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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Do we uhm... rickroll... MD now?
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Lol okay then, I'll take it as good.
Well the fact that they were there is all that matters right? I mean, even if they didnt leak any big info regarding d3, what other reason would they have for calling a big press conference unless it was to give the magazines a heads up for WWI?
WHY Did they bought Diablo3.com... IF not for the game ready to be annouced SOON? HUH?
Cuz, I seriously doubt Blizzard would all the sudden be interested in the domain, for No reason.
NO Freaking need at all to go by what some magazine says.
They will Keep denying it, but what's interesting is everything they say ALSO points to Diablo 3!!!
Words like "Hell", "Ring Of Fire", "Cow".... they can Deny all they want, but yeah I gurantee Diablo 3 will be annnouced this year(Clues are Abundantly CLEAR)!!!
The fact that Blizzard is all the sudden interested in Diablo3.com, to me, is ....
I tell you, if Blizzard does NOT annouce D3 this year at all, or tell fans that it's within 5 years, then I really think they going to Lose/Piss off a lot of fans!
I KNOW Blizzard has been working secretly on Diablo 3 for years, that is 100%! They shouldn't have any challenges just to Annouce it and get it over with, instead of keep pulling strings at us fans, and piss us fans off, that's just DUMB!
ANNOUCE IT ALREADY, SERIOUSLY!!!
Diablo lost a lot of fans 8+ years coming and not even an announcement of diablo 3. I dont really think they are trying to pull strings, i guess the rumor is that they restarted it all over again. I believe alot of people can wait for them to recreate something better but i would enjoy anything blizzard called d3, i just want the game too
Just curious.. did Blizzard own starcraft2.com before its release? If not, when was it acquired?
There is not much evidence to make a percent. I can say it is high.
1. Blizzard Worldwide Invitationals end on June 29. Diablo II and LOD were both released on June 29. It is the Diablo II & LOD anniversaries.
2. WWI takes place in Paris -- not far from the Cathedral of Notredame.
3. Frank Pearce said Team 3 was working on something awesome.
4. Back on 2003, when the executives left Blizzard North, it was revealed Blizzard North was working on 2 unannounced games. One got canned -- if you check the US Trademark website a trademark named Diablo II: Salvation was abandoned on 2003. Which leaves a second game unaccounted for and unannounced.
5. A Blizz spokesman said there would be three game announcements ... Only Starcraft 2 and Wrath of the Lich King have been announced -- leaving a third game still unannounced.
I don't know about percents but that smells like there is a unannounced game missing. The question is "When" will it be announced. It can be WWI or BlizzCon (October).
thanks to medieval for the pm back!
Quote from: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3690/the_impact_of_activision_blizzard.php?page=3
"Blizzard is the cash cow that drove the whole deal," said Buscaglia. "You bet they will maintain a level of autonomy, and I suspect that level will be whatever they want, so long as they keep doing what they have been doing -- bringing in the cash.
At least we know they aren't going to bother Blizzard - they gonna treat them like royalty - since they are bringing them a TON of money from WoW.