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Blizzard Entertainment would like to conclude the story with the third installment in the widely acclaimed action RPG series Diablo. That doesn't, however, mean it will be the last Diablo game. "We're not saying [Diablo 3] is the end of the Diablo universe, but we are trying to bring this storyline to a close," lead designer Jay Wilson said to MTV Multiplayer...

Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a new Art Director to work on the hugely awaited hack'n'slash RPG, Diablo III. The job opening popped up recently on Blizzard.com. The company's official web site says "Blizzard Entertainment is currently looking for a talented, motivated, and experienced art director to lead the Diablo III art team...

Blizzard's Jay Wilson takes the time to explain why they've cut Necromancer class from the action RPG that is Diablo III. At the same time, he emphasizes this might not be the final decision. Excluding the Necromancer class was done because the developers didn't want the game to have characters that are a rehash of some of the old ones (i...

Following Blizzard's announcement of Diablo III, a bunch of hardcore nerdy-nerdy fans got together and initiated a petition in the hope of getting the developer's attention. They were disappointed with the art style and overall look of the new Diablo...

The latest weekly sales chart from NPD Group indicates that Blizzard's Diablo Battle Chest still sells well in the US (the chart covers sales from July 6 to July 12, 2008). 1. Nancy Drew: The Phantom Of Venice 2. Spore Creature Creator 3...

Some old, some new images are now up for your viewing pleasure, straight from the talented artists at Blizzard, who are currently dishing out more and more concepts for creatures and characters we'll be seeing in Diablo III. They've also revealed some pretty sweet background sketches, all of which are definitely worth a peek...

Long kept under wraps, Diablo III finally hits the spotlight, as Blizzard Entertainment reveals the very first details and media from the long-awaited action RPG. Blizzard makes an effort to revamp the gameplay mechanics, as well as offer familiar elements from the previous two games. To find out what's known about the game so far, check out our Diablo III first look.

Yesterday, a bunch of Diablo fans expressed their discontent with Blizzard's Diablo III and the colorful approach the team took with the art and overall design this time around. The vibrant color palette clearly displeased the fans so much that they started a petition against the game's new art style...

The massive hypage surrounding Blizzard's recently announced hack'n'slash RPG Diablo III, fueled the sales of other Diablo-related products - the Diablo Battle Chest above all else it seems. In fact, the Diablo Battle Chest currently sits atop the throne of best-selling PC games over at online retailer Amazon (news via N4G)...

It appears that Blizzard's new art direction for Diablo III made certain fans of the franchise rather unhappy. They've decided to express their discontent with a petition that asks people to support the notion of a darker, more realistic art style, and not something that's, as they put it, so similar to World of Warcraft...

The folks over at Blizzplanet spotted this little gem on the Blizzard Entertainment Employment Opportunities page. Apparently, the famous Irvine, California-based studio has a bunch of new "next-gen MMO" job openings. Obviously, Blizzard is working on a new MMORPG...

The build up to Blizzard's announcement, scheduled for this week in South Korea, caused quite a lot of speculation (to say the least). Now, the company's homepage presents a timeline, showing off Blizzard's existing titles, highlighting the first two Warcraft games, with other games, like the 1996 classic, Diablo, also on display...

Notorious rumor site The Inquirer quotes sources who claim to have overheard two Blizzard employees talk at the AGDC (Austin Game Dev. Conference) about a mysterious new Blizzard project codenamed "Hydra." For your reference, StarCraft II was once codenamed Medusa...

Okay, we're about to wrap things up with today's Diablo 3 coverage. The latest trailer walks us through the game and brings many of the new features into view. Take a look at 20 minutes of gameplay footage, showing, in detail, a lot of cool stuff you need to know about Diablo 3:

Once again, you can read the full press release for Diablo III in our previous news story. In addition, we've received the first batch of screenshots from the game, which depict some of the character classes in action. We are eager to hear what all of you think about this announcement, now that it's finally, definitely, officially official...

My hands are shaking as I write these words. Blizzard Entertainment finally announced Diablo 3 -- you've read it correctly -- and the preliminary details seem to indicate control improvements, in addition to a hotbar to easily access skills. As uncovered during the ongoing Blizzard Worldwide Invitational...

It's so close now, so very close. Today, the Blizzard's official web site features the last teaser image before the company's major announcement at the Worldwide Invitational in Paris. This show is about to start and the first impressions seem to point to something most of us have been hoping for...

One more day, people. All you need to do is hang in there with the rest of us for just one more day. In less than 24 hours, Blizzard Entertainment will finally cease this madness and let us know for sure what they are up to. The latest teaser image on Blizzard...

Sorry to torment you like this people, but as excepted Blizzard Entertainment has, once again, updated their official web site with a fresh teaser image, now showing a pair of menacing eyes. The images released so far have made gamers curious all around the world and...

The potential announcement of a new Diablo game is quickly becoming the center of attention in the gaming world. Despite Blizzard's sincerest efforts to keep a tight lid on this, each day brings a wave of new rumors and tidbits on Diablo 3, which is allegedly in development...

Blizzard Entertainment's official web site continues with an updated teaser image of... something. It may be "that new Blizzard game" everyone's been raving about for the past several months or it could be just a teaser for World of WarCraft: Wrath of the Lich King...

It's happening, folks. Well, it's about to happen. There's a new splash screen, recently activated over at www.blizzard.com and initial reports indicate this could be the long-awaited announcement of Blizzard's next project. The 2008 Blizzard Worldwide Invitational begins this week and that's when we're going to know more...

In light of the tremendous upsurge of Diablo 3 speculation, without so much as a smidgen of concrete info from Blizzard, I refused to post any additional reports on a possible Diablo-related announcement until they made it officially official...

There's a huge lock of hair in my hand. Why? Because I've yanked it out of my head. I'm frankly getting tired of all this Diablo 3 claptrap. I'm about to pull all my hair out! This is the last time I'm reporting on this, I swear it, unless, of course, Blizzard officially confirms a brand-new Diablo game...

Just received an e-mail from the folks at BlizzPlanet, who were kind enough to clear up a few things on yesterday's Diablo 3 rumors, as well as the scoop on Blizzard's interest in Diablo3.com. First off, Blizzard approached Roger "Mockery" Barr to request the domain name Diablo3...

The teaser countdown featured on the web site Diablo3.com turned out to be a hoax and eager fans were left without a Diablo 3 announcement. Talks of a possible D3 announcement have sprung up yet again. Now, they are saying that Blizzard Entertainment may actually unveil a new installment in the widely acclaimed RPG series, Diablo...

Man, Blizzard bought the Diablo3.com domain. They bought it off a fan site, and now they plan to use it... for something. That something should be apparent to just about the dumbest person on this site, so if I have a clue, so should all of you...

It was a nice rumor while it lasted. Web site Diablo3.com notes that its recent countdown teaser has nothing to do with an official Diablo announcement (thanks, GameBanshee). Here's what the site says: Things the May 1 Announcement are not: 1. It is not an official announcement of Diablo 3 2. It is not about an upcoming Diablo novel 3. It is not a Network merge Figures. Curse them for making us believe so. Curse them, I say!

Web site Diablo3.com and fan site BlizzPlanet.com both feature a mysterious countdown (thanks, Blue). To what? Well, we're not sure exactly. A brief post on Diablo3.com simply reads "The number of days until half the web links to Diablo3...