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shio on 25 June 2008

Ahead of this weekend's Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in Paris the frenzy of speculation around what the company's "big news" would be has increased further with the VP of design, Rob Pardo, hinting that it might be a new title.

In a question and answer session that concluded this year's GDC Paris, Pardo was asked directly if he could talk more about "the new game" that rumours have strongly suggested will be Diablo 3.

"So you want me to announce the game before our announcement?" he said. "No offense, but I think there's like 300 people here, and I'll be ripped apart by 8000 people there [at the Invitational] if I pre-announce it - but it's going to be really exciting. I think everybody here will be really excited about the announcement."

Blizzard is currently hard at work on the next expansion to World of Warcraft, as well as the next instalment in the Starcraft series. The Diablo franchise, for which the last title was released in 2000, is the other main entry in Blizzard's IP log and fans have been clamouring for a new game in the series for some time.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/blizzard-to-unveil-new-title-at-worldwide-invitational

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UPDATE - Now a Diablo fansite has reported they have confirmation Diablo 3 is going to be announced Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational:

"With this week's speculation over the Blizzard teasers, more and more reports in the media, and numerous tips coming direct us at IncGamers from reliable inside industry sources in the past 24 hours, we now have confirmation from inside sources to say that Diablo 3 WILL be announced on Saturday at WWI Paris 2008."

http://www.diabloii.net/n/667423/diablo-3-announcement-at-wwi

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UPDATE: Why Diablo 3 might be announced:
-29 of June is the 8 year anniversary of Diablo 2 and D2:LoD, just 1 day after the Worldwide Invitational..
-Blizzard recently acquired the the diablo3.com domain.
-Blizzard has been hiring people over the last years for a secret project "from the developers of Diablo and Diablo II".
-Richard A. Knaak, the author of the DIablo: Sin War trilogy has said that he isn't writing for a dead universe.



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shio on 25 June 2008

Update!!! I think Diablo 3 may really be annouced... fingers crossed.



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TheTruthHurts! on 25 June 2008

Diablo 3 For Shizzzle, however, what will I do. I am quickly running out of mulla with StarCraf2, ROTLK, and the possibility of Diablo 3 (Slowly pull Trigger, BRAINS, ALL OVER THE WALL)!



shio on 25 June 2008
TheTruthHurts! said:
Diablo 3 For Shizzzle, however, what will I do. I am quickly running out of mulla with StarCraf2, ROTLK, and the possibility of Diablo 3 (Slowly pull Trigger, BRAINS, ALL OVER THE WALL)!

If Diablo 3 is really announced this July, than I'm guessing it will be released around 1-1.5 years after Starcraft 2.

 



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TheTruthHurts! on 25 June 2008

^^ True Dat, however, at a 1-1.5 year time table, the next expansion to WoW will be released. Remember Blizz plans the 100 lvl cap for the series, and we both know that they will probably have another expansion or box set for Starcraft 2, new units, ect. So.......while your above comment had me scooping my brains back up, my wife quickly loaded the shotgun and put 2 in my chest after estimating the future forcasted bank account withdrawls. Great post though, keep me informed.



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Thatmax on 25 June 2008

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=30828

more evidence for Diablo 3



Commando on 26 June 2008

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shio on 27 June 2008

I took this from Neogaf, but here's some reasons why Diablo III may very well be announced tomorrow at Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational:


-29 of June is the 8 year anniversary of Diablo 2 and D2:LoD, just 1 day after the Worldwide Invitational.
-Blizzard recently acquired the the diablo3.com domain.
-Blizzard has been hiring people over the last years for a secret project "from the developers of Diablo and Diablo II".
-Richard A. Knaak, the author of the DIablo: Sin War trilogy has said that he isn't writing for a dead universe.

 

EDIT: 29 of june is actually the 8th Year Anniversary of Diablo II and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.



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