Diablo statue claws its way out of Hell June 2013
Brian Fay, the creator of the impressive Arthas statue, has been commissioned by Blizzard again, this time to summon the demon Diablo in premium-priced novelty form. The polystone sculpture pictured above stands 22 inches atop its base, where it commands a fearsome hand-painted visage and imposing ...
Blizzard celebrates Black Friday with Diablo 3, StarCraft 2 deals
Blizzard's Black Friday offer is sweet and simple: StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty and Diablo 3 are each $20 off, now through Monday, November 26. StarCraft 2 is $20, while Diablo 3 turns out to be $40. These deals are blowing directly through the Blizzard Store. Other Blizzard wares, specifically in ...
Blizzard faces class action suit over account authenticators
Blizzard Entertainment is facing a class action lawsuit over the sale of its Battle.net authenticators, which are used to provide security for player account information for games such as World of Warcraft and Diablo 3. The suit, filed by the law firm Carney Williams Bates Pulliam & Bowman, ...
Diablo 3 surpasses 10 million sold [Update: Expansion incoming, date unknown]
During today's Activision earnings call, CEO Bobby Kotick revealed that Blizzard's Diablo 3 has managed to sell over 10 million copies so far. "Year-to-date, Diablo 3 is the top-selling game overall based on enough meta, digital and retail sales in North America and Europe. Diablo 3 has sold ...
Diablo 3 down for patch 1.0.5 maintenance today, tomorrow
Diablo 3 patch 1.0.5 adds the Monster Power system, which allows players to adjust the difficulty of enemies in Normal, Nightmare, Hell and Inferno modes, along with a lengthy change list affecting the Auction House, Battle.net, Bosses and Classes, among other aspects. Blizzard began launching the ...
Blizzard North considered making Diablo Junior for the Game Boy Color
David Craddock is a freelance writer (and former Joystiquer) who's putting a book together about Blizzard North, the studio that created the enormously popular Diablo series. Up until the book's release (it is called, of course, "Stay Awhile and Listen"), Craddock is doling out some insights that ...
Diablo 3 Inferno Difficulty monster damage balance tweaked
Blizzard is making a few tweaks to Diablo 3's Inferno difficulty yet again. The developer added more high-level drops to the difficulty before, and this time it's effectively reducing the damage monsters will do in that mode. As Technical Game Designer Wyatt Cheng says, Blizzard is reducing the ...
Diablo 3 Paragon update rolling out today
Diablo 3 patch 1.0.4, which features end-game changes announced just yesterday, is set to be released sometime today. Servers will be down for maintenance throughout the day in order to prepare for the patch. Maintenance is already underway in North America and should be finished by 1:00pm PDT. ...
Diablo 3 to add high-level 'Paragon' system featuring 100 new levels
To combat the lull some players have encountered once they have reached level 60 in Diablo 3, Blizzard is adding a new layer of upgrade levels. This new layer – called the 'Paragon System' – adds 100 additional levels for players to push through once they have reached Diablo 3's current ...
Diablo 3 Starter Edition no longer requires a disc
Now you can get your hands on the Diablo 3 Starter Edition without borrowing a disc from someone else – we're speaking to the approximately one person who is interested in Diablo 3 and hasn't played it yet. All you have to do is log into your Battle.net account and sign up through "Your Game ...
