A fan called GalaxyHaxz has managed to reverse engineer the source code for the original Diablo and released it on Github. This is not a free version of the game, it includes no game assets, but it will make it more accessible for modders to update, fix and change.
Blizzard always pop over to Cologne for Gamescom and this year is no different. It doesn’t look like anything new will be announced based on the line-up, and by new I mean a new game.
That#s right folks, Diablo 3Season 14 has now kicked off and you can do all that seasonal stuff all over again. This is the first season they are adding a theme and this one is being dubbed the Season of Greed.
You will probably see news all over the place today confirming Blizzard is “working on an unannounced Diablo project”. To readers here this is not news as we’ve been following the job postings for months. It’s common knowledge within the community that something new in the Diablo universe is being put together. With that in mind let’s take a quick look at what has been going on.
This video is a blast from the past, it’s from 2013 but makes for some interesting viewing. In the video, Wyatt Cheng talks about the different Diablo 3 game system the team experimented with such as the rune systems, skill trees, health system and more. Knowing what we know now about the game’s shortcomings you can’t help but be disappointed at the team’s disconnect from Diablo 2. Much of what is discussed can also be found on the Diablo Wiki if you want to look through all the stuff that was removed. Read on for the video…
Some patching goodness coming down the pipe for Diablo 3 with the 2.6.1a update for PC and Mac. It’s not a massive one by any means and there are no major changes.
The Xbox One and PS4 are playing catch-up when it comes to Diablo 3 patches but there is good news because they have now caught up with the PC.
I’ve mentioned David Brevik’s new game It Lurks Below a few times and today his latest creation is being released on Steam Early Access. Although it’s not an isometric ARPG, many of the features are inspired by his previous work on Diablo.
Got some extra cash lying around? Well, now you can share it with your buddies and send them a special gift with Blizzard Balance Gifting. Think of it as a digital gift card.
Back in February, I told you about the ARPG Last Epoch which is being created by one of our long-time site visitors and today his studio Eleventh Hour Games have just launched their Kickstarter.
