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'''Unicorn Day''' is a reference to May 9th, 2011, where [[Mike Morhaime]] is slated to speak at the Activision|Blizzard conference call and speak of the [[Diablo]] III [[beta]].
==Naming the Day==
[[Image:Secret-level-unicorn1.jpg|left|250px|Bashiok's secret unicorn special attack concept art.]]
It is named "Unicorn Day" after the long, industrious journey of the unicorn into Diablo consciousness, due in part to the [[Art_controversy| art controversy]], [[Bashiok]] posting images of farting unicorns, fan speculation of a [[Secret_Level| secret unicorn level]], [[Flux]] spurring on such debate, and a host of other sources.
==History==
February 9th, 2011, Activision [[Blizzard]] held a conference call where Mike Morhaime spoke of Diablo III and had this to say[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/activision-blizzard-q4-2010-investor-conference-call/]:
<blue>“D3 development continues to go well, and we’re very excited about the game… I’m looking forward to sharing more news about the game, and our upcoming beta, during the next conference call.”</blue>
A feverish excitement for the beta test of Diablo III ensued, spawning multiple threads across both the diablo.incgamer's forums, the battle.net forums, major media websites and other fansites around the internet.
The fever was later spurred on by [[@Diablo]] who posted the following tweet [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-teases-unicorn-day/]:
<blue>#HashCraft -tastic bonus round! Worth: 5,911 #winning points. You come up with the best #D3Tag question and we’ll Repeat. That. Tweet</blue>
It was generally assumed that the "5,911 points" was in reference to the date of Unicorn Day, May 9th, 2011.
* See the [[beta]] page to learn more about the Diablo III beta, including speculation and how to enter the random lottery for a beta key.
[[category:reference]]
==Naming the Day==
[[Image:Secret-level-unicorn1.jpg|left|250px|Bashiok's secret unicorn special attack concept art.]]
It is named "Unicorn Day" after the long, industrious journey of the unicorn into Diablo consciousness, due in part to the [[Art_controversy| art controversy]], [[Bashiok]] posting images of farting unicorns, fan speculation of a [[Secret_Level| secret unicorn level]], [[Flux]] spurring on such debate, and a host of other sources.
==History==
February 9th, 2011, Activision [[Blizzard]] held a conference call where Mike Morhaime spoke of Diablo III and had this to say[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/activision-blizzard-q4-2010-investor-conference-call/]:
<blue>“D3 development continues to go well, and we’re very excited about the game… I’m looking forward to sharing more news about the game, and our upcoming beta, during the next conference call.”</blue>
A feverish excitement for the beta test of Diablo III ensued, spawning multiple threads across both the diablo.incgamer's forums, the battle.net forums, major media websites and other fansites around the internet.
The fever was later spurred on by [[@Diablo]] who posted the following tweet [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-teases-unicorn-day/]:
<blue>#HashCraft -tastic bonus round! Worth: 5,911 #winning points. You come up with the best #D3Tag question and we’ll Repeat. That. Tweet</blue>
It was generally assumed that the "5,911 points" was in reference to the date of Unicorn Day, May 9th, 2011.
* See the [[beta]] page to learn more about the Diablo III beta, including speculation and how to enter the random lottery for a beta key.
[[category:reference]]
