http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3 Diablo 3 News: Diablo 3 is official! Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:59:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now, ever since Activision and Blizzard merged, I had a feeling that moneytalk will take over. Sure enough, listen to Activion's boss, Bobby Kotick: "Next Blizzard MMO will have a "more broad appeal"... I can't believe 10+ million subscribers is now considered marginal for a MMO! For some perspective, LOTRO has ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-delayed-why/ Now, this is the first time I hear about Torchlight, thanks to Shacknews. One look at the screenshot and I could swear it's very Diablo-esque. Turns out the team has some Blizzard North veterans like Peter Hu; Erich and Max Schaefer, and some artists. The best piece of news? You ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/torchlight-a-diablo-clone/ Blizzard is hard at work figuring out the inventory management. If you compare the screenshots from the initial announcement to the current version, you'll see plenty of differences. Yet, they aren't happy with it. Blizzard states: Inventory management and the systems that surround it are something we're obviously interested in, but not ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-items-and-inventory/ Remember the big discussion about Diablo 3 getting TOO SUNNY for a Diablo game? The fans had to re-do screenshots in Photoshop just to make their point that a darker Diablo is called for - no green fields. In public Blizzard remained adamant about the art direction but since then they ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-updated-screenshots/ My worst fears are being confirmed... Diablo 3 is again on the backburner when it comes to its release. Blizzard have stated that TWO titles will be released in 2010. One of course, is Starcraft 2. Fair enough, it was announced a long time ago. The other title due in 2010 is ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-release-2011/ As you've probably heard, Blizzcon 2009 is in full swing which means a ton of Diablo news will be pouring in the next two days. For starters, a new character will be playable at Blizzcon - the Monk! According to pundits, he replaces the Paladin, so for all of you Hammerdin ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/new-diablo-3-class-monk/ Diablo 3 is available for pre-order already! There's a site that states there are only 55 days to the release. Here's the screenshot. To be honest, this looks like a cheap way for this (unnamed) site to get your pre-order. Now, I'm not saying they'll grab your money and run... but ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-launch-in-september/ Unfortunately, this isn't the Diablo 3 beta test. However, I'm a fan of Starcraft 2 (except when it steals the spotlight from Diablo), so I'm pretty happy Blizzard announced an upcoming beta test. You may wonder what that has to do with you. Well, as the Starcraft 2 beta is the ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/blizzard-announce-beta-page/ With BlizzCon '09 coming next month, you don't have to be a genius to tell that Blizzard will have to make some kind of Diablo 3 announcement. My count of the rumors regarding the fourth character can be boiled down to two: Ranged character - the parallel is to the rogue in ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-fourth-class/ Information about Diablo 3 is a dime a dozen but GOOD information is often difficult to come by. Most guys simply recycle the same stories over and over. Check out this Diablo 3 site for detailed information on Diablo 3 Skill Trees. Hope more guys like this scour the internet ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-resource-site/