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Diablo III Art Designer Leaves Blizzard

Diablo III Art Designer Leaves Blizzard [08.07.08] Diablo III art director Brian Morrisroe is leaving Blizzard for a new venture, according to media reports, while Blizzard says the somewhat controversial -- at least from a hardcore fan perspective -- art design for the game will remain unchanged.

Diablo III Isn't the End for the Diablo Franchise

At the end of June during the Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational in Paris, Blizzard revealed the third installment in the hugely popular hack-and-slash action series. For gamers who thought this might mark the end of their beloved Diablo games, fret not. In a recent interview with MTV Multiplayer, Blizzard stated that while Diablo III will round out the trilogy, it will not end the franchise.

Blizzard announces Diablo III

Blizzard Entertainment Saturday revealed Diablo III, the newest entry in its critically acclaimed action role-playing-game franchise. The announcement was made during the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational at the Porte de Versailles Convention Centre in Paris, France. A cinematic trailer and an extended gameplay demonstration with commentary from the development team introduced the game to the thousands of players in attendance.

Blizzard Officially Unveils Diablo III

At the Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational in Paris this weekend, the oft rumored Diablo III was finally made official. Like its predecessors, the third installment in the Diablo franchise will feature more hack-and-slash action that has made the series a huge hit with fans. More than 18.5 million units have been sold worldwide in the Diablo franchise since its debut in 1996.

Diablo III is "possible" on consoles, as Activision eyes money

While the Internet may be up in arms over the fact that Blizzard has dared to use a few splashes of color in the design of Diablo III, the rest of the civilized world is just looking forward to playing the damn thing. As we know though, Blizzard is now a part of Activision, and since the newly-united mega-publisher is now too big for even the ESA, will Diablo III be PC-only?

Diablo 2 Now Available At Blizzard Store (Diablo 2)

The Blizzard Store was just updated, making the Diablo 2 and Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction client available for digital download. If you already own the games and wish for digital copies, simply create an account at the Blizzard Store and register your CD-keys. The titles are both on sale for a small price of $19.99 each.

29 new Diablo III screen shots

If you missed Blizzard's presentation at this weekend's Blizzard Invitational and haven't seen the newly announced Diablo III, fret no more. Blizzard has released 29 awesome looking screen shots of the game for you to stare at for hours at a time.

Blizzard Confirms Departure of 'Diablo III' Art Director, Look Of Game Won't Change

Blizzard has confirmed to MTV Multiplayer that "Diablo III" art director Brian Morrisroe has decided to leave the company. A company rep says his departure won't change the look of the game.

Six Demons We'd Love to Face in Diablo III

If you know Diablo, you're already familiar with the game's demonic head honchos that filled our nightmares and our computer monitors with their particular brand of evil: Baal, Mephisto, and, of course, Diablo. But the mythologies of the world are chock-full of genuinely interesting and menacing demons, so we thought, why not add some fresh blood to the line up now that Bilzzard is releasing Diablo III? We've consulted the arcane tomes, those smoking scrolls in the GamePro basement that no one goes near without holy water and prayer beads, and collected a list of truly cool demons we want to battle in the third chapter in the Diablo series.

Blizzard not worried about losing WOW fans to Diablo III (World of Warcraft)

Blizzard has said that it is "hoping" that World of Warcraft's monstrous fan-base will take an interest in its latest game, action-RPG Diablo III, but that it isn't concerned about losing monthly WOW revenue.

Blizzard Tries To Forbid Open Sourcing Glider

ruphus13 notes a new development in Blizzard's case against MDY, which we discussed last week. Blizzard, the maker of World of Warcraft, has now requested another injunction — to prevent the open sourcing of Glider code. Quoting: "Blizzard has asked the court for a relatively unconventional order prohibiting MDY from making the source code for its MMO Glider software available to the public, and prohibiting MDY from helping people develop other World of Warcraft automation software. Blizzard had previously asked the court to shut down MDY's WoW operations in its motion for summary judgment, but the court's summary judgment order did not address Blizzard's request. Blizzard's requests to prohibit open-source release of MDY's software and prohibit MDY's assistance in development of independent WoW bots are new to this motion — and seem

Diablo III: It's official (Diablo III)

You heard it here, right from the floor, as it's announced, Diablo 3 is coming to the PC at an as-yet unannounced time. Announced by a man playing the theme on acoustic guitar, a man with a marvellous beard, no less.

Diablo III 20 Minute Gameplay Video

Although we featured this in our gigantic Diablo III Revealed news story, it deserves its own story. If you want to get a good look at Diablo III in action (and an introduction to the witch doctor and barbarian classes), this is it!

Fans attack Diablo III styling

52,000 Diablo fans have attacked the colour scheme Blizzard are using to develop Diablo III. The fans in question have signed a petition demanding a darker, moodier style.

'Diablo III' Fans Start Petition To Keep New, Colorful Art Direction

MTV Multiplayer writes: "Yesterday we reported why Blizzard decided to alter the dark art style of the "Diablo" franchise and how this angered so many fans that they started a petition against the new, colorful world of "Diablo III."

'Diablo III' Producer Plays Down 'Too Human' Comparisons (Too Human)

"Both recent and early impressions of Silicon Knights' "Too Human" have said that the upcoming Xbox 360 title's loot, skill tree and combat systems are similar to that of past "Diablo" titles. Some previews even proclaimed that "Too Human" is "Diablo III" before the Blizzard game was even announced.

Blizzard Announces Diablo 3

stpk4 writes "After a week long tease by Blizzard, Diablo 3 has just been announced in Paris. The splash screen has been updated at their homepage and The Escapist has the first write-up." While there aren't many details available yet, it is known that Deckard Cain returns to help our heroes yet again.

'Diablo III' Designer Describes How Game Will Appeal To 'Diablo' Fans And Broad Audience

According to lead "Diablo III" designer Jay Wilson, the team has to appease an "extremely broad audience" as well as hardcore fans.

Designer: 'Diablo III' Rounds Out Trilogy, But Not The End Of 'Diablo'

Not much has been revealed about "Diablo III"'s storyline, but lead designer Jay Wilson did tell MTV that the game will round out the story arc set up by the previous two games.

Diablo III Gameplay Panel Live Blog

Diablo III (PC)Additional details on Blizzard's action-RPG.

Diablo III Art Director Departs

Brian Morrisroe, art director for Diablo III, has left Blizzard to form a new non-gaming venture, Kotaku reported Thursday.

No Diablo III for consoles

With the excitement that followed Diablo III's Parisian unveiling now subsiding, while Blizzard begin an epic clean-up at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre, we're continued to be drip-fed details of the RPG.

'Diablo III' Designer Turns Tables, Judges Fans' Screenshots

For some die-hard "Diablo" fans, signing a petition protesting "Diablo III"'s decidedly new and colorful art direction wasn't enough; they went ahead and made their own mock-ups for how they think the game should look.

Blizzard Confirms Diablo III "Beta" Footage is Fake

G4 "did what every self-respecting news outlet would do and reached out to our inside man at Blizzard for comment. Here's what he had to say:

Diablo III Gets the $300 Statue Treatment

Blizzard has unveiled a new collectible statue that gamers will be able to purchase for $300. The statue depicts a barbarian standing on top of a defeated Diablo.

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