I do not know if anyone else has seen this. But I found this on Blizzards website.
Lead 3D Environment ArtistBlizzard Entertainment, the developer of Diablo and Diablo II, is looking for a lead 3D environment artist skilled at creating models and texture maps for both architectural and natural environments. The ideal candidate has experience modeling and texturing assets for a diverse visual range of environments. A solid grasp of form, color, and light for both 2D and 3D art assets is essential. The lead environment artist must have experience leading a team and have a skill in another art task as well (illustration, modeling, texturing, animation, or concept drawing) and be well-versed in related tools -- Maya, Photoshop, etc. The ideal candidate works well in an environment of peers who are passionate about making great games.
To me why would Blizzard point out that they are the developer of Diablo and Diablo 2 if this position wasn't involving something regarding that. To me they would be more likely to say something about WoW or Starcraft otherwise.
Here are some more job postings they currently have up... also they are all for the Irvine area. It would be nice to see this announced at Blizzcon, but since they are hiring for character artists and environment artists i am thinking even if announced its going to be a long wait before we actually get hands on time with the new Diablo.
The team behind Diablo I and II is looking for a skilled Senior 3D Character Artist. The ideal candidate has experience modeling and texturing a diverse visual range of characters and creatures. A solid grasp of form, structure, color, and light for both 2D and 3D art assets is essential. The Character Artist should be skilled in at least one other form of art production as well – illustration, modeling, texturing, animation, concept drawing – and be well-versed in related tools – Maya, Photoshop, etc. The ideal candidate also works well in an environment with peers that are passionate about making great games.
Blizzard, the developer of Diablo and Diablo II, is looking for a 3D Background Artist skilled at creating models and texture maps for both architectural structures and natural environments. 3D Artists assist in the design and creation of objects and characters that populate the environment, using programs such as Maya, and participate in game design with the rest of the team. The ideal candidate has outstanding skill in both modeling and texturing of background objects and environments. Blizzard offers a fun, creative, and technically rewarding environment with excellent compensation and a full range of benefits.
It seems literally every job they have posted that doesnt have a WoW or Starcraft Icon next to it has a reference to Diablo 1 and 2 in the job description. This seems to be a big red flag that are hopes and dreams are going to come true and a new diablo is on its way!
Ya we've seen all of these job postings before. They dont really prove anything. But ur right in drawing the conclusion that if they are looking for people to fill these postitions that the game is probably still early in developement.... Then again Blizzard probably still has people working on the graphics as we speak and are looking for even more staff members to move the project along more quickly. We can only be so hopeful.
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]"With confidence in our armed forces - with the unbounded determination of our people - we will gain the inevitable triumph - so help us God. " -- FDR (December 8, 1941)
OMG! OMG! OMG! THEY ANNOUNCED...
THEY ANNOUNCED....
... a world of warcraft comic book series...
HOW MUCH F***IN' GAYER CAN YOU GET BLIZZARD???
Go to www.blizzard.com to check it out.....
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Look at this bad-ass pic of Diablo above all the other characters like he should be. idk why they even bother putting anything Diablo in the banner since there isn't gonna be anything about it at blizzcon.
The last boss of the game is gonna be a lvl 99 Paladin named xSICKx_LittleBoy and he will strike down upon thee with great vengance and furious anger. They say if you even lay eyes on him you will be turned into ashes.
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]"With confidence in our armed forces - with the unbounded determination of our people - we will gain the inevitable triumph - so help us God. " -- FDR (December 8, 1941)
Got word from Richard A. Knaak today. He is going to BlizzCon and there will be a few surprises. You may find him at the Tokyopop and Pocket Star Books booth showcasing the Kaplan version of the Warcraft Manga: The Sunwell Trilogy. Good news for BlizzCon attendees is that some will be given out as prizes.
Richard A. Knaak will also be there promoting the new compilation:
WARCRAFT: WAR OF THE ANCIENTS ARCHIVE
Trade Paperback Publication. Date: 12/2007 ISBN: 1416552030 List Price: $16.00
This is a reprint of all three books of the trilogy compiled into a single tome of the War of the Ancients trilogy.
Additionally, Richard tells me of a possible surprise at BlizzCon.
Visit the Tokyopop and Pocket Star Books booth over at BlizzCon. Monday 23rd of July 2007Posted by Medievaldragon
Are You Questioning Me???
.. I Am Little_boy ... I Know No Reasoning
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Ya, his surprise is gonna be that his books will now cost $69.99 a piece.
You can also also shoot up some herione with him and have ur picture take infront of a 2 story tall Protoss Zealot.
WOW THAT REALLY IS A SUPRISE!!!
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]"With confidence in our armed forces - with the unbounded determination of our people - we will gain the inevitable triumph - so help us God. " -- FDR (December 8, 1941)
But on a serious note... The main boss in the next Diablo is going to be the three prime evils (Mephisto, Diablo, and 8aal) fused into one body.. and this new monstrous being will be known as none other than... Ken, Lord of apacolypse.
For, you see, when the three brothers were defeated their souls returned to the depths of hell. Apart they were weak and fragile, but together and with some divine help they could return to sanctuary to conquer it. The corrupted 4rch-Angel, Vag, sought out the three brothers... providing them with a shard of the world stone 2 fuse their souls inside and be carried back to earth. The st0ne layed in the sands of a vast desert for many years... until a mysterious wanderer layed eyes upon it and could not resist the forces that compelled him to pick it up. The man grew more and more distraught every day but could not bare to part with the st0ne that he knew was driving him mad. He shoved the stone into his chest as deep as he could... The Prime evils had returned along with 7 lesser evils to sanctuary to wage one last war.... SANCTUARY WILL BE CONSUMED BE HELL AND HEAVEN WILL LAY IN RUIN AT MY FEET.... NOT EVEN GOD COULD SAVE YOU FROM ME!!!!
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]"With confidence in our armed forces - with the unbounded determination of our people - we will gain the inevitable triumph - so help us God. " -- FDR (December 8, 1941)
That was a very good rant. Funny how a shard of the world stone become somewhat like the ring from LOTR? hahaha but anyway.. the way i look at it..
If D3 isn't announced at Blizzcon then it is a high possibility that they scrapped it back along time ago when they had troubles setting up the guild system they wanted.(if you haven't heard about that sorry i can't find the article i read it in.. and i don't really want to look for it) If diablo 3 is ever a reality it is a guarontee that it may not be WORTH the wait.. but once you have it you will be satisfied.
And to the person that said D3 should have come out before SC2: No i disagree.. Just as many people play SC as they do D2. D3 and SC2 should have come out a long ass time ago but blizzard was up their own ass with their big money making machine that is driven by the fatass guys that can't get laid(no offense to those of you that play it i own it myself but im talking about the people that live it) SC2 earned just as many stripes as diablo did but both need to come out sooner
No haha its not worldstone.. thats just what his soulstone looks like in the second diablo.(i hope they make him look really badass in the new one if it comes out) i always thought baal looked like a fairy and mephisto looks like nothing more than a lich.
Yes that is a piece of the world stone sticking out of Diablo's head.... If you don't know how the opening cinematic for d3 goes then read my post above.
And I still believe that D3 should have come out before starcraft 2. Starcraft is a f***in' awesome game just like Diablo is, but i usually play Diablo and then sc whenever Diablo pisses me off or i get bored.
So says Little_Boy and Ken, Lord of Apacolypse... and so it will be!
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]"With confidence in our armed forces - with the unbounded determination of our people - we will gain the inevitable triumph - so help us God. " -- FDR (December 8, 1941)
Stop fricking quoting pictures. Delete the picture bit so we don't have to keep scrolling for ever.
As for that information in Battlenet it is verbatim version of all their Blizzcon announcements. Nothing special that being in the Diablo section necessarily.
YESSSSS!!!! Keep quoting my picture, it is the most awesome thing you have ever seen!
And by the way check that Blizzcon ticket stub from the picture... see how it has the numbers on the side? If you read it a certain way it says "Zooble." (200873, but upside down)
And we all know who Zooble is !!!!!
Diablo 3 here you come!!!!
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]"With confidence in our armed forces - with the unbounded determination of our people - we will gain the inevitable triumph - so help us God. " -- FDR (December 8, 1941)
Starcraft Brood War came out almost a decade ago.. and it WILL be a decade by the time SC2 comes out.. and yes i do the same thing when i play diablo... although i cant do the trading game anymore so my 87 light sorc is stuck with skeleton gear cause im not gunna try to get any sojs or shit(i say skeleton cause all she has is coh spirite sword and shield and magefist) but i have played games like sc and wc sense i could first play games.. aside from doom and wolfenstein wc2 was my first game and now im 16 and have grown a love for them so SC2 has earned the right to come first whether you like that kind of game or not(and i dont mean that in a mean way im just trying to make a point.. im competitive by nature... hahah)
Well, we don't take kindly to your kind around here....
---"Now, Little_Boy c'mon he's not troublin' nobody."
No! See thats what i don't get about you Starcraft and Warcraft fans...
you like these games, yet you come post in a Diablo 3 forum?
If you don't like it ... you can get out.
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Lead 3D Environment Artist Blizzard Entertainment, the developer of Diablo and Diablo II, is looking for a lead 3D environment artist skilled at creating models and texture maps for both architectural and natural environments. The ideal candidate has experience modeling and texturing assets for a diverse visual range of environments. A solid grasp of form, color, and light for both 2D and 3D art assets is essential. The lead environment artist must have experience leading a team and have a skill in another art task as well (illustration, modeling, texturing, animation, or concept drawing) and be well-versed in related tools -- Maya, Photoshop, etc. The ideal candidate works well in an environment of peers who are passionate about making great games.
To me why would Blizzard point out that they are the developer of Diablo and Diablo 2 if this position wasn't involving something regarding that. To me they would be more likely to say something about WoW or Starcraft otherwise.
The team behind Diablo I and II is looking for a skilled Senior 3D Character Artist. The ideal candidate has experience modeling and texturing a diverse visual range of characters and creatures. A solid grasp of form, structure, color, and light for both 2D and 3D art assets is essential. The Character Artist should be skilled in at least one other form of art production as well – illustration, modeling, texturing, animation, concept drawing – and be well-versed in related tools – Maya, Photoshop, etc. The ideal candidate also works well in an environment with peers that are passionate about making great games.
Blizzard, the developer of Diablo and Diablo II, is looking for a 3D Background Artist skilled at creating models and texture maps for both architectural structures and natural environments. 3D Artists assist in the design and creation of objects and characters that populate the environment, using programs such as Maya, and participate in game design with the rest of the team. The ideal candidate has outstanding skill in both modeling and texturing of background objects and environments. Blizzard offers a fun, creative, and technically rewarding environment with excellent compensation and a full range of benefits.
It seems literally every job they have posted that doesnt have a WoW or Starcraft Icon next to it has a reference to Diablo 1 and 2 in the job description. This seems to be a big red flag that are hopes and dreams are going to come true and a new diablo is on its way!
check me out some time
THEY ANNOUNCED....
... a world of warcraft comic book series...
HOW MUCH F***IN' GAYER CAN YOU GET BLIZZARD???
Go to www.blizzard.com to check it out.....
Look at this bad-ass pic of Diablo above all the other characters like he should be. idk why they even bother putting anything Diablo in the banner since there isn't gonna be anything about it at blizzcon.
The last boss of the game is gonna be a lvl 99 Paladin named xSICKx_LittleBoy and he will strike down upon thee with great vengance and furious anger. They say if you even lay eyes on him you will be turned into ashes.
Got word from Richard A. Knaak today. He is going to BlizzCon and there will be a few surprises. You may find him at the Tokyopop and Pocket Star Books booth showcasing the Kaplan version of the Warcraft Manga: The Sunwell Trilogy. Good news for BlizzCon attendees is that some will be given out as prizes.
Richard A. Knaak will also be there promoting the new compilation:
WARCRAFT: WAR OF THE ANCIENTS ARCHIVE
Trade Paperback
Publication. Date: 12/2007
ISBN: 1416552030
List Price: $16.00
This is a reprint of all three books of the trilogy compiled into a single tome of the War of the Ancients trilogy.
Additionally, Richard tells me of a possible surprise at BlizzCon.
Visit the Tokyopop and Pocket Star Books booth over at BlizzCon.
Monday 23rd of July 2007Posted by Medievaldragon
what will be the surprise ...
.. I Am Little_boy ... I Know No Reasoning
You can also also shoot up some herione with him and have ur picture take infront of a 2 story tall Protoss Zealot.
WOW THAT REALLY IS A SUPRISE!!!
For, you see, when the three brothers were defeated their souls returned to the depths of hell. Apart they were weak and fragile, but together and with some divine help they could return to sanctuary to conquer it. The corrupted 4rch-Angel, Vag, sought out the three brothers... providing them with a shard of the world stone 2 fuse their souls inside and be carried back to earth. The st0ne layed in the sands of a vast desert for many years... until a mysterious wanderer layed eyes upon it and could not resist the forces that compelled him to pick it up. The man grew more and more distraught every day but could not bare to part with the st0ne that he knew was driving him mad. He shoved the stone into his chest as deep as he could... The Prime evils had returned along with 7 lesser evils to sanctuary to wage one last war.... SANCTUARY WILL BE CONSUMED BE HELL AND HEAVEN WILL LAY IN RUIN AT MY FEET.... NOT EVEN GOD COULD SAVE YOU FROM ME!!!!
If D3 isn't announced at Blizzcon then it is a high possibility that they scrapped it back along time ago when they had troubles setting up the guild system they wanted.(if you haven't heard about that sorry i can't find the article i read it in.. and i don't really want to look for it) If diablo 3 is ever a reality it is a guarontee that it may not be WORTH the wait.. but once you have it you will be satisfied.
And to the person that said D3 should have come out before SC2: No i disagree.. Just as many people play SC as they do D2. D3 and SC2 should have come out a long ass time ago but blizzard was up their own ass with their big money making machine that is driven by the fatass guys that can't get laid(no offense to those of you that play it i own it myself but im talking about the people that live it) SC2 earned just as many stripes as diablo did but both need to come out sooner
heres a screen, I FEEL EXCITED
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Look at this bad-ass pic of Diablo above all the other characters like he should be.
Is that a piece of the Worldstone sticking out of Diablo's head?
And I still believe that D3 should have come out before starcraft 2. Starcraft is a f***in' awesome game just like Diablo is, but i usually play Diablo and then sc whenever Diablo pisses me off or i get bored.
So says Little_Boy and Ken, Lord of Apacolypse... and so it will be!
As for that information in Battlenet it is verbatim version of all their Blizzcon announcements. Nothing special that being in the Diablo section necessarily.
And by the way check that Blizzcon ticket stub from the picture... see how it has the numbers on the side? If you read it a certain way it says "Zooble." (200873, but upside down)
And we all know who Zooble is !!!!!
Diablo 3 here you come!!!!
---"Now, Little_Boy c'mon he's not troublin' nobody."
No! See thats what i don't get about you Starcraft and Warcraft fans...
you like these games, yet you come post in a Diablo 3 forum?
If you don't like it ... you can get out.