Blizzard Establishes "Team 3"
Gamasutra reports that Frank Pearce of Blizzard Entertainment has just confirmed that the company is working hard on another new title... and it's not World of Warcraft or Starcraft II. 40 people are working on Starcraft II and 40 people are working on this secret Team 3 project, so it's definitely another big one. According to Pearce, "Team 3 is working on something really awesome. I can’t give you any hints, but it’s totally awesome."
With Blizzcon '07 coming up this August 3-4, people have high hopes that this mystery game will be unveiled.
Hmmm, Team 3... Diablo 3... could it be? Join our discussion!
That's just retarded.
People would walk around waving hello, saying "Happy New Year!" whenever the hell they felt like it. "Oh it's 2008? That's so close to 2009! Happy 2009!".
Call it the year it is, if for nothing else than fear of looking like a moron.
And wow, an "I had sex with your mom joke", classy. While I merely threw up the gauntlet, this king among men has surely dispelled all questions that he has surely elevated the art of jackassery, by claiming to engage in pelvic pinochle with my 45-year old, not-in-the-best-shape-of-her-life mother.
You. FTW. Ass.
It must have taken you all night figuring out which book to take this crud off. I mean, jesus, can you hear yourself? "You. FTW. Ass" ? Wtf does that mean, you shit faced moron? And believe me, mom jokes with morons like you aren't old, there's simply like you said it- Classy.
Cry me a river.
Fucking children all around this god forsaken forum.
My sense is you slandering me, calling me a liar by saying the Diablo serie didn't exist for over 10 years, which is basically moronic, if you just look at the date Diablo 1 was published. And you guys "started it" (using 2nd grade sentences to try and get to your level of thinking).
I know one of the developers who worked on Diablo I & II and both the expansions and we got to talking about him leaving Blizzard North in the mass exodus that everyone is familiar with and during the conversation Diablo III came up.
He was talking about his role as an animator on Diablo III and how it was going to be an MMO (note: Original work on DIablo III started right after Diablo IIL LoD). Conincedentaly, Blizzard [South] was working on WoW at the same time, and as people left Blizzard North, many of the feature sets that were to be included in Diablo III got brought over to WoW.
That being said, production on Diablo III pretty much came to a halt as production for WoW consumed the entire company. Looking at past history and the announcement of a "Third Team," one would be quick to say this third team is working on the long awaited Diablo III.
Combine that with recent employment opportunities at Blizzard as of 8/30:
Senior Graphics Programmer – Next-Gen MMO
Senior Tools Programmer – Next-Gen MMO
Lead 3D Character Artist - Next-Gen MMO
Lead 3D Environment Artist - Next-Gen MMO
If I knew anything about the industry or develompent studios (which I do), I'd say, Diablo III got green-lighted (again) sometime this past month and they are starting to ramp up production. Based on the job postings though, the game is in very early pre-production. Dont expect any announcements anytime soon seeing as how they only announced Starcraft II after they fully playable versions working.
My $0.02
Haha just to prove a point. It could be for consoles. What do you think Next-gen is.
*Sarcasm*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHpDNBuH46E
every 3 months Flagship is going to update. new items/enemies/areas/ext. per 3 months.
Can we finally close the verdict on this thread?
I feel as though I have contributed as much relevant forum fodder to the thread as I possibly can, but at this point I realize we are spinning our wheels with no real focus in mind.
Let's put our efforts back into Diablo 3 and what this community really stands for. Why not revive the efforts to tease out some D3 facts? I'll even go back to speculating over rumors (carefully and cautiously).
We are the authority on Diablo 3 news, I guarantee you. I've read a number of forums where the topic of D3 has perked its evil, horned head and the mods have pointed the discussion to the learned pages of Diablo3.com.
In closing, I would hope that the moderators would start a new thread that we can dedicate to the healthy banter regarding the subject of Diablo 3 and less of the other flotsom that has recently plagued this noble community.
Sincerely,
The Octagon
(Diablo fanantic since 1996)
I ain't coming out!
Move on with your miserable, outdated, single-player lives. Accept the fact that no matter what you do, whether opening forums such as these and posting some news that "hints" on the existence of the game, or any effort that leads to premature conclusions that this is under development, would be a waste of time.
Sheesh, I can't believe people are still spending so much time playing LOD. Same acts, same monsters, same point and click gameplay. I guess some of you were even surprised for the millionth time when you guys saw the robed figure turn into Diablo. Yes, it's the surprise of the decade!!!
No reason responding a 1 poster. Clearly you have no true influence here and you are as thick-headed as the rest of the slanders who usually come to such sites as ours and defile it's sanctity. Go play WoW or something..