This weekend, at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in Paris, Blizzard Entertainment made an announcement that sent shockwaves through the gaming community… Diablo is returning. The game that revolutionized the role-planing adventure genre will once again be unleashed upon the world. Still in the its preliminary development stages, Diablo III does not currently have a release date. Blizzard has setup an impressive and surprisingly informative website for the game, which includes a FAQ, gameplay teaser and cinematic trailer.
What we currently know about Diablo III:
- There will be five character classes. Two have been revealed: Barbarian and Witch Doctor.
- The game will be released on both Macintosh and Windows platforms.
- Co-op play will be available via Battle.net.
- There is not currently a release date available for Diablo III.
Check out some gameplay footage from Diablo III below, featuring the all new Barbarian.
To get updates on the development of Diablo III, visit Blizzard’s official site for the game.
On June 29, 2008, steve beschakis said:
…once again, our lives have meaning. Hold on just a little while longer, Deckard Cain!!!