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Diablo III is getting delayed again. Originally set for release in 2011, Blizzard announced today that Diablo III will get released in the second quarter of 2012 (which runs from April to June).
There has been new rumors about Diablo 3 release coming next month Feb. There has been online listings showing the date of release as feb and even printed signs in BestBuy with a marked date of release for feb. But now the makers are setting the record straight.
There's been a lot of speculation about it, and even word that Blizzard had established a team to 'look into' a console version of Diablo III, but now fans have gotten confirmation that it will in fact be happening.
GAMINGtruth delivers the news on Blizzard's newly announced Collector's Edition for the upcoming third installment of the coveted Diablo PC franchise. With this exclusive special edition package, gamers receive a variety of visually impressive collectibles and in-game accessories such as a commemorative game box with a stylish design, a huge art book with over 200 pages, and a 28-track soundtrack of the game's musical score as well as a plethora of other additions.
The Diablo III Collector...
The Entertainment Software Rating Board has released their rating summary for Diablo III, detailing the action role-playing game’s content relating to blood, gore and violence.
Diablo III is well on it's way to production and there's a beta sign up for people that want to get in on the action early. However if you jsut want a sneak peak, here's some leaked footage of the character selection screen and a whole bunch of screen shots from the beta. dig in!
Blizzard Entertainment has finally launched a new website for Diablo III. The new site is a part of the new battle.net and can be accessed with your battle.net account.
"In a press conference at Gamescom earlier today, Blizzard sorta confirmed that they'll also be taking Diablo 3 to consoles. While there have been hints dropped by Blizzard for awhile on this front, Josh Mosqueira outright said that the developer "is very, very serious about bringing the Diablo 3 experience to the console." Sounds pretty solid to me, even if it's not an official statement, yet."
"Yesterday Blizzard announced something that many fans were hoping not to hear; Diablo 3 will require a constant internet connection. Though many players were either depressed or outraged over this, it’s safe to say that the complaints really aren’t justified."
Blizzard the makers of Diablo 3 have just announced that it will only be playable online and offline mode will NOT able to play the game. No internet no gameplay. There is many reasons for this listed on this post one being the fact that they are adding real money auctions and with offline mode you could cheat along with the DRM risk that they are worried about.
"As if the hype for Blizzard’s hack and slash dungeon crawler wasn’t big enough already, we’ve got details on gameplay, classes, and the exciting new Auction House features. Plus a detailed look and footage of the new beta not to mention some subtle changes that Blizzard is making that may not impress the legions of dedicated Diablo fans."
Although plenty of details have been recently unveiled regarding Blizzard's Diablo 3, one detail has been mysteriously missing, a date. Gamers are still left wondering when they will get to take on the lord of darkness once again and play the beloved dungeon crawler once again.
The upcoming changes to Blizzard's Battle.Net for Diablo 3 will force the player to have a constant internet connection. The good news? There's all the co-op, achievements, stat tracking and customization you crave. The question is, when's the beta start?
Remember begging lvl99's for drops in Open B.Net? Well Diablo 3 will take a slightly different approach, allowing you to buy in-game items with in-game money at Blizzard auction houses as well as selling items for real-life money to other players. Yes Blizzard has just created Diablo eBay.
"Blizzard Entertainment has always mostly developed their games for the PC, but that might change very soon as the company just posted a job add on their website looking for someone to lead programing on a game for the Playstation 3. What makes this news even better is the fact that this advert is listed under the Diablo 3 project - could Diablo 3 be coming to PS3 as well?"
In celebration of its new website launch, Raptr will giving away $25,000 worth in prizes during its Summer of Raptr Giveaway promotion. Prizes include the hottest games, consoles, and gear from E3 2011.
Diablo III is one of the most anticipated titles in the industry and gamers can't wait till an official launch date is announced. Check out the ful story for the new details that emerged today.
Blizzard announced some very exciting news today for their upcoming dungeon crawler, Diablo III. They also released a video with the announcement. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Diablo III has been in development for quite some time, but Blizzard has now informed us that it is almost complete. Check out the full post to hear everything they had to say.
In an effort to give gamers the most varied and dynamic experience possible, Blizzard has announce that Diablo III will have a random dungeon and quest generator...
"Activision, while dropping news today of the discontinuation of Guitar Hero for 2011 and layoffs at DJ Hero developer Freestyle Games, along with the outright cancellation of the upcoming True Crime: Hong Kong, announced a new free-to-play game in the Call of Duty franchise for the Chinese market."
"BlizzCon 2010 will be held on October 22nd and 23rd in Anaheim, California. Gamers and Blizzard fans will be able to attend panels, play demos, participate in tournaments, and much more in the Anaheim Convention Center."
"Mike Morhaime, CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment said, "We're looking forward to providing another great show filled with entertainment, competition, and the latest information about Blizzard Entertainment games."
Blizzard today announced that their popular match-making service, Battle.net, will be receiving a major face lift sometime in the future, likely corresponding with the Starcraft II release.
The new game in the Diablo series allows players to choose the sex of their class. While previously only showing the male version of the monk, Blizzard's updated Diablo III site has concept art and the in-game model of the female monk. Though you can still only watch videos of the male monk fighting, casting spells, and grunting.
Blizzard finally set it straight on when and what are going to be release next year for their line up. Battle.Net, Starcraft II, and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is set for their line up for next year, but what about Diablo III?
The long awaited next character to be introduced in Diablo III has been released at BlizzCon '09 as the Monk. The monk has been said to be similar to monks in kung fu movies, and yields a staff as his weapon.
"Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for its fourth BlizzCon gaming convention, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on Friday, August 21st and Saturday, August 22nd. BlizzCon is a celebration of the global player communities surrounding Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo universes. In response to the festival's increasing popularity, this year's event has been expanded from three convention halls to four."
Blizzard considers Battle.net better than any DRM since people will need the original copy to play the game in multiplayer. Also the report explains that attribute points will be assigned automatically, just like they are in WoW.
For over a decade BattleNet (Blizzard's online network) has kept Starcraft, Diablo and Warcraft players nice and happy at no extra cost. It looks like this will be a thing of the past however, come BattleNet 2.0, which is to debut with Starcraft 2. Diablo 3 director Jay Wilson when questioned admitted Blizzard is looking to monetize the new BattleNet. What form this will take either through subscriptions, expansions or micro-transactions is yet to be seen.
Blizzard is arguably the strongest PC developer these days. They're also very good at sniffing out good sales opportunities, which is why it's not surprising that they're considering bringing Diablo 3 to consoles as well.
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Blizzard has revealed, via their playable Diablo III demo at Blizzcon, that their upcoming PC RPG will include the Wizard Class, joining the previously unveiled Barbarian and Witch Doctor classes.
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In a move that will probably set off a protest amongst longtime fans of the Diablo series, it looks like Blizzard will include a new death mechanic in Diablo III. Say goodbye to your town portal scrolls, too.
"Gearbox has modeled the adventuring and questing after the likes of Diablo and the shooting after Halo. So you can pretty much bet that a lot of questing in Borderlands will render loot-runs and adventuring much like Diablo III."
"Improved Battle.net In-Game Functionality
Any quote from Blizzard clearly states that while they won't talk much about Battle.net 2.0, we will be blown away or be very impressed. It's a given that all current features for Battle.net will be included - and improved! Blizzard has said they have learned a lot from WoW on infrastructure, and features from WoW will definitely also be seen. So Battlenet 2.0 WILL feature:
* Excellent Ping
* Channels and Chat in-game
* Ladders and R..."
Jay Wilson, the lead designer of Diablo III, has told the MTV Multiplayer Blog that Diablo III has to "appease an extremely broad audience as well as hardcore fans." Wilson thinks Diablo II was so successful because the game was easy to approach. He wants to keep Diablo III just that.
Another concern is health. Since the character was so much faster than every other character in Diablo II, all they would do was keep using potions, seemingly giving you infinite health. In Diablo III, after ...
""Looks like after a barrage of folks whacking Blizzard servers, taking them offline several times, all the tickets for the upcoming BlizzCon expo have been sold. Blizzard is holding the event on October 10th and 11th at the Anaheim Convention Center (in Anaheim, CA). Tickets were $100 dollars a piece and there is no word on how many were sold.
What we do know for sure is that we have been offered two press passes for the event and will bring you the latest coverage from the expo as it unfo..."
"Eventually, our plans are for the Achievement system to become an account-based system, [lead World of Warcraft designer Jeff Kaplan] explained.
When the new Blizzard Accounts are active, a players WoW points can be added to an overall score dubbed an account holders Blizzard Level. Its basically a gamerscore, Kaplan said, when I made reference to Xbox Lives Achievement system. For now the points are just a WoW character score. As we graduate to that Blizzard Account syste..."
Contrary to what most of us have probably been given the impression of (if you don't pay attention to rumours anyway), Blizzard says Diablo III on consoles is "theoretically possible." During a Eurogamer interview previewing the game, chief designer Rob Pardo seems to think out loud on what such an endeavour would entail.
It's a really solid preview too, so check it out if you're interested.
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We had our first taste of Diablo III and already 2600 people are complaining about the direction in which Blizzard has gone with their artistic style for the third installment.
The petition mainly claims that what was shown in the Diablo III videos is a lot brighter and colorful and not enough darkness and evil is present, comparing it to the likes of Word of Warcraft'ed style art.
Personally, as a Diablo fan, I found the style of Diablo II to be pretty impressive. You want darker? wear...
Rumour - There are two things that Blizzard want before Diablo 3 appears on a console - the gameplay to remain intact, and for PC gamers to be able to play with them.
Would this suggest that the 360 would be the only console to receive this gift from the gaming gods?
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