difficult decision to hold back ...

By Chris Katje: Recently, a picture of a Best Buy (BBY) in Minnesota showed a release date of February 1 for the Diablo 3 video game. The picture went viral and led to wide speculation of when the game would be released.

Note: I wrote the following after watching the Prez on TV. His smiling demeanor and tough guy talk led me to believe that a “patch” on the cliff might happen. Four hours later, and that is not the case. The House will not vote on anything today. There is a chance that the House could vote tomorrow. This would bring results along the lines I describe below. But if the House does not vote, then it means there will be a long fight. A fight that could go on until the debt limit shuts the government. 

ByChristopher Gonsalves:Activision Blizzard (ATVI) will deliver its Q3 earnings results on Wednesday, November 7th, 2012, after the bell rings. Best known for blockbuster hits like World of Warcraft and StarCraft, Activision Blizzard has beaten expectations 5 quarters in a row.

By Samuel Zeifman:It has been a long wait, but on Thursday, March 15, 2012, Activision Blizzard ATVI announced the release date for its new blockbuster computer game Diablo 3. The game is set to hit stores on May 15th 2012. Diablo 3 is a PC game only, and has been in development for over 10 years. The release date has been very highly anticipated by gamers worldwide.

By Harm Hoeksema:Results are upcoming - and what a moment to be part of the gaming industry. In three weeks, Activision Blizzard (ATVI) will release its quarter figures and, and more importantly, provide an outlook on the future. The following is what you can expect to see. Click to enlarge