Diablo

Adventure Mode Is My New Favorite Way To Play Diablo III

Farewell, Diablo III story mode. You had a nice long run, but now that I’ve completed Reaper of Souls‘ fifth chapter, there’s no reason for me to replay you ever again. It’s adventure time! At first glance the Reaper of Souls expansion for Diablo III felt really light on content. The largely uninspired Act V…

Diablo III‘s ‘Deadmau5’ Easter Egg Will Make Enemies Dance

I always thought Blizzard devs were mostly metalheads, but it seems that’s not the case anymore. With Reaper of Souls, they’ve added a rather special item called ‘Halcyon’s Ascent’, which has electronic dance music artist Deadmau5 written all over it. It is a legendary amulet, with relatively bad stats (see below) except one: If you…

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One of Diablo III‘s Not-So-Smart Bosses In a Nutshell

While we’re all getting comfortable with Diablo III‘s first expansion, Reaper of Souls, let’s revisit Azmodan, the final boss of Act III, and his true weakness with Flamy507‘s machinima. Azmodan appeared many times during the third act of the game to spout off about story developments as a giant floating avatar. Now, in the clip…

A Much Better Version Of Reaper Of Souls‘ Opening Cinematic

In honor of tonight’s launch of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, the fine folks at Carbot Animation have delivered their own interpretation of the expansion’s dark, doom-filled opening cinematic. It’s so good. Okay, maybe the tone is a bit off. Let’s compare. Nope, pretty much the same.

The Coolest Heroes of the Storm Alpha Costumes

An alpha version of Blizzard’s upcoming MOBA, Heroes of the Storm, launched a few days ago, giving everyone with access a chance to try the game out in early development. And while many of the playable heroes of the Blizzard universe have not been added yet, a great deal of cosmetic skins are already available.…

Sacred 3 Is Coming August 26. This Is What It Looks Like.

My favorite series of Diablo-clones continues on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC this summer. To celebrate, here’s out first look at Deep Silver’s Sacred 3 in action. The Sacred series has always come across as a bit more fun than Diablo proper, an impression that springs from the fact that it doesn’t have to…

Let’s Get Hyped on The Launch Trailer for Diablo III: Reaper of Souls

So. Much. Loot. As the launch trailer for Diablo III’s upcoming expansion pack advertises, the end is near. On March 25th, Reaper of Souls launches, prompting scores of loot-happy gamers to completely abandon their social lives in favor of all-night hack and slash sessions—that is, if they didn’t do so already when the big patch…

The Diablo III auction house is gone. Just as promised back in September, as preparation for Reaper of Souls, Blizzard removed one of the most hated features of the game. Completed transactions can still be claimed until June 24, 2014, but searching and bidding is no longer possible. We have to find or craft our…

Diablo III action figures by Samo Kramberger

Here’s the Crusader’s “Steed charge” skill, from Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. That’s gotta be one of the most badass-looking skills so far in the game, next to Whirlwind and the Wizards’ Disintegrate. Makes me wanna roll a Crusader first when the expansion is out and level that up before my existing characters. Dayshot is…

Gearing up for the release of Reaper of Souls, Blizzard is showing off the new Clans and Communities features coming to Diablo III in patch 2.0.1. Clans are guild-like invite-only affairs, while communities are more casual groups sorted by interests, geographic location and the like. You can find out all bout bothon the Diablo III…

A look inside the $80 Diablo III: Reaper of Souls collector’s edition, aka the big box special. It’s everything in the $60 digital deluxe version, plus circular pieces of plastic, a square of colorful cloth-covered gel, and a hardbound art book that makes the whole thing worthwhile-ish.

Metal Band Avenged Sevenfold Is Making A Diablo Clone

What, you expected a pet sim? Tapping into the band’s deep love for video games (like Diablo) and working in elements of their signature (Diablo-ish), Avenged Sevenfold has teamed with developer Subscience Studios to create a mobile dungeon crawler that hearkens back to the … Diablo. It’s called Hail to the King: Deathbat. From the…

You might not want to preorder the Diablo III expansion pack just yet—especially if you’re in the beta. Some players who preordered Reaper of Souls are reporting restriction issues connected to their current Diablo III accounts, and Blizzard is taking down the beta for some “urgent maintenance.”

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Is Out March 25, 2014

Diablo III‘s first (only?) expansion pack will be out on March 25, Blizzard just announced. It’ll be $40. The expansion pack itself gives you a new hero—the Paladin-y Crusader—a new act, and new features: an NPC artisan called the Mystic; a new mode in which you can ignore the story and start new games with…

Diablo III Expansion’s Closed Beta to Begin by Year’s End

Diablo III‘s closed beta test for the Reaper of Souls expansion will begin by the end of the year, Blizzard said today. It’s underway now for “friends and family,” of Blizzard—which includes “3,000 of our most active Diablo III players from around the world” in addition to VIPs and press. When the Closed Beta begins…

Sideshow’s Diablo III Statue Is The Real Prime Evil

If you thought the final boss from Blizzard’s Diablo III was terrifying, wait until you’ve got the Prime Evil staring you down in your own living room. Sideshow Collectibles’ Diablo polystone statue is truly terrifying. The second (ignore what I say in the video) of a three-part collaboration with Blizzard Entertainment that began withArthas from…

Some of the Best Cosplay From BlizzCon 2013

The famous South Park nerd wasn’t the only cosplay at BlizzCon this year, you know. There was a ton of cosplay of characters from Blizzard games, too—and MLZ Studios, as always, brings us the cream of the crop. Curious about who is featured in the video? Here’s a list of some of the cosplayers, along…

​Diablo III Expansion’s BlizzCon Trailer Leaks

A nifty new trailer for the first major Diablo III expansion, Reaper of Souls, has popped up in a number of places on YouTube. The trailer, which Blizzard was likely planning to debut during this weekend’s BlizzCon festival, shows off a number of new features for the expansion, including, for a few moments, some sweet…