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Greetings.

Today's splash image: ice5andahalf.jpg
We can only assume the 6th image will be shown at WWI.

What has changed?

- Smiley face rune!



- All the other runes are now lit up.
... hopefully to unleash Diablo!

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- What is this?!
It appears southeast of the eyes.



Thanks to Yamuu for writing this up!

Posted on Blizzard.com

"IRVINE, Calif. – May 12, 2008 – – Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for its third BlizzCon™ gaming convention, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on October 10 and 11. BlizzCon is a celebration of the global player communities surrounding Blizzard Entertainment®'s Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises. In response to the demand to accommodate more attendees, this year's event has expanded from two convention halls to three."

Let the rumors begin. =)

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The goal of this thread is to put the rapidly growing amount of news and rumors that are building up around Diablo 3 possibly being announced at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational.

Re: Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational
Last year Blizzard announced Starcraft 2, this year many rumours are floating around that a Diablo 3 announcement is going to take place.

It would make sense to use this event to announce what millions of fans have been waiting for.

Also, i would like to point out that June 29th is the Diablo 2 release date anniversary. What a perfect day to announce the next Diablo.

Re: Blizzard Job openings

There is a large assortment of job postings for some "Top Secret" game. Many of the postings begin with this "The team behind Diablo I and II is looking for a". It's obvious that they are working on another game, and hopefully the team behind Diablo I and II are working on III lol.

New job postings as of 3/14 - 4/5 of the job listings that day were Diablo related.

New Position - Lead 3D Level Designer
The team behind Diablo I and II is looking for a skilled lead 3D level designer with experience building levels using Maya or other similar 3D level building tools. The ideal candidate has experience creating levels in a senior or lead role on a shipped game. We would also like for this candidate to have excellent analytical understanding of competitive online play with various Blizzard Entertainment games and mods (real-time strategy, World of Warcraft, Defense of the Ancients, etc.). The lead level designer needs to be able to create fun and interesting environments that look and play great while managing and mentoring a team of additional level designers. For more information, check out the posting.

New Position - Senior 3D Level Designer
The team behind Diablo I and II is looking for a skilled senior 3D level designer with experience building levels using Maya or other similar 3D level-building tools. The ideal candidate has created levels on a shipped game. We would also like for this candidate to have excellent analytical understanding of competitive online play with various Blizzard Entertainment games and mods (real-time strategy, World of Warcraft, Defense of the Ancients, etc.). The senior level designer needs to be able to create fun and interesting environments that look and play great while mentoring the junior members of the level design team. For more information, check out the posting.

New Position - 3D Level Designer
The team behind Diablo I and II is looking for a skilled 3D level designer with experience building levels using Maya or other similar 3D level-building tools. The ideal candidate has created and distributed levels in the fan/mod community, or has industry experience on a shipped game. We would also like for this candidate to have excellent analytical understanding of competitive online play with various Blizzard Entertainment games and mods (real-time strategy, World of Warcraft, Defense of the Ancients, etc.). For more information, check out the posting.

New Position - Associate 3D Level Designer
The team behind Diablo I and II is looking for a skilled associate 3D level designer with experience building levels using Maya or other similar 3D level building tools. The ideal candidate has created and distributed levels in the fan/mod community, or has industry experience on a shipped game. We would also like for this candidate to have excellent analytical understanding of competitive online play with various Blizzard Entertainment games and mods (real-time strategy, World of Warcraft, Defense of the Ancients, etc.). For more information, check out the posting.



More to come...

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Oh yeah... huge stuff happening here in the next few months. Stay tuned. hehe

Hellllllo everyone, I have arrived at Blizzcon. I'm wearing a black and blue Blizz Entertainment T-Shirt and hat. I have a press pass but It may be hard to find me. Tomorrow I will set up a spot to meet up, but stayed tuned because there's more to come soon.

update: Wrath of the Lich King has already been confirmed as this was included in the BlizzCon goody bags. No word on Diablo 3 yet however, so keep your fingers crossed! -Mockery

Umaro here, just letting everyone know I'm currently sitting in my hotel room in California getting ready for Blizzcon in a few short days. This ofcourse means you will be getting new information and photos in the next couple days so stayed tuned.

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*COUNT DOWN* Announcements are taking place.

Word over at 1up.com is the fact Blizzard will be playing something called the "Medusa Demo". This could be Starcraft or Diablo related of course. Kerrigan is a lot like the Greek character Medusa. In Diablo though, there is an item called Medusa's Gaze.

So who knows!?

Click here to read the original source from 1up.com

As posted on Shacknews.com, blizzard is hiring for the following positions, Mobile Producer, Lead Mobile Software Engineer, Lead Mobile UI Designer.

Along with the recent postings for Next-Gen MMO positions it seems like blizzard has a couple big things on the go.

New Position - Mobile Producer
Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a highly organized individual with outstanding communication abilities to manage the process of bringing Blizzard-IP-related functions into the mobile space. The ideal candidate has experience managing resources and seeing projects from inception to completion. Self-direction and follow-up skills are a must, and experience working within the mobile development space is mandatory. For more information please check out the job listing here.

New Position - Lead Mobile Software Engineer
Blizzard Entertainment is looking for an individual to lead a mobile development programming team. The ideal applicant will possess outstanding communication and coordination skills and be capable of leading a group of programmers in bringing Blizzard-IP-related functions to the mobile space. The candidate would be experienced with web-related technologies, MIDP and CLDC development on the J2ME platform, WAP, and WML. Blizzard offers a fun, creative and technically challenging environment with excellent compensation and a full range of benefits. For more information please check out the job listing here.

New Position - Lead Mobile UI Designer
Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a talented, self-motivated individual with experience in UI design and implementation for handheld devices to help lead our efforts into the mobile space. The ideal candidate is a designer with a deep understanding of the unique opportunities and limitations of the platform who can help formulate the strategic design goals of our mobile efforts. The lead mobile UI designer must have the capacity both to create and to direct others to create clean designs that balance the Blizzard art style with the specific needs of the mobile audience. For more information please check out the job listing here.

After a couple months of wondering what happened with Blizzcon, Blizzard has finally announced the second Blizzard Convention!

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for its second BlizzCon gaming convention. BlizzCon is a celebration of the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo franchises and the players who have helped make them so popular around the world. This year's event will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on August 3 and 4, and will feature various activities for attendees to take part in.

This would be the perfect chance to finally announce their next game, which hopefully is Diablo 3.

After some searching, registering, an accidental index overwrite Diablo3.com has a permanent IRC chat home. You can now find us on irc.gamesurge.net in channel #diablo3.

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There has recently been a lot of trademark activity over at blizzard. The trademarks include "Diablo", "Frostmorne" and "Darkmoon Faire". We can only hope the recent Diablo trademark activity is leading up to some kind of announcement. Each have to do with the following.

Diablo - "ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES, NAMELY, PROVIDING ON-LINE COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES, ON-LINE PUBLICATIONS IN THE FIELD OF TIPS AND STRATEGIES FOR COMPUTER GAMES; ARRANGING AND CONDUCTING COMPUTER GAME COMPETITIONS; ENTERTAINMENT IN THE NATURE OF AN ONGOING TELEVISION PROGRAM IN THE FIELD OF CHARACTERS AND PLOTS BASED ON A VIDEO GAME; AND PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MOTION PICTURES"

Frostmorne - Replica weapons, namely swords and daggers; sword scabbards; sword belts

Darkmoon Faire - Computer game tournaments held on-line and in-game; providing news and information about computer games; entertainment services, namely, providing on-line computer games, and featuring tips and strategies for computer games; downloadable electronic publications, namely newsletters, magazines and catalogues in the field of video game entertainment



Diablo Trademark Info - http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=78770575
Frostmorne Trademark info - http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77056209
Darkmoon Faire Trademark info - http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77094533

"Don't fret, another Diablo game is in the hopper. This according to numerous high-ranking executives at Blizzard who have, over the past six months, assured in various interviews that the Diablo series would live on. It began at the German Games Convention in 2006, when Blizzard COO Paul Sims assured fans"

Read it here -> http://pc.ign.com/articles/761/761079p1.html

IGN has posted an articled titled "IGN's predictions: 2007 edition" and one of those predictions include "Blizzard Announces New Title in Existing Franchise".

"Both Charles and Steve believe that it's probably going to be Diablo III announced this year. There's some speculation that Blizzard wants to keep Diablo hot and StarCraft seems to be a bit more like the everlasting gobstopper of the bunch. On top of that, the ill-fated StarCraft: Ghost might have been their StarCraft in production while the next Diablo game began development in earnest. It comes down to more of a gut feeling for this pick along with the heavier number of rumors circulating around the Diablo franchise in the past few years."

Go read the full article over here -> http://pc.ign.com/articles/757/757996p3.html