Blizzard has released a new patch for its hack n slash aRPG, Diablo III. This patch will update your game’s version to 1.0.7 and introduces dueling. Players will now be able to duel one another in a new zone designed specifically for this style of combat. This zone can be accessed by speaking with Nek the Brawler located at the inn in New Tristram, and supports 2 to 4 players in a Free-For-All format. Naturally, the update will be auto-downloaded and you can view its complete changelog below. Continue reading Diablo III – Patch 1.0.7 Released, Introduces Dueling→
Blizzard has confirmed – during an Activision earning call – that Diablo III will get a new expansion pack. Although there is no ETA yet, Blizzard has already plans for the expansion and wants to polish it before releasing it. Classic Blizzard. In addition, the company has confirmed that StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm will hit stores in early 2013. Continue reading Diablo III Expansion Confirmed, StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Dated→
Blizzard has revealed the changelog for Diablo III’s latest update that will go live tomorrow. Naturally, players won’t be prompted to download patch 1.0.4 until the patch is live in their home region. If you are logging in from a European or Asian client, you will need to wait for this patch to release in that region before it can be installed. Additionally, if your home region is the Americas, you will be unable to log into Europe or Asia using Global Play after patch 1.0.4 is live until those regions have also patched. You can view the complete changelog (without the classes changes) below. Enjoy! Continue reading Diablo III Patch 1.0.4 – v.1.04.11327 Changelog→
Activision has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2012. According to the reports, Diablo III has managed to sell 8.8 million copies for the six months of its release and more than 10 million players have entered the world of Sanctuary. On the other hand, World of Warcraft’s subscribers number has dropped from 10.2 million to 9.1 million. An impressive number, nonetheless, but this drop is definitely something that worries both Blizzard and Activision. Perhaps the upcoming release of Mists of Pandaria will boost the game’s numbers. Continue reading Diablo III Hits 10 Million Registered Players – WoW Drops To 9.1 Million Subscribers→
Blizzard has rolled out a hotfix for the Immortal Wizard Exploit that was unveiled yesterday. After all, it was to be expected that the company would act quickly on this matter. According to Blizzard’s Xodiah, the company will continue to carefully monitor this issue and welcome anyone with information about bugs or hacks to submit a detailed report to its Hacks Team. So there you have it everyone, no more immortal Wizards for you. Continue reading Diablo III – Immortal Wizard Exploit Hotfix Released→
So you thought that Diablo III’s Inferno difficulty is hard? Well, time to show these demos who the boss really is. Diablo III players have discovered an exploit that makes the Wizard characters immortals. All players will have to do is Select Teleport – Fracture (rune), Select Archon – Arcane Destruction (rune), Hover their mouse over their character and Press Teleport and quickly after press Archon. This exploit will be obviously addressed via a hotfix really soon, so go ahead and enjoy it while you still can. Continue reading Diablo III Exploit Found – Immortal Wizards Spotted→
Blizzard has revealed the full release notes for Diablo III’s highly Update 1.0.3. Be warned that the changelist is huge, so take a deep breath before hitting the ‘continue reading’ button. The update will be made available today in America and tomorrow in Europe. As always, the servers will be taken offline before the update goes live and European players will be unable to log into the Americas or Asia using Global Play after patch 1.0.3 is live until those regions have also patched. Continue reading Diablo III – Full Patch 1.0.3 Release Notes→
You know what? Everyone can come up with gaming analyses. No seriously, everyone can do his/her homework and predict something. And quite frankly, we got tired of all those gaming analysts that try so hard to predict things that will a) never happen or b) that are 100% confirmed. Ironically, these guys are being paid and the industry seems to be focused on their predictions. However, Diablo III proved analysts wrong and shows why we don’t need analysts. Continue reading Diablo III has proven analysts wrong; the gaming industry does not obviously need analysts→
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that as of the first 24 hours of Diablo III’s release, more than 3.5 million copies had been sold, setting the new all-time record for fastest-selling PC game. That number does not include the more than 1.2 million players who received Diablo III as part of signing up for the World of Warcraft Annual Pass promotion. Continue reading PC gaming is dead? Guess again – Diablo III sets PC game launch record→
If you had logged in to Battle.net today, you would have noticed an update for Diablo III (especially if you have not played for a couple of days) and although there aren’t any release notes yet, we can confirm some changes/nerfs that occured via this latest update. Word has it that Blizzard wants to get a list of all hotfix changes up in the next 24 hours, but who wants to wait until then, right? Continue reading Diablo III Patch – Demon Hunter’s Smoke Screen, Wizards’ Force Armor & The Boon of Protection nerfed→
