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500 Diablo 3 beta keys more

Published December 23rd, 2011 in Blizzard, Diablo 3 gameplay, Diablo 3 humor and Diablo 3 News. 0 Comments

There’s a still slim chance that you can still get in the Diablo 3 closed beta?. Wanna know how? Take a pencil and paper (kiddin’) and follow the instructions posted by the BlizzardCS®:

1. Have an active Battle.net® account
2. Be a registered user of Twitter®
3. During the Contest period become a follower of BlizzardCS® by visiting http://twitter.com/BlizzardCS and clicking “Follow;”
4. Use the hashtag #DiabloBeta and @BlizzardCS in a Tweet,
5. Send an email of the tweet to cstwitterfeedback@blizzard.com. With a link to your tweet

The way I understand the rules, there will be 100 beta keys sent out every week (for the next 5 weeks). You should hurry up and do it ASAP, because my guess is that the longer you wait, the more tweets (and emails) there will be at Blizzard’s marketing HQ.

Diablo 3 cult game status revoked

Published October 23rd, 2011 in Blizzard, Diablo 3 gameplay, Diablo 3 humor, Diablo 3 in the media and Diablo 3 News. 14 Comments

Looking at the coverage from Blizzcon 2011, I had a sudden realization: Blizzard cannot survive on cult games any more, they need blockbusters!

With the wild success of World of Warcraft, Blizzard has turned from a company specializing in cult games for hardcore gamers to a generic game company producing for the average Joe.

It’s just like a Porsche that’s been made into a sedan and fitted with a 1.6 liter engine. Average Joe is more than happy by the fact he’s driving a Porsche but to anyone who has driven a Porsche from 10 years back, this new thing looks like an abomination.

It’s not like Blizzard has a choice in the matter now. Ever since they married Activision, it was all about mainstream success and blockbuster titles. They simply cannot go back.

Listen to a list of random updates from Blizzcon:

New WoW expansion called Mists of Pandaria!

– Is it possible to make WoW more cartoony and animaly than already is? Looking at the trailer, the answer is an emphatic YES.

Mists of Pandaria will allow pets to fight pets

– the only question is when POKEMON is going to sue them.

Diablo 3 will allow skill swapping only in town

– noobs have a problem switching between skills, so everyone will now spam just two skills the whole game?

Diablo 3 PVP will have endless re-spawning

– qq much?

Diablo 3 light radius removed

– is darkness too scary for new players?

Diablo 3 beta keys rewarded for Facebook likes

– also for email collection on a massive scale (over 1,400,000 likes compared to 400,000 a month ago)

Marketing gimmicks

– buy 12 months of WoW and get Diablo 3. Or buy Diablo 3 and get the next WoW expansion free. Welcome to our cross-promotions!

Does that mean we won’t enjoy the new 1.6 liter Porsche… I mean Diablo 3? Well, I certainly hope it is as good as a Porsche 911 (Diablo 2) but I doubt it will have the cult appeal of the classic. It is not so much about the game itself but about the people who will play it… teenagers who failed Angry Birds on their iPhone and are looking for something prettier and easier.

Update: It’s obvious WoW wants to ride the Kung Fu Panda wave of the future.

Diablo 3 beta video (streaming)

Published September 7th, 2011 in Blizzard, Diablo 3 gameplay, Diablo 3 humor, Diablo 3 News and Diablo 3 videos. 5 Comments

As you know, the closed Diablo 3 beta has started for some LUCKY game journalists and all Blizzard employees (about 5000). Btw, if you know a Blizzard employee, page him because he has additional invites for family and friends.

For the rest us, we could follow several beta testers feeds that provide streaming video as they play. The quality is not superb but you can get a pretty good idea of what’s happening. Ignore the coala at the start… (imagine it’s a panda, i don’t care).

I have two channels so far that have more than a character selection video:
http://www.twitch.tv/fluddastud/videos
http://www.justin.tv/wigens

Official Blizzard Quote:

FYI, we’re getting very close to starting the closed public beta test for Diablo III. You might start seeing some new reports about the beta client as we’ve begun limited external testing with employees and their families, and there is no non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for that. We look forward to sharing more info about the beta test in the near future. Stay tuned.

If you have a beta license, you are free to show, share, or talk about any portion of the beta content to which you have access, as this beta test is not confidential.

Diablo 3 schedule leaked

Published January 2nd, 2011 in Blizzard, Diablo 3 gameplay, Diablo 3 humor, Diablo 3 News and Diablo 3 rumors. 6 Comments

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Diablo 3 Barbarian mousepad

Published November 30th, 2010 in Blizzard, Diablo 3 humor and Diablo 3 News. 3 Comments

diablo 3 barbarian mousepad Thanks to Blizzard’s enterprising spirit (make that licensing IP to get more from merchandise), we now have a gift worthy of Christmas: a Barbarian mousepad.

It’s a bit cheaper than the notorious Barbarian statue of last year – just 15 Euro. The statue was $300, so this mousepad is a total steal… and comes from SteelSeries.

Update: Funny video about Blizzard having problems with too much LORE!

Over 700 Diablo 3 Skills

Published October 4th, 2010 in Blizzard, Diablo 3 gameplay, Diablo 3 humor, Diablo 3 News and Diablo 3 rumors. 7 Comments

I remember a game designer who said that a great game has a few mechanics (skills) that result in infinite combinations, like chess for example.

Diablo 3 is obviously taking the opposite approach: an infinite number of skills that accomplish the same thing – reduce mob’s HP.

Official Blizzard Quote:

Amount of skills in Diablo III, with all player runestone variants included, is currently topping 700…

It’s staggering really, even to me still. Those are all unique in their visuals too, which is important to note. Sure some of them may be simple color shifts but most of them are unique mechanics with completely unique visual effects. It’s crazy. Big up to our effects guys.

A Diablo 3 demo will be playable at Blizzcon 2010, so we’ll see if ALL 700 skills make sense.

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