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All the Media Coverage from 2008, archived to keep the page size reasonable. See the main media coverage page for up to date material.

December 2008



November 2008

Soul Harvesting WD.



October 2008 - Post BlizzCon



October 2008 - BlizzCon

Blizzcon reports continued to appear long after the show ended. They're all grouped here for convenience.


September 2008

Firebombing!
Skovos overhead view.



August 2008 - Post-Leipzig



August 2008 - GC Leipzig

Interviews conducted at the GDC kept showing up for weeks after the event. They're all grouped here for convenience.

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  • Interview: August 25, 2008. Jay Wilson tells us there will be no LAN support. In GERMAN (English translation). Diablo3.4Players.de
  • Video Interview: August 22, 2008. Jay Wilson talks about career, D2/D3 teams, struggle and MUCH about the art controversy. IncGamers.
  • Interview: August 22, 2008. Jay Wilson on loot and other things. Boomtown.
  • Interview: August 22, 2008. Jay Wilson tells us there will be no Diablo III runewords. 4Players.de.
  • Interview: August 21, 2008. Jay Wilson says only the Barbarian will feature in Diablo 3. The Necromancer is 100% cut. Kotaku.
  • Interview: August 20, 2008. Jay Wilson on D1/D2 experiences, isometric view, and art controversy. Eurogamer.
  • Interview: August 20, 2008. Jay Wilson talks about Battle.net and PvP. Gamespot.
  • Interview: August 20, 2008. Jay Wilson on potions, inventory and story. IGN.
  • Pictures: August 20, 2008. New artwork from the Leipzig press CD.
  • Pictures: August 20, 2008. 13 Screenshots from the Leipzig press CD.



August 2008 - Pre-Leipzig

  • Blue Post: August 15, 2008. Bashiok on game visuals and design philosophies.
  • Pictures: August 14, 2008. Six new screenshots and artworks.
  • Blue Post: August 13, 2008. Bashiok on beta testing and release dates.
  • Interview: August 12, 2008. Jay Wilson on returning characters from D1 and D2, and the Diablo series continuing past D3. MTV MP Blog.
  • Interview: August 11, 2008. Jay Wilson on male and female options for each character. MTV MP Blog.
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  • Interview: August 10, 2008. Jay Wilson on the chances of a D3 Secret Cow Level. MTV MP Blog.
  • Interview: August 8, 2008. Jay Wilson talks about D3's characters and the game's state of progress. Vault Network.
  • Pictures: August 7, 2008. New piece of concept art posted by SonsoftheStorm.com.
  • Blue Post: August 6, 2008. Bashiok on the Secret Cow Level and game balancing in general.
  • Blue Post: August 6, 2008. Bashiok on whether the D3 Barbarian is "too magical."
  • Blue Post: August 6, 2008. Bashiok on Blizzard's newly-announced "achievements" and how they will work on Diablo 3.
  • Blue Post: August 6, 2008. Bashiok gives numerous quick answers on the separateness of D3's acts, night/day cycle, boss-specific fatalities, and more.
  • Preview: August 5, 2008. UGO on chat trades and Battle.net fees.
  • Interview: August 5, 2008. Jay Wilson on the fact that the Necromancer is gone. MTV
  • Preview: August 4, 2008. Diii.net on Battle.net, and possible Battle.net 2.0 changes.
  • Interview: August 4, 2008. Jay Wilson discusses player-modified D3 screenshots and the game's art direction. MTV
  • Blue Post: August 3, 2008. Bashiok on the Barbarian statue.
  • Preview: August 1, 2008. GamesRadar on D3, and a short QA session.
  • Interview: August 1, 2008. Jeffrey Kaplan on Diablo 3 Achievements, "Blizzard Account" and fan's "Blizzard level". MTV



July 2008

  • Interview: July 31, 2008. Jay Wilson on colour and WoW influences. MTV.
  • Interview: July 31, 2008. Jay Wilson on art design and player petitions. Kotaku.
  • Interview: July 31, 2008. Jay Wilson on Diablo III's revenue model.
  • Blue Post: July 31, 2008. Bashiok on D3's plans for an improved Battle.net experience.
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  • Pictures: July 29, 2008. Barbarian figurine announced.
  • Blue Post: July 29, 2008. Bashiok on boss damage visuals.
  • Interview: July 27, 2008. Rob Pardo on game design (general). CVG.
  • Pictures: July 26, 2008. five new screenshots including monster and world art.
  • Interview: July 25, 2008. Leonard Boyarsky on the importance of lore in the game. IGN.
  • Preview: July 25, 2008. Australian PC Powerplay Magazine. Scanned pages one, two, three, four, five, six, seven.
  • Interview: July 24, 2008. Brian Morrisroe speaks about art design with CVG.
  • Interview: July 23, 2008. Rob Pardo on Blizzard's game design philosophy. CVG.
  • Blue Post: July 23, 2008. Bashiok on Barbarian leaps and character movement, Tristram as dungeon, class-equpment, death animations and outdoor static areas.
  • Blue Post: July 22, 2008. Bashiok on Blizzard caring about corpses.
  • Interview: July 19, 2008. Activion CFO Tom Tippl on the Activision/Blizzard merger]. DevelopMag.com
  • Blue Post: July 17, 2008. Bashiok on vanishing corpses and corpse skills, and does D3 = MMO?
  • Interview: July 16, 2008. Mike Huang, D2 developer gives his impressions of D3.
  • Interview: July 14, 2008. Activision CFO Thomas Tippl on the Activision / Blizzard merger.
  • Blue Post: July 13, 2008. Bashiok on corpses.
  • Blue Post: July 12, 2008.Bashiok on health globes and party play.
  • Blue Post: July 11, 2008. Bashiok on a variety of issues.
  • Blue Post: July 9, 2008. Bashiok on respecing.
  • Interview: July 8, 2008. Paul Sams. Mtv's MP blog.
  • Interview: July 7, 2008. Ben Boos, D2 artist gives his impressions of D3.
  • Interview: July 4, 2008. Max Schaefer Diablo creator gives his opinion of Diablo III.
  • Interview: July 4, 2008. Mike Morhaime. Eurogamer.
  • Blue Post: July 3, 2008. Bashiok on Blizzard's approach to controlling PKing.



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 Interviews



Additional WWI Reporting and Features

All posted June 28-30, 2008.



Pre-WWI Teasers

  • Other: 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.
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