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Taking Heroes Of The Storm’s New Monk Character For A Spin [Done!]
Thanks so much for watching, this was a lot of fun. I’m definitely going to start streaming more often. The Monk from Diablo III officially joined the fray inHeroes of the Storm today—though his full name is now technically Kharazim. Is he any good? We’re about to find out! You can watch me and some…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 18, 2015 -
Diablo III Update Honors Blizzard Artist Who Died Last Year
In October 2014, Kevin Kanai Griffith, a Blizzard artist who had worked on both World of Warcraft and Diablo, passed away. This month, the company honours him with a big update for Diablo III. Patch 2.3.0 introduces something called Kanai’s Cube, a predecessor of the game’s “iconic” Horadric Cube. Blizzard says it’s “a huge new…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2015 -
The First Five Diablo-riffic Minutes Of Victor Vran
As an isometric fantasy action role-playing game, Victor Vran does a lot of the same things Diablo does. It also does several things Diablo doesn’t, which is what makes it awesome. For one, it’s got a main character with an impressively gravelly voice. (Update: In fact it’s Doug Cockle, the voice of Geralt in The…
By Mike Fahey Published July 27, 2015 -
Heroes Of The Storm’s New Skeleton Warrior Has A Great Strut
When you play game after game of a MOBA like Heroes of the Storm, you start to appreciate the tiniest little details of how a character looks and feels. Still, I’d never really focused on the nuances of a hero’s gait until yesterday when King Leoric arrived inHOTS. Leoric is a long-time villain from Blizzard’s…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 23, 2015 -
Dedicated Diablo III Player Reaches Level 2,000
Some enthusiasts are still on Diablo III and they’re not just messing around casually, but achieving crazy things—for example Vajet, who has already reached a combined level of Paragon Level 2000. Vajet is currently Paragon Level 1789 in Season 3 and his non-seasonal characters are at Paragon Level 1339. The experience he gained during Season…
By Gergo Vas Published July 23, 2015 -
Running Around As An Angry Chicken Is a Fun Way To Play Diablo III
The goal of the “Angry Chicken” build in Diablo III is simple: turn your Witch Doctor into a fast, unstoppable chicken as often as possible and do massive damage. It sounds silly for a serious game with demons and angels but that’s the point. And it actually works perfectly even on Torment VI difficulty. Noxious…
By Gergo Vas Published July 9, 2015 -
Where Star Wars Meets Diablo
Here’s our first look at the gameplay of Star Wars: Uprising, the upcoming Diablo-inspired mobile game from Kabam withgreat concept art and not a damn trading card in sight. Set between the events of Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, Uprising gives players the opportunity to create any sort of Star Wars character…
By Mike Fahey Published July 7, 2015 -
Heroes Of The Storm Makes The Butcher From Diablo Scary Again
If there’s a single phrase I’d associate with the original Diablo, it’d have to be: “Fresh meat!” That’s the line The Butcher growls as he strides towards you from a room full of festering corpses. He wasn’t the biggest or baddest villain in the game. He wasn’t even a Lord of Hell. But he was…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 2, 2015 -
Heroes Of The Storm’s New Diablo Map Is Very Chaotic (In A Good Way)
The never-ending battle between the forces of heaven and hell can get pretty messy at times, I’ve learned. Blizzard’s new MOBA Heroes of the Storm just added a new “battleground” (read: map) today. Known as “Battlefield of Eternity,” the level is exciting for Heroes fans because it’s the first map that’s based on one of…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 30, 2015 -
Heroes Of The Storm Inspired A Character Change In Diablo III
Heroes of the Storm is a Smash Bros.-style mascot brawler for Blizzard’s iconic PC games, meaning the rockstar PC developer borrowed tons of ideas from its other games when crafting HOTS characters. The latest patch for Diablo III shows that creative inspiration works in the opposite direction too. Datamining experts that they are, Blizzard fans…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 26, 2015 -
Diablo II‘s Iconic Cube Is Returning To Diablo III
With its unique ability to transmute items into new ones, the Horadric Cube was one of the most useful and iconic items in Diablo II. And while Diablo III had no item like this so far, that will change in an upcoming content patch. According to the official preview of patch 2.3.0 notes, there’s a…
By Gergo Vas Published June 24, 2015 -
Angelic Diablo Is A Walking Contradiction
Hey there big guy. What the heck happened to you? Aren’t you supposed to be a Lord of Hell? Heroes of the Storm doesn’t have the best character skins in the MOBA game, but they’ve been getting a lot better recently. Exhibit A: the new “Angelic Diablo” skin for the classic Blizzard villain, which was…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 19, 2015 -
Diablo’s King Leoric And Monk Join Heroes of the Storm
Plus a treasure goblin. And I’m pretty sure that Blizzard just revealed a third new hero as well. Blizzard offered a few more details about its ongoing Diablo-themed campaign for its awesome new MOBA Heroes of the Storm last night during the E3 PC gaming show. While the campaign, which kicks off at the end…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 17, 2015 -
Kotaku Asks: Diablo Designer David Brevik [Q&A Over]
David Brevik, one of the original creators of Diablo and the current CEO of Gazillion Entertainment (Marvel Heroes), is here to answer your questions today. Brevik, who co-founded Blizzard North back in 1993 (when it was called Condor), served as a core member of the team that would go on to release Diablo and its…
By Jason Schreier Published June 12, 2015 -
Diablo Invades Heroes Of The Storm With A New Map And More Characters
Ahhhhh. Fresh meat! Exciting news for the Diablo fans out there who’ve been sinking their teeth into Blizzard’s excellent new MOBA Heroes of the Storm. During a live-streamed launch event for Heroes today, the developer revealed a months-long campaign it’s kicking off later this month called “Eternal Conflict” that will add a new battleground to…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 6, 2015 -
CultureSteam Game Wants To Be Diablo Meets Skyrim
Umbra, eh? I like the sound of this one. Problem is, it sounds almost too good to be true. Umbra is an action-RPG that aims to fuse the open-world freedom of Skyrim with the top-down hack ‘n’ slash combat and character progression of Diablo. It is also, as you may have noticed, gorgeous. It looks…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 15, 2015 -
Cows Invade Diablo III On Its Third Anniversary
Happy Birthday Diablo III! The game came out three years ago and an anniversary like this means a special event. This time it’s a Cowpocalypse, and it’ll be a nostalgic one for all Diablo fans. Effective immediately, we encourage all residents of Sanctuary to steer clear of the wilds. From dawn on May 15 to…
By Gergo Vas Published May 15, 2015 -
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Getting Caught Using Diablo III Art Makes Nexon Very Sorry
Hrm. This sure looks look familiar, no? Yes, yes it does. As tipster Sang points out, last night, Nexon released a patch for its MMORPG Vindictus. Included was new promo art that quickly reminded many Korean gamers of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls promo art. You don’t need a good memory for that! The expansion…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 30, 2015 -
Diablo III Player Reaches Level 70 In One Minute
Here’s an insanely skilled Diablo III player Dat Modz proving that it’s possible to get to max level in no time. Sixty-five seconds to be exact. That’s bloody impressive. And how is this possible? Dat Modz is on the game’s very rare (not THAT rare since patch 2.2, but still rare) Cow Level, and its…
By Gergo Vas Published April 27, 2015