- If you are wondering, I contacted my XFire liaison around noon. No response as of 3pm.
- Also one of my Blizzard liaisons. Blizzard has not made any press releases concerning a Game Announcement.
Original Story
XFire either accidentally posted there would be a Game Announcement based on the rumors sprung from DiabloFans.com and Blizzplanet, or they know something and oops ... slipped it. Did XFire confirm there will be a game announcement?
As usual, I will communicate with my XFire and Blizzard contacts for a comment to clarify this new rumor. Stay tuned for updates.
At this point, this is still considered a rumor -- keep that in mind. Blizzard has not made any official announcements concerning a a game announcement at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitationals.
This is what appears at the XFire website:
Thanks, IG_The Blizzard Worldwide Invitational, to be held in Paris on June 28th & 29th is sold out! If you can't attend, Xfire will be on the showfloor, bringing the event straight to your computer!
Get behind the scenes with Xfire during WWI to:
- Follow the opening ceremony and discover what new game will be announced in our chat rooms together with hundreds of other Blizzard fans
- Learn what the pros think of the latest Starcraft 2 developments, including the Zerg race
- Discover the latest version of the 2nd WoW Expansion, Wrath of the Lich King
- Meet the Blizzard devs and ask them your questions
- Get to see exclusive pictures and videos from the event
- Follow the invitational WoW Arena, Warcraft 3 and Starcraft tournaments
Come back here starting June 27th for our first news udpates about the event. In the meantime, you can register for the chat rooms by entering your email address on the right hand side of this page.
lmfao are you joking?
If diablo wasn't an MMO it would still kill WoW dumb ass
Why wouldn't they want to make it an MMO to prevent not having any subs?
I suppose all the "Next-gen MMO" hiring they are doing for their "TOP SECRET" game is for a free game...
some people are incapable of thinking I guess
and what ever scrub told me to go play WoW, I don't play that horrid game as stated before...
I don't see why blizzard can't just create the diablo 3 hack 'n' slash style game the majority of us is wanting that will be free to play. Then maybe a year after release a MMORPG style diablo that will prolong blizzards revenue from MMO games coming in.
I'm almost positive that Diablo 3 has been in the works for quite a while now, and is well into the developing cycle. Possibly even Alpha testing. If this is so then Diablo 3 is pretty much done and would allow some of the developers to move on to the next game which would be an expansion for Diablo 3 and some to the Next-Gen MMO that blizzard is posting new jobs for all the time.
Kind of like how they took a game, Warcraft, and turned it into a MMO. when you think of Warcraft, you don't immediately think of the MMO style of play. But Blizzard never dissapoints and made an MMO game out of it. The game styles are completely different, with the only similarity are similar characters, graphics, and storylines.
I personally would play them both, but would definately enjoy the Hack 'n' slash style game that i have come to love as Diablo.
Well back to lurking
This thread is about xfire's scandal on WWI. Diablo 3 MMO topic belongs in its respective thread. Kthnksbai
This is of course assuming that WoW gets another expansion after WoTLK. You seem to be thinking that D3 will be released in two weeks but it won't, if they do announce it how long before they release the game? 2 years? Wouldn't WoW be nearing the end of its life cycle?
IMO people are getting bored of it. Well there'll be those that will keep playing it and those that need a breath of fresh air.
The Blizzard Worldwide Invitational, to be held in Paris on June 28th & 29th is sold out! If you can't attend, Xfire will be on the showfloor, bringing the event straight to your computer!
Get behind the scenes with Xfire during WWI to:
· Follow the opening ceremony in our live chat rooms together with hundreds of other Blizzard fans
· Learn what the pros think of the latest Starcraft 2 developments, including the Zerg race
· Discover the latest version of the 2nd WoW Expansion, Wrath of the Lich King
· Get to see exclusive pictures and videos from the event
· Follow the invitational WoW Arena, Warcraft 3 and Starcraft tournaments
Come back here starting June 27th for our first news udpates about the event. In the meantime, you can register for the chat rooms by entering your email address on the right hand side of this page.
where is the part about the game being announced?? they erased it cuz blizzard prob got pissed at them. Unless if it is something new, they are going to announce Diablo 3 cuz they are making
1. Wow Wotlk
2. Starcraft 2
3. Diablo 3. Woot! A couple of weeks left!! It all fits. Pc Action could be saving diablo 3 until its september issue, when it is save to announce it and get the *professional* hands on. Im hoping that if they do announce it, we get a sick poster.
I def. think there's something more then just Starcraft 2 pro comments and wotlk info. That just isn't enough content to warrant an entire event at this point. That and the fact that of all the countries/cities in this world, they chose Paris, France.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
^^ to like 80% of this thread
Is there no REAL news regarding the XFire situation?
None that I have heard of. I know MD sent a message to xfire asking if it was a mistake or not, but hasn't gotten a reply back.
Um...
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Seems that like 50 people beat me to it
In any case, for everyone saying that Blizzard is denying an announcement at the WWI- they did the same exact thing with SCII until the very moment it was finally announced.
Sadly nothing for this WWI. ehh
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Eh, screw it, you win this time