Update: In all seriousness, our friends at WoW Insider have made their case for why the splash page still holds some mysteries.
Blizzard Splash Screen Update for June 28 -- still inconclusive
by Ross Miller 
on Jun 28th 2008 3:00PM
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Update: In all seriousness, our friends at WoW Insider have made their case for why the splash page still holds some mysteries.
Reader Comments (43)
Posted: Jun 28th 2008 3:43PM (Unverified) said
I know! It's the release of Diablo's Adventures in the World of Starcraft: Lich King Edition!
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Posted: Jun 28th 2008 3:50PM (Unverified) said
This "joke" is epic fail.
Seriously, it's not even remotely funny and does not warrant yet another D3 post.
Joystiq can be pretty snarky at times. But this, lame.
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Seriously, it's not even remotely funny and does not warrant yet another D3 post.
Joystiq can be pretty snarky at times. But this, lame.
Posted: Jun 28th 2008 4:27PM (Unverified) said
His retarded comment, that's what I'm thinking.
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Posted: Jun 28th 2008 8:17PM (Unverified) said
And in case you are wondering what the hell they mean by that, they mean...It's not 'your retarded' but 'you're retarded'.
=P
Posted: Jun 29th 2008 2:10PM (Unverified) said
I was wondering how many fish I could catch with that one. :) The T-shirt meledeo refers to can be found here, and probably other places too:
http://www.bustedtees.com/yourretarded
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http://www.bustedtees.com/yourretarded
Posted: Jun 28th 2008 3:21PM (Unverified) said
Nah, you can totally tell its for a Lost Vikings MMO. Diablo is Norse for "Bearer of Swords" which basically means Viking. And obviously, its the third one in the series. I think "And The Heavens" refers to the fact that its going to be Massively Multiplayer, so it'll include thousands of people, i.e. "The Heavens."
My cousin's mailman's grandma works in the gamer's industry, so I totally know.
:3
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My cousin's mailman's grandma works in the gamer's industry, so I totally know.
:3
Posted: Jun 28th 2008 3:23PM engadgethead said
They didn't even try to transition from the ice to diablo. They just completely started with a new image.
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Posted: Jun 28th 2008 4:50PM (Unverified) said
That's the beauty of it. While fanboys were all debating about what it could possibly be, how the eyes looked like Protoss eyes, how the ice itself was a reference to WotLK, and so on, Blizzard just went and slapped them all in the face by doing this. :)
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Posted: Jun 28th 2008 5:56PM 007craft said
it just goes to show you that the image is just a bunch of BS. They could of shown a clear image of kerrigan from starcraft 2 and then announce diablo 3. It will teach us not to care next year, thats for sure.
I ask blizzard why they thought creating a puzzle with no solution was going to impress people?
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I ask blizzard why they thought creating a puzzle with no solution was going to impress people?
Posted: Jun 28th 2008 8:29PM (Unverified) said
methinks somebody spent too much time trying to decode it and is a little butt-hurt.
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Posted: Jun 28th 2008 3:23PM puerrican85 said
I'm lost.... wasn't the splash update apparant when Joystiq reported the announcement of Diablo 3? Maybe the post was meant before all that like around what....5:00 AM or something?
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Posted: Jun 28th 2008 3:26PM puerrican85 said
I guess.... still shouldve been before all the other posts...
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Posted: Jun 28th 2008 3:44PM puerrican85 said
Exactly what I was trying to get across, Thank you.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
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Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Posted: Jul 2nd 2008 1:33AM (Unverified) said
I can't wait to see all the disappointed Diablo fans when it turns out just to be a Lich king promo.
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Posted: Jun 28th 2008 4:16PM Bouillestfu said
FUCKEN YES HOMOS! HALO 3 IS SUX DIABLO 3 IS LEET!
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Posted: Jun 28th 2008 3:33PM aristokrat said
Hey Blizzard, Unreal called. They want their logo back. Did you put it somewhere?
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Posted: Jun 28th 2008 9:04PM aristokrat said
Maybe I was talking about the engine?
*hides in corner*
Touché, sir.
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*hides in corner*
Touché, sir.
Posted: Jun 28th 2008 3:46PM LaughingTarget said
It's the return of Vanilla Ice in Blizzard's Ice Ice Baby 2: Colder than Vanilla.
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Posted: Jun 28th 2008 3:46PM puerrican85 said
Exactly what I was trying to say. Thank you.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
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Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Posted: Jun 28th 2008 4:37PM (Unverified) said
Actually is:
".. and the heavens.... "
... and below...
"... shall tremble"
Where is the mistery?
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".. and the heavens.... "
... and below...
"... shall tremble"
Where is the mistery?
Posted: Jun 28th 2008 9:18PM (Unverified) said
No, it's coming out for the Wii and DS.
/sarcasm
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/sarcasm
Posted: Jun 28th 2008 10:29PM (Unverified) said
2-3 years of waiting here we come. Guess it'll be Wrath, SC2, and D3 releases for the next 2-3 years to boast company profits. Wonder when they'll get a new IP.
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