The Chiz

Jun 28

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Diablo 3!

After spending approximately a week tantalizing fans with misleading splash screens laden with ice and purple walruses (walri?), Blizzard has officially announced that Diablo 3, A.K.A. “Project Hydra” is in development. Although the rumour mill had me fairly convinced that this was going to be the major announcement scheduled for today, it was still a shock of satisfaction and overwhelming glee to hear the news from an official source.

There have been two character classes announced thus far: The Barbarian, with (judging from the game play video) his familiar - but slightly modified - power set and multi-wielding capabilities. Fighting alongside him is the Witch Doctor, which appears to be a modified Necromancer with more elemental capabilities.

The game interface / HUD seems familiar, and will probably be immediately comfortable to old Diablo fans, as it keeps the traditional health and mana orbs with moves and option buttons in between them.

Exciting is the state of development that the game appears to be in. Obviously this has been in the works for a long while, meaning fans won’t have to wait through an entire development period. Hopefully we will be seeing this game hit shelves within the next 12-18 months, though given Blizzard’s track record of perfectionism, anything can happen. Frankly, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Be sure to stay tuned in, as I will certainly be reporting more on the upcoming sequel to one of my favourite series’ of all time.

Edit: Link to official site. Screenshots!

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Diablo 3!

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