http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png http://kotaku.com/tag/diablo iii http://kotaku.com/tag/diablo iii Activision-Blizzard expects to release the highly-anticipated action-RPG by the end of Q2 this year, the publisher said in a conference call with investors today. We could be hunting loot and hacking up demons just in time for summer. More »
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North American subscribers to Battle.net, check your inboxes—and your spam box, in case its settings are too strict. Blizzard sent out another 100,000 invitations to the Diablo III beta overnight. More »
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BlizzCon, the annual fan celebration of all things Blizzard-related gets a little less annual this year. The company has decided to hold the next convention in 2013 to focus on finishing Diablo III, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria and the 2012 Battle.net World Championship. More »
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Is Diablo III coming to consoles? That's not a question Blizzard's going to answer until they finish the PC version, and judging by today's letter from game director Jay Wilson, they've still got quite a ways to go. While we eagerly await the release, developers are still figuring out the game's core systems. More »
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There was concern that South Korea's rating board was throwing a monkey wrench in Diablo III's certification. If the game went unrated, then Blizzard's planned worldwide release would go right out the window. More »
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Thanks, everyone, for pointing out that Diablo III has been confirmed to be in development for consoles via a Twtter post by Blizzard community manager Bashiok, even though we already knew that. More »
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Mice aimed at massively-multiplayer online role-playing gamers are all well and good, but what does a League of Legends or Diablo III player need with twelve thumb buttons? That's why the Razer Naga Hex only has six. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5874855&view=rss&microfeed=true Micah Whipple, the Diablo III community manager, says that rumors the game will suddenly release on Feb. 1 are false. "Diablo III does not have a release date, Whipple said via Twitter about an hour ago. "Any store or person claiming otherwise is guessing." More »
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According to an elaborate display that popped up at a Best Buy in Rochester, Minnesota, Blizzard's eagerly-anticipated third entry in the Diablo series is hitting stores in a little over three weeks. Yikes. More »
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In South Korea, the games of American developer Blizzard are huge. StarCraft is a national pastime, and the upcoming Diablo III is eagerly awaited. More »
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The Book of Cain is the ultimate guide to Diablo lore. It covers every aspect of the world of Sanctuary and its trials, beginning with the creation of the universe and leading right up to the doorstep of Diablo III, one of the most eagerly anticipated video games of 2012. More »
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The opening cinematic for Diablo III debuted tonight at the Spike VGA awards, featuring the falling of more than one star and the passing of a torch from uncle to niece. More »
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Unless it's Halloween, cosplay is restricted to indoors and nerd events. Crafty-type Joshua Smith seems to have forgotten this when he took his truly amazing Diablo III out and about. More »
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Hello my friends! Stay awhile and listen...err, watch as I explore Diablo III: Book of Cain, 147 pages of illustrations, excerpts, and firsthand accounts of the history of the world of Sanctuary, coming soon to a bookseller near you. More »
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Maybe it's the ghoulish face. Maybe it's the creepy trailer. Or maybe it's Joshua's pasty-white arms. I cannot decide. More »
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Remember how when Diablo III was first shown off, there was an uproar over how bright and cheery the game looked in comparison to its dark and brooding predecessors? Years later, some people just can't let that go. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5862561&view=rss&microfeed=true It's sort of a no-brainer, what with the rocketing success of the Call of Duty franchise. But Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick confirmed today that not only will 2012 see the release of Diablo III, but also a new Call of Duty game. Is it the game Sledgehammer was said to be working on before getting pulled onto Modern Warfare 3? That we don't know yet, but stay tuned. More »
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Blizzcon wasn't only about Blizzard games. It was also about Blizzard fans. There were contests, such as the amazing costume competition. But they weren't the only fan creations that dazzled. More »
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Every year geek clothing companyJinx uses BlizzCon as an excuse to roll out their latest and greatest Blizzard-inspired fashions. This year's Demon Hunter coat and Tyrael hoodie make me want to be a better, thinner man. More »
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Nothing starts the day like a heaping helping of the Angel of Justice, the latest extravagant character statue to grace to floor of Blizzard's annual celebration of itself. It's part of this complete breakfast! More »
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Revealed at Blizzcon today, this is the Ultimate Edition of Diablo III, which includes the game, collectibles, copies of the older Diablos, a fake skull (!) and more. More »
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Diablo III will be free to play for annual pass World of Warcraft subscribers, Blizzard announced at their convention. More »
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The next chapter in the World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and StarCraft II saga starts here, at the BlizzCon 2011 opening ceremonies, and Kotaku is there, watching, waiting...liveblogging. More »
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Half the joy of attending Blizzard's yearly celebration of all things Blizzard is opening up the sack of goodies they give you at registration and splaying them over your hotel room desk like a kid at Christmas. This year we might have to keep the jubilation to a dull roar; the mini Archangel of Justice is watching. More »
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Like another man who has done such fine work for Blizzard, Mathias Verhasselt, Chris Thunig is here for one reason and one reason only: his amazing landscape paintings for Diablo III, StarCraft II and World of Warcraft. More »
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Even though most of you aren't playing the game yet, Blizzard still wants you to get to grips with the world of Diablo III. So the developer has opened a section on the game's site where you can check out a lot of Diablo III's early items and weapons. More »
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"All you do is click!" "It's a total click-fest!" "Don't make me click your ass!" Yes, we've heard the criticism over the Diablo franchise for its simple mouse-driven mechanics, but is it really a million mouse-clicks to victory? Why don't we ask wise old Mr. Owl? More »
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Looks like we're going to have to make do with a beta for longer than some of us had hoped, Blizzard this morning said that Diablo III won't be hitting computers until early next year. More »
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Diablo III is a joy on a desktop. It's even fun to play on a Macbook Air. But how will Blizzard's online-only dungeon crawler fare while played on a train traveling 90 miles an hour down New York's Harlem Valley using a Sprint 3G card? More »
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Given the nature of the game, and the financial realities of 21st-century game development, you should all be expecting Diablo III to appear on a console at some stage. So try not to let the following statement from Blizzard's Jay Wilson freak you out too much. Because it's for the best! More »
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Last night Crecente took us through the first ten minutes of the Diablo III beta test with his Witch Doctor. Now let's take a look at the beta's final moments with my lovely Monk. More »
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I don't have the best MacBook Air, but I've got a pretty good one. 1.7 GHz Intel Core I5. 4GB of RAM. Can it run Diablo III? It sure can. Watch. More »
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The closed beta for Diablo III Beta kicked off a bit earlier today, granting a lucky few access to an early build of the much-anticipated dungeon crawler from Blizzard. More »
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Hurry! To the Battle.net account! Blizzard Entertainment has just dropped word that the long-awaited closed beta for Diablo III has begun and that the developer has "started issuing the first wave of invitations to participate in the testing process." More »
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Mathias Verhasselt works at Blizzard. As a concept artist, yes, but he also does one of my favourite things in both cinema and games: Matte paintings. More »
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All of the active skills, passive skills, and runestone modifications available for the five character classes of Diablo III add up to millions of possible character builds. Get a head start on setting up your own with the Diablo III Skill Calculator. More »
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It also has the Diablo V expansion pack. Meanwhile, the rest of the world patiently waits for developer Blizzard to finish Diablo III. Oh, China. More »
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Up on stage at the Citi 2011 Technology Conference last week, Activision Blizzard COO Thomas Tippl told attendees that over the next three years there should be six "proven property" releases from Blizzard. More »
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As is customary, Blizzard's first beta for Diablo III - which has now begun - is with employees and family of the company. That probably doesn't include you. But that's OK. You can watch other people play! More »
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Over the weekend, website Force Strategy Gaming threw up some supposedly leaked screenshots and, more importantly, footage from the upcoming Diablo III beta. More »
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