Diablo

Pre-Order The PS3 Version Of Diablo III And You Get To Grind Faster

The PS3 version of Diablo III has an “exclusive pre-order bonus”—a phrase that makes me cringe every time I see it—and it’s called the Infernal Helm, an artifact that boosts your experience rates so you’ll level up faster. Blizzard just announced the bonus today, along with news that there’s no news on a release date…

The New Link to the Past Took Its Sweet Time… But So Did These Games

After twenty-one years, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is getting a direct sequel. That’s quite the gap, twenty-one years. But it’s far from being the only big gap. Game development takes a long time, and during that time, a great number of things can go wrong. Licensing issues get in the…

Gamer Accused of Faking Disability to Attract Donations on Twitch

Most people online knew Angel Hamilton as zilianOP, a disabled man in a wheelchair who loved to stream games live on the Internet. Like many Twitch users, zilianOP allowed viewers to donate money,and some people did. Then on April 5, viewers watched in shock as Hamilton stood up from his wheelchair mid-stream. Footage of the…

Dungeon Hunter 4 Takes In-App Purchases to a Diabolical New Low

In the latest installment of Gameloft’s Dungeon Hunter series of Diablo clones, the most effective means of healing your character mid-battle is paying for it. Screw that. The Dungeon Hunter series starter off as one of the best dungeon crawling action role-playing franchises available on mobile platforms. The first game changed my idea of what…

The Console Version Of Diablo III Could Very Well Be The Best One

There are two reasons the console port of Diablo III, announced by Blizzard last month and shown off at PAX East this weekend, could be the definitive version of the game. The first reason is obvious: you can play offline. You don’t have to worry about server errors or Time Warner Cable while playing this…

Here’s Our First Look At Diablo III Running On PS3

Here’s the first sizzle-reel trailer for the PlayStation 3 version of Diablo III, which looks… well, about how you’d expect Diablo III to look, running on a PS3. The button assignments seem like a natural fit for the game, lending some credence to that theory that the game was designed with consoles in mind from…

Blizzard’s Got Something New To Show Us at PAX East. Let’s Watch. Update: It’s All Over

PAX East kicks off this morning in lovely scenic Boston, beginning with the big Blizzard Entertainment Presents panel from 10:00 to 10:30 Eastern. Or at least I am assuming it’s big. Perhaps I should just stick with “new” until the mystery is solved. As if the playable debut of the PlayStation 4 version of Diablo…

Heart Of The Swarm Is Full Of Easter Eggs And Video Game References

Like all Blizzard games, the recently-released StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm is swarming with easter aggs and pop culture references. Here are some of the best ones we’ve found so far. While doing the first misson on planet Kaldir (Harvest of Screams), you can see the Lich King’s armor frozen on the side of…

KingsRoad is the Closest You Can Come to Playing Diablo on Facebook

Launched just this week, Rumble Entertainment’s KingsRoad is about as far from a traditional Facebook game as you can get. It’s a Diablo-style action role-playing game with all the bells and whistles — including multiplayer — and it’s servers are running just fine. The people of Alderstone have lost their king, and a mysterious evil…

Here’s How Diablo III Will Look on the PS3 and PS4

Diablo III coming to PlayStation was one of the big reveals from last night’s PlayStation Meeting. The fact that a PC-only release would be coming to consoles made some people angry. But, for all the rage, we didn’t get an example of what Blizzard’s action RPG will look like in its reconfigured form. The screens…

Diablo III Fans Are Not Reacting Well To The Game’s PS4 Announcement

One of the surprises at tonight’s PlayStation 4 reveal was the announcement that Blizzard’s previously PC-only Diablo III will be coming to both PS4 and PS3 This has led plenty of disgruntled Diablo III players to make themselves heard on Blizzard’s official forums. While many simply voice disappointment about seeing a PC exclusive ported to…

Blizzard announced the dates for this year’s BlizzCon: Friday Nov 8th, and Saturday Nov 9th.

These Video Game Towns And Villages Were Doomed From The Start

Oh those lovely hometowns, starting villages… Their peaceful and harmonious atmosphere ensures that there’s nothing to worry about; our journey is yet to begin. And then suddenly, it’s all gone, leaving behind nothing but dust. And sometimes a bit of fire. The settlements listed below are not necessarily just starting areas, but they have one…

Activision-Blizzard sold 12 million copies of Diablo III, the company said today in an investors’ report.

It’s Tough Feeling Bad About These Awesome Diablo III Figures

Diablo III statues too expensive? Build your own. That’s what Samo Kramberger has done, crafting three custom pieces based on Diablo III’s barbarian, monk and demon hunter. The detail on the barbarian’s outfit and accessories is amazing, even if his face is a little upsetting. The demon hunter and monk, though, are just about perfect.…

One Hell of an Arcade Beat-Em Up is Coming to Facebook, and Here’s Why You Should Play It

Console quality games are a hard sell on Facebook. Each day millions of people log into Facebook to tend their virtual farms or play colorful candy puzzle games, while the hardcore shooters or robot-powered action role-playing games attract daily users in the low ten-thousands. What’s it going to take to get traditional gamers playing on…

Blizzard Boss Defends Former Diablo III Director: ‘I was Ultimately Responsible for the Game’

Earlier this week, Jay Wilson, the director of Diablo III, said he was leaving the title while still remaining at its publisher, Blizzard. There was a lot of cheering in the game’s official forums, because video games are not that different from sports, where fans openly root for people to lose their jobs after a…

Diablo III Director Jay Wilson Steps Down, Staying At Blizzard

Jay Wilson, longtime Blizzard employee and the director of Diablo III, has stepped down after seven years on the game. Wilson will move to another project at Blizzard. Diablo III, a game that triggered a great deal controversy upon release thanks to several technical errors, has been criticized by many fans for its online-only gameplay…

Blizzard Axes Diablo III‘s ‘Team Deathmatch’ PVP Mode

Diablo III‘s Team Deathmatch mode—shown off at a number of conventions and promised for the months following the game’s launch earlier this year—has been axed, Blizzard says. The player vs. player feature just wasn’t good enough, Diablo III lead designer Jay Wilson writes on Battle.net today: So, our core problem is that our Team Deathmatch…

One Real Good Incentive Just To Work At Blizzard

It’s not just those who have worked at Blizzard for 5, 10 or 20 years that get awesome presents. A lot of other people do as well. The statue you see was the company’s “2012 Holiday Employee Gift”, something only those on Blizzard’s payroll were eligible to receive. Sculpted by Blizzard’s Brian Fay, the same…