Blizzard gets rid of Southeast Asia region for Diablo III
There will no longer be a Southeast Asia Battle.net regional server for Diablo III, as a Battle.net forum post by community manager Micah “Bashiok” Whipple seems to indicate. Read more »
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Diablo III will not have PvP features on launch day
As if the delayed release date and the government regulation problems in Korea weren’t enough, Blizzard is now announcing that Diablo III will not ship with any player vs. player features on launch day. Read more »
Diablo III release date slips to Q2 2012
This news may be several days old, but for those who don’t know yet, Diablo III‘s release has been pushed back to the second quarter of 2012 (April-June), according to Activision’s yearly financial report conference. Read more »
No BlizzCon in 2012, Battle.net World Championships spin-off to be held instead
Blizzard’s highly popular annual convention, BlizzCon, will be taking taking a break in 2012, the company announced on its Battle.net website. Blizzard highlighted its “jam-packed schedule” as the reason why, with three of its games, Diablo III, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, and World of WarCraft: Mists of Panderia, all currently in simultaneous development. […] Read more »
Diablo III: SEA will have regional servers, AH items region-locked
Blizzard has recently updated their Battle.net Auction House FAQ page for Diablo III, revealing that SEA and Australia/NZ players will have their own regional servers when the game is released, similar to StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. Read more »
BlizzCon 2011 photo highlights
BlizzCon 2011 was a blast! Gamers got their hands on yet-to-be released Blizzard titles — such as Diablo III, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Blizzard DotA and the World of WarCraft: Mist of Pandaria expansion — while surrounded by life-size statues and cosplayers of familiar game characters. If you couldn’t be there to soak in the fantastic […] Read more »
World of Warcraft (finally) gets Pandas in next expansion
If you are still disappointed that Goblins were the new race in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm instead of the far cuter, um, panda-like Pandaren, end your weeping! Blizzard announced today at BlizzCon that the pandas will be coming to Azeroth in the next expansion to WoW, Mists of Pandaria. Read more »
Diablo III closed beta impressions: Underwhelming, but it could get better
The Diablo III closed beta has been underway now for about two weeks. If you’ve been follow my live stream on the NGNT Twitch.tv channel, you’ll know that I’ve put in about 6 hours of game time in two run-throughs the game across a Monk and a Barbarian, enough to get a good feel of […] Read more »
Blizzard not discussing unannounced MMO “Titan” at BlizzCon
If, like me, you had hoped that Blizzard would talk about its unannounced MMO project — codenamed “Titan” — at the upcoming BlizzCon in October, our hopes are now crushed. Blizzard has come out to say that it will not be making any announcements, let alone discuss the game. Read more »
Blizzard officially opens Diablo III public closed beta testing
If you’ve whetted your appetite for Diablo III gameplay by watching uploaded video footage from the family and friends closed beta period which began earlier this month, it’s time to check your inbox. Blizzard Entertainment announced today that the public closed beta test for Diablo III is now officially under way, with the first wave of invitations already […] Read more »
