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Activision: Diablo III planned for second quarter of 2012, more Blizzard delays in the cards

Feb. 9, 2012, 4:38 p.m.

Blizzard fans are used to waiting a while and getting exceptional games for their patience. Diablo III shows every sign of being exceptional - including a release date that's about to make you wait a little longer...

Blizzard cancels 2012's BlizzCon in favor of actually maybe possibly finishing Diablo III and other games

Jan. 25, 2012, 9:25 a.m.

Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed it will be skipping out on BlizzCon this year in order to free up time to work on the studio's major 2012 releases and prepare for this year's Battle.net World Championships...

Diablo III's senior producer departs

Jan. 23, 2012, 11:18 a.m.

The Diablo III team is down one party member after this weekend's news that senior producer Steve Parker is departing Blizzard for parts unknown...

Blizzard offers list of Diablo III tweaks in lieu of release date

Jan. 19, 2012, 5:59 p.m.

Diablo III director Jay Wilson can’t tell you when his game will come out, but he can tell you what items and character stats his team will cut to make the game more intuitive...

How to forge the perfect Deathwing costume

Jan. 11, 2012, 3:05 p.m.

Blizzard’s ongoing BlizzCon Costume series continues with a post by the creator of this epic Deathwing costume. Find out how this World of Warcraft fan used his real-life crafting and engineering skills to forge this impressive costume…

Blizzard: Diablo III not confirmed for any console platform at this time

Jan. 10, 2012, 5:07 p.m.

Reports concerning a tweet from Blizzard community manager Micah Whiple suggest that the studio has officially confirmed that Diablo III will be coming to consoles. However, according to Blizzard, that’s not the case...

Best Buy lists February 1 release for Diablo III; posts signs and a countdown clock

Jan. 7, 2012, 6:56 p.m.

It isn't uncommon for retailers to take a shot in the dark guessing game release dates to get pre-orders, but usually it stops there. That's what makes this Best Buy leak so interesting...

Blizzard launches 15 year anniversary site for Diablo, Diablo III release date still a mystery

Jan. 5, 2012, 5:19 p.m.

We’re still waiting on a release date for Diablo III. In the meantime, Diablo fans can enjoy a thorough retrospective celebrating 15 years of hell with the definitive dungeon crawler…

Diablo III's full opening cinematic revealed at the VGAs

Dec. 10, 2011, 7:21 p.m.

We thought returning to Hell wouldn't be pretty, but this gorgeous, big budget intro video proves Hades can be beautiful in its own way...

“Stay Awhile and Listen” to tell the story of Blizzard North and the making of Diablo

Oct. 31, 2011, 11:08 a.m.

Author David L. Craddock has been preparing quite the tome for Diablo and Blizzard fans. His upcoming e-book “Stay Awhile and Listen” recounts the 12-year history of Blizzard North. Craddock has tapped Blizzard North co-founders David Brevik, Max Schaefer, and Erich Shaefer – as well as engineers, artists, musicians, and designers – to give readers a behind-the-scenes perspective on the creation of the first Diablo titles, the relationship between Blizzard North and Blizzard Entertainment, and the events that led up to the closure of Blizzard North before Blizzard Entertainment resumed work on Diablo III.

“Stay Awhile and Listen” is scheduled for a summer 2012 release on Amazon, Kindle, Apple iBooks, and nook in summer 2012. In the meantime, stay awhile and read our Q&A with the author for more details on what’s in store…