News tagged with Diablo (19 results)

Unofficial Diablo 3 Countdown

Diablo3.com and related site Blizzplanet are offering mysterious countdown timers that currently stand at 13 days and counting. It is important to note that neither site is owned or operated by Blizzard, but of course they do have some contacts there, so it seems reasonable to trust that this...

Diablo 3 Countdown Follow-up

The Diablo 3 Website clarifies a few things their recently unveiled countdown (story) is not going to concern (thanks GameBanshee), saying they are not counting down to a Diablo 3 announcement or even a Diablo novel-related announcement. ...

Diablo 3 Rumor

Blizzplanet has a tidbit from the new July print issue of PC Gamer Magazine that may indicate a Diablo 3 announcement is in the offing. They point out several details from previous Blizzard announcements to support their theory that PC Gamer is gearing up to announce a new installment in the...

Diablo 3 Rumor Debunked

Voodoo Extreme has word from PC Gamer Magazine that contrary to rumors (story), there will be no Diablo 3 announcement in their forthcoming print issue: "We're officially squelching the Diablo rumor. We've got two big announcements coming in our August issue, but neither is from Blizz...

New Diablo 3 Rumor

A new patch has hit the tubes for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, updating Infinity Ward's military shooter sequel to version 1.6. The new patch addresses a denial of service vulnerability and also delivers the promised bonus map pack which was paid-for content for the Xbox 360 edition of the ...

Diablo II Ladder Reset Plans

Battle.net announces that next week they will be resetting the Diablo II ladders, which will render all Diablo II Battle.net realms unavailable for a few hours: We will be performing a Diablo II ladder reset on June 17 beginning at approximately 9:00 a.m. PDT. The reset is anticipated to req...

Diablo II Patch

Blizzplanet has word that a new patch for Diablo II is now automatically available when logging into Battle.net. The patch for the vintage action/RPG removes the game's CD check, and kicks off the promised ladder reset. ...

Diablo 3 Rumor Du Jour

In not getting too caught up in today's Blizzard splash page speculation, our attempts to avoid Diablo 3 rumor-mongering today seemed to be going so well, too. But now DiabloII.Net foils that plan by reporting "confirmation from inside sources" that Blizzard will announce Diablo...

Diablo III Announced

Blizzard officially announces Diablo III is in the works for Windows and Macintosh, confirming rampant speculation that a new installment in the popular action/RPG series is the WWI game announcement they've been hitting at all week. A release date is not being specified at this point, but the...

Diablo III Art Director to Change, Art Direction to Stay

The Blizzard Entertainment Employment Opportunities Website now lists Art Director for Diablo III as an open position (thanks Kotaku), which causes recent controversy over the game's art direction (story) to come to mind. IncGamers has a follow-up statement from Blizzard indicating that t...

Diablo III Q&A

‘Diablo III’ Designer Describes How Game Will Appeal To ‘Diablo’ Fans And Broad Audience on MTV Multiplayer continues this ongoing exploration of their conversation with Jay Wilson about Diablo III. This time around they discuss the concerns of fans over the way health potions will now be pa...

Diablo III Interviews

The Diablo III Interview on Boomtown recaps a sit-down at the Leipzig Games Conference with Jay Wilson, lead designer on Diablo III. They discuss progress on Blizzard's eagerly anticipated action/RPG sequel, at one point describing how they have scrapped the artwork in Act I several times an...

Diablo III Q&As

Busy Jay Wilson is the subject of a Q&A on 4players.de as people can't get enough to the Blizzard designers answers to questions about Diablo III. The whole health orb deal is once again a major topic of conversation, but they also cover the uncertain status of the "horadrim" ...

Diablo III Status Report

Eurogamer has a write-up based on the latest Blizzard podcast, summarizing the state of Diablo III development. Topics include their process for creating and repeatedly refining the game's content and a good deal of information on the game's loot, discussing the greater emphasis on the valu...

Diablo III Video Interview

Diablo III Video Interview on Ten Ton Hammer speaks with Jay Wilson, Lead Designer on Blizzard's highly anticipated action/RPG sequel. The video offers gameplay footage from preciously released trailers and the conversation covers gameplay changes, Battle.net improvements, and more. The audi...

Diablo III Q&A

The Diablo III Q&A on GameBanshee hits Fallout/Troika veteran Leonard Boyarsky with their +1 club of interrogation to learn about his participation in development of Blizzard's eagerly anticipated action/RPG sequel. They discuss how he came to be part of the Diablo III team, gameplay, ex...

Diablo III Interview

The Jay Wilson Interview on Crispy Gamer talks with the lead designer on Diablo III about Blizzard's upcoming action/RPG sequel. They cover familiar topics like the controversy over the game's art style and living up to the high expectations of the game's rabid fan base. They also ask about ...

Next Diablo III Class "Will Make Players Hate Blizzard"

Diablo III Interview on VideoGamer.com chats with the lead designer on Blizzard's upcoming action/RPG sequel, Jay Wilson. Interesting tidbits they single out include his comment that the only risk in previewing games is to the developer's ego and another comment that GTA 4 is like an MMO...

Diablo III and Dawn of War II Screenshots

PC Games offers new screenshots from Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War II, showing some impressive views of the (way) futuristic RTS sequel in the works at Relic Entertainment. Dawn of War II is slated for release in the spring. Meanwhile, Diii.Net has a couple of new Diablo III screenshots as...