Diablo III News

Blizzard game director Jay Wilson assures fans that game is in "great shape" but stops short of saying launch plans announcement will be "soon."

Activision pushes action RPG to April-June quarter; company not expecting to ship both Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm and WOW: Mists of Pandaria this year.

Publisher posts record net income on revenues of $4.76 billion; Modern Warfare 3 top-selling game last year; Elite paid subscribers reach 1.5 million.

Event organizers say annual gaming gathering skipping this year due to "jam-packed" schedule; 2012 Battle.net World Championship to be held in Asia.

Steve Parker departs California-based game developer after five-year history at company that involved leading work on dungeon-crawling role-playing game.

Feedback-based tweaks will be seen in latest beta patch of action role-playing game.

[UPDATE]: Pic showing Best Buy ad for Blizzard's latest with countdown clock for midnight launch just weeks away debunked by company representative.

Search engine giant lists Activision Blizzard shooter brands as most popular this year; Halo: Reach, Super Mario, Mortal Kombat round out top five.

BlizzCon 2011: Studio offers its first panel aimed at illuminating the history of its action RPG franchise, detailing The Eternal Conflict, angels, and demons.

BlizzCon 2011: Blizzard announces new MMORPG expansion at opening ceremony; Diablo III Collector's Edition confirmed; WOW Annual Pass earns free copy of Diablo III.

Dave Grohl follows up last year's BlizzCon cameo with Tenacious D by bringing his full-time gig to Diablo III developer's annual shindig.

Blizzard confirms Diablo 3 will miss its projected 2011 release date; promises "additional testing phases," extended beta.

Blizzard Entertainment confirms beta under way for action role-playing game sequel; more invitations to be rolled out over course of beta.

[UPDATE] Activision Blizzard COO Thomas Tippl says publisher expects six releases from studio, including Diablo III and one expansion.

Gamescom 2011: Six Blizzard leads convene to discuss a new Diablo III difficulty level, Cataclysm's 4.3 patch notes, and more.

Blizzard CEO confirms the developer is trying to get anticipated action RPG on shelves this year, expects expansions to follow retail release.

Players able to buy weapons, armor, and rune stones with real-world money; game also requires constant online connection.

Comic-Con 2011: Developer's story and franchise chief Chris Metzen says compendium novel will serve as complete resource for demonic fantasy universe.

California game giant looking for senior software engineer specializing in Sony's console to be "key contributor" on upcoming hack-and-slash game.

Diablo III to include three types of AI-controlled partners as part of main story arc.