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Diablo III – No D2-like map, achievements and characters will be wiped, 300k peak concurrent users

Blizzard’s community manager, Bashiok, has shared some interesting new information about the open beta weekend of Diablo III and the features that will be supported in the final version of the game. According to Bashiok, Diablo III had 300k peak concurrent users. Truth be told, we’d expected to see more concurrent users as Diablo III is one of the most anticipated games of 2012. Although Bashiok didn’t share any total numbers, he reasured us that the number was quite big. Continue reading Diablo III – No D2-like map, achievements and characters will be wiped, 300k peak concurrent users →

Diablo III Open Beta Weekend Starts This Friday

Blizzard announced that the Diablo III open beta weekend, which offers open access to all players with a valid Battle.net account. Beginning this Friday everyone is invited to log in and help us put the game and servers through their paces in this three day stress test as we march toward the game’s release on May 15. You can begin downloading the Diablo III client right now! Continue reading Diablo III Open Beta Weekend Starts This Friday →

Diablo III Developer Diaries – Part Two

Blizzard has released a new dev diary for Diablo III. Three weeks before preliminary Diablo III internal alpha testing, Jay Wilson, Christian Lichtner, and Jason Regier met again to talk about how employee feedback will help them polish the game in this second video installment of Developer Diaries. Enjoy! Continue reading Diablo III Developer Diaries – Part Two →

Fnatic ‘aLive’ is the champion of IPL4’s StarCraft 2 Tournament

You know what, I’ve never been a huge fan of eSports. But then I started watching some fighting games and was uterly amazed by their skills. I mean, seriously now, how can you not be impressed when you watch in action Daigo or Tokido with his infamous Akuma pose? And then, I gave a go to Starcraft 2 and boy was I hooked on it. IGN held its ProLeague Season 4 in Vegas this weekend and if you missed it, then… well there are no words to describe what you’ve missed. Continue reading Fnatic ‘aLive’ is the champion of IPL4’s StarCraft 2 Tournament →

Diablo III – The Demon Hunter Spotlight Video

Blizzard has released a new ‘spotlight’ video for the Demon Hunter class of Diablo III. The demon hunters are vengeful harbingers of righteous doom who bring swift judgment and death to the hellish creatures daring enough to trespass on the mortal lands of Sanctuary. Skilled archers, assassins, and trackers, demon hunters are perfectly honed instruments set to scour demons from the world. The fact that every last one of them has a deep and personal motivation to do so only sharpens their deadly purpose. Enjoy! Continue reading Diablo III – The Demon Hunter Spotlight Video →

Blizzard is mocking BioWare with an ‘April’s Fool’ Starcraft Announcement

Although it’s Sunday, a lot of companies decided to go ahead and announce some fake projects in order to fool their fans. One of them was obviously Blizzard who made an April Fool’s announcement about a new Starcraft game for iOS devices and web browsers. What really shocked us though was the fact that Blizzard was mocking BioWare with the supposedly features of this new Starcraft game. Continue reading Blizzard is mocking BioWare with an ‘April’s Fool’ Starcraft Announcement →

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Beta is Live

WoW fans, start checking your inboxes. Blizzard has announced that the beta of WoW: Mist of Pandaria is now live. Over the course of the test, Blizzard will be inviting Annual Pass holders, press, fansites, friends and family, and opt-in beta testers to participate. This first phase of the beta focuses on the 1-10 starting experience for new Pandaren. High-level content as well as template characters will become available in future beta updates, but you can still copy over your own high level characters now if you’d like to test the new talent system. Continue reading World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Beta is Live →

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria – Details Unveiled

Blizzard has lifted the NDA for their upcoming expansion of WoW and we are delighted to bring you its first details. World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria will feature a new continent that will be 5x the size of Twilight Highlands, a new race called Pandaren, as well as a the Monk as a new class. Continue reading World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria – Details Unveiled →

Diablo III – No Open Beta plans, pre-release demo uncertain, trial edition available post-launch

We bet that all Diablo fans are still celebrating about the game’s release date announcement. Diablo III is almost here and you will be able to enjoy it in about two months. What was that? You wondered whether or not there would be an open beta phase so you could give it a shot before release? Unfortunately, the answer to that question is not the one you’ve been hoping to. Diablo III won’t get an open beta phase. Continue reading Diablo III – No Open Beta plans, pre-release demo uncertain, trial edition available post-launch →

Breaking News: Diablo III Release Date Announced; free copy with WoW Annual Pass, rated 15

Diablo fans, here is what you’ve been waiting for. Blizzard announced today that Diablo III, the next chapter in its critically acclaimed action role-playing game series, will be unleashed from the Burning Hells on May 15th. That’s right, Diablo III has now an official release date and will be available in two months. Continue reading Breaking News: Diablo III Release Date Announced; free copy with WoW Annual Pass, rated 15 →