There has been some controversy regarding Bashioks hint at there being a Beta key in the goodie bags at BlizzCon and now he want to withdraw that, while still keeping the door open anyway?

I think the wording in my original post got some people thinking I was hinting that any included beta key would undoubtedly be used for a Diablo III beta.

That was not my intent, and as I said any beta key we give out on those cards could be used for any purpose deemed necessary. If the Wrath of the Lich King beta is still going after BlizzCon and we want more testers, then it could be used for that if we wanted.

My original post was only meant to say that regardless of what a beta key is used for, you should still attend as you won’t be disappointed.

There has been no release date announced, shared, hinted at, or otherwise imagined. Retailers may have dates in their computers which someone at their company made up, none of them have anything to them other than best-guess work. This is how video game pre-orders work.

…there’s no standard announcement-to-release formula.

Solivagant has written another great post about the comparison between Diablo 3 and Fallout 3 which I find to be a very nice post well worth reading and pondering upon. What do you think?

I’ve received a lot of feedback regarding a post I made on my Destructoid blog, more positive than negative so I decided to continue that line of thought and further compare Diablo 3 and Fallout 3.

I started my post by stating that everything that I’d seen on June 28 got me interested in Diablo 3. Everything that I’ve seen since then has only gotten me even more interested.

Specifically, Leonard Boyarsky’s involvement as Lead World Designer. His title means that he’s the guy in charge of making sure the storyline holds up, in charge of all the details and tales that, as I mentioned in my previous post, kept running backstage while chaos erupted in the forefront in the previous games.

While you were mass clicking some miniboss, somewhere in the gameworld an NPC kept waiting for you to come back, ready to present you with your next quest. This NPC had a name, a personality, a backstory, a personal agenda.

But you barely got to know any of it.

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Diablofans.com are quick with the latest Diablo 3 news as always. This time they report about a first view of the Diablo 3 collectible series! Here is what they report:

Sideshow Collectibles and Blizzard Entertainment are proud to introduce the Diablo III Collectible series with this epic first release. The Barbarian Statue depicts the warrior class in fine form, wielding dual-axes in the heat of battle. Each piece is hand-cast in high quality polystone, individually finished and hand-painted to exacting standards, complete with individually assigned edition numbers on the bottom side of the base. Don’t miss this opportunity to begin your Diablo III collection with the limited edition Barbarian Statue.

There will be two editions: The normal one and the Exclusive. The Sideshow Exclusive version of the Diablo III Overthrown Polystone Diorama includes a unique feature available nowhere else: Interchangeable helmeted head for alternate display!

Within the world of Sanctuary in the Kingdom of Khanduras, barbarians are an ancient class of legendary warriors. Barbarians are known for their immense size, relentless fury and two-weapon fighting techniques and dwell upon their sacred Mount Arreat. Though once misunderstood to be simple and aggressive invaders, they are a noble, proud people, upholding great tradition - protecting Mount Arreat and the mysterious artifact it holds.

License: Diablo III
Product Type: Polystone Diorama
Product Size: 18″ H (457.2mm) x 12.5″ W (317.5mm) x 13″ D (330.2mm)*
Product Weight: 15.00 lbs (6.8 kg)*

You bearly hear about the release date for Diablo 3 from Play.com last night, but now other sources, such as Gameplay.com,  are listing the Diablo 3 releases along with release dates for Starcraft 2! The dates are so different from those found last night its clear that this is just people fishing for attention and hoping to get their hands on tons of pre-orders before the actual release date is published…

Blogger joshuaongys that first reported this find (as far as I know) also reflect on the fact that Diablo 3 seem to be released before Starcraft 2 despite tha later just recently being announced. He also publish the responses from Gameplay.com regarding the launch dates:

Sent: 30 June 2008 22:41 Hi, I was wondering how information regarding the release date of Diablo 3,Starcraft 2, and World of Warcrafts upcoming expansion Wrath of the Lich King was received.Is this just speculation or is this confirmed and if so by who?

At 4:59pm today I received this reply: Hi there, Thank you for your email. All the information on our site is confirmed by the publishers, however all dates and prices are subject to change. If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours Sincerely Jo Gameplay Crew

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