December 29, 2012
Book of Cain
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April 14, 2012
Micky Neilson Plays Yes/No in New Book of Cain Interview
The guys at Playerscut in Korea recently had the chance to sit down with one of the writers on the Book of Cain, Micky Neilson, now that the book has launched in Korea. Micky takes part in a fun Yes/No interview with the Playerscut team playing the part of Deckard Cain as they probe him for more info on the game and lore.
March 6, 2012
Diablo 3 Book of Cain Sketches
Jean Baptiste Monge has posted a a couple dozen sketches he created for the Book of Cain on his blog. The sketches are all very detailed and expertly drawn, ranging from Tristram to the Hellforge. There are a LOT, and I’d recommend checking them out.
January 9, 2012
Book of Cain Signing: First Hand Report
Blizzard’s artists held a the Book of Cain signing yesterday afternoon, January 7, 2012, at Book Soup in West Hollywood, California. Thanks to site contributer Nizaris we’ve got a first hand report and some pictures. Nizaris reports that the event was fun and that the artists seemed happy to be there meeting the fans. There wasn’t a huge turn out, but a good number of people showed up to get their books signed and meet some of the artists behind the project.
January 3, 2012
Book of Cain Signing on January 7th
Got your book? Want to get some signatures on it? Chris Metzen, Micky Neilson, Flint Dille and artist Mark Gibbons will be taking part in a book signing in Los Angeles on 7 January.
December 16, 2011
Chris Metzen on the Book of Cain
Kotaku has posted an article based on a conversation with Chris Metzen about the just-released Book of Cain. The piece gets the release date wrong, (likely due to Amazon.com’s “out of stock” date) but there are some nice tidbits from Metzen about the creation or the book, Blizzard’s possible plans for creating similar books to cover the lore and history of SC and Warcraft, and more. Here’s a quote:
December 14, 2011
Blue Confirms No Book of Cain Delay
Readers have noted that Amazon.com’s release date for the Book of Cain has been delayed again, to early January. The book itself has not been backed up though; it’s apparently just a supply problem for Amazon on their reorders. Books shipped on time and many retailers are selling them right now, plus Blizzard will start selling them via their online store shortly.
December 13, 2011
Micky Neilson Interviewed about the Book of Cain
Blizzard’s been scaling up their promotion of the upcoming Book of Cain, and as part of that here’s an audio interview with Blizzard Publishing Lead Micky Neilson, speaking to One Moderately Funny Gamer. The interview runs 17 minutes, and thanks to Pawel for the news tip.
December 11, 2011
Chris Metzen, Book of Cain Interview
GamePlanetNZ has posted a lengthy interview with Chris Metzen, in which he answers numerous questions about the oft-delayed loregasm, the Book of Cain. (New Amazon.com release date: January 10, 2012.) It’s a nice read with a lot of info about the merch item itself, plus the Diablo game lore and creative process.
December 6, 2011
Book of Cain Preview
The chaps at Kotaku have taken a look at the upcoming Book of Cain which is released on 13 December. Mike Fahey flicks through the pages of the book so you get a good idea of what to expect.
November 30, 2011
Diablo 3: Book of Cain Release Date
Blizard has announced that the Book of Cain will be released on 13 December following numerous date changes over the past month or so.
October 29, 2011
Book of Cain Delayed
October 21, 2011
Large Book of Cain Samples
The Book of Cain: Readable Sample Pages
Doomscream points us to the website of book publisher Insight Editions, where can be found readable (zoom in and scroll around) versions of the previously-seen sample pages from the Book of Cain. There are 9 such pages, though they are unfortunately not contiguous, aside from the first two.