Diablo 3 Release Date

They say that, when Deckard Cain returned to the ruins of Tristram Cathedral seeking clues to defeat upcoming evils, a harbinger of death fell from the heavens. This fire from the sky reawakens long forgotten evils and calls the heroes of Asgard... sorry, the Sanctuary, to defend it against the rising powers of hell once again. This is where you, the brave player, came into the scene.

Inside the world of Diablo III we will fight unholy enemies with all-new character classes, such as the Witch Doctor and also with re-imagined warriors from Diablo 2, like the fearless Barbarian. With the new Havok physics engine, you will be able to use the environment as a weapon against your enemies.

Important Diablo III Facts

1. On June 2008, at Worldwide Invitational in Paris, Blizzard announced the game, but didn't provide any speculation related to Diablo 3 release date.


2. So far, there are four character classes in Diablo III: the fearsome Witch Doctor, the relentless Barbarian, the mysterious Wizard and the faithful Monk.


3. Diablo III is best described as a hack-and-slash type of game then a RPG.


4. The story of Diablo begins in the year 964 (when Burning Hells' lesser demons rise up against the Prime Evils (Diablo, Mephisto and Baal) in a rebellion that culminates into their exile to the dark fantasy world of Sanctuary), and ends in 1265, when angel Tyrael destroys the Worldstone housed within Mount Arreat (Diablo 2).


5. With the release of Diablo 3, players will have the opportunity to explore familiar settings, such as Tristram.


6. However, the only confirmed familiar NPC is Deckard Cain, who has appeared in both of the previous releases. "Stay a while and listen..."


7. Every creature will have around 36 unique death animations in the upcoming Diablo 3 release. Enemies will utilize the 3D environment as well, crawling on walls for eg.


8. Unlike previous releases, gold can be picked up by your character merely by touching it, rather than having to manually pick it up, which is really good news!


9. There will be class-specific quests to go along with the main storyline, which was anyway expected from the highly anticipated Diablo 3 release.


10. In the previous Diablo releases, each class had a fixed gender, but in Diablo III, players may choose the gender they would like to play.

Latest Diablo III News

StarCraft 2 BEFORE Diablo 3 (May 18, 2010)
Blizzard announced through an official press release that its highly anticipated real-time strategy game, StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty^™, will arrive in stores on July 27, this year.

We've been looking forward to revisiting the StarCraft universe for many years, and we're excited that the time for that is almost here," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. Finally some good StarCraft 2 news! Go ahead, do your celebration dance now. Or not... if you are a harcored Diablo fan.

Diablo III: It's Coming! (April 24, 2010)
Rather than simply telling us information about their upcoming Diablo III, like normal developers would do, Blizzard is going the teaser image route. They've posted a weird picture that suggests some sort of big Diablo 3 announcement is coming.

"It's coming," reads the cryptic message attached to the image to the right. It's just a few tan lines on a brown background. Seems to be a small part of a much larger image. Guess we'll have to wait a few days to allow Blizzard to cast some light on this.

Blizzard Bans Diablo 2 Cheaters (April 21, 2010)
Blizzard dropped the hammer and dispensed some indiscriminate justice tonight, banning over 300,000 online accounts from Warcraft III and Diablo II. The accounts "were found to be violating the Battle.net Terms of Use", a statement on the company's forums reads. "The CD key associated with the banned account will be suspended for 30 days, while repeat offenders will see their keys banned permanently. All decisions are final."

Diablo III: Paying to Restore Hardcore Characters (April 20, 2010)
In recent posts on the Diablo III forums, community manager Bashiok revealed new information about the upcoming hack-and-slash game, such as paying to bring back a fallen hardcore character WILL NOT be implemented into the next Diablo game, although personally we would very much liked that.

Also, in Diablo III, players will no longer gain a number of stats to distribute every level; this will be done automatically (auto-stats). And lastly, shrine buffs apply to the entire party as long as they're in range. More news on Diablo 3 release date soon...

Diablo 3 Release Date BEFORE StarCraft 2 (April 8, 2010)
BattleForums spread the rumor that that development of StarCraft 2 will be postponed until Blizzard's Diablo III is ready for the market.

An anonymous source from inside Blizzard released unintentionally this information through a casual conversation with one of BattleForums staff members.

Happy Easter! (April 2, 2010)
On behalf of the entire Diablo 3 Sanctuary, we wish you a Happy Easter and give you one of the oldest Diablo Easter Eggs, dating back to the nineties. Yes, the good ol' times!

As you can see, the Diablo I release has hidden messages! "BUY WAR II" (Warcraft II?) and "NATALIE PORTMAN ROCKS" can be seen clearly if you take a take a screenshot of the launcher (PrintScreen) then paste it in your image editor. Play with the contrast a little bit and it will reveal itself to you. As a side note, we also think that Natalie Portman rocks.