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=August 2009=August was a tremendously busy month for news, headlined by the biggest ever outpouring of Diablo 3 news, from Blizzcon 2009==. There was also a fair amount of info released at the Gamescom convention, and items from those events are grouped in the sections below.

===BlizzCon 2009===

BlizzCon 2009 was held on August 21-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center. As is past years, BlizzCon created an amazing amount of news and content. The following sections hold it all, sorted by type and importance. Check [http://www.diii.net/categories/category/blizzcon-2009/ the Blizzcon category] to see every single news item related to Blizzcon; this Media Coverage page only archives the items with useful content.

====BlizzCon 2009 Interviews====

Interviews with various developers on the D3 team.

* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/paul-sams-wired.com/ Paul Sams @ Wired.com]. Blizzard's COO talks about future plans for Battle.net.

====BlizzCon 2009 Screenshots, Artwork, and Movies====

Visual aids and delights.

* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/77-photos-from-blizzcon-2009/ Miscellaneous photos] from Blizzcon and the Blizzard fansite summit.

====BlizzCon 2009 Game Reports and In-depth Coverage====

'''Character Skill Tree Previews:'''

* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-monk-skill-tree-discussion-and-status/ Monk skill trees and stats]. All 8 skills, with play test comments.

====BlizzCon 2009 D3 Panel Coverage====

Coverage of the three Diablo 3 panels held at Blizzcon. Click to the panel pages in the wiki for full coverage, transcripts, and more.

=====Diablo 3 Heroes and Monsters Panel=====

[[BlizzCon 2009 Panel: Diablo 3 Heroes and Monsters|Full panel coverage]] in the wiki.

* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/heroes-monsters-panel/ Video of the whole panel]

* [http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/blizzcon-2009-a-hoard-of-diablo-3-info/ Joystiq adds their coverage] of the panel.

=====Diablo 3 Art Panel=====See [[BlizzCon_2009_Panel:_Diablo_3_Art|the panel page]] for full coverage.

* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/diablo-3-art-panel-live-blogged-now/ Diii.net's rough transcript] from live blogging.

* [http://www.blizzblues.com/us/blizzcon-2009-art-panel-19595102181.html Bashiok offered a] quick summary in a forum post.

=====Diablo 3 Open Q&A=====[[BlizzCon_2009_Panel:_Diablo_3_Open_Q_and_A|This panel ]] replaced the Diablo 3 Lore panel, and was held on Saturday afternoon. The whole panel was audience questions, and as usual at such events, the quality of the queries varied widely.

* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/diablo-3-open-qa-full-transcript1/ Panel transcript].

=====Diablo 3/WoW Press-Only Q&A=====Not an official D3 panel, but this hour long conference interview was for the press only, and was not streamed live. See [[BlizzCon_2009:_D3/WoW_Press_Q_and_A|the panel page]] for full coverage.* Summarized transcripts: ** [http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19458 Zam.com] provided the most complete transcript.** [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6216012.html Gamespot] and [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/94101-Blizzcon-09-Diablo-III-WoW-Private-Q-A The Escapist] provided summaries.

====BlizzCon 2009 Diablo 3 News====

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