Blizzard has announced that it will be conducting an open beta stress test for Diablo III beginning at 12:00 PDT today (Friday, April 20th) and running through Monday, April 23 at 10:00 PDT.
Reported on Apr 20, 2012The Diablo III site has been updated with a new FAQ for the Darkness Falls, Heroes Rise site. The new interactive site gives players an opportunity to earn various rewards that will be able to be utilized when the game is released in May. There have, however, been some issues with site stability which the FAQ seeks to explain.
Reported on Apr 10, 2012The Diablo III forum has been updated with new information about a system that the team is putting into the game to make the "end game fun and exciting". Called Nephalem Valor, the system is designed to give players a special magic find - boss kill buff. This, however, comes with a caveat.
Reported on Mar 21, 2012Trends analyst Cowen & Company is predicting that Blizzard will be able to sell five million copies of Diablo III during its first year of release. The company opines that a million of these sales will come via the World of Warcraft annual pass promotion where players receive D3 for free.
Reported on Mar 15, 2012Blizzard has announced that Diablo III will be unleashed on the world on May 15, 2012. World of Warcraft players can still score D3 for free by purchasing the annual pass for WoW. The deal will end on release day.
Reported on Mar 15, 2012Want to know more about the Barbarian's Call of the Ancients or the Witch Doctor's Spirit Barrage? If so, you're in luck! The Diablo III team has released a cool dozen videos shining the spotlight on class skills. There are at least two new videos for each class.
Reported on Mar 14, 2012The Diablo III blog has been updated with the bombshell news that the game will not ship with PvP game play and that it will be patched in at a later date. According to Jay Wilson, the decision was made as the team realized that the PvP system simply wasn't living up to the team's expectations. Wilson wrote: "...delaying the whole game purely for PvP would just be punishing to everyone who's waiting to enjoy the campaign and core solo/co-op content, all of which is just about complete."
Reported on Mar 12, 2012Feel like hanging out on a boring Saturday afternoon? Come watch Bill Murphy play around with the Barbarian in the Diablo III beta. We'll hack and slash our way to fun together.
Reported on Mar 03, 2012Blizzard's Jay Wilson has written a new post on the Diablo 3 forums giving players a bit of information about the closed beta progress and the possibility that a release date will be announced in the 'near future'.
Reported on Feb 24, 2012Our own Ripper X will be live streaming Diablo III beginning at 2:00 EST (1:00 CST, 12:00 MST, 11:00 PST). Head over to the MMORPG.com Live Stream Channel to participate in the discussion with Ripper X and share your thoughts about Blizzard's next big title.
Reported on Feb 22, 2012Our own Ripper X is live streaming Blizzard's Diablo III. If you haven't been involved with the ongoing closed beta, you'll want to head over to our stream page to check it out!
Reported on Feb 15, 2012During yesterday's Activision-Blizzard investor's call, Blizzard announced that Diablo 3 will be delayed to Q2 2012. This means that the release of the highly-anticipated action RPG will arrive sometime between March and June. This announcement comes on the heels of the recent departure of Senior Producer Steve Parker.
Reported on Feb 10, 2012Blizzard has announced that the Battle.Net Balance is now live. With the new service, players can purchase digital products through the upcoming Diablo 3 auction house as well as purchase digital downloads of all Blizzard's games.
Reported on Feb 06, 2012The Diablo III blog has been updated with a short post indicating that both Companion and Reforging scrolls have been removed from the beta version of the game. According to the team, the systems were underdeveloped and can be reworked into something cool.
Reported on Jan 26, 2012Diablo III Senior Producer Steve Parker has announced that he is leaving Blizzard after five years with the company.
Reported on Jan 21, 2012Jay Wilson has penned a new developer diary entry over at the Diablo III site in which he discusses some of the crucial systems that the team is looking quite hard at and which will undergo some changes. Wilson's team has been criticized for spending too much time altering systems rather than just releasing the game 'as is'.
Reported on Jan 19, 2012Blizzard has been working long and hard to get Diablo III approved in South Korea. The stumbling block? Real Money Transactions. According to South Korean legislators, the RMT component of Diablo III might be in violation of the nation's anti-gambling laws.
Reported on Jan 13, 2012Blizzard Community Manager Bashiok has confirmed via Twitter that a console version of Diablo III is definitely in the works and has officially named the lead designer.
Reported on Jan 10, 2012Blizzard has released the opening cinematic for Diablo III. It features good ol' Dekkard Cain and his niece as the forces of Darkness reveal themselves. Check it out!
Reported on Dec 12, 2011During last week's Blizzcon in Anaheim, California, MMORPG.com Industry Relations Manager Garrett Fuller had the opportunity to corner Wyatt Cheng and Andrew Chambers to talk about all things Diablo 3. Check out what they guys had to say in our exclusive interview. Let us know what you think!
Reported on Oct 27, 2011