Diablo 3 news:
We were first treated to Christina Sims’s amazing female monk cosplay at BlizzCon 2010. There, she dazzled us with her craftsmanship and creativity, showcasing one of the most epic Diablo-themed costumes . . . ever.
Today, we’re delighted to share photos from a recent photo shoot that depict Christina’s rendition of the Diablo III monk on a perilous (and beautiful) trek across the shifting sands.
We’d like to thank everyone who has participated in the Diablo III beta. You've done an admirable job of testing, and we greatly appreciate all of the feedback you provided during this critical phase of development.
When we introduced BattleTag nicknames, many of you created one to try the feature in the Diablo III beta test or simply establish your new identity in anticipation of Diablo III's release.
There’s only one month left until the release of Diablo III. Mark your calendars and celebrate the coming of the End of Days with the “Daily Fallen” (formerly known as “Daily Diablo”) — a creative Tumblr which features a new diabolical sketch of “the best enemies in the entire Diablo universe” every day.
We received more than 2,000 entries for the Portrait of a Champion art contest and we’re looking for more talented artists to help bolster our ranks. The hour of Diablo’s return is near…take up your tools and forge a hero to help stem the tides of darkness before it’s too late!
The demonic hordes are set to arrive on May 15, and you will be ready. You’ve answered the heroes’ call, joined forces with fellow players on the Darkness Falls, Heroes Rise promotional site -- and thanks to your valiant efforts, the second content unlock has been reached.
Over two million people are now following our English-language Diablo Facebook page! In appreciation of your commitment to Diablo, and to commemorate hitting the two-million-minion milestone for the Lord of Terror, we’ve released two variations of two exclusive banners for you to showcase on your own Facebook timeline or share with friends.
While our developers have been hard at work getting Diablo III ready for May 15, our partners have been toiling at their respective forges, crafting some amazing Diablo gear for the community. SteelSeries, J!NX, Insight Editions, and Brady Games are giving you the opportunity to score free gear and exclusive discounts as we count down to our forthcoming war with the Burning Hells.
As the worldwide release of Diablo III on May 15 steadily approaches, we continue our in-depth look at the five heroes of Sanctuary with a complete revelation of the mighty barbarian on our Diablo III launch site.
The demonic hordes are set to arrive on May 15, and you will be ready. You’ve answered the heroes’ call, joined forces with fellow players on the Darkness Falls, Heroes Rise promotional site -- and thanks to your valiant efforts, the first content unlock has been reached.
Learn more about the latest service and game changes to the Diablo III beta with the official patch notes!
As we count the days to the worldwide release of Diablo III on May 15, we will be revealing never-before-seen information about the heroes of Sanctuary on our Diablo III launch site. In our unique look at the first of our five heroes, the demon hunter, you’ll learn more about these vengeful harbingers of righteous doom.
The Diablo III launch site is now live! The "Darkness Falls, Heroes Rise" site will reward you and your friends for preparing to face the impeding demonic invasion and rising up as the heroes of Sanctuary. You'll be able to find new information, videos, unlockable content, contests, a banner customization tool, and your chance to win five exclusive sigils for use on your customizable banner when Diablo III launches. Venture to New Tristram, seek the fallen star, and fulfill your heroic destiny.
Say goodbye to your dusty old Battle.net Authenticator and hello to its new incarnation: the Zergotchi! Blizzard Entertainment’s newest authentication system takes the next step in both virtual pet and Authenticator technology to provide you with the login experience of your life!
Our series of blogs covering Diablo III’s class skills continues this week. Much like the last two updates, we’ve added these videos of core class skills — unmodified by runes — to the skills page on the Diablo III website, and here we’re showing them off.
To better prepare you for the defense of the mortal realms, the Blizzard Film Department recently unveiled the game’s intro cinematic at the Spike Video Games Award Show. To get an inside look at the development process behind this newest cinematic footage, Blizzard Insider recently sat down with Vice President of Art and Cinematic Development Nick Carpenter and 2D Art Director Chris Thunig.
From the explosive team of Aaron Williams (North 40) and famed French artist Joseph Lacroix (L'Encyclopédie du mal) comes Diablo: Sword of Justice.
Learn more about the latest service and game changes to the Diablo III beta with the official patch notes!
The End of Days approaches… Diablo III will be unleashed from the Burning Hells on May 15, and you can be ready to play the minute the servers go live by pre-purchasing the game digitally on Battle.net today.
The darkness is rising, but you have many, many tools to fight it. As promised in the previous skills blog, we are revealing more videos highlighting Diablo III’s powerful class skills.
It’s been quite a while since we’ve shared information regarding our forum MVP program. If you frequent Blizzard forums you’ve no doubt seen jade text stamped across threads here and there. Those with the power to wield green words are regular players — just like you — who’ve been recognized for their contributions to the forums in one way or another. And since we want to provide these player advocates with the resources they need to continue being awesome posters, MVPs have direct lines of contact with Blizzard community managers.
The final winner in our recurring Guardian of Accounts art contest has been chosen.
As we’re counting down the days until we’re ready to announce a release date for Diablo III, we’ve come to realize that the PvP game and systems aren’t yet living up to our standards. Today, we wanted to let you know that we’ve made the difficult decision to hold back the PvP Arena system and release it in a patch following the game’s launch. After a lot of consideration and discussion, we ultimately felt that delaying the whole game purely for PvP would just be punishing to everyone who’s waiting to enjoy the campaign and core solo/co-op content, all of which is just about complete.
The call for heroes goes out once more! The French and German Diablo III beta clients are now available, and battle-hardy warriors are needed to rigorously test them. Do you have the mettle to accept the challenge?
The Scroll of Resurrection is currently on cooldown, but will be resurrected soon. Once it’s available, you will be able to earn a free faction mount when you use a Scroll of Resurrection to bring a friend or former guildmate back to World of Warcraft, but this offer will only be available for a limited time.