Diablo

Diablo III Beta Will Begin by September, Still No Final Release Date

Diablo III‘s beta will hit by September, hopefully before, Blizzard game director Jay Wilson said during a Gamescom press conference today. When’s the game coming out? “When it’s ready.” Got it? Read more about Diablo III and its “inferno difficulty.”

Diablo III Just Got Harder Than Hell With New ‘Inferno’ Difficulty

Diablo and his minions will dole out the most extreme player punishment in Diablo III, thanks to its fourth, harder than Hell difficulty level known as Inferno. Blizzard revealed the harsh, high-level difficulty gameplay feature at Gamescom today, explaining what it means for the most dedicated of Diablo III players. Blizzard Entertainment game director Jay…

An Angry Diablo 3 Fan’s Appeal to Blizzard, Presented Without Commentary

Blizzard Thinks Always Online Diablo III Shouldn’t Surprise You

Blizzard really thinks you should get with the times. There’s really no reason why an always-online Diablo III should shock you, Blizzard VP of Online Technologies Robert Bridenbecker says in an interview with MTV Multiplayer “I’m actually kind of surprised in terms of there even being a question in today’s age around online play and…

There are Other Games to Play On a Laptop (at an Airport) Besides Diablo III

As a man about to embark on a 20-hour flight, comments like this—from Blizzard’s Rob Pardo in response to the news Diablo III requires a constant internet connection—make me pull little sad faces. Diablo 3 Will Require Players to be Online When Playing [1UP] You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at…

Digging Into Diablo III’s Beta and Player-Paid Auction House

Our own Michael McWhertor spent the better part of a day last week meeting with Blizzard and playing through a healthy chunk of Diablo III What did he find out? Plenty. For instance, Blizzard is going to require gamers to stay online at all times to play their game. There will also be an auction…

Diablo III Mods Are Forbidden, Banned, Not Allowed

One of the cornerstones of PC gaming is the modding scene. The best games embrace this. The good ones at least let you play with certain aspects of a game. The stupid ones try and ban them outright. Yet that’s exactly what upcoming blockbuster Diablo III has done, an FAQ handed to Kotaku at a…

Blizzard Will Let You Sell Your Diablo III Loot For Real Money

Blizzard won’t be the only one potentially making a profit on Diablo III. Anyone who plays the dark fantasy hack and slash game could, thanks to its Auction House, a new in-game service that allows players to buy and sell loot not just for virtual gold, but for cold, hard cash. That’s just one of…

Hands On with the Diablo III Beta

I have defeated Diablo III‘s Skeleton King and, in doing so, also bested the upcoming Blizzard game’s multiplayer beta. Soon, many of us will have the privilege to do so, hacking and slashing our way through an early portion of the next Diablo, over and over again, seeing its randomness and testing its new improvements.…

From Painsocks to Demon Belts, All the Diablo, StarCraft and World of Warcraft Loot You Can Handle

Blizzard Entertainment, maker of World of Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo, comes to Comic-Con each year armed with all-new things for fans to rabidly consume. From books to belts to food to thigh-high demon socks, Blizzard and its partners innovate new ways for fans to spend, spend, spend. What’s new this year? Plenty of things for…

Meet Diablo III‘s New Enchantress, Scoundrel and Templar

Who are these three mysterious additions to Diablo III? They’re not new character classes in Blizzard’s upcoming action-role-playing game; they’re “Followers,” the co-op companions you’ll play alongside in the next Diablo game. The Enchantress, Scoundrel and Templar appear to be the Diablo III equivalent of the Mercenary, the hirelings introduced in Diablo II. From the…

The Lore Of The Original Diablo Explained In One Minute

YouTube video game channel The Game Station launches a series of Lore in a Minute videos with an exploration of the events that led up to the first Diablo game. How’d they do?

StarCraft’s Developers Have Been More Influential Than You Might Realise!

Want to see just how influential World of Warcraft developers Blizzard have been to other video games? Check out this chart which shows where a legion of ex-Blizzard employees have ended up. While, understandably, you can see a lot of employees leaving to go work on other MMO games – at least after the release…

Some Diablo III Art To Bite Your Face Off

This is a Tomb Viper, one of the countless hordes of bad guys you’ll fight in upcoming action/RPG Diablo III. He’s not the most important of characters, we know, but that art is so great it had to be shared.

Wow, That Blizzard Theme Park May Actually Be Opening

When we told you about Joyland, a Chinese theme park that, ahem, borrowed certain elements from games like StarCraft and World of Warcraft, we had our concerns. Turns out Chinese construction crews care not for our concerns! A report on Chinese news shows that work has continued on the site, and there are now actually…

The History Of Blizzard, From Broke Nerds To World Of Warcraft

This year, Blizzard Entertainment – the developers behind series like Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo – turns 20. To celebrate, they’ve released this fascinating video retrospective. It tells a story most of you have probably never heard, at least not to this level of detail: of nerds collecting money to start a development studio, of making…

Diablo III Could Also Come To Video Game Consoles [Update]

Could the Diablo series make a return to consoles? A handful of new jobs seeking fresh Blizzard talent with console experience sure makes it look that way. The studio that normally sticks to PC and Mac may be making a console version of Diablo III, according to new job listings spotted by Gamasutra. Blizzard is…

All The Better To Eat You With, Diablo Fans

Diablo III’s Mistress of Pain terrifies attendees at Blizzcon. As seen on Wired Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.

Which Diablo Class Will You Be Playing?

Diablo III’s fifth character class, the Demon Hunter, won many fans after its reveal today. Have you fallen hard for him (or her)? Or are you going for one of the other four? Here is what we know: Demon Hunter joins the Barbarian, the Witch Doctor, the Wizard and the Monk in Diablo III, and…

Kotaku Goes To BlizzCon 2010

It’s time for BlizzCon 2010, Blizzard’s annual fan gathering and celebration of all things Diablo, StarCraft, and Warcraft. What does Blizzard have in store for fans this year? The show kicks off tomorrow with our live blog of the opening ceremonies at noon Pacific. From there we’ll take you on a Blizzard-soaked trip all weekend…