Blizzard hasn't given up hope on bringing Diablo III to consoles. The developer has the game running on this hardware internally, although public release still hangs in the balance.
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It seems that players hankering for some player-vs-player action in Diablo III will have to wait longer, as Blizzard has announced that PvP will be delayed.
Diablo III is all set to get another upgrade. Patch notes for 1.0.7 are now live on Battle.net, and includes changes to dueling, class updates, crafting additions, monster power, monster affixes and quality of life improvements.
Diablo III game director Jay Wilson has announced that he's leaving the team to work on another, undisclosed project at Blizzard.
A few days ago, Jay Wilson announced that he was stepping down as creative director of Diablo III, and for the most part, the Battle.net forums celebrated the fact he was leaving.
Activision-Blizzard has announced that the publisher enjoyed major profits in both the last quarter of 2012 and 2012 as a whole, thanks in part to the amazing sales of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
Blizzard has announced an update on their work on the PvP support for Diablo III. One of the notes is that Dueling will be renamed as "Brawling", which the developer states will reinforce the idea that there's no meaningful outcome for brawls.
Diablo patch 1.0.7 is now available in American regions, Blizzard has announced. Players will receive an automatic download notice when logging in to the correct servers and should feel the changes with immediate effect.
Blizzard Entertainment has announced at Sony's "See the Future" conference that Diablo III will be going console, heading to the PlayStation 3 and later the PlayStation 4.
The demonic action-RPG is heading to PlayStation 3, and even PS4, and now Blizzard has set loose the very first in-game screens of Diablo III running on Sony's to-be-replaced flagship platform. Diablo III on PS3 will make its first public appearance this March at PAX East at the official Blizzard Booth. It'll support both online and local (couch) four-player co-op multiplayer.
With the announcement that the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 version of Diablo III will offer offline and LAN play, PC users on the Diablo III forums have expressed outrage.
Fans have speculated in the official Blizzard forums if there might be crossplatform play between the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions of Diablo III with the PC version. The studio has squashed that idea flat.
Blizzard has announced that the upcoming 1.0.8 patch for Diablo III will make Legendary items rarer, as well as tweaking their stats so that they match the monster they dropped from.
Blizzard has detailed its PAX East demo for Diablo III's PS3 incarnation. Players wishing to try the game on Sony's console should head to the Blizzard both between 10am-6pm, where plenty of free swag will be given away.
Blizzard has revealed another update for Diablo III. This time, a new Rollback policy allows the developer to monitor item duplication, and whether or not accounts have legitimately been compromised by the problem many reported at the end of 2012.
According to former Diablo III game director Jay Wilson, the auction houses, both gold and real money, "really hurt the game," distorting the game's item value and game focus.
Blizzard has posted some musings on their upcoming 1.0.8 update for Diablo 3. The team "really wanted to improve multiplayer co-op." Right now it can feel "easier and more efficient" to go it alone in Sanctuary. There are as many downsides to co-op as there are advantages, and Blizzard want to address this. 1.0.8 will tackle new social features, direct group buffs and matchmaking tags.
Prepare yourself, gamer. Blizzard will be throwing open the mighty gates of BlizzCon ticket sales at precisely 7pm PST on April 24th, meaning you've got a whole second to react or be left crushed. Of course there is always another chance when the second batch becomes available 10am PST April 27th. These BlizzCon tickets go fast - super fast. They sell for $175 f you've the cash.
Blizzard has announced that the PlayStation 3 version of Diablo III is now available for preorder. The console version will be released for $59.99 later this year. Gamers who elect to preorder it for the PS3 will get the Infernal Helm, which basically gives the character an XP boost.
The latest update to Diablo III has left some to discover a gold duping exploit, which led to Blizzard suspending the in-game auction houses. The 1.0.8 update adds a number of co-op incentives to the action-RPG. After some careful deliberation Blizzard decided against rolling back servers as "relatively few players used" the gold duping, and they're "able to successfully identify" exploiters.