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.

Diablo II 0. 1.13 PTR is LIVE

Great news for Diablo II lovers. Diablo II 0. 1.13 PTR and available for download. Read more at the battle.net forums.

“We traveled for an eternity...” - Marius

Travel no longer my friends - the Diablo II 1.13 Public Test Realm is LIVE!

A new Mystery has been revealed!

- Players of Hell Difficulty Realm games are hereby warned once again,
that a series of new and challenging tests await you! The answer lies
within Diablo's Bosses, which span across the world from the Den of Evil
to the Throne of Destruction...