After a quick look at the floor plan, you'll notice three different color-coded "Hands-on Gaming" sections. Based on their colors, it seems like there's one for Starcraft 2, one for Wrath of the Lich King, and one for Diablo III."We’ve just released the final schedule and floor plan for BlizzCon. The schedule lists the locations and times for the major events that will take place during the convention, such as hands-on gaming, tournaments, contests, and of course the developer panels where Blizzard’s game designers talk about the many aspects of making a great game. The floor plan will give you more information on the exact locations of this year’s points of interest such as the stores, hands-on gaming stations, and more.
Check out the schedule of events and the interactive floor plan now!"
That being said, there is still no official confirmation as to whether or not a demo of the game will be playable as Bashiok explains to us:
Definitely looking forward to checking out the Retro Arcade as well. Here's hoping The Lost Vikings is included!"We're very excited to be offering additional hall space and hands-on gaming areas, including our Retro Arcade. The games available at each area will be listed in the show schedule handed out at the time of badge pick up." -Bashiok
And take a look at that schedule of events. I'm definitely looking forward to the Diablo III Gameplay, Diablo III Lore & Art, and Diablo III Class Design panels along with some other general Blizzard ones... how about you guys?
uhhh... video games aren't like movies, where you do a bunch of casting, financing, writing and storyboards, and then -bam- suddenly dozens of craftspersons, actors, directors, etc are working 70 hour weeks. it is much, much more fluid than that, especially in an environment where projects can take over ten years to reach the market.
no offense and nothing personal, but you seem to be regurtitating a spoon-fed line which states that everything spontaneously began on development of the title the day the studio was closed.
Huang's post clearly contradicts that, and it is a pretty bizarre assertion in the first place. Do you really think those guys spent over 4 years NOT working on a sequel to a game which was still a top 10 seller for most of that time?
And, yes, plenty of artists do both concept work and modelling/animation, though the industry has become more specialized over time. 20 years ago, it was still common for one guy to do different roles including art, design, coding and even sometimes audio.
An example from the actual Diablo II team:
http://www.michaeldashow.com/3d/3d_barbarian.html
Mike, of course, did many promotional illustrations as well.
The forums will be updated throughout the day, we have a few moderators, and of course admins attending the event to post and relay news.
ok cool. thanks
It seems that D3 will indeed be playable at Blizzcon, savor the moment you lucky bastards
im almost willing to bet my life on the fact that diablo 3 wont be released before Christmas
I'm willing to bet everyone's life on Earth that Diablo 3 won't be released before Christmas.
I agree, stupiud budget, and job not letting me go play d3. oh well, someone needs to try to bring a copy back and "share" it with me...lol