Blizzard changes their mind on Diablo 3 release time frame after just 4 days – early 2012, they say (for now).
Santa Clause will not come by your house this year with a fresh new copy of Diablo 3 and Mike Morhaime, the president and a co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, is the man to give you the bad news:

“We commonly use the term “soon” when referring to Blizzard releases, because we know that no matter how hard we’re working to reach a target, we’re not going to compromise and launch a game before it’s ready. For Diablo 3, we… Continue to Diablo 3 Goes Live Early 2012 - Says Blizzard's President