Diablo II

Diablo/Diablo II Retrospective

There’s a six-page retrospective feature up on Co-Optimus that covers the history surrounding Blizzard’s first two Diablo titles, as well as their Hellfire and Lord of Destruction expansion packs.  And while it’s nice to see that they include Hellfire in…

The Lore and Mythology Behind the Diablo Series

There are two separate Diablo III-related articles to bring to your attention this evening, starting with this piece on Games Radar that seeks to tell us “everything we need to know about Diablo lore”. 17 pages of angels and demons:…

Why Diablo II Still Rules

IGN has penned an editorial to explain why, despite the fact that many clones came out in the years after its release, Diablo II is still the king of the hack’n’slash genre. Here’s a snip: In cases where you can…

Blizzard Announces Around 600 Layoffs

In what has to be a Blizzard Entertainment-only thing, we received a press release from the Diablo, Warcraft, and StarCraft developer that they’re laying off around 600 employees, though most of them are apparently unrelated to game development and the…

Diablo: Sword of Justice Comic Book Interviews

As today is turning out to be one of the slowest news days of the year, I thought I’d turn your attention toward a couple of new interviews with Aaron Williams and Joseph Lacroix, the writer and artist responsible for…

Blizzard Entertainment Holiday Card Gallery

Blizzard Entertainment is hosting a new holiday card gallery featuring many of the Diablo-, StarCraft-, and Warcraft-themed art pieces they’ve created over the years, including a brand new Diablo III piece featuring the Witch Doctor. You know, the kind of…

The Contest That Spawned Diablo’s Deckard Cain

In what has to be one of the neatest stories I’ve read in awhile, this post on Reddit outlines the history behind the name of Diablo’s most famous wizened sage, Deckard Cain. In short, the name comes from that of…

Torchlight II Podcast Interview

The 52nd episode of the unofficial Diablo podcast features another Torchlight II-themed interview, this time with Runic Games’ own Max Schaefer, while also delving into his previous work on Diablo and its extremely successful sequel. The interview clocks at about…

BlizzCon 2011 Wallpaper

Blizzard Entertainment has treated us to a new wallpaper in various resolutions that features the official artwork created for this year’s BlizzCon. The key art depicts “a trio of Blizzard notables”, including World of Warcraft’s Thrall, StarCraft’s Sarah Kerrigan, and,…