Diablo Junkie

Diablo III was unveiled at Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational in Paris and over the course of the weekend we were able to see quite a bit of gameplay, talk to a couple of top Blizzard staffers about it, and listen to a host of panels about the game. We figured the time was right to look at the ten things that are central to Diablo III.

When Blizzard unveiled Diablo III earlier this week, it didn't come as much of a surprise to anyone. Well, there was one guy who thought Starcraft 3 was being developed alongside Starcraft 2 with a projected release date of one week prior to the release of the game it was following, but no one has taken Cliffy B. seriously since he predicted ..

Yes, Diablo III is going to be much more vivid and vibrant than its predecessors, a fact that has some fans signing a petition against the shinier, happier art direction - now with over fifteen thousand signatures.

It was speculated before the Diablo III announcement at WWI Paris that the crew at Blizzard was developing an new MMO.  There was speculation late last year thanks to job postings on Blizzard's end. In the video above Rob Pardo VP at Blizzard confirms they are working on another title that happens to be a next generation MMO.  He

Despite ongoing efforts with StarCraft II, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King and Diablo III, PC developer Blizzard has confirmed that it has another MMO in the works.

Shacknews.com sums up the information released/discovered so far about Diablo 3. More nerdgasms ensue.

Blizzard shows off the first trailer and gameplay of its latest dungeon crawler, and we've got the first look.The Barbarian sees, and the Barbarian smashes. The Witch Doctor sees, and usually let's something else do his dirty work. The two character classes shown off during today’s announcement of Diablo III....

At the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational, Diablo 3 lead designer Jay Wilson, presented a rundown of the design philosophy behind the game, covering its origins, the game's approachability, and the design team's "better gameplay, less carpal tunnel" approach."

Blizzard announces the highly-anticipated Diablo 3. Thousands of nerds lose control of their bodily functions and nerdgasm.

This weekend, Blizzard's 2008 Worldwide Invitational kicks off in Paris, France, and it will host the official unveiling of Diablo III. Why do we state it so confidently? Behold these reasons five....