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''Diablo III'' was announced at Blizzard's [[WWI 2008|World Wide Invitational]] in Paris, on June 28, 2008. A storm of media coverage ensued, with every gaming media outlet on the Internet reporting the announcement. The biggest sources of info from the WWI were the four hour-long Diablo 3 panels, along with [http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/media/#movies three movies] Blizzard released, the [http://www.diabloii.net/articles/668036/diablo-3-faq D3 FAQ], and over one hundred [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=546 screenshots] and pieces of [http://www.diii.net/gallery/index.php?cat=540 concept art]. | ''Diablo III'' was announced at Blizzard's [[WWI 2008|World Wide Invitational]] in Paris, on June 28, 2008. A storm of media coverage ensued, with every gaming media outlet on the Internet reporting the announcement. The biggest sources of info from the WWI were the four hour-long Diablo 3 panels, along with [http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/media/#movies three movies] Blizzard released, the [http://www.diabloii.net/articles/668036/diablo-3-faq D3 FAQ], and over one hundred [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=546 screenshots] and pieces of [http://www.diii.net/gallery/index.php?cat=540 concept art]. | ||
Revision as of 17:52, 22 July 2008
This page lists all Diablo III coverage; previews, interviews, designer diaries, forum post, and more. Anything from the D3 team that's substantial enough to warrant a news post on Diii.net gets an entry on this page. Larger interviews and other features are archived in this section, to ward off link rot.
Contents
July 2008
- Forum Post: Bashiok on Blizzard caring about corpses. July 22, 2008.
- Interview: Thomas Tippl. The Activision CFO talks about the Activision / Blizzard merger. July 14, 2008.
- Forum Post: Bashiok on corpses. July 13, 2008.
- Forum Post: Bashiok on health globes and party play. July 12, 2008.
- Forum Post: Bashiok on a variety of issues. July 11, 2008.
- Forum Post: Bashiok on respecing. July 9, 2008.
- Interview: Paul Sams. Mtv's MP blog. July 8, 2008.
- Interview: Mike Morhaime. Eurogamer. July 4, 2008.
- Forum Post: Bashiok on Blizzard's approach to controlling PKing. July 3, 2008.
June 2008: World Wide Invitational
Diablo III was announced at Blizzard's World Wide Invitational in Paris, on June 28, 2008. A storm of media coverage ensued, with every gaming media outlet on the Internet reporting the announcement. The biggest sources of info from the WWI were the four hour-long Diablo 3 panels, along with three movies Blizzard released, the D3 FAQ, and over one hundred screenshots and pieces of concept art.
Blizzard's WWI Panels
- WWI 2008: D3 Design Fundamentals Panel.
- WWI 2008: D3 Game Design Panel.
- WWI 2008: D3 Lore and Environmental Art Panel.
- WWI 2008: Denizens of Diablo Panel.
WWI Interviews
- Video Interview: Rob Pardo. IGN, June 29, 2008.
- Video Interview: Rob Pardo. Gamespot. June 29, 2008.
- Video Interview: IncGamers (bad sound) June 29, 2008.
- Interview: Paul Sams. Guardian UK. June 30, 2008.
- Interview: Leonard Boyarsky. Gamespot. June 30, 2008.
- Interview: Jay Wilson. Kotaku. June 30, 2008
- Interview: Leonard Boyarsky. Guardian UK. July 1, 2008.
- Interview: Leonard Boyarsky. Guardian UK. July 1, 2008.
- Interview: Rob Pardo. 1up.com. July 4, 2008.
- Video Interview: Keith Lee, Diablo 3 Lead Producer. Gamespot. July 5, 2008.
Additional WWI Reporting and Features
- Video Interview: IncGamers, tour around the convention hall.
- WWI Event Photos
- Action Trip on Diablo 3 at the WWI.
- Video Gamer on Diablo 3 questions Blizzard needs to answer.
- EuroGamer on Diablo 3 at the WWI.
- IGN video reactions to WWI and D3.
- IGN's Ten Commandments of D3.
- Pre-WWI Teasers. Teaser images and secret codes posted on Blizzard's website during the week before Diablo III's announcement. June 22-28, 2008.
