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#diablo It also has the Diablo V expansion pack. Meanwhile, the rest a the world patiently waits for developer Blizzard t' finish Diablo III. Oh, China. More »

#diablo As be customary, Blizzard's first beta for Diablo III - which has now begun - be with employees 'n family a the company. That probably doesn't include ye. But that be OK. ye can watch other people play! More »

I don't know about ye lads, but when I want t' know about something, 'n I mean really know, I be not looking on the Internet or in a book. I need wisdom that be been handed down from on high, 'n that, me mateys, be always carved into stone tablets. Lucky for us, I've just this moment come across a...

#rumor Over the weekend, website Force Strategy Gaming claimed t' have gotten hold a some leaked screenshots 'n, more importantly, footage from the upcoming Diablo III beta. More »

#worldofwarcraft What do ye pillage when ye cross World a Warcraft's fiendish aquatic foes with the undisputed Lord a Terror? Behold Murkablo, the stuff a nightmares 'n BlizzCon 2011 goodie bags. More »

#diablo The official community site for Blizzard's hot-hot-hotly anticipated dungeoneer Diablo III has launched, giving the game's hordes a fans a centralized place t' post about, ye know, how mad excited we all be about the game. More »

#diabloiii Gamescom be invaded by the depths a hell this weekend. But it be mostly a low-key affair. More »

#watchthis We showed ye that fancy bit a 3D street art Blizzard created for Diablo III earlier this week. Now we have a sped-up video showing how the artists made it look like demons be bursting from the city's streets. More »

#diablo Sounds like Blizzard be now a bit more serious about "exploring a Diablo-related concept for consoles." What be something a an understated "interest" in bringing on talent for a version a Diablo III for video game consoles now sounds almost imminent. More »

#diablo A street artists turned Cologne's Rudolfplatz into a scene from Diablo III. In the pic above a group a developers check out the art in person. More »

#diablo For Diablo III, Blizzard be giving players a chance t' fight the hardest a hellspawn with the game's "Inferno" difficulty. Faster, stronger 'n tougher enemies that mean big risks 'n big rewards. What kind a rewards? More »

Blizzard plans t' revamp how the end game works in it be upcoming action role-playing game, Diablo III. Instead a only having the franchise standard normal t' nightmare t' hell progression where the challenge increases 'n bottles a rum pillage better, Blizzard be adding an Inferno setting for max level players. If yer level be at the cap, level 60, monsters in Inferno be at level 61. This way the whole game be challenging all the way through...

Diablo III's beta will hit by September, hopefully before, Blizzard game director Jay Wilson said during a Gamescom press conference today. When's the game coming out? "When it be ready." Got it? Read more about Diablo III 'n it be "inferno difficulty." More »

#diablo Diablo 'n his minions will dole out the most extreme player punishment in Diablo III, thanks t' it be fourth, harder than Hell difficulty level known as Inferno. Blizzard revealed the harsh, high-level difficulty gameplay feature at Gamescom today, explaining what it means for the most dedicated a Diablo III players. More »

Id’s lead design chap, Tim Willits, has been talking t' Eurogamer about the “always on” thing. He said this: “Diablo 3 will make everyone else accept the fact ye have t' be connected. If ye have a juggernaut, ye can make change. I’m all for that. If we could force people t' always be connected when ye play the game, 'n then have that be acceptable, awesome. In the end, it’s better for everybody.” Everybody except those people who aren’t online for whatever reason.

“Imagine picking up a game 'n it’s automatically updated. Or there’s something new ye didn’t know about, 'n ye didn’t have t' click away. It’s all automatically there. But it does take juggernauts like [Diablo 3] t' make change. I’m a big proponent a always connected. I’m always connected. Our fans be always connected.”

Except when they’re not, eh? I think he’s right about Diablo III being unstoppable, but it’s not going t' make it any less annoying or intrusive. Also, I totally love it when an app or game I click on tells me t' hang on for a moment, because it has t' update before I can use it. That’s super, really. Great stuff.

IGN recently sat down with Diablo III's game director, Jay Wilson, who took us through the strengths 'n weaknesses a each a the five different character classes in Blizzard's upcoming epic. Rather than hit ye with the full 10 minute video, we've broken it up into five separate chunks - each focu...

MTV have spoken t' Blizzard’s VP a Online Technologies, Robert Bridenbecker, about the internet’s passionate response t' the online-only requirement for Diablo III. He said: “I’m actually kind a surprised in terms a there even being a question in today’s age around online play 'n the requirement around that.” He went on t' explain that anti-piracy concerns did not factor into the decision: “”Internally I don’t think [DRM] ever actually came up when we talked about how we want connections t' operate. Things that came up be always around the feature-set, the sanctity a the actual game systems like yer characters. ye’re guaranteeing that there be no hacks, no dupes. All a these things be points a discussion, but the whole copy protection, piracy thing, that’s not really entering into why we want t' do it.”

ye read the full comments by Bridenbecker here.

One a the biggest surprises during our recent hands-on with Diablo III be the changes that had been made t' the game's skill system. In Diablo II, each character class had several skill trees, 'n players activated then strengthened their abilities by allocating points as they levelled up. No mo...

ye might play Diablo III before the end a the year. ye might not. Probably not, if I be a betting man.

Even though Activision 'n Blizzard Entertainment be one 'n the same, Blizzard's treated differently than the rest a the company, with Activision never committing Blizzard t' release dates or guaranteeing revenues until the game's actually out.

Blizzard be as non-committal as ever in today's call with investors, with Blizzard CEO Michael Morhaime once again restating that the company hopes t' deliver Diablo III before the end a the year.

This be just a hope, though.

"[we be] not ready t' commit t' a release date at this time," said Morhaime.

"There's a lot a moving parts in putting out a complicated release like Diablo III," he said later. "we be not yet in beta. it be really going t' come down when the game be ready for prime-time. We'll know more when we hit beta 'n we'll know more when we put some a these new systems into test."

The new systems he's alluding t' be, for example, the controversial real-money auction house.

Morhaime also said the impending beta test be scheduled before the end a the current quarter, which means sometime between now 'n the end a October.

Cross yer fingers, folks.

#bastion In a very real way, games play us. We may hold the controller, but often it feels as though the games—through their systems, design, 'n pacing—hold most a the cards. 'n as game developers cotton t' the specific design elements that compel us t' play ('n keep playing), many a them be reaping financial gains by capitalizing on video games' inherent persuasiveness. More »

Amplify the visuals 'n go over the top with the art style 'n a vibrant color palette!

Yesterday brought assorted confusing news about Diablo III, which left quite a few people unhappy – let’s see if today does any better. Here’s almost eight minutes a Blizzard’s hacky-slashy game in hacky-slashy 'n incredibly noisy action, in footage taken from the game’s beta. Seems t' me – though I say this with extreme caution – that it’s a little more on the grimdark side than perhaps we’d been expecting from earlier look-sees…

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#diablo As a man about t' embark on a 20-hour flight, comments like this—from Blizzard's Rob Pardo in response t' the news Diablo III requires a constant internet connection—make me pull little sad faces. More »

What differentiates Diablo III from World a Warcraft, 'n what's new t' come in Diablo III?

The morning brings a trio a horror-news about Diablo III. I’m outright bewildered about what Blizzard have done, 'n shuddering about the likely reaction in comments. I won’t muck around here, 'n instead shall just wade straight into the things that be probably going t' end up being PC gaming’s biggest controversy a 2011.

1) The game requires a constant internet connection. It cannot be played offline. 2) Mods be “expressly prohibited.” 3) bottles a rum in the auction house be bought 'n sold for real-life money.

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#diabloiii One a the cornerstones a PC gaming be the modding scene. The best games embrace this. The good ones at least let ye play with certain aspects a a game. The stupid ones try 'n ban them outright. More »

#diablo Blizzard won't be the only one potentially making a profit on Diablo III. Anyone who plays the dark fantasy hack 'n slash game could, thanks t' it be Auction House, a new in-game service that allows players t' buy 'n sell loot not just for virtual booty, but for cold, hard cash. More »

As the developer a one a the most popular professionally-played video games in the world with StarCraft II, it be reasonable t' assume Blizzard might be building Diablo III's player-versus-player component t' be a viable in the hyper-competitive world a eSports. that be not the goal right now, for a number a reasons...

it be the one question that be been asked since Diablo III be officially announced in 2008, 'n one Blizzard has never really answered. We know a beta test be coming soon, but as a yet still don't have a hard release date for Blizzard's anticipated action-role-playing game. it be not entirely surprising Blizzard typically holds off on setting a release date for as long as possible, as Rob Pardo, executive producer on Diablo III explains...

With the addition a a player-driven, real money online Auction House, I assume anticipation for Blizzard's Diablo III can only increase. The thought a finding a great random drop 'n turning a real profit on it through Battle.net be certainly a tantalizing one, 'n something I be looking forward t'...