Diablo 3's auction houses 'really hurt the game,' former game director says
Diablo 3's game director Jay Wilson admitted today that both the real money and gold-based auction houses have "really hurt the game," but Blizzard hopes to fix the problems it has caused in minimizing item values instead of shutting them down completely.
READ MORE >Diablo 3 rollback tweaks target item duping
People have been awfully naughty abusing Diablo III's account rollback feature, which is only there to help people who've been hacked. First, Blizzard had to fix it to stop babies from resurrecting permadead Hardcore characters, and now it's making changes to stop charlatans...
READ MORE >"Glad to see they recognize this problem, I was getting tired of people in the auction house. "
see all 6 commentsDiablo 3 PS3 preview: couch looting
A hands-on preview of Diablo 3 running on a PlayStation 3, peppered with thoughts from senior level designer Matthew Berger.
READ MORE >Diablo 3 trailer shows PlayStation 3 port in action
If the screenshots for Diablo 3 on PlayStation 3 weren't enough to sate your curiosity about how well the traditional PC franchise would transition to console, then you'll want to check out the new trailer showing actual gameplay and the all-new user interface in action.
READ MORE >"Aye, long time D1/D2 Player and I haven't played it since early June 2012. Just isn't fun."
see all 11 commentsDiablo 3's next update to focus on co-op
Diablo 3's senior technical game designer explains the focus of the upcoming 1.0.8 update, and how it aims to make co-op a more efficient way to play without going too far and making it feel required.
READ MORE >"Every few weeks I check out the forums, hoping to hear something that'll brig me back..but no... ..."
see all 14 commentsDiablo 3 item drops to be tweaked
There is nothing more frustrating then getting a Legendary item to drop after a boss fight in Diablo 3, only to find that it is not as good as a Rare you have, or worse yet, a duplicate Legendary drop. Blizzard is looking at ways to fix that problem, as well as how to maximi...
READ MORE >"How do you know if you're a Blizzard FanBoy? Dedicate 300 hours of your life to this terrible ..."
see all 77 commentsDiablo 3 won't support PC-PlayStation play
You had surely already guessed this, being a sensible person with even a smidgen of awareness of how the video games industry works, but now it's confirmed: the PS3 and PS4 editions of Diablo III will not have cross-platform play with the PC original. It won't support a keyb...
READ MORE >"Really, D3 for console is no surprise in the least. What would totally blow my socks off would ..."
see all 60 commentsDiablo 3 screens for PS3 unveiled
Blizzard's surprise appearance at the Sony press conference last night revealed that Diablo 3 would be showing up on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, but no visuals were shown. Now, Blizzard has revealed three new images from the PS3 version.
READ MORE >"Probably for a couple of reasons. First, the PS3 is actually available and in millions of living ..."
see all 109 commentsDiablo 3 coming to PS3, PS4 with four-player co-op
Chris Metzen of Blizzard Entertainment was a surprise guest on the PlayStation 4 stage tonight, revealing a strategic partnership with Sony to bring Diablo 3 to the The PS3 and the new next-gen console.
READ MORE >"Look the story itself is rubbish, I don't even like fantasy - but the production, the choice of ..."
see all 79 commentsDiablo 3 1.0.7 to stop faked hack reports to get Hardcore characters back
The risk of permadeath is what makes Diablo III's Hardcore mode so thrilling, even knowing one single lag spike or server hiccup could spell your doom. Some babies, however, have been big babies and refused to accept this, rolling back their baby account to recover their bab...
READ MORE >"I applaud you for trying to keep shack journalism real. Don't let the man keep you down."
see all 22 commentsDiablo 3 director steps down, moving on to next Blizzard project
It's been seven years of Hell for Diablo 3 Game Director Jay Wilson, and he has had enough. The designer has decided to step down from the position at Blizzard and move on to another project within the company.
READ MORE >"The problem with D3 is that they tried to infuse to much story into it . Which isn't a bad ..."
see all 28 commentsDiablo 3 duelling detailed in patch 1.0.7 overview
That Becky Jenkins thinks she's so good at Diablo III, swanning about in her "vintage" set of Tal Rasha's Wrappings like she owns New Tristram. Oh, you'll show her. You'll show her good. Once Blizzard lets you. Though the action-RPG's PvP team deathmatch arenas are delayed i...
READ MORE >Blizzard: Diablo 3 PvP 'falling short of expectations'
Only two months before the release of Diablo 3 in May, Blizzard unceremoniously cut the planned PvP Arena system from the game, promising a patch at some later date. Nine months later, it appears the Team Deathmatch planned is no closer to release.
READ MORE >"Been a diablo fan since I was 12 years old when the first one came out. Honestly who the fuck ..."
see all 82 commentsDiablo 3 to add in-game cheater reporting
Blizzard plans to make cheating in Diablo 3 easier to report, with an in-game client reporting tool coming in a future update.
READ MORE >"Should've been there from the start, but I guess its better late than never ; )"
see all 3 commentsDiablo 3 'up and running' on console but still not officially happening
Blizzard has spoken many times over the years about a console edition of Diablo 3 and publicly hired for such a project, but never confirmed it as an actual game we'll get to play one day. It does indeed have the action-RPG running on console now, it's confirmed, but even no...
READ MORE >""I swear honey, i was up working late. My secretary? no no, she's just a friend....""
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"I said that (and thousands of others) like a year ago. Same goes for playing Diablo with a ..."
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