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Diablo 3 already beaten back to hell
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
I would tell you to grab the red bull and get on it, but it’s already been done. Diablo 3 launched at midnight last night, and zealous fans, who either adjusted their sleep schedule, gulped energy drinks all night, or were simply on a Diablo 3-playing high, have managed to complete the game. A More >
Diablo 3′s Witch Doctor trailer – ‘let the killing begin’
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Oh, wait, that’s the wrong tribe. Sorry about that, Witch Doctor. Anyway, the Witch Doctor is here, and he’s brought an army of pets. The Gargantuan appears to be his biggest summoned pet, hence the name, and he can slap man-sized bats out of the sky like they’re moths. The Witch Doctor can throw More >
This week’s re-revealed Diablo 3 class: the Monk
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Though the Monks of Diablo 3 can dual-wield maces and spin staffs around with great skill, they apparently prefer to use their bare hands to defeat evil–me too. This week’s video focuses on the holy monk, whose successive attacks on enemies raise his “spirit”, which can then be used to perform More >
This week’s re-revealed Diablo 3 class: the Barbarian
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
It wasn’t but a few weeks ago that a series of videos regarding the character class skills were released. This week we all have the privilege of watching the Barbarian annihilate his foes with wide-arcing melee attacks and area-of-effect stomps. Additionally, Blizzard has put together a fairly More >
New Diablo 3 class skill trailers, which one are you looking forward to?
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Activision-Blizzard continues to drip feed information and video to us as the impending May 15th release of the world’s most famous dungeon crawler makes its third return. Being a fan of the Hunter class in World of Warcraft and the Assassin from Diablo 2, I plan to continue playing as the agile More >
15th-Anniversary Diablo Site Crawls Out of Hell – Diablo 3 ‘Almost Done’
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
It is a very special occasion when a Blizzard game is released, because, well, they take their sweet time to make their games as good as they possibly can be. I’m okay with that. It means that I know that when I sit down to play, I can expect an extraordinary experience. Based on the fact that a More >
WoW’s 4.3 Patch Brings in the Twilight (and Deathwing Raid)
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
No, no, not that Twilight. It’s a new patch called “Hour of Twilight”, and it appears to be one pretty amazing hour. Well, I’m fairly certain that the title is misleading and it’s longer than an hour, but whatever. The point is, all you dungeon raiders out there, that you’re going to be riding the More >
Modern Warfare 3′s Customizable Matches and ‘Kill Confirmed’ in Video Format
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is coming out very soon, and now is arguably its toughest time considering the competition. So, what can we expect in this latest iteration? Call of Duty is now sporting a “kill confirmed” game mode in which players must grab the dog tags of those they killed in More >
New World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Photo Eruption
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Earlier we had an extravaganza of information, and yes, now we’ve got an eruption of photos going on. I think we have more pandas than China here. You can see the new Pandarans in their natural habitat doing Tai Chi, punching, kicking, chatting it up, standing around and posing for the photo More >
World of Warcraft Expansion: Mists of Pandaria Information Extravaganza
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Blizz-con has only just begun, and it did so with quite a bang. World of Warcraft users have something to be excited about as Blizzard has finally announced the latest expansion: “Mists of Pandaria”. Yes, you heard that right. The Pandaren race has finally been included in WoW. Previously they More >
No Diablo 3? No Problem! The Diablo 3 Skill Calculator Lets You Try Out Your Future Characters Now!
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
This is probably the smartest thing I’ve ever seen released outside of a main release for an RPG game. Blizzard’s Skill Calculator allows eager would-be Diablo 3 players to test out their character builds before the actual game comes out. Players can choose up to six active skills and three More >
Diablo 3 Beta Footage Rises From the Internet
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
When is Diablo 3 coming out? Sorry, we don’t know that yet. Heck, even Blizzard might not know that yet either. What we do know though, is that new footage has emerged from the media event for Diablo 3 that was held on July 27th. It appears that every class is present in the monster-slashing More >
Blizzard Seriously Looking into Console Development?
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Don’t get too excited non-PC players, but Blizzard is looking for a senior software engineer to be “a key contributor on the Diablo team” who is a “Playstation 3 specialist”. Though this is not an admission by Blizzard that there is definitely a console version of Diablo coming anytime soon, but More >
Video of Diablo 3′s Followers – Enchantress, Scoundrel, and Templar
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
A video of the followers that will appear in Diablo 3 has just recently been leaked. Blizzard apparently confirmed that the video was real, and then officially released it. The followers first appeared in Diablo 2, and basically they are killers-for-hire who can aid you in battle. The video shows More >
Diablo 3 Beta to Devour Your Productivity in the Third Quarter
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Activision-Blizzard just announced that they will stop selfishly playing Diablo 3 all by themselves. Yes, we the gamers who are not privy to have a cush’ job at the house of Diablo may soon get to play too. The demo could come as early as July, or as late as September. They’re still intent on More >
Will Diablo 3 be Out Before the World Ends?
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
If the world does indeed end in 2012, then I’m sure there are plenty of Diablo fans out there who are greatly anticipating the speedy release of Diablo 3. There’s good news dungeon crawlers. One lucky fellow from the New York Times, Seth Schiesel, was able to sit down for about an hour and play More >
