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Announcement follows recent exits of former Diablo III director Jay Wilson and designer Leonard Boyarsky
Read More »Diablo III director Jay Wilson quits Blizzard after 10 years
Move also marks a departure from the games industry, as he returns to ‘pursue my original passion: writing’
Read More »Blizzard honours late Diablo III dev with secret cow level
Tribute paid to artist Kevin Kanai Griffith with reference to Diablo II accessible only during his birth month
Read More »Diablo III getting microtransactions
But initially only for players in Asia
Read More »Diablo III is getting microtransactions… but not in Europe
An upcoming patch for Blizzard’s Diablo III will introduce microtransactions in some markets, but not in Europe or America. Patch 2.2.0 will introduce a number of changes for players in Asia, the most notable of which is the addition of a new in-game currency called Platinum which will, among other …
Read More »Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition takes No.1 spot
The updated version of Diablo III on consoles is No.1 in the UKIE GfK All-Formats Top 40 chart. This is the first time that Blizzard’s series has made it to the top spot. The PlayStation 4 edition was the best-selling format, beating the Xbox 360 SKU by a mere 500 …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM PREVIEW: Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition
Hell is coming to the PS4 and Xbox One. Diablo III, Blizzard’s gothic RPG which launched on PC in 2012 before coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 last year, is set to hit the current and last console generations on August 19th in the form of the Reaper of Souls …
Read More »Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition allows for cross-platform save porting
Blizzard has revealed that those who have already played Diablo III on their last gen machines will be able to continue their games on PS4 or Xbox One. The clever part though is that unlike other titles, players will be free to port their progress across platforms – so PS3 …
Read More »Diablo III hits 20m units sold
Activision Blizzard has posted financial results for its recently concluded quarter, revealing digital sales as the publisher’s current torchbearer. The company reached $970m in revenue (GAAP), nearly half of which came from digital sales. Further, Non-GAAP revenue totaled $658m, with digital making up 73 per cent of that total. Activision …
Read More »Diablo III to launch in China
Blizzard has teamed up with NetEase to bring Diablo III to the Chinese market. Polygon reports that Diablo III will be the fifth Blizzard title to launch in the region, joining StarCraft 2, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone and the upcoming Heroes of the Storm. "We’re very excited that with our …
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