Let the Diablo 3 Rumors, I mean, Facts begin!
Check out the full write up here
http://www.gamingsteve.com/archives/2006/02/rumor_diablo_ii.php
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| Cyks' Reflection |
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What strikes me the most are the WOW comments, such as, "Blah blah blah, Blizzard will not release D3 because it will compete with WOW."
The fact of the matter is that WOW will experience competition this year no matter what, and Blizzard knows this-- they are not fools. If one thinks that other game developers are not, this very moment, racing to develop a game to tap into this multi-million dollar MMORPG market, you have been playing WOW far too much.
Sure, blizzard has a WOW expansion on its way, but that is nothing more than beating a dead horse. Diablo will be announced by Blizzard this year, but only if they do not want to give up their market share.
So you ask: “Then why are we seeing so many Diablo-related job postings, Blizzard must be behind… right?”
The answer is simple: No, wrong. You do know that all of those job opportunities are for artwork… right? Lets use an analogy to clarify this answer.
Pretend all of us here at diablo3.com want to build a brand new sports car. Should we (A) build the car’s chassis and engine first, then design some flashy artwork that works around the car’s superior design, or should we (B) design the artwork first, and then adapt the car’s engine and chassis around it?
If any of you choose (B), the odds are that you will build a car that cannot perform like a sports car, let alone like any car at all.
but for all non beleivers out there its somthing to boggle about
I am desperately waiting for D3 to come other than Gothic 3 to come in end of 2006................:rolleyes:
Hey brainchild... WoW has over 1 million subscribers worldwide... how is that falling down the shitter? last I checked 1 million subscribers x $15 a month made $15mil a month... not a failing venture in my opinion...
WoW!
wow!
nice guys posting here keep it up hommiez.......
gamingsteve.com - big write-up. sounds like what weve been seeing...
gamespy - listing a ship date. we all know that they always screw up the ship date, but they normally dont miss a game actually existing, right?...
Blizzard site - the job listings...
Composer - the same people who did D2 say theve done D3 music...
E3 - we had rumors from ex-blizznorth about the game at BlizzCon (nada) but the bigger game show is coming up in may (sold out already by the way)...
PC Gamer magazine - this issue the had a section (small) but labeled DIABLO 3-pack (mods for D2)...
Computer Gaming World - Kristen Salvatore (senior ed) says shes currently playing D2. not the usual thing for a game magazine editor to begin playing again after a long hiatis...
Perhaps the people in the know, know something. The only reason to, from scratch, begin playing D2 LOD. maybe it's to familiarize oneself with the last iteration of the game, before reviewing the next. Just another observation...
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