Originally Posted by Sir Markus 
Based on the game play video I watched, Diablo III is a LOT further into its development than most people think. I wouldn't be surprised to see it released by Christmas.
There is a great difference between the average gameplay video and a Blizzard gameplay video.
Starcraft 2 has looked finished for ages judging from videos alone, and they just announced it won't be released before 2009.
No, I don't think D3 will be released until at least a year from now. However, I also suspect it won't be much longer than that, based on nothing but gut feelings.