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A week ago I posted that Diablo 2 is back on the sales chart. I also posted that if you want a copy, you don’t need to purchase a retail copy for $55 (for the Battle chest) or $35 (for Diablo 2 and LoD).
You can purchase a Diablo 2 CD key for just $5 online. Once you have your CD KEY, you go to Blizzard’s online store, you register and then proceed to DOWNLOAD your copies of Diablo 2 and LoD.
Update: You can purchase a cheap Diablo 2 cd key here: link 1 and link 2.
Adam Sessler from G4TV is speaking against the guys who re-did the Diablo 3 screenshots to make them darker and gothic.
His argument seems to center on the fact that Blizzard can do whatever they like with Diablo 3 because it’s theirs. This guy obviously didn’t attend marketing courses at college and neither did he read any of Peter Drucker’s books.
If you ask him, Blizzard could make Diablo 3 a FPS in space, with the protagonist a chihuahua instead of a barbarian. It’s theirs, right? Bullshit. The product is “owned” by its users!
If you have $300 to spare, you might be interested in pre-ordering a giant figurine (statue?) of the Barbarian - one of the Diablo 3 characters.
The statue is not painted yet but I guess it will eventually be painted. For $300 - it better be an art masterpiece. The only way I’d consider buying it if it results in me getting a unique wow pet - something like a miniature barbarian doing Arnold improvisations will do the trick.
After Diablo 3’s previous Art Director left, Blizzard started looking for a new Art Director for Diablo 3. So I guess the screenshots done by the fans do have some weight when it comes to the art direction. Here’s the ad:
Blizzard Entertainment is currently looking for a talented, motivated, and experienced art director to lead the Diablo III art team. For this position, you must be highly organized with outstanding communication skills and proven experience in management. We’re looking for a proven track record of shipping AAA products in an art director role. Experience modeling and texturing assets for a diverse visual range of environments and a solid grasp of form, color, and light for both 2D and 3D art assets are also essential. You must be experienced at mentoring a team, able to work well in an environment of artists who are passionate about making great games, skilled in another art task (illustration, modeling, texturing, animation, or concept drawing), and well-versed in related tools (Maya, Photoshop, etc.).
I’m keeping my fingers crossed that whoever they choose will not be an arrogant bastard and will actually listen to fans when they express their concerns about Diablo 3’s art direction (check out the screenshots redone by the fans).
Diablo 2 is enjoying a Renaissance of sorts on the back of the Diablo 3 announcement. The classic game is back in the sales chart at number 6!
I gave my copy of Diablo II to my cousin a few years ago, so now I’m beating my head against the wall. If you’re like me and would like to replay Diablo 2 with friends on Battle.net, I suggest you find yourself $5.
Why $5? Because that’s how much a Diablo 2 CD key costs. That’s an original key (not some keygen thing) and it works like a charm. You download Diablo II, you enter the key and you’re ready to roll.
Here, I just saved you $55 (the Diablo Battlechest retails for 59.99).
Update: Here’s a direct link to one site offering it at $5 - link.
In an interview for MTV, Jay Wilson said that Diablo 3 “will round out the story arc set up by the previous two games.”
“We also tried to focus a little more on bringing characters back, and not just from ‘Diablo II’ but from ‘Diablo I,’” he said. “We feel like a lot of the focus is on ‘Diablo II’ but ‘Diablo I’ started it all and has a lot of really good stuff on the gameplay side and on the character side. So people can expect to see characters from ‘Diablo I,’ more characters from ‘Diablo II,’ and characters from some of the books. We’re definitely going to bring a few of them in.”
The quote that really matters for me, however, is this one:
And while “Diablo III” ends the trilogy, fans needn’t worry — it’s not the final curtain for “Diablo.” “We’re not saying this is the end of the ‘Diablo’ universe, but we are trying to bring this storyline to a close,” Wilson said. “It’s not just ‘Diablo III’ — we’ve got plans beyond.”
Now, that’s finally an admission that no one at Blizzard is crazy enough to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. Who knows… maybe we’ll see a Diablo movie soon?
Tickets for Blizzcon 2008 will be on sale starting next week. So here’s a reason to go and buy one - there will be three panels with developers working on Diablo 3:
Diablo III Class Design
You’ve witnessed the raw physical power of the barbarian and the terrifying alchemy and diseases of the witch doctor. Now you can learn more about these heroes — and see if any other champions emerge to defend the mortal world.
Diablo III Game Design
Get a detailed look at the design and development process behind the visceral gameplay of Diablo III. We’ll explore the influence previous Diablo games have had, as well as the new and exciting features the upcoming sequel has to offer.
Diablo III – Lore and Art
From lore to spell effects, from creature design to quests — sit down with our writers and artists as they discuss the creative process of building Diablo III’s rich world of Sanctuary.
This news just came in from Gamasutra . Brian Morrisroe, art director on Diablo 3, is leaving Blizzard.
In light of the whole argument about the new COLOR in Diablo 3 screenshots, you’d expect someone to lose their job. Not so this time, Brian is leaving on his own accord. What’s more, Blizzard said that Brian’s art direction is nothing short of amazing!
Part of Morrisroe’s legacy will likely be the somewhat controversial art design for Diablo III, which fans lambasted vocally in online petitions for what they thought was a lapse in its predecessor’s traditionally bleak, Gothic look.
“This change won’t impact the game,” continued the statement. “We’re really pleased with the look and feel that Brian helped create for Diablo III, and the new person we bring onboard will work with the other artists on the team to maintain the art style moving forward.”
If you ask me, that’s like making a pink Harley Davidson and then say it’s just like we always wanted.
In an attempt to steer Blizzard into a darker world for Diablo 3, gamers have done some Photoshoping on Diablo 3 screenshots. The new screenshots are darker, the colors are less saturated.
I must say I’m impressed with the result (see below). Not Blizzard though. Jay Wilson, designer for Diablo 3 speaks out:
Now in terms of the actual texturing, this texturing, where they grayed out everything and it’s very flat and the monsters are all kind of a similar tone — that does not play well. It’s very boring to run through more than a couple of times, and it’s very difficult to tell creatures apart and pop them out of the environment. So those things don’t really work for us. A lot of the lighting stuff I think is very cool, but it’s also not very doable for us.
Let me know what you think. I understand these shadows can be tough to do in a 3D engine but let’s not forget Diablo 3 is supposed to be gothic horror, not cartoon-like fantasy like WoW!
In an interview for MTV, lead WoW designer Jeff Kaplan said that Diablo 3 will feature an Achievement system.
There’s already something of an achievement system in Diablo 2 with the Lords, Dames and the other titles. However, what’s new in Diablo 3 is that your Diablo 3 achievements will be added to your WoW and Starcraft 2 achievements for a total Blizzard rank.
The Blizzard rank will be associated with your master Battle.net account, so you’ll be able to show off. I only hope they give adequate achievements bonus to WoW twinks ‘cos I have several!
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