Blizzard has announced that the publisher would be donating the ill-gotten gold from the recent Diablo III real-money auction house exploit to charity.
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It's been a year since Diablo III welcomed us into the new Sanctuary, and Blizzard want to celebrate the "millions of heroes" that have been created during that time. We're all getting an Anniversary Buff. Logging into between now and May 21st will see a 25% boost to Magic Find and +EXP stats. It will stack with similar buff boosts you may already have equipped. "Happy demon-hunting, Nephalem."
In an exclusive dev diary posted by Sony, some top Blizzard staffers are talking about the experience the studio has gone through with bringing Diablo III to PS3 & 4 - taking them away from mouse and keyboard. They're adamant the controller lets us feel 'intimately connected' with our characters, which is the most critical component of the entire enterprise. "...the controller is king."
The Diablo III community has gone and collectively spent 13 lifetimes on the action-RPG, which is now celebrating its one year anniversary. 2.8 billion hours equals 930 years, with an average 8.2m hours played each day. How many unique players have there been so far? 14.5 million, with 9% of that playing in Hardcore mode. Europeans like the stress of it most. Over 648 trillion gold looted from the ground.
Five years down the line there'll probably be no "huge content patches, or class updates," says Blizzard's Travis Day, referring to Diablo III. So what could keep the game alive post-content release? Ladders. Getting to prove you’re the best in something could be what helps keep Diablo III going strong, much like Diablo II. Seasonal rankings "wouldn’t be viable until an expansion" they warned.
The role of the Auction House in Diablo III has been a contentious one and Blizzard is now looking to "reduce the impact" it has on the game by making loot drops fewer, but of higher quality to get us excited slaying beasties. Overall, new game director Josh Mosqueira wants items to "feel more meaningful" and so wants to stop that "end-all-be-all" vibe about the Auction House when it comes to character progression.
Blizzard has confirmed what was suspected when the game was announced for PlayStation 3 - Diablo III has officially been announced for the Xbox 360. Both versions will be released on the 3rd September, and preorders are being taken now.
Blizzard Entertainment has reportedly delayed its expansion pack for Diablo III, but takes umbrage at the report of a delay. "We haven't officially announced an expansion to D3, so there's no release date," declared a Blizzard rep in a statement.
Blizzard has announced on their official blog that they have pulled out the banhammer and tossed out Diablo III cheaters who use bots and hacks.
Gamers interested in getting Diablo III for the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 but are planning to pick up a next-gen machine may want to hold off on their purchase, as Blizzard has announced that the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of Diablo III will be coming in 2014.
Diablo and Diablo II creative director Stieg Hedlund has admitted that the direction Blizzard took with Diablo III wasn't what he would have done.
A likely expansion is imminently due to unveil as Blizzard has launched a new teaser site for Diablo III entitled 'Reaper of Souls', and accompany that with a quote from the 'Book of Tyrael' about Death and his wings. Mike Morhaime, Blizzard co-founder and president, has said the studio will be "sharing more Diablo-related news" at this month's Gamescom event in Cologne, Germany.
StarCraft II, World of Warcraft and Diablo III are about to become roommates in the hilarious new sitcom Battle.net App. Blizzard have released the open beta of their new 'single launcher' for PC. All modern Blizzard games will be downloaded, updated and launched through this single platform. Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft will appear to with logins lasting 30 days.
Blizzard has released a teaser trailer for the console version of Diablo III, which will be released on the 3rd September 2013 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The console version will be playable offline, with new moves such as barrel rolls using the gamepad.
At today's Gamescom conference, Blizzard has officially revealed the 'Reaper of Souls' expansion for Diablo III. Game Director Josh Mosquiera led the announcement, unveiling a new character class. The Crusader will be joining the fight against demons, with an all-new Act, higher level-cap, endgame options and a treasure imp's ransom of loot. It's set around angel Malthael.
The announced Reaper of Souls expansion for Diablo III will be joined by a major update for all players, which overhauls the loot system in the action RPG to get things focused back on the game itself. Blizzard wants to end the 'auction house first, play game second' mentality that they caused. The solution will be "smart drop" items, and reducing loot levels overall.
The PC version of Minecraft has passed 12M units sold, passing the sales figures of such classic games as Half-Life, Battlefield 2 and Starcraft.
Volition's Saint Row IV really speaks to the British public as it keeps the UK chart crown for its third week running. Marching in formation right behind it is Creative Assembly's Total War: Rome II. The console launch for Diablo III gives the Blizzard's action-RPG 3rd place. Splinter Cell: Blacklist is 4th, and Farming Simulator 2013 10th. MMO Final Fantasy XIV falls 11th.
Blizzard has announced that the demo for Diablo III is now available on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. The demo encompasses the entire Act I culminating in the Skeleton King. Players also only have access to the Barbarian and Wizard classes, with a level 9 cap.
Blizzard has announced a new novel, Diablo III: Storm of Light, that will bridge the events of Diablo III and the upcoming Reaper of Souls expansion.