So what will this all include? Just like a summary of whats going on?
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The book that article is referring to is the Book of Cain, which has for quite some time been a very confusing book in terms of what is actually in it.
Nobody knows what the book will actually contain because of these numerous conflicting reports. For example, Kotaku says "Metzen said that the company's upcoming Diablo book will focus on the events that occur between Diablo II: Lord of Destruction and Diablo III." which is not the entire franchise as that article suggests.
In Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo® and Diablo II, the recurring character of Deckard Cain delivered quests, accompanied the brave adventurer, and, as the last of the Horadrim, provided a link to the greater history of the world of Sanctuary. Ever mysterious during these appearances, Cain hinted at a larger story, providing snippets of it in his notebook. Diablo III: Book of Cain is Cain’s formal record of this greater tale—a dissertation on the lore of the Diablo universe, told by one who has witnessed and participated in some of the epic events that make up the eternal conflict between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells.
Designed as an “in-world” artifact from the Diablo universe, Diablo III: Book of Cain includes Cain’s revealing meditations, as well as dozens of sketches and color artworks depicting the angelic and demonic beings who wage constant war with one another.
For players of the eagerly anticipated Diablo III, this mysterious tome will provide a deeper understanding of the franchise and its storyline.
Planned to launch with D3 hmm? Hopefully its bundled with the CE
Planned to launch with D3? Interesting...
Fun Fact: The book of Cain was in the Amazon store breifly, with a release date of November 15th per amazon.com. Within hours of news of the book and it's release date hitting all the major gaming sites, The book of Cain was pulled from the amazon store and the webpage for the book no longer existed.
I'll let everyone else come to the same conclusion i just did when i put these two bits of info together.:)
The book that article is referring to is the Book of Cain, which has for quite some time been a very confusing book in terms of what is actually in it.
I only mean to inform. I spent hours transcribing to my best considering english isn't my first language. During that task, I realized Chris Metzen was not talking about the Diablo III: Book of Cain when he was describing the Gallery Books line-up.
Chris Metzen did in fact reveal an upcoming Diablo novel based on the first group who defeated Diablo the first time he invaded Sanctuary: The Horadrim and Deckard Cain.
It is fairly easy to miss it, and/or get confused with Diablo III: Book of Cain when you watch the SDCC 2011 panel video. I missed it the first time I watched confusing it with Book of Cain. However, on top of that he did mention a new novel from Gallery Books. It's untitled still, and no release date was provided.
SDCC 2011 was the first time this novel is mentioned. I have known about new Diablo novels by other authors, but nothing had been said officially until now.
Quote by Chris Metzen: "A couple of other things, the title is sketchy but we are doing a Diablo book that’s coming up umm that essentially — ugh how do I say this without getting in trouble, uh — very significant amount of time has passed between the last Diablo expansion (Diablo II: Lord of Destruction) and the game that we are currently working on (Diablo III), so the book that is coming out which features Deckard Cain is going to bridge the gap between Diablo games past and what we are currently developing and it’s coming really-really cool, pretty dark. It gets into the lore of the Horadrim, kinda the group that originally put Diablo down."
The Book of Cain is not a novel. It's not a strategy book nor a manual. It's an official Diablo lore source book or compendium written from the point of view of Deckard Cain as he catalogs his research on several aspects of the Sanctuary, the High Heavens and the Burning Hells.
Quote by Chris Metzen: "Chris Metzen: 13:04 – “Another really cool project we are working on with a brother named Flint Deeley[sp?] is a source book for the Diablo universe. It’s been many years since we published a Diablo game. There’s a lot of weird stuff floating out there in the internet and wikis and things like that, so we wanted the opportunity to really create a product — it’s essentially Deckard Cain’s journal … I think we are calling it the Book of Cain … where over the course of his adventures, his archaeology, and studying of the manuscripts over the years he’s put together a compendium of what makes the Diablo universe the Diablo universe.”
13:34 – “We are highlighting Heaven and Hell, the people that lives there, the realms of Heaven and Hell, the history of Sanctuary, the lands of Sanctuary, highlighting maybe the classes that have been playable in the games up to this point, notable people in history and pretty much trying to create a fairly tight compendium of all Diablo lore and you know one nice edition. So with any luck, that book will pop around whenever the game comes out and will be a very useful tool in getting back up on what’s up with the Diablo universe. So that’s something we are very very excited about and working on rapidly and intensely right now."
Will buy.
If you want to arrange it
This world you can change it
If we could somehow make this
Christmas thing last
By helping a neighbor
Or even a stranger
And to know who needs help
You need only just ask
Nobody knows what the book will actually contain because of these numerous conflicting reports. For example, Kotaku says "Metzen said that the company's upcoming Diablo book will focus on the events that occur between Diablo II: Lord of Destruction and Diablo III." which is not the entire franchise as that article suggests.
Another example (link to Sixen's article) would be off of Amazon:
Confusing, if you ask me.
the word of one reporter is not law
there are conflicting reports
read cherub's posts
do you not understand?
No need to be a dick.
Planned to launch with D3? Interesting...
Fun Fact: The book of Cain was in the Amazon store breifly, with a release date of November 15th per amazon.com. Within hours of news of the book and it's release date hitting all the major gaming sites, The book of Cain was pulled from the amazon store and the webpage for the book no longer existed.
I'll let everyone else come to the same conclusion i just did when i put these two bits of info together.:)
I only mean to inform. I spent hours transcribing to my best considering english isn't my first language. During that task, I realized Chris Metzen was not talking about the Diablo III: Book of Cain when he was describing the Gallery Books line-up.
He mentioned Book of Cain at the end of Gallery books after he said he was wrapping up Gallery Books. Book of Cain is to be published by Insight Editions -- the company that published The Cinematic Art of World of Warcraft: The Wrath of the Lich King.
Chris Metzen did in fact reveal an upcoming Diablo novel based on the first group who defeated Diablo the first time he invaded Sanctuary: The Horadrim and Deckard Cain.
It is fairly easy to miss it, and/or get confused with Diablo III: Book of Cain when you watch the SDCC 2011 panel video. I missed it the first time I watched confusing it with Book of Cain. However, on top of that he did mention a new novel from Gallery Books. It's untitled still, and no release date was provided.
SDCC 2011 was the first time this novel is mentioned. I have known about new Diablo novels by other authors, but nothing had been said officially until now.
Quote by Chris Metzen: "A couple of other things, the title is sketchy but we are doing a Diablo book that’s coming up umm that essentially — ugh how do I say this without getting in trouble, uh — very significant amount of time has passed between the last Diablo expansion (Diablo II: Lord of Destruction) and the game that we are currently working on (Diablo III), so the book that is coming out which features Deckard Cain is going to bridge the gap between Diablo games past and what we are currently developing and it’s coming really-really cool, pretty dark. It gets into the lore of the Horadrim, kinda the group that originally put Diablo down."
The Book of Cain is not a novel. It's not a strategy book nor a manual. It's an official Diablo lore source book or compendium written from the point of view of Deckard Cain as he catalogs his research on several aspects of the Sanctuary, the High Heavens and the Burning Hells.
Quote by Chris Metzen: "Chris Metzen: 13:04 – “Another really cool project we are working on with a brother named Flint Deeley[sp?] is a source book for the Diablo universe. It’s been many years since we published a Diablo game. There’s a lot of weird stuff floating out there in the internet and wikis and things like that, so we wanted the opportunity to really create a product — it’s essentially Deckard Cain’s journal … I think we are calling it the Book of Cain … where over the course of his adventures, his archaeology, and studying of the manuscripts over the years he’s put together a compendium of what makes the Diablo universe the Diablo universe.”
13:34 – “We are highlighting Heaven and Hell, the people that lives there, the realms of Heaven and Hell, the history of Sanctuary, the lands of Sanctuary, highlighting maybe the classes that have been playable in the games up to this point, notable people in history and pretty much trying to create a fairly tight compendium of all Diablo lore and you know one nice edition. So with any luck, that book will pop around whenever the game comes out and will be a very useful tool in getting back up on what’s up with the Diablo universe. So that’s something we are very very excited about and working on rapidly and intensely right now."
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1. The unnamed history book connecting D2:LoD to D3 (20 years).
2. Book of Cain, which is a history book bringing you up-to-date.
3. Graphic novel about Tyreal's Sword.
Correct. Three Diablo products.
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