Diablo III for XBox of PS3 ?

According to Ars Technica, Blizzard may be exploring the possibility to release console games. This is great news for all console owners, who hasn't seen Blizzard console title since the original Diablo.

Read the whole article here.

After BlizzCon 2010

Small recap of the news from BlizzCon 2010:

D3: New PvP page: http://us.blizzard.com/diablo3/world/systems/pvp.xml
D3: The fifth and final character in Diablo III will be: The Demon Hunter: http://us.blizzard.com/diablo3/characters/demonhunter.xml

You can also check the dedicated BlizzCon 2010 page here.

BlizzCon 2010

BlizzCon starts tomorrow.

What are your expectations? Will the Diablo 3 release date be revealed? Share your opinion in the comments bellow.

Massive Diablo III Review

A massive Diablo III review can be found here.

It is the answer to dreams, the product of nostalgia, and the remembrance of the 90s. It spawns late nights in dorm rooms, windfalls in Mountain Dew sales and the gross over-exercising of pointer fingers. There is no other game which can claim to be the best at combining the following elements: easy to learn, addicting to play and incredible online.

Character customization in Diablo 3

Jay Wilson said in a few press interviews that a dye system will be available in the game. What are your thoughts on customizing gear color?

In today's tweet, Blizzard stated that we can expect some color customization for the characters in Diablo III. What do you think about more ... colorful game. Will it improve the player's experience?

Diablo III ( 3 ) at GamesCom 2010! Artisans-Craftsmans Gameplay

Just revealed at Gamescom 2010, the Caravan feature in Diablo III is a loyal band of followers that will join you on your journey through Sanctuary. Included in the Caravan are three Artisans, which offer basic vendor features, as well as unique crafting options.

BlizzCon 2010 Tickets available

Blizzard started to sell tickets for the upcoming BlizzCon 2010.

BlizzCon is a celebration of the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo franchises and the communities that surround them. This two-day event will contain Q&A panels featuring Blizzard Entertainment developers, social events for players and developers to meet one another, and hands-on gameplay featuring your favorite Blizzard Entertainment games.

More information on the official site.

StarCraft II release date

Blizzard set the release date for StarCraft II and it is July 27 2010.

Following is the official press release from Blizzard:

STARCRAFT® II: WINGS OF LIBERTY™ IN STORES STARTING JULY 27, 2010

IRVINE, Calif. – May 3, 2010 – Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that its highly anticipated real-time strategy game, StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™, will arrive in stores throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Mexico, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau starting on July 27, 2010. Players will also be able to purchase StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty directly from Blizzard Entertainment shortly after the retail launch.

Diablo II Patch 1.13 is available now

The 1.13 patch for Diablo II is now live! With this patch we have included a number of changes including a new respec system, allowing you to reset your character's stats and skills. To update to 1.13 simply connect to Battle.net, or to download and install manually visit our Diablo II Patch page: http://www.blizzard.com/support/

With the release of 1.13 the Diablo II ladder has been reset and all previous ladder characters are now normal non-ladder characters. To participate in the new ladder you'll need to create a new character and ensure the "Ladder Character" option is checked. For more information on ladder characters visit the Arreat Summit Realm Character Types page: http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/basics/charactertypes.shtml

http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=23766804248&sid=3000

Female Witch Doctor

Female Witch Doctor's character page is now live on Blizzard's Diablo III website. Be sure to check it out.

Diablo 3 fan art

Blizzard has collected some astonishing Diablo III fan art on their website.
Be sure to check it out here.

The 1.13b PTR update is now live and available for testing!

New Diablo II patch available. Check the thread here.

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A new Mystery has been revealed!

- Adventurers of Sanctuary are hereby warned once again, that a new challenge
awaits you. Within Diablo's Bosses, spanning across the world from the
ancient Monastery Catacombs to the Throne of Destruction, is where you'll
find what you seek...


Major Bugs

- Fixed an item dupe bug.
- Video improvements for Intel Mac machines with OS 10.5 or greater.
- Fixed an issue where some players could kill other players while in town
("TPPK").
- Fixed an issue where some players could disconnect other players when
they had too many active states.
- Fixed two issues where players could stack auras in an unintended way.

StarCraft 2 in beta this month

Here is a news for the StarCraft 2 fans:

StarCraft 2 beta begins this month, game coming mid-2010

According to Ars Technica StarCraft 2 will be released in min 2010. And still waiting for Diablo 3...

Female Monk Revelaled

The female monk from the upcoming Diablo 3 game is now revealed:

Female monk revealed! The monk class page has been updated with all-new art and the in-game model of the female monk. The monk class was announced at BlizzCon, but only the male version was shown at the time. The female option is now revealed on the monk class page.

You can check her in all her diabolical glory here

TH says: "Female Monk spotted on camera"

Ton's Hardware spotted the new Diablo 3 character, female monk, on Jace Hall Show episode.

The latest reveal was the action-packed Monk, an incredible character with fists of steel and and an explosive talent for scattering enemies.

 The whole article can be found here.

I agree that this is part of Blizzard's PR masterplan. Good work guys.

Female Monk user art competition

Blizzard announced Diablo 3 Female Monk user art competition yesterday:

Art challenge! We're a bit closer to revealing the female monk, but what do you think she'll look like? Draw/paint it and we'll RT the best

Here are some of the contestants:

http://twitpic.com/zrlpa/full
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinuxette/4304948168/
http://twitpic.com/zqr72
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/SilverFenrir/UF-Diablo-F-Monk.png - this is my favourite;

From Twitter

A big push on armor sets in the milestone before the break, which included a new female wizard unarmored look.