Big news! Blizzard Entertainment has purchased acquired the fan-owned domain Diablo3.com! You know what that means, right? Right? Blizzard are prepping for the mega-announcement of the century, right? Right? Not so fast.
In a long letter to the community, the former owners of Diablo3.com (now known as Diablofans.com) talk a bit about the acquisition, saying it was amicable and that Blizzard was "really cool about it." Blizzard also made it clear that this move "shouldn't be considered an announcement for the Diablo 3 game." Because Diablo 3? Pffft -- who wants or needs it?
But let's get real for a second. Despite Blizzard being tight-lipped on the matter, a new Diablo game is as inevitable as me eating an entire box of Count Chocula if given the chance. That is to say, it's going to happen, and there's nothing my wife or physician can do about it. When it'll be revealed is an entirely different story, but my guess is that it will involve fire and lots of loot.
[Editor's note: This story had originally stated that Blizzard has "purchased" Diablo3.com, but that is actually inaccurate. The domain was simply turned over to Blizzard. Sorry for any confusion!]
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12:23 PM on 05.01.2008
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d3 is the new wow!
I'm not excited for D3 rumors, like i was with StarCraft. But if they did decide to make it, and did it well, I'd love to have it. but not having it isn't a life-ruiner for me.
Also, fucking-A-Yes! took em long enough...
First game I ever played online.
Here's hoping that this isn't going to turn out to be like WoW, or I would be a sad panda.
BRB Re-installin D2.
1. A MMO
2. Have micro transactions
3. 3D
4. Requires a beast of a system to play
5. Adopts any form of "combat" from WoW
6. Is set in any location except "fantasy world". No Hellgate London-esque updating of the series.
7. Does not use Steam or any other form of online key validation except to play on open Battle.net
8. Does not allow me to freely play over TCP/IP outside of Battle.net
I will gladly pay my $30 for it.
-A Guild Wars 'rip off'
-A PvP Focused MMORPG
My money is mostly on the former though.
Blizzard World Wide Invitational June 28 - June 29 2008 (Paris France). They will be showcasing SC2, new WoW expansion among "other things"
Diablo 2 release date June 29 2000. ORLY?! COINCIDENCE??!! I THINK NOT!
Maybe this time the new Diablo will be better than a good Neopets session :-)
If you read the article on Blizzplanet.com's main page, it says that Blizzard has also been buying domain names like crazy - including any variation of Diablo4.com up to Diablo7. That makes me think it may be just to maintain better control of the property as opposed to actually preparing for the next game.
But, I like to dream.
PS - KSoH 4 evar
"WHOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!"
Look! Up in the sky! It's.... it's..... CAPITAN OBVIOUS!
I kid of course. Good call.
WWI is, in all likelihood, the venue for this announcement. I believe SC2 is going to come out first, then WotLK and then D3 will drop last.
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