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==March 2010==

{{pic}} 1 November, 2009 -- [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/torchlight-vs.-diablo-3-graphics/ Torchlight comparisons continue] with a piece stacking TL screenshots side by side with D3 shots. The similarities are largely incidental/accidental.

{{int}} 29 October, 2009 -- [http://www.diablo-source.com/index.php?cmd=article&sec=news&act=view&id=354 Julian Love interviewed] by the Diablo Source.

{{blz}} 1 October, 2009 -- [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-ii-1.13-stash-size-issues-causes-temp-delay/ v1.13 delayed again] so the larger stash can be removed.

{{blz}} 30 September, 2009 -- [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/female-monk-to-be-revealed-later/ Bashiok on the still-unrevealed] female monk.

{{pre}} 30 September, 2009 -- [http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/diablo-iii/preview/diablo-iii-hands-on/a-200909249532604041/g-2008063084756359080 GamesRadar previews Diablo 3]. No new info.

Diablo 3 was playable at PAX and numerous hands-on reports and chunks of (ninja-recorded) gameplay footage surfaced from the convention.

* Gameplay Reports from PAX: (In descending order of length/quality.)

{{blz}} 4 September, 2009. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/bashiok-on-auto-attributes/ Bashiok on auto-attributes], the issue that never dies.

{{blz}} 3 September, 2009. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/bashiok-on-damage-types/ Bashiok on the various types of damage] utilized in Diablo 3.

{{blz}} 2 September, 2009. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/bashiok-on-boe-items/ Bashiok speaks at great length about BoE] (Bind on Equip) and BoP (Bind on Pickup) items in Diablo 3.

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]] 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 news category] to see every single news item related to Blizzcon; this Media Coverage page only archives the items with useful content.

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.

Visual aids and delights.

* [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.

* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-barbarian-skill-trees-and-stats1/ Barbarian skill trees]. All 35 skills, plus analysis.

* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ Wizard skill trees]. All 30 skills, plus analysis.

* [http://pc.ign.com/articles/101/1017306p1.html IGN PC], [http://kotaku.com/5344009/hands-on-with-diablo-iiis-monk Kotaku], [http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/diablo-iii/1017288p1.html Gamespy], [http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/pc/games/156898/previews/133728.BlizzCon-We-played-Diablo-III-and-it-was-good/ GamePlanetNZ], [http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=1185 ShackNews], [http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/games/2784941/Preview-Diablo-III Stuff NZ], [http://www.planetdiablo.com/community/events/blizzcon09/reports/monkpreview.shtml Planet Diablo], [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/diablo-iii-hands-on_8 EuroGamer], [http://www.gamepro.com/article/previews/211901/diablo-iii-monk-supernova-preview/ GamePro], [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/joystiq-on-the-desert-wastes/ Joystiq.com], and [http://www.gameshark.com/previews/3451/Diablo-III-Mini-Monk-Preview.htm GameShark.com].

* [http://www.rpgamer.com/games/diablo/diablo3/diablo3blizz09imp.html RPGamer on all aspects of the demo].

* IGN with [http://pc.ign.com/articles/102/1020729p1.html 10 things you should know about the Monk].

* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-live-chat-sessions/ Post Blizzcon live] chat with Diii.net staff and fans who got hands on play time.

* Diablo 3 [[BlizzCon 2009 Diablo 3 Official Preview|Sneak Preview with Jay Wilson Q&A]]

* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/blizzcon-battle.net-faq/ Blizzcon B.net 2.0 FAQ]. Includes numerous press CD screenshots.

* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/diablo-iii-fact-sheet/ Diablo 3 Fact Sheet].

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

[[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.

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.

[[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].

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.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.

Chronological highlights of the ongoing Blizzcon news coverage. These do <u>not</u> include the interviews, game reports, panels, and other features already listed.

* 4 September, 2009 -- [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/yet-more-blizzcon-leavings/ Collection of misc] late-breaking Blizzcon news items.

The first annual [http://www.gamescom-cologne.com/ Gamescom convention] was held in Cologne, Germany, August 19-23, 2009. Blizzard staffed a large booth and sent playable versions of Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. The interesting thing was that this event overlapped with BlizzCon's August 21-22 schedule. So while Blizzard wanted to show off new stuff in Diablo 3 at Gamescom, they had to gimp their build to withhold any details of the [[Monk]] until after the big character announcement at the Blizzcon opening ceremonies.

{{vid}} 21 August, 2009. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/4-more-gameplay-videos-from-gamescom/ Four more videos of D3] from Gamescom hit YouTube.

Blizzard kept very quiet pre-Blizzcon; saving up all their big stuff for the convention. Even Bashiok was busy planning Blizzcon events and had little time for the forums.

{{com}} June 28, 2009. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/diablo-iii-the-first-year-in-review-part-i/ What We've Learned] news analysis column debuts by reviewing the first year of Diablo 3.

{{com}} May 30, 2009. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/mad-prophecies-2-defensive-skills/ Defensive Skills] are never as useful as offensive skills. Can this be fixed in Diablo 3?

[[Image:Archivist.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Archivist]]!]]

{{com}} April 30, 2009. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/on-the-drawing-board-12-monster-variety/ Monster variety.] How much variety do you want to see in Diablo 3?

[[Image:Paper-doll-annotated.jpg|thumb|300px|New paper doll.]]

{{int}} March 31, 2009. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/diablo-iiis-composer-speaks/ Russell Browser, Diablo III composer, shares soundtrack information].

[[Image:Unburied render.jpg|thumb|300px|The Unburied.]]

{{pic}} February 28, 2009. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/new-diablo-iii-sceenshots/ New Diablo III screenshots].

[[Image:Secret-level-unicorn1.jpg|thumb|300px|Bashiok's pretty unicorn pony.]]

{{pic}} January 31, 2009. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/thousand-pound-ghostbuster/ Joke images: Thousand Pound Ghostbuster and rainbow-farting unicorn].

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