- 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.
One of my favorite things to do with D2 is LAN with a friend. With just the two of us beating the game all the way thru hell. It was a great experience to not be exposed to the online economy.
Good times!
Don't forget that WWI has been rated 16 and older, and that Diablo is the only Blizzard franchise rated mature.
I'm telling you people it's a conspiracy from Blizzard, they're just playing with our minds to make us go crazy before bludgeoning us with something even crazier. There's apparently no reason for them to announce D3, but still every evidence are pointing in that direction.
I remember that, it was forever and a half ago
Honestly though, despite whether or not we get new rumors or leaks... if Blizz has plans to announce it they will announce it regardless of what we see beforehand.
Blizzard - Your breaking my balls.
I do! Lol, good times :cool:
I don't understand why a 16-year age limit is a big deal, though. Aren't M games 17+?
And the fact that they have 3 main hall rooms this year to "to accommodate" the fans, if one is for WoW WotLK, the other for SC2 the last one has got to be for Diablo III
I hope you are wrong because you are taking my hopes and stabbing me in the kidneys with them
Diablo 2 and WoW have similar RPG elements, sure, but I think you are overthinking it.
Diablo 3 is still going to be a point and click hack and slash. It's still going to have a beginning, middle and end. More people will buy it for the single player than the multiplayer, I am wililng to bet. Diablo 3 won't see many content patches if its not suscribed either.
Essentially, what I am saying, is the majority of Blizzard fans aren't going to pick one or the other. They are going to probably play both. I am sure Blizzard is NOT worried about it
And technically, if Diablo 3 was an mmo it WOULD compete with WoW because it would take subscriptions from that game. It might not make a difference in profit for Blizzard, but on the game level they would be competing.
What Blizzard is looking for is a MMO that sets a different route from WoW, that way they can capture a new portion of the market and keep loyal fans playing both games.
Starcraft 2 is a lie, just another one of Blizzards pranks to bring the gaming community down. Expect a "just kidding" at Blizzcon '08
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Interesting.. you are right, it is odd they would put the layer containing diablo on top of the line pattern.. weird.