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::''This is the article about the '''[[:Category:Games|game]]''' Diablo II. Were you looking for '''{{iw|Main_Page game information or guides about Diablo II}}'''?
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'''Diablo II''' is an [[Action Role Playing Game|ARPG]] game based in a dark fantasy setting developed by [[Blizzard North]] and released globally by [[Blizzard Entertainment]] on 29 June 2000.
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The game is set in the fictional world of [[Sanctuary]], centred around a group of anonymous {{iw|Class heroes}} who are trying to catch up and stop the [[Prime Evil]] known as [[Diablo]] before he frees his brothers and destroys the mortal realm.
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''Diablo II'' was one of the most popular games of 2000. Major factors that contributed to ''Diablo II's'' success include its addictive gameplay and access to the free online play service, [[Battle.net]].
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The game was conceptualized and designed by [[David Brevik]] and [[Erich Schaefer]], whom with [[Max Schaefer]] acted as Project Leads on the game. The main production roles were handled by [[Matthew Householder]] and [[Bill Roper]].
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An official expansion pack, entitled ''[[Diablo II: Lord of Destruction]]'' also developed by Blizzard North, was released on 29 June 2001. A sequel called [[Diablo III]] was announced to be in production on June 28, 2008 at [[WWI 2008]] in Paris, but will be developed by Blizzard Entertainment, since Blizzard North has dissolved.
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More information about Diablo II can be found in the [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/ Diablo II Wiki]
 
More information about Diablo II can be found in the [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/ Diablo II Wiki]
  

Revision as of 11:10, 2 February 2010

This is the article about the game Diablo II. Were you looking for game information or guides about Diablo II?


Diablo II is an ARPG game based in a dark fantasy setting developed by Blizzard North and released globally by Blizzard Entertainment on 29 June 2000.


The game is set in the fictional world of Sanctuary, centred around a group of anonymous heroes who are trying to catch up and stop the Prime Evil known as Diablo before he frees his brothers and destroys the mortal realm.

Diablo II was one of the most popular games of 2000. Major factors that contributed to Diablo II's success include its addictive gameplay and access to the free online play service, Battle.net.

The game was conceptualized and designed by David Brevik and Erich Schaefer, whom with Max Schaefer acted as Project Leads on the game. The main production roles were handled by Matthew Householder and Bill Roper.

An official expansion pack, entitled Diablo II: Lord of Destruction also developed by Blizzard North, was released on 29 June 2001. A sequel called Diablo III was announced to be in production on June 28, 2008 at WWI 2008 in Paris, but will be developed by Blizzard Entertainment, since Blizzard North has dissolved.




More information about Diablo II can be found in the Diablo II Wiki

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