Blizzard acquires diablo3.com !

Check it out:

www.diablo3.com

Woot!!

Let's hope it's out before 2013, but that would be a bit optimistic.Noldorin2646

Seems way too optimisitc. They still have to milk SC2 with expansions and WoW is still racking in the cash. You think they could be working on multiple games with how much they make.

woot Diablo 3

[QUOTE="Noldorin2646"]Let's hope it's out before 2013, but that would be a bit optimistic.Swiftstrike5

Seems way too optimisitc. They still have to milk SC2 with expansions and WoW is still racking in the cash. You think they could be working on multiple games with how much they make.

SC2 doesn't necessarily have the same playerbase that D3 would have. I can see them releasing them within a years time.

2012-14 is likely, I'd say.

While I think D3 is definitely coming, Blizzard getting diablo3.com means nothing. They should have never not had the domain to begin with, whether Diablo 3 is coming or not.

2013-15 is more likely, I'd say.

While I think D3 is definitely coming, Blizzard getting diablo3.com means nothing. They should have never not had the domain to begin with, whether Diablo 3 is coming or not.

fatshodan

This is kinda off-topic, but I must say, your sig is the funniest thing I came across today. Thanks.

[QUOTE="Noldorin2646"]Let's hope it's out before 2013, but that would be a bit optimistic.Swiftstrike5

Seems way too optimisitc. They still have to milk SC2 with expansions and WoW is still racking in the cash. You think they could be working on multiple games with how much they make.

2012-14 is likely, I'd say.

While I think D3 is definitely coming, Blizzard getting diablo3.com means nothing. They should have never not had the domain to begin with, whether Diablo 3 is coming or not.

fatshodan

What??

Please read:

http://www.diabloii.net/wiki/Diablo_3

Mark my words: Diablo3 will be announced on June 29.

[QUOTE="fatshodan"]

2012-14 is likely, I'd say.

While I think D3 is definitely coming, Blizzard getting diablo3.com means nothing. They should have never not had the domain to begin with, whether Diablo 3 is coming or not.

muaka

What??

Please read:

http://www.diabloii.net/wiki/Diablo_3

Mark my words: Diablo3 will be announced on July 29.

Announcement != release, and, personally, I'm not sure Blizzard will want to shift attention away from StarCraft 2. I'm not saying they won't announce it soon, but it is rare that companies make multiple big announcements within a short space of time - they like to keep attention focused on a particular product as much as possible, before moving onto the next.

Fatshodan, when did Blizzard EVER announced a game that wasn'talready in development?

Diablo3.com was a fan site since 2000. It didnt bother blizzard for 8 years. Suddenly (after buying many diablo-related domains) they want Diablo3.com - how can you not see the connection?

Plus, the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational is taking place on the same day that D2 + LOD were released. (June 29)

As for staying focused on one or two products,(WOW expansion + SC2) I think they have more than enough money, and can hire as many people as they want/need.

Besides, have you seen they job listing in the past few years? They ARE working on unannounced games. (AKA "Next Gen MMO" + a console game)

Please read the link I posted before - D3 has already been scraped once and its been in the works again since late 2003/early 2004.

That is the best news I've heard this year!

Thanks!

Fatshodan, when did Blizzard EVER announced a game that wasn'talready in development?

Diablo3.com was a fan site since 2000. It didnt bother blizzard for 8 years. Suddenly (after buying many diablo-related domains) they want Diablo3.com - how can you not see the connection?

Plus, the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational is taking place on the same day that D2 + LOD were released. (June 29)muaka

Who said anything about it not being in development? - because I sure didn't. I just said that an announcement is not the same as a release. They could announce it today, and may have been working on it for years, but that doesn't mean it won't be out for quite a while.

Maybe my upper end estimate was a little too high, but thinking it's coming next year, or probably even the year after, is wishful thinking. A tentative 2010-11 perhaps, before the numerous delays are taken into consideration. And those numerous delays could be considerble.

I am absolutely positive that Diablo 3 is in development, I just don't see it coming any time soon. Blizzard will want a total hype storm surrounding StarCraft II, and they will want a total hype storm surrounding Diablo 3... it wouldn't be in the best interest of either game for those storms to converge.

Fatshodan, when did Blizzard EVER announced a game that wasn'talready in development?

Diablo3.com was a fan site since 2000. It didnt bother blizzard for 8 years. Suddenly (after buying many diablo-related domains) they want Diablo3.com - how can you not see the connection?

Plus, the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational is taking place on the same day that D2 + LOD were released. (June 29)

As for staying focused on one or two products,(WOW expansion + SC2) I think they have more than enough money, and can hire as many people as they want/need.

Besides, have you seen they job listing in the past few years? They ARE working on unannounced games. (AKA "Next Gen MMO" + a console game)

Please read the link I posted before - D3 has already been scraped once and its been in the works again since late 2003/early 2004.

muaka

The "Next Gen MMO" has nothing to do with Diablo, there have been leaks of it, but not much is known, only that it is not diablo, it might even be the future expansion for WoW, but no Diablo.

Yeah there is some information of it being in the works since they finished Diablo 2 LOD and they were not satisfied with their final product and started the to remake almost all of it but that only means it will be an even better product :).

Frankly, I was surprised that they didn't have it years ago, along with maybe 4, 5, and 6...

Anyway, I have read some things to the effect that Diablo 3 has already been well under production for some time (and remember, that was the case with Starcraft 2 when they announced it). Supposedly the game (or at least part of it) actually takes place in Heaven, which is sort of being overrun by Hell.

In the meantime, I guess there will be Mythos.

2012-14 is likely, I'd say.

While I think D3 is definitely coming, Blizzard getting diablo3.com means nothing. They should have never not had the domain to begin with, whether Diablo 3 is coming or not.

fatshodan

agreed, im shocked they did not buy diablothree.com also. It's just a smart business move by them that they should have done already, means nothing about the game but lets hope for the best.

When they announce it, that means it will be out in another 80 years. When they announced Diablo II they waited forever to actually release it. I predict Diablo III will come out in 2063 at which point I will be dead. Hmmmm, I need to find a way to stay alive long enough to buy this game. Anyone have any ideas?df853

Blizzard seems to have developed a new policy of not announcing games until they are further along in the development cycle (apparently to avoid exactly that kind of situation), but then again, it remains to be seen when Starcraft 2 will actually be out.

I also think it's rather unlikely they will announce whatever else they are working on until a while after Starcraft 2 comes out.

"Blizzard" is just a bunch of bastards...

Who the hell cares about another "Diablo"?!

"Blizzard" is just a bunch of bastards...

Who the hell cares about another "Diablo"?!

Rylsadar

A bunch of bastards? What? Did they win too many Game of the Year awards for you or something?

Anyway, a damn lot of people care about another Diablo.

"Blizzard" is just a bunch of bastards...

Who the hell cares about another "Diablo"?!

Rylsadar

I can't tell if you're being serious or not but...I couldn't care less about Diablo 3. I couldn't stand 1 or 2 so 3 holds no sway over me. I really don't get people's fascination with these games. I found them extremely tedious and boring. Click, click, click, click...Is this supposed to be fun? Blizzard is SO overrated. They recycle the same two games over and over but I guess people eat this stuff up.

[QUOTE="Rylsadar"]

"Blizzard" is just a bunch of bastards...

Who the hell cares about another "Diablo"?!

-wildflower-

I can't tell if you're being serious or not but...I couldn't care less about Diablo 3. I couldn't stand 1 or 2 so 3 holds no sway over me. I really don't get people's fascination with these games. I found them extremely tedious and boring. Click, click, click, click...Is this supposed to be fun? Blizzard is SO overrated. They recycle the same two games over and over but I guess people eat this stuff up.

Actually, I agree that the first one was kind of boring. The second one took a while to get into, but I wasted many hours on that game. Of course, I'm talking about online play. If you are playing it solo, then you definitely aren't getting the full experience, or even close to it IMO.

[QUOTE="Rylsadar"]

"Blizzard" is just a bunch of bastards...

Who the hell cares about another "Diablo"?!

-wildflower-

I can't tell if you're being serious or not but...I couldn't care less about Diablo 3. I couldn't stand 1 or 2 so 3 holds no sway over me. I really don't get people's fascination with these games. I found them extremely tedious and boring. Click, click, click, click...Is this supposed to be fun? Blizzard is SO overrated. They recycle the same two games over and over but I guess people eat this stuff up.

To further the wound, I've not had, nor have my friends had, a single interaction with Blizzard's customer service department that ended well. I think in the end their success has made them the "bastards" some people think they are today. In addition I really wish, like -wildflower- said they would attempt a few original titles some time soon, but of course they can't jepordize SC2, even though people have been waiting for it for at least 10 years...

I love most of what Blizzard has done, I just had to blow off some steam about what they'be been doing lately:P

This is completely outrageous!

-Westwood Studios

-Kalisto Entertainment

-3DO

-Troika Games

-Interplay Entertainment

-Black Isle Studios

-Bethesda Software

-Origin

All these companies mentioned previously are dead,but "Blizzard" is still alive?!

C'mon people what the hell is going on in our platform?!

This is completely outrageous!

-Westwood Studios

-Kalisto Entertainment

-3DO

-Troika Games

-Interplay Entertainment

-Black Isle Studios

-Bethesda Software

-Origin

All these companies mentioned previously are dead,but "Blizzard" is still alive?!

C'mon people what the hell is going on in our platform?!

Rylsadar

You killed your argument with 3DO. Actually, you tied it up and ripped out its heart to sacrifice to some cruel god of suckiness.

It's rather simple really, you see. Every game Blizzard puts out is critically acclaimed by not just a few sources, but practically every major publication, often winning multiple game of the year awards from different sources, and every game they put out is a best-seller. And of course now one of said games is one with a monthy subscription, so they are practically printing money.

This is completely outrageous!

-Westwood Studios

-Kalisto Entertainment

-3DO

-Troika Games

-Interplay Entertainment

-Black Isle Studios

-Bethesda Software

-Origin

All these companies mentioned previously are dead,but "Blizzard" is still alive?!

C'mon people what the hell is going on in our platform?!

Rylsadar

wait! you where stating how piracy is not a bad thing and how you refuse to pay for new games when you can pirate them. now you you have the nerve to complain about developers going out of business???

[QUOTE="-wildflower-"][QUOTE="Rylsadar"]

"Blizzard" is just a bunch of bastards...

Who the hell cares about another "Diablo"?!

SpaceMoose

I can't tell if you're being serious or not but...I couldn't care less about Diablo 3. I couldn't stand 1 or 2 so 3 holds no sway over me. I really don't get people's fascination with these games. I found them extremely tedious and boring. Click, click, click, click...Is this supposed to be fun? Blizzard is SO overrated. They recycle the same two games over and over but I guess people eat this stuff up.

Actually, I agree that the first one was kind of boring. The second one took a while to get into, but I wasted many hours on that game. Of course, I'm talking about online play. If you are playing it solo, then you definitely aren't getting the full experience, or even close to it IMO.

Yeah, it did get boring after a while. I only played it so long because I could sell virtual items on ebay for non-virtual money. Then when the market flooded I quit playing.

great news

Yeah, it did get boring after a while. I only played it so long because I could sell virtual items on ebay for non-virtual money. Then when the market flooded I quit playing.

df853

Wait, you sold virtual items for the first one on ebay, where all of the data was stored locally? Because that's the one I said was boring. If you did, that is epic :lol:.

Every game Blizzard puts out is critically acclaimed by not just a few sources, but practically every major publication, often winning multiple game of the year awards from different sources, and every game they put out is a best-seller.

SpaceMoose

I think you hit the nail on the head with why Blizzard is still around. Since they're put out so many successful games, every magazine and writer in the gaming industry is willing to review and pay homage to anything they do just to make themselves look better, rather than the other way around, which is how it's supposed to work!

I think you hit the nail on the head with why Blizzard is still around. Since they're put out so many successful games, every magazine and writer in the gaming industry is willing to review and pay homage to anything they do just to make themselves look better, rather than the other way around, which is how it's supposed to work!

KillOBKilled

Yeah, that's why Blizzard is still around. It's not because every title they have put out since Warcraft 2 is a AAA game, and they refuse to release anything if they feel it won't be. It's not because they design their games for a mass market and not quite such a niche one as the target audience of a game like Fallout. They put Starcraft: Ghost on indefinite hold supposedly because it wasn't living up to their standards. They could have just realeased it and it would have sold tons even if was merely mediocre. They take their good old sweet time releasing games, and it invariably shows in the results. I do hope you're being sarcastic.

Now whether they will maintain their huge quality standards after the ocean of money they are swimming in from World of Warcraft remains to be seen, especially now that a lot of the old Blizzard people are gone, but until they release a game that does not suck away a significant portion of my gaming time after its release, I have to believe they probably will.

[QUOTE="KillOBKilled"]

I think you hit the nail on the head with why Blizzard is still around. Since they're put out so many successful games, every magazine and writer in the gaming industry is willing to review and pay homage to anything they do just to make themselves look better, rather than the other way around, which is how it's supposed to work!

SpaceMoose

Yeah, that's why Blizzard is still around. It's not because every title they have put out since Warcraft 2 is a AAA game, and they refuse to release anything if they feel it won't be. It's not because they design their games for a mass market and not quite such a niche one as the target audience of a game like Fallout. They put Starcraft: Ghost on indefinite hold supposedly because it wasn't living up to their standards. They could have just realeased it and it would have sold tons even if was merely mediocre. They take their good old sweet time releasing games, and it invariably shows in the results. I do hope you're being sarcastic.

Now whether they will maintain their huge quality standards after the ocean of money they are swimming in from World of Warcraft remains to be seen, especially now that a lot of the old Blizzard people are gone, but until they release a game that does not suck away a significant portion of my gaming time after its release, I have to believe they probably will.

Exactly.