Responding to news today which hinted that 3 could be confirmed at the Worldwide Invitational event taking place in France next month, have cooled speculation on the matter.

"We definitely appreciate that the community has a lot of interest in seeing the Diablo series continue, and we certainly share that desire," a representative of the game maker told Shacknews.

"For now, though, our focus remains on II and Wrath of the Lich King. I’m afraid I don’t have any new plans to announce at this time."

More on this as we get it.

By Luke Guttridge