I think the whole thing may be a play on words (but I'm also hoping for Diablo III): Hell has frozen over. The Diablo project has been "on ice" in favor of Warcraft/Starcraft.
The video is realtime, it's the engine that is pre-rendered. Think of it this way, the image of the spartans in Halo machinima is pre-rendered. The user's control of the character is real time.
Blizzard's icy splash screen changes as Diablo 3 and WoTLK speculation intensifies
Jun 24th 2008 6:26PM (WoW)Hell has frozen over.
The Diablo project has been "on ice" in favor of Warcraft/Starcraft.
Law of the Game on Joystiq: Legal machinations of machinima
May 29th 2008 6:51PM (Joystiq)Law of the Game on Joystiq: Legal machinations of machinima
May 29th 2008 6:46PM (Joystiq)Subpoenas place other UE3 licensees in midst of Epic, Silicon Knights lawsuit
Jan 24th 2008 2:14PM (Joystiq)http://lawofthegame.blogspot.com/2008/01/epic-vs-skilcon-knights-saga-continues.html
Law of the Game on Joystiq: Gambling Hero
Jan 24th 2008 12:44PM (Joystiq)