"Diablo" fans aren't just those taking the time to make petitions and their own screenshots.
Blizzard Gamers,
The annoucement.......
It's Monday, August 11th, and that means that BlizzCon tickets are on sale. Except, they're really not. Blizzard's new Blizzard Store site is epic fail broken -- all most people are seeing is the "error has occured" screen above.
Ripten writes:
Not much has been revealed about "Diablo III"'s storyline, but lead designer Jay Wilson did tell MTV that the game will round out the story arc set up by the previous two games.
BlizzCon Tickets Now On Sale!08/11/08
*Update 11:15 AM PDT- Blizzard Network Administrators are continuing to work on resolving the issue affecting Ticket sales and are making good progress. Please be aware that once sales are made available again, players may still experiences some issues due to the heavy volume of those attempting to access the system. Blizzard will be closely monitoring this once we reopen sales.
When Diablo 3's Witch Doctor class was revealed, many of you -- at least one-fourth, by our estimates -- decried the perceived loss of the D2 Necromancer. Keep hope alive, True Believers, because D3 lead designer Jay Wilson tells MTV that it's still possible he'll rise from the dead.
Blizzard has confirmed to MTV Multiplayer that "Diablo III" art director Brian Morrisroe has decided to leave the company. A company rep says his departure won't change the look of the game.
MTV Multiplayer reports:
Blizzard has unveiled a new collectible statue that gamers will be able to purchase for $300. The statue depicts a barbarian standing on top of a defeated Diablo.
For some die-hard "Diablo" fans, signing a petition protesting "Diablo III"'s decidedly new and colorful art direction wasn't enough; they went ahead and made their own mock-ups for how they think the game should look.
Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime has assured that while Diablo III doesn't have a release date as yet, the hugely anticipated action RPG is now a heavy focus for the development superstar.
Multiplayer's Tracey John reports:
WorthPlaying writes: "Celebrating its Warcraft, Diablo, and StarCraft global player communities, Blizzard announced that tickets for its third BlizzCon gaming convention will go on sale August 11, while the event itself will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA on Oct. 10 and 11."
Diii.net has received a hot rumor about the major changes coming to Battle.net as Blizzard upgrades their game hosting service to support the upcoming Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 titles. An excerpt:
PCG podcast #139 (entitled Bugged) has revealed that Diablo III is the next cover story of PC Gamer magazine at newsstands. Apparently there will be new art revealed in this magazine, a Q&A with the Lead Art Director, and possibly an interview with Mike Morhaime (Blizzard president). It's mentioned after 7:00 of the podcast, and they also talk about the online petition.
Ex-Blizzard employee Mike Huang shared his thoughts at his personal blog after the announcement of Diablo III -- which took place at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitationals on June 27th. He slips some details of the early concept work done by Blizzard North prior to their departure on 2003.
Found on the Unofficial Diablo 3 Site Diii.net (also known as Diabloii.net to Diablo fans) have noticed something quite big going on inside the current home of the Lord of Terror; Diablo boards on Blizzard's Battle.net.