This is a translation from german submited by Calyx and ov3erlord:
Their new article offers what can be interpreted as hints: One is a link to a YouTube video showing a real life soccer game. The YouTube video is titled: Ring of Fire. The second clue is an image of Wolfgang Petry (a German singer). To non-German folks this means really ... NADA (nothing).PC Action: For long time the rumor kitchen has simmered. There have been indications again and again, that in the next weeks or months, the successor to the brillant diablo 2 should be announced. Several Internet portals, such as Diablofans.com and n4g.com, report over alleged references to a Diablo 3-announcement at a Gaming site by the name of pcactio..., oh, f*ck! Those are we!
But something is missing here...
So they say, that the 11x11 Pixel Picture from yesterday would be an impression from the Diablo-Follow-Up. The Problem : We are not allowed to say something about it. Not deny, nor say that the rumors are true, or even say anything. Hmm, how many more days are there to our next issue?
What do you think? what can it be? -- View the Source.
Our DiabloFans.com folks however started connecting the puzzle pieces -- that is kinda a stretch about a stretch, but here we go:
According to niceguyeddie the soccer game video titled Ring of Fire, might refer to Diablo's ring of fire when you fight him. (Watch the YouTube video referenced by PC Action)
According to Gromir, on the other hand, the Wolfgang Petry image refers to a karaoke song which lyrics say: ""Wahn - sinn. Warum schickst du mich in die ..." The second part to the lyric which is not included in the image is: " HÖLLE HÖLLE HÖLLE!"
In English: "Insa - nity. Why do you sent me to... HELL, HELL, HELL!"
http://www.blizzplanet.com/content/diablo3/wolfgang-petry.jpg
As reported this morning on the previous news, PC Action replied my email:
The bad news? The next PC Action issue comes out on June 19 (according to Gromir). It is hard to think they would talk about Diablo 3, before the Blizzard Worldwide Invitationals (June 29) ... and that is IF there is going to really be a game announcement ... and IF it is a Diablo game.PC Action: Unfortunately we are not allowed to talk about any details at the moment concerning this game
-- Lukasz Ciszewski
Ahh ... don't we hate and love and HATE teasers? Damn you, PC Action!
Note: Take in mind, PC Action might be teasing and messing (kidding) with Diablo fans, and that the game they refer to might be something entirely different from another company. Just a possibility.
UPDATE June 6: PC Action added a new small image showing fire. The image file is titled pic_d3_2.jpg --- These guys really want the teasing ball rolling. Either this game is Doom 4, Diablo 3, or a Hellgate: London expansion. There are other games recently announced such as Duke Nukem Forever (PC Action is currently showing screenshots of that game on another article today).
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no, "Lost Vikings, In Diablo's Sanctuary"
lol I would have to blow up blizzard headquarters.
GTFO!
Great assumtion with no proof behind your comment.
Thinking back to last WWI, I'm pretty sure they announced a major announcement prior to the event.
Lol well, we still have like 21 days.
First of all, WWI is overkill if you are just gonna show off games that you've already talked about and shown to people.
Next, the amount of hype thats already buzzing about Diablo is huge and growing. We all know that they are working on Diablo.
If Blizz doesn't say anything... its like a huge slap in the face to all the Diablo fans!
I know and i already hate Bllizzard =)
Can anyone tell me what the SCII countdown looked like?
It Started about 5 or 6 days prior to the event, each day they would recognize each game developed by blizzard in a time line format.
But they came out a while before that saying there would be a major announcement at WWI
Well, from that I think Blizzard might make a countdown.
In my opinion, not to be negative, I don't think Blizzard will make a countdown with Deckard Cain or something Diablo related on it like you guys were suggesting. As Medieval told us before, Blizzard is most likely well aware of the immense amount of hype and speculation around Diablo III being announced at the WII. With all the hype already, if they dared to make a countdown with Deckard Cain or any Diablo related clues, it would give the whole announcement away.
I wouldn't be surprised if they just made a basic countdown like how they did with SCII; without a lot of hints pointing towards Diablo.
Obviously, this is just if Blizzard is even announcing Diablo 3 and cares about making their announcement a bit surprising.
Disappointing, but good work none-the-less. I will let the community know if there is anything in this next months mag; I'm guessing at least mention of WWI will be in it. If I find anything that could possibly hint towards an announcement or anything like that you guys will be first to know.
Anyone hear of a live feed from WWI?
can you provide a link??
As for the clues:
The 'ring of fire' just sounds to me like it would be describing a 'hellgate'. Add to this the video is titled 'Liverpool v Barcelona'.....Hellgate: London....Hellgate: Liverpool? haha. It, like London, is a place in the UK.
Ok and the song lyrics from the picture were translated to "Insa - nity. Why do you sent me to... HELL, HELL, HELL!" What sends you to hell other than a gate to hell? A .. Hellgate?
Finally the blurred picture looks to me like the letters 'H E'
What do you think? Plausible? I believe it fits better than the theory for diablo.
Bloody magazines, creating so much hype for a game that does not even interest anyone!
However, they did mention that there would be two major announcements in the August issue. Let's keep our fingers crossed cause the other big announcement is not on the cover !