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Security Tightens as Diablo III Prepares for Auction House Launch

When Diablo III‘s real-money auction house goes live, anyone wishing to add to their monetary balance in it will have to use an authenticator, Blizzard told its community on Friday. An authenticator, heretofore an optional security measure, is meant to address the claims and instances of hacking in which players’ accounts have been taken over…

By Owen Good Published June 10, 2012

You Can Play This Diablo III Clone Right Now, in Your Browser

Diablo III player Tsimhyr, fed up with the game’s follies, decided to do something about it and make his own version of the game. It’s called Satan I, and is playable right now, in your browser. How do you play? Hit F5. There’s a bitterness to much of the writing, but the combat mechanics seem…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012

Diablo III on PS3? These Germans Certainly Think So.

German retailer redcoon has, on the eve of this year’s E3, thrown up a listing on its site for a PS3 version of Blizzard’s Diablo III While a console version of the game has never been officially announced, Blizzard has hardly been coy about its plans to move the blockbuster game off the PC. Making…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012

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Korean Government Launching Diablo III Investigation over Alleged Law Breaking

While Diablo III might be a big hit in South Korea, the country’s Fair Trade Commission is looking into allegations that Blizzard refused to refund Koreans who purchased the game and were frustrated with overloaded game servers. Unable to play, these unhappy gamers demanded refunds, which Blizzard apparently refused. In South Korea, the servers have…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2012

Diablo III Is a Shot of PC Adrenaline in Korea’s Gaming Soul

When you think of South Korean gaming, you think of PC bang (net cafes) and people playing online games. But over the years, the PC bang biz has become increasingly cut throat. Since they’re so easy to establish, there’s been a rapid spread of PC bang across the country. And since players only need to…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 30, 2012

Four Naked Barbarians Walk into The Skeleton King’s Lair

A team of four Barbarians joined together recently with a simple goal in mind: to take down the Skeleton King, one of Diablo III‘s earliest boss fights. An easy task, unless you’re playing on Hardcore Mode, and you aren’t allowed to upgrade your equipment. Girlish shouts ensue. Robert Pooner and the Spice Boys step into…

By Mike Fahey Published May 29, 2012

Diablo III Is Adorable

Here’s something: I lived in a frat house for three months. It wasn’t as bad as you might guess. Actually, it was nice. I only got two parking tickets that summer. I also read several issues of Men’s Health, cover-to-cover, on the toilet. It was a type of tourism. (“I’m in here!” I’d shout from…

Jenn Frank | Unwinnable Published May 29, 2012

There Is No Dana in Diablo III, There Is Only Zuul

Well, I guess if your character is named “Dana”… I love a good Ghostbusters reference as much as the next guy… actually, scratch that. I think it’s probably safe to say that I like a good Ghostbusters reference even more than the next guy, on average. So I got a kick out of it I…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 29, 2012

Kotaku East

In China, Diablo III Is Sold Online as, um, “Big Pineapple”

Soon it will be summer. Time for summer fruit: watermelons, pineapples, and Diablo III? In China, online vendors are trying to skirt the law by masking Diablo III as “big pineapple”. If you thought Hawaiian pineapples were delicious, have you tried “Big Pineapple 3 Asian Servers Edition Official Version All Language Support?” Didn’t think so.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2012

Ladies, Keep Your Knees Warm With Giant Diablo Socks

Ladies, fighting the minions of hell can be hard work. Hard and cold work. And that kind of work can be hell on your knees. So keep them safe with these Diablo III socks. For the men, well…if you play football/soccer, I guess you could get away with hearing it then? But only if your…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 29, 2012

Diablo III is Changing. Here’s How.

Blizzard has released a timeline of sorts for upcoming Diablo III updates, detailing the kinds of things that are due to be fixed and the kind of things that due to be tweaked. The first update, 1.02, will mainly be patching up the various network issues that have affected the game since launch. It should…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2012

Even If No One Listens, Let the Review Bombs Fall

It’s easy to sit back and scoff at “review bombing,” as we saw last week when Blizzard released a broken Diablo III. Flooding Amazon to give zero stars to something others have called a perfect 10, sure, that’s not a legitimate review. And people staging a sit-in aren’t there to legitimately patronize a public accommodation,…

By Owen Good Published May 25, 2012

Blizzard Celebrates Diablo III‘s Success With An Insane Amount of Champagne

Less than two weeks from its launch, Blizzard’s Diablo III is already a financial success (despite the fact that they might not be totally clear on how to measure it). Today, Blizzard had a celebratory champagne toast to honor the game’s successful launch. The above picture was tweeted by Blizzard’s Cory Stockton, and… good god,…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 25, 2012

The Man Wanted To Talk Diablo III. He Wanted To Talk Murder.

Earlier this week in Poland, a 30 year-old computer company employee arrived at work wanting to do two things: talk about Diablo III and his plan to kill people. His talk and behavior freaked his co-workers out. Frightened, one of the man’s colleagues escaped through the window. At the same time, another individual contacted the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2012

Kotaku East

Korean Gamers Want Chinese Players Banned from Diablo III

There are reports out of China that tensions are flaring over Diablo III. Since the game hasn’t been officially released in Mainland China yet, some Chinese players are acquiring copies of the game and then logging onto Asian servers in other regions. This influx is apparently causing servers to lock up and give the infamous…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2012

Blizzard: Number of Players Claiming Hacked Diablo III Accounts ‘Extremely Small’

In addition to launch-time connectivity woes, Diablo III has also been hit with claims of hacked accounts and missing items, adding a layer of confusion and worry to an already confusing, worrisome launch. Over on the official Diablo III forums, Blizzard has posted a round-up of information that the company has been releasing over the…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 24, 2012

How Diablo III‘s Always-On Internet Requirement Makes It a Better Game

Last week’s rough launch of Diablo III neatly illustrated the biggest problem with the game’s ‘always-on’ internet requirement. It was a reminder that consumers have lost a portion of their ownership of the game, that we no longer have complete control even over whether or not our game will start. That’s as true this week…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 23, 2012

My Entire Diablo III Play Through in Under Five Minutes

Last week I played through the entire story of Diablo III with my Demon Hunter. It took me some 15 hours. Now you can watch the entire thing a little over four and a half minutes. Taking a cue from what our own Kate Cox did while playing through Mass Effect 3 (see below), for…

By Mike Fahey Published May 23, 2012

Diablo III Sales Were Awesome, But Blizzard Isn’t Sure How Awesome

Blizzard wants to brag about how well Diablo III sold at launch. And they’re throwing a lot of numbers out there. They’re saying that it’s the fastest-selling PC launch of all time, saying that 3.5 million copies have been bought in the first 24 hours. Okay, great! But, wait, that number doesn’t reflect the people…

By Evan Narcisse Published May 23, 2012

The Four Best Diablo III Errors You’ll Never Get

Error 37. Error 3003. Error 84. After waiting 12 years to play Diablo III, your game might be throwing up all kinds of errors. But, thankfully, it won’t be throwing up any of these. Here are four Diablo III from the folks at Team Coco. 8 “Diablo III” Server Errors Worse Than “Error 37” [Team…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2012