http://www.maxfreak.com Diablo news, info, guides, cheats, and downloads Sun, 04 May 2008 14:06:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The owner of Diablo3.com has "confessed" he has transferred the domain to Blizzard. Here's the gist: A few months ago we were contacted by Blizzard in regards to the Diablo3.com domain name. While they appreciate all the work that's been put into running this big Diablo fan community over the years, ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo3com-goes-to-blizzard/ Remember the days when Blizzard played jokes on Diablo, dressing him as Santa? You can forget about that... Diablo has become Blizzard's bastard child. They're probably going to deny they ever did it ... which is close to the truth as Blizzard North did it and they have left the company ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/blizzards-disregard-for-diablo/ This Flash Diablo game seems to be a tribute to the original Diablo. There's some resemblance but how the hell do I turn off the annoying sounds? Anyone managed to save the Princess already? Note: Game courtesy of Necromanthus. http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-flash-game/ According to the whois database (confirmed by Blizzplanet too), Blizzard had gone ahead and registered a dozen of domains with Diablo 4. That's right! They have had the Diablo 3 domains registered for a while now but I guess they decided that a single sequel just won't do. So they got ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/more-diablo-domains-taken-by-blizzard/ I've seen plenty of BAD fake trailers for Diablo 3. I wonder who in their right might would think this is an ACTUAL box for Diablo 3! Believe me - the discussion on some forums still rages on ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-box-art/ You've probably heard it already but here's the summary: Activision, Inc. and Vivendi have announced that they will combine Vivendi Games, Vivendi's interactive entertainment business which includes Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft, with Activision, creating the world's largest online and console game publisher, the total transaction being worth more than US$18.9 ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/activision-blizzard/ As I'm downloading Hellgate London's demo, I'm reading some of the reviews out there. Of course, some like the game more than others. However, all of them agree the game was rushed and that some of the bugs are making it near impossible to have a normal one-hour gaming session. ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/hell-unleashed-prematurely/ You're probably familiar with Hellgate: London. It's probably the only Diablo 3 we gonna see for some time. It's from the team of developers that did Diablo 2, so it comes recommended. Check out the intro movie below. http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/hellgate-london-trailer/ Mike Morhaime has been interviewed by Gamespot at the AGDC '07 (Austin Game Developers Conference). He covers a lot of ground during the interview but there's one part of specific interest to Diablo fans - when he talks about Blizzard's future development plans: GS: Does the overwhelming success of it mean ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/mike-morhaime-interview/ IGN has done a video interview with Paul Sams, Blizzard's COO (mhey, thanks to for the link). I agree there's hope that the Diablo franchise is not dead... yet! Here's a few bits and pieces from the interview which I found ... revealing: Diablo movie - when talking about WoW, The Movie, ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/blizzcon-paul-sams-interview/ E3 has been tamer this year. That doesn't mean there's nothing happening there. Gamasutra has an interview with Frank Pearce, founding member and senior vice president of product development for Blizzard. Here a bit from the interview: "Our global headcount is 2,700," said Pearce, "And most of that is customer service for World ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/e3-more-diablo-3-hints/ Remember when just before Starcraft 2 was announced, there was a rumor about a Medusa demo. Some people thought it could be something related to Diablo 3 (I wish!). The mystery is over - courtesy of Kotaku: Sigaty, Starcraft 2's lead producer, told me that the original codename for Starcraft 2 was ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/medusa-project-demystified/ I’ve been thinking lately about the new content that Blizzard added to Diablo 2 with the Pandemonium Event (i.e. the Diablo 2 Ubers). I’ve heard many arguments that it’s not REALLY new content as Blizzard have just taken a few bosses and made their uber versions. For example, they’ve used Andariel’s ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-vs-pandemonium-event/ Now everyone knows that I'm a SONY (PS3) fanboy. Yet, here's a rumor (because it is a rumor ATM) that Diablo will be released on Gameboy. Here's the proof below. As always, the Devil is in the details (pun intended). Kotaku posted a shorter version of the same video, so you don't ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-on-gameboy/ Well, to be totally honest with you - it was confirmed and then the confirmation was removed from the site. So where does that leave us? I guess it's the usual secrecy surrounding any Blizz project. Here's the LONG story: The guys from Legendary Pictures (yep, the guys behind 300) have posted ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-the-movie-confirmed/ Blizzcon tickets almost sold out! If you plan to attend Blizzcon and you think there's plenty of time till August, think again. There's less than half of the tickets remaining. While you're at it, you might want to stockpile - keep in mind that up to 5 tickets per billing address ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/blizzcon-tickets-on-sale/ Gamespot's coverage of Starcraft 2 has been spot on. At the same time, IGN has got it wrong before when it comes to Diablo 3, so I take these articles with a grain of salt. In essence, Rob Pardo talks how Starcraft 2 is one of the smaller projects currently in ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/gamespot-diablo-3-rumors-persist/ Now, I admit the StarCraft 2 announcement was quite a blow to any hopes of seeing Diablo 3 any time soon. Thinking about it more, however, the cold, hard facts remain the same. Let me go through them for my (and your) well being: 1) Blizzard has been recruiting heavily lately: not only ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/5-reasons-why-diablo-3-isnt-dead/ For good or for worst, the wait is OVER. As a die-hard Diablo fan, I'm disappointed. Yet, die-hard Diablo fans are just that - die hards. I'm not giving up hope that Diablo 3 is going to be next when Blizzard announces a major product (and not another WoW expansion). Starcraft 2 ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/breaking-news-starcraft-2/ My eyes are sore from all the reloading and staring at Blizzard's new front page! I'm attaching a snapshot below (click to zoom) in case they decide to remove it. I'm really hoping Blizzard will announce Diablo 3 on the 18th. It was only a few days ago that everyone was convinced ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-teaser/ Boy, I'm a pissed off today! It's not just the rumors that Blizzard will announce Starcraft 2 in three weeks in Korea. Obviously, if Blizzard announce Starcraft 2 this puts Diablo 3 on the backburner for an year if not longer. It's not even Rob Pardo's interview (that's WoW's game ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/money-good-diablo-bad/ Next Gen has an interview with Rob Pardo, Blizzard's Chief Game Designer. He's the guy credited with the success of World of Warcraft and the first expansion, The Burning Crusade. I ask him if getting these expansions out on a regular basis is a matter of survival. After all, if gamers ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/blizzard-interview-rob-pardo/ Blizzard announced today its BlizzCon event will happen in early August - about a hundred days from now. The event itself will be held for 2 days. Make sure you reserve August 3 and 4 for a trip to Anaheim, California. More from the press release: Discussion panels with Blizzard developers Artist and ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-at-blizzcon-2007/ PC World has come out with a list of the TOP 50 Most Important People on the Web. Now, I expected the Google guys to make it to the top. What I didn't expect is that Mike Morhaime, Blizzard's President, is right there at number 4! Considering Steve Jobs is number 2 ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/blizzards-president-tops-influentials-list/ Various gamers report increased trademark activity at Blizzard. The trademarks include names from the WOW expansion like the Darkmoon Faire. I'm interested in anything having to do with Diablo 3 and I wasn't dissapointed: Diablo is trademarked as ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES, NAMELY, PROVIDING ON-LINE COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES, ON-LINE PUBLICATIONS IN THE FIELD OF ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-tradermark-activity/ When I mention Diablo (or Diablo 2) to someone, I usually get a response like: "Oh yeah, I remember it... my mouse broke because of it." Diablo was such a click-fest that I started wondering if we could use something like Nintendo's wiimote (that's the Wii remote/controller). Forget PS3! Then I ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-and-a-nintendo-wiimote/ I still haven't "upgraded" to Vista for various reasons (hardware upgade pending). I'm on the look-out for the new generation of games that are coming for Vista that take advantage of DirectX 10. I've seen Hellgate London's trailer as well as gameplay videos but I wasn't too impressed. The guys there ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-on-vista/ According to IGN, Blizzard is contemplating a Starcraft sequal for real. ...another little nugget of gold dropped alongside it with the public admission that Itzik Ben Bassat, Vice President Business Development and International for Blizzard Entertainment, would be keen to see a new StarCraft before too long. On stage in London for ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/blizzard-diablo-3-or-starcraft-2/ I just visited a site that provides you with a map of World of Warcraft's continents using Google Maps interface. I've taken a screenshot of Un-Goro crater below. I've also added the locations of rich thorium vein for you miners (like me!). Isn't that cool? I wish someone will create an ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-map-next/ Finally! The Burning Crusade beta is over and the the WOW expansion is out. I haven't pre-ordered it and I'm sure that will be a stupid decision in retrospect. Some of my friends have pre-ordered and will be queueing to get their copy at midnight today. Blizzard says there will be signed ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/wow-expansion-out/ A Happy New Year to all Diablo fans. Hopefully the new year will bring some good news on Diablo 3. Indeed, Hell has frozen over. Only problem is Diablo 3 is in development hell, frozen. http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/happy-new-2007/ Things at Blizzard are rather hectic with the whole Burning Crusade. Take a look at the trailer they've released for the incoming expansion (courtesy of Gootube). Now tell me that it doesn't look like a Diablo 3 trailer! For the first 60 seconds or so. Portals, banishing, etc. http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/the-new-trailer/ Bill Roper and company are not alone anymore. Another team has left Blizzard, this time it's guys working on WoW, not on Diablo II. The new company is called RED 5 and consists mainly of World of Warcraft developers. They've managed to raise $18.5 million in funding, which is approximately half ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/another-blizzard-team-leaves/ Alwyn B has gone out of his way to think of a way to make Diablo 3 less of a click-fest. The layout assumes that Diablo 3 will be similar to Diablo 2 in terms of its isometric perspective. It might be that Diablo 3 is more flexible - like ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-keyboard-layout/ For all the skeptics out there, the hunt for good animators continues. The team behind Diablo I and II is looking for a skilled Senior 3D Character Animator. The ideal candidate has experience animating both human and non-humanoid characters. A solid grasp of the principles of body movement, anticipation, overshoot, follow-through, ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/new-diablo-3-positions-at-blizzard/ Blizzard recently released a trading card game which is set in the World of Warcraft. One of the best parts of the WoW card game is that you can get a loot card that you can actually turn into loot within the WoW game itself. Think about Diablo now. It's virtually ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-card-game/ Finally. It feels like we've been waiting for an year for Blizzard to get the public beta out (ever since E3 really). I've just "upgraded" my WoW account and I've started downloading the client. It's a helfty 2GB download but I'm already at 30%, so I got nothing to complain about. I ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/burning-crusade-public-beta/ Gamespot is not known for spreading rumors. The list of Diablo 3 news is getting pretty long. Here's the list according to Gamespot: Blizzard's job announcements (Art Director to join the team behind Diablo and Diablo 2 The new Diablo Trilogy to be published Richard A. Knaak speaking about Diablo and saying he's ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/gamespot-diablo-3-existence-confirmed/ Recently, I posted an IGN interview with Paul Sams, Blizzard's COO. Now comes another - Mike Morhaime, Blizzard's President answers a few questions about upcoming games (and possibly Diablo 3). Q: Do you have a war chest now that you can use to do other things? A: We have a number of ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/blizzard-interview-mike-morhaime/ Finally, Playstation 3 (プレイステーション 3) arrives in Japan. As of Saturday morning, the PS3 is here. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about Diablo 3 but what the heck. I have prepared myself to be patient. No one ever managed to rush Blizzard anyway. Here's the first guy to get a ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/playstation-3-out-in-japan/ Chris Hartgraves from WasteLandsGaming.com, a former employee of Blizzard Entertainment, has been credited with spreading quite a few Diablo 3 rumors! The part about Diablo 3 being a MMO is pretty old but I just noticed he also mentions a console (and it's not the PS3!). All I have to say is ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-on-xbox-360/ When Paul Sams discussed extensions to the Diablo and Starcraft universes, he said that: Some other companies get into the role of making just MMOs, but Blizzard lets the developers pick what they want to work on, and it’s not all MMOs... This has fueled hopes that Diablo 3 might not be ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/world-of-diablo/ Richard A. Knaak recently talked about the upcoming Diablo trilogy. During the IRC interview, Knaak was asked about Lilith: Medievaldragon: Hope I am not spoiling much at this point, however I really have to ask. Blizzard introduced a new Pandemonium Event monster named Lilith (Act V) in Diablo II Patch 1.11. Knaak: ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-lilith-revisited/ I was doing an uber Tristram run last night. As an ice sorceress, I use spells like Blizzard and what not ... my point is you can't see SHIT! A friend of mine (a pally who thinks he's Rambo) claims he got killed more than once because he wasn't able ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/killing-diablo-on-playstation-3/ Obviously, all Diablo 3 trailers are fake - some better than the others. It's easy to tell because Blizzard have an AMAZING reputation when it comes to trailers. I vividly remember the Diablo 2 trailer. It told a story and at 7 minutes it ran the length of a short-feature film! ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/the-diablo-trailer/ During an IRC chat, Richard A. Knaak, the author of The Sin War trilogy of Diablo books, confirmed that Diablo isn't dead yet. The Knaak interview was scheduled quite late (in Europe anyway) but this didn't prevent people asking the right questions. The only right question in mind is: "What are ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/knaak-confirms-diablo-3/ Richard A. Knaak will be on IRC today. He'll be discussing the new Diablo book trilogy. Here's the info: Monday, October 23 5pm EST / 2pm PST / 11GMT+1(France) server: irc.wowirc.com channel: #wowradio According to Medievaldragon, Knaak will touch on the origin of Sanctuary and men as well as Lilith, the new boss in the ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-trilogy-hints-diablo-3-plotline/ I just visited my Diablo 3 lens at Squidoo and it has a rank of 60-something, i.e. it made it to the TOP100 list. Now, this is a pretty good indication there's PLENTY of interest in a sequal to Diablo 2 - be it MMO or a normal RPG. Blizzard should ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-is-60/ I bought it... almost. You know this happens often when you desire something. A Diablo 3 trailer? I must confess I love Diablo 2 trailer and the cinematics. The story was excellent, the turns were abrupt, and the production values were amazing (for the time). Check it out: First of all, if ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/diablo-3-trailer/ I was going through a Diablo 3 thread when I saw one of the posts dubbing Diablo 3 as Dungeons of Diablo. Obviously, it follow World of Warcraft (WoW), so in a way it's not that original. When you think about it though, Diablo (the original) was exclusively a dungeon adventure. ... http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3/archives/dungeons-of-diablo-aka-diablo-3/