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How Diablo Could Have Been An MMO - And Why 'Path Of Exile' Will Inherit The Action-RPG Throne

Video Diablo creator David Brevik stirred up quite a storm the other day with comments the former Blizzard North designer made about Diablo III. While his criticism of the game was fairly mild, the response from current Diablo team members was harsh.

 

Blizzard Sets Release Date for Diablo 3

Diablo 3

Blizzard is known for two things: making great games and making us wait for them. For Diablo 3, the wait is almost over. May 15 is the official release date for Blizzard's hotly anticipated hack-and-slash game and follow-up to 2000's Diablo 2. It hasn't been an easy development cycle: the team recently announced that ...

 

Massive Layoffs at Blizzard

Over the last several years, we've grown our organization tremendously and made large investments in our infrastructure in order to better serve our global community. However, as Blizzard and the industry have evolved we've also had to make some difficult decisions in order to address the changing needs of our company.

 

Blizzard Confirms No LAN Play; Region Lock in Starcraft 2

Blizzard's VP of game design Frank Pearce has revealed that the only way to play Starcraft 2 in multiplayer will be through the company's Battle.net service online.This confirms that there will not only not be LAN capabilities within Starcraft 2, but that players are forced to play each other within their own regions.

 

The 3 biggest fears about Starcraft 2 and why not to worry

The 3 biggest fears about Starcraft 2 and why not to worry

The original masterpiece that is Starcraft is still played 10 years later to this day among tens of thousands of players, and with that, comes skepticism that Starcraft 2 won't be able to match the greatness. Innovation, price, and multiple-building selection top the list of worries, but here are reasons why you should keep the faith in Blizzard.

 

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