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The Diablo-Style Action-RPG That’s Helping Me Fall In Love With Warhammer 40K
This week, action-RPG Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr came out of Early Access on Steam, the latest in a long line of incomprehensibly titled games inspired by the Warhammer miniatures series. It’s a decent spin on the kill/loot/explore formula popularized by Diablo, but what it’s especially good at is making the complex and daunting lore-filled…
By Ethan Gach Published June 7, 2018 -
CultureCosplayThe Best Cosplay From BlizzCon 2017
Last year’s BlizzCon was one of the higlights of the cosplay calendar. BlizzCon 2017 was no different. While official cosplay was there and stealing the show, there were plenty of fans around as well, including some of the world’s best cosplayers, there to pay their respects to series like Overwatch, WarCraft and StarCraft Below you’ll…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 12, 2017 -
Someone Is Trying To Remake Diablo II In StarCraft II
For years, Blizzard faithful have been clamoring for a remake or remaster of Diablo II, and now that StarCraft’s remaster is fresh out of the hatchery, they’ve only gotten louder. One fan is trying to give them the next best thing. The Curse Of Tristram is a mod project that aims to create an updated…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 16, 2017 -
Stolen Diablo Art Turns Up In The Weirdest Places
A few years back, games artist Toby Lewin had an image he drew for a Blizzard contest (above) go viral. You see it all over the internet these days, from posters to mouse pads, but this week it turned up in the real world on…a war memorial in the Ukranian capital Kiev. Most times you…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 16, 2017 -
How Blizzard Saved Diablo III From Disaster
This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, BLOOD, SWEAT, AND PIXELS, which comes out on September 5 and tells the stories behind 10 different games including Diablo III, Uncharted 4, and Star Wars 1313. You can pre-order the book at your favorite bookstore On May 15, 2012, hundreds of thousands of people across the…
By Jason Schreier Published August 1, 2017 -
CultureCosplayNintendo x Diablo Cosplay Was The Star Of Anime Expo
Anime Expo is usually home to some of the year’s best cosplay, and 2017 was no exception. While we’ll be providing a bigger roundup of the whole show next week, I wanted to go early with this incredible shoot featuring a Nintendo x Diablo crossover. In case you can’t make it out, what you’re seeing…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2017 -
Diablo III‘s Necromancer Is The Best Spellcaster Yet
About an hour into taking Diablo 3’s new Necromancer class for a spin, I encountered a turgid, hulking monster called a Grotesque. I had already massacred several of the small bats preceding it, and by using my class ability Corpse Explosion, I did enough damage to the Grotesque for it to inflate and rupture. Out…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 28, 2017 -
Today, Diablo 3 added a Necromancer class to its morbid ranks. It’s a blast—and literally. “Corpse Explosion,” a callback to Diablo 2, does exactly what it says. When a Necromancer explodes some corpses to kill a monster, and then explodes that monster’s corpse to kill worms it hosts, you know you’re playing Diablo
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 27, 2017 -
The Necromancer class comes to Diablo III on June 27. The Rise of the Necromancer DLC pack will be available for $14.99 on PC and consoles. A Diablo III: Eternal Collection will also be available on Xbox One and PS4, bundling the original game and the Necro update for $39.99.
By Mike Fahey Published June 20, 2017 -
CultureGuy Speedruns Diablo II Without Attacking Anything
Perhaps my favorite thing about the speedrunning community is how often they find clever, ridiculous ways to play games. Take Diablo II. Instead of simply doing a quick run through Blizzard’s iconic action game, a man going by the handle DrCliche decided to blaze through the game without attacking anything. It is perhaps the most…
By Jason Schreier Published April 19, 2017 -
Diablo III Seasons Finally Come To Consoles
Years after Diablo III’s seasons first started, they’re finally coming to consoles. Just as PC players begin clicking their way through the game’s 10th season, those who decided to go with the superior version of Diablo III will get to start seasonal characters on Friday, March 31. Seasons, of course, are limited periods(usually lasting around…
By Jason Schreier Published March 22, 2017 -
It Stinks That Nobody Talks In Diablo III‘s Public Multiplayer
In Diablo III, a good deal of high level play revolves around entering farming runs with random strangers and marching through content to try and get the most items and gear in the shortest amount of time. It’s fun, but it’s disappointing that it seems to exist in a cone of silence. You can easily…
Jonathan Ainley Published March 20, 2017 -
Your Best Stories Of Getting Rescued In Video Games
In video games, we’re used to being heroes, saving hapless innocents from villains, monsters, and their own demons. Sometimes, though, we need a hero to save us. Here are stories of players coming to each other’s rescue, not because they had to, but because they could. Earlier this week, I asked readers to tell me…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 17, 2017 -
Diablo III‘s Riff On The First Diablo Is More Homage Than Remake
Diablo III’s 2.3.4 update has hit the public test realm, giving PC players a chance to play through a 16-level retro dungeon packed with bosses from the 1996 original. It’s not quite a remake, but it hits all the right notes. Update: 2.3.4 is now live on PC, Xbox One and PS4. Originally run on…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2017 -
World Of Warcraft Now Has A Secret Cow Level
The cow level has been ensconced in gaming lore since the hoary old days of Diablo, when it was a ridiculous rumor, and Diablo II, when Blizzard gave it life. It’s a gag that evolved into a rallying cry, a reminder of good times long-passed. Now, as part of Diablo’s 20th anniversary, it’s been added…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 4, 2017 -
CultureCosplayCouple Meets Online Playing Diablo, Gets Married
Alvin Lau (a Crusader) and Alexis Loo (a Demon Hunter) met online while they were playing Diablo III. Their online friendship blossomed into a romance, and the pair got married last year, celebrating the whole thing with an elaborate Diablo-themed cosplay photo shoot. This wasn’t the big day itself, just a pre-wedding shoot—it’s tough dancing…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 2, 2017 -
Some Diablo III Announcements You May Have Missed
Despite all those silly rumors about Diablo 4, Blizzard has made it clear that they see Diablo III as a live game that they want to keep updating and expanding for quite some time to come. Over the weekend, they made that even more clear. In addition to the big announcements—the Diablo 1 remake and…
By Jason Schreier Published November 7, 2016
