Rumors of Blizzard Entertainment (finally) announcing Diablo 3 are almost as common as Duke Nukem Forever development setbacks. The latest comes in the form of a tantalizing tease from PC Gamer in regards to the next issue's cover story, which is due out next month:

"Have you ever had a secret that you're just dying to blurt out, but you can't for another month, and the stress of holding it in makes you want to do the pee-pee dance? That's what the PC Gamer staff is doing right now, because the August issue will be chock-full of exclusives, including a top-secret cover story so huge we had to go to [CENSORED] to get it. Just 30 days more ..."

With many sites speculating so far as to suggest that "CENSORED" could refer to hell, the timing of this latest rumor in relation to upcoming Blizzard events lends credence to the possibility of an announcement. After digging through some admittedly far-fetched pseudo-evidence, BlizzPlanet pointed out that the 30-day mark mentioned by PC Gamer falls in line with Blizzard's 2008 Worldwide Invitational, which takes place at the end of June. Could an unveiling of the anticipated sequel take place?

Shacknews.com contacted a Blizzard Entertainment representative, who unsurprisingly responded that Blizzard's "focus remains on StarCraft II and Wrath of the Lich King. I'm afraid I don't have any new plans to announce at this time."

At this time? As in, right now? Of course you don't - but next month? We'll have to wait and see.