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1:20 PM on 07.01.2008, Jim Sterling

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Diablo becomes an Amazon top seller photo

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Oh, you crazy kids and your clicky-clicky loot games. In the wake of Diablo III's official announcement, it seems that fans of picking up crap that a skeleton dropped simply can't wait for the PC roleplayer to arrive, and are filling in time with the Diablo Battle Chest.

Diablo Battle Chest collects the original Diablo, Diablo II and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction along with two hint guides in one handy box, providing fans of the Blizzard series with everything they need to catch up. It currently rests atop the mountain as Amazon's top-selling PC game, but you better hurry if you want one -- at present, there are but three left in stock. Oh noes!

I'm guessing this Diablo stuff is a big deal, right?

[Cheers, Zulu]

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Technophile at 07/01/2008 13:19

I admit I fired up D2 after I got done absorbing all the new info on 3.

and it's still awesome.

bbrigg1 at 07/01/2008 13:26

@toneman

No, it's click click click click click click i click click click i click click click click click click i click click click click click click i click click click click click click

but it's still fun

king3vbo at 07/01/2008 13:27

Clicking on shit is AWESOME

casualweaponry at 07/01/2008 13:28

I'll never understand the disdain for PC games on this site.

I understand the sports hate (sorry Samit :) ), but PC games deserve a 'lil love too.

Now back to your wagglefests and RRoD and last-gen-is-now-next-gen console games.

Don't flame me; I own all 3 consoles and a gaming PC I built myself. Just lookin' for a little parity, that's all.

Big Z at 07/01/2008 13:33

The video of the Barbarian, my favorite Diablo 2 class, shitting all over the forces of darkness with a fresh coat of paint and aggression that'd make Kratos blush has already sold the game to me.

bbrigg1 at 07/01/2008 13:33

I haven't noticed any hatred for PC games.

Canison at 07/01/2008 13:38

i, too, fired up my DII discs right after seeing all the promo vids and scouring the site for about 1.5 hours. the new graphics are incredible... bits flying and heads stretching on necks until they pop off! oh my goodness it's like a sugar coma for my clicking finger.

casualweaponry at 07/01/2008 13:42

@bbrigg1,
Not hatred per se, but some people here act like clicking a mouse isn't hard work.

YOU HEAR ME STERLING? MOUSE CLICKING IS HARDCORE! MACROS AND HOTBARS ARE TOO!!!11! RESPECK MY MAD CLICK SKILLS!

Tertiee at 07/01/2008 13:44

Didn't the same thing happen when Starcraft 2 was announced?

RAB at 07/01/2008 13:53

i clicked the shit out of that Mephisto guy

vishusdelishus at 07/01/2008 14:03

I don't feel there's a lot of PC hate around here...just the typical fanboy crap Dtoid seems to be de-evolving into.

In fact I didn't ever think that until I read that flame-bait post. Chill the fuck out people, this is getting retarded now.

Also, I'm thinking of going and getting the same Diablo set because I only ever played it at a friend's house because I didn't actually own a computer when it came out. We had some pretty serious marathons with that game!

xdaytime at 07/01/2008 14:04

Don't....fuck....with diablo.

eternalplayer2345 at 07/01/2008 14:04

I right clicked the ground inumerable times as a sorceress.

ruckus at 07/01/2008 14:19

is clicking less hardcore than twitching thumbs now? its all equally hardcore and equally lame depending on point of view.

I'm looking forward to this. I never play DI, and I played DII a bit but never finished it. I need to go dig around some boxes of stuff to see if I can find my old discs.

blackholemonkey at 07/01/2008 14:22

I'm so glad people are noticing the progression of Dtoid. I think the line between cool indie smart gaming people and complete fucking assholes has become very very blurry

killias2 at 07/01/2008 14:25

"I'm so glad people are noticing the progression of Dtoid. I think the line between cool indie smart gaming people and complete fucking assholes has become very very blurry"

There's a line between the two? Really?

TheBlackLotus at 07/01/2008 14:47

I also reloaded my LOD to play again.. the memories it brought back.. I almost cried... I cant wait for D3

Demtor at 07/01/2008 15:17

Thumbs vs Index Fingers! The next gen war rages on! DUN DUN DUUUUUH!!

AliasWyvernspur at 07/01/2008 18:26

Having it downloadable from Blizzard site kicks mucho ass. Bliz rocks!

Rusty Ghia at 07/01/2008 18:54

You can also get the Diablo Battlechest for $20 at Gamestop until the 3rd. They might not have the promotion in their computer, so point out their ad and they should drop the price by $10.

SunTzu at 07/02/2008 01:37

Diablo is a pretty shitty series. I mean, what have the done to improve it? Added more stuff to click on? I guess in D3, you'll have EVEN MORE things to click upon. Click click click click click. Also, RAINBOWS AND BRIGHT COLORS!

As easily entertained as ever, now I see why MGS4 is so popular!

LilJimmyNordin at 07/02/2008 16:36

I am one of these people: I ran out and got the Battle Chest, and installed the first game (start at the start, right?). Well, of course, it doesn't work on my very powerful, very current PC, but whatever. First one's supposed to be lousy compared to the second, so on I went to the second.

I've ignored the series up until now, and it seems my gaming intuition served me well. It's not BAD, but all the stuff I found likable about it is done bigger and better in WoW. I'll play it a bit more, but I think this style of play is way past its sell-by date.

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