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Diablo III – Secret Level Revealed – Whimsyshire is full of unicorns

Remember that secret cow level in Diablo II? Well, time to find out what Blizzard has included in Diablo III, as YouTube’s member ‘AlexInSixty’ has uploaded an interesting new video of a hidden, secret level. Diablo III’s secret level is called Whimsyshire and is full of… unicorns. Yeap, you read that right. Blizzard to decided to troll those who called Diablo III ‘childish’ and offered a bright and colorful, cartoon-ish level that is filled with unicorns. It’s a great addition, so go ahead and take a look. Continue reading Diablo III – Secret Level Revealed – Whimsyshire is full of unicorns

Diablo III – Normal Difficulty – Koreans have completed the SP mode under 4-5 hours

And we have the first people we managed to complete the SP mode of Diablo III. As you may have guessed, these people come from Korea and they have managed to complete the game – in normal difficulty – in around 4-5 hours. Of course, these people are not ordinary people like most of us. Therefore, there is nothing to really worry about the game’s length. It’s a fact, though, that it will take you approximately a day or two to complete Diablo III in normal difficulty. Continue reading Diablo III – Normal Difficulty – Koreans have completed the SP mode under 4-5 hours

Celebration time; Diablo III is now available in PAL territories

The time has come our dear Diablo fans. Yes, after almost 12 years, Diablo III is finally here with us. Blizzard’s action hack n slash RPG has been released in Europe. Some of you will be excited, some of you might get disappointed with its visual art style, some may be infuriated by the early/launch issues, some may feel that it was not worth the wait, while others will get a boner while playing it. Fact is that a new, legendary game has hit stores and it will be interesting to see its sales and people’s reaction to it. Continue reading Celebration time; Diablo III is now available in PAL territories

Diablo III – All Cut-Scene Cinematics

The gates of Diablo III will open in a couple of hours and here we are now with all the cut-scene cinematics from the game. Naturally, some of them contain spoilers so avoid them if you don’t want to spoil the fun. As we can see, there is the intro cinematic, three more cinematics and the final one. Enjoy! Continue reading Diablo III – All Cut-Scene Cinematics

Blizzard will not attend this year’s E3… again

I seriously don’t know if there is anything to save this year’s E3. Okay, I’m exaggerating as there is something that is called next-generation consoles but apart from that, we’ve got some awful news these past days about this year’s gaming expo. Konami will not be showing their new ‘Fox Engine’ in E3, Rockstar will not attend, Valve is said that it will not announce any new game – despite fans’ hopes for something more than that – and yesterday, Blizzard revealed that they will be not attending E3… again. Continue reading Blizzard will not attend this year’s E3… again

Blizzard and Valve reach an agreement over DOTA’s Trademark; Blizzard’s DOTA to be renamed

Blizzard revealed today that it has reached an agreement with Valve regarding the trademark issue with DOTA. According to the agreement, Valve will continue to use DOTA commercially, including DOTA 2, while Blizzard will preserve noncommercial use of DOTA for its community with regard to player-created maps for Warcraft III and StarCraft II. In addition, Blizzard’s DOTA game will be renamed to Blizzard All-Stars. Continue reading Blizzard and Valve reach an agreement over DOTA’s Trademark; Blizzard’s DOTA to be renamed

Diablo III – Wrath (Animated Short Film)

Good news for Diablo fans as the official website of Diablo III has been 100% revealed and Blizzard has released the animated short film that is based on it. Long before the creation of Sanctuary, the Eternal Conflict between angels and demons raged on for untold millennia. Blizzard Entertainment teamed up with renowned director Peter Chung and acclaimed animation studio Titmouse to create this unique vision of a fundamental moment in the battle between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells. Diablo III is currently slated for a May 15th release. Enjoy! Continue reading Diablo III – Wrath (Animated Short Film)

Diablo III will be getting an animated short film; behind the scenes video released

Awesome news for anime and Diablo fans as Blizzard’s upcoming Diablo III will get an animated short film. Diablo III: Wrath is directed by Peter Chung and will tell the breakdown of the angels players will be able to see inside the minds of the angels and understand how they do and don’t work together. No ETA has been announced as of yet but the film will be made available before the game’s release. We’ll keep you posted, so stay tuned for more. Enjoy! Continue reading Diablo III will be getting an animated short film; behind the scenes video released

Diablo III Official Global Launch Events Announced

Blizzard Entertainment today announced several official launch events to celebrate the release of its highly anticipated action–role-playing game, Diablo III, with players around the world. On the night of 14th of May, key retail partners in the US, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Poland, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, and the region of Taiwan will welcome gamers who want to be among the first to purchase Diablo III and lock horns with the Lord of Terror. Continue reading Diablo III Official Global Launch Events Announced

Diablo III – No D2-like map, achievements and characters will be wiped, 300k peak concurrent users

Blizzard’s community manager, Bashiok, has shared some interesting new information about the open beta weekend of Diablo III and the features that will be supported in the final version of the game. According to Bashiok, Diablo III had 300k peak concurrent users. Truth be told, we’d expected to see more concurrent users as Diablo III is one of the most anticipated games of 2012. Although Bashiok didn’t share any total numbers, he reasured us that the number was quite big. Continue reading Diablo III – No D2-like map, achievements and characters will be wiped, 300k peak concurrent users