Concerning the Diablo3.com Countdown

Posted on April 29th, 2008 (3 weeks ago) - 2:28 pm - 4 comments

Thanks to Haltemien, I got this “news” from Diablo3.com (which is not owned nor hosted by Blizzard): Ten days ago, a countdown-box was added to the Diablo-fansite Diablo3.com. It claims that half of the web (please, be realistic) is going to link to their site on May 1st. Why?

Heck, I don’t know. But they’ve published news it ain’t going to be:

  • It is not an official announcement of Diablo 3
  • It is not about an upcoming Diablo novel
  • It is not a Network merge

Instead of just naysaying all guesses, here’s some possible outcomes of May 1st, which I’ve gathered by clicking through alot of the pages on the forum post:

  • An upcoming Diablo 2 (and LOD) patch
  • A D2 expansion, though highly unlikely
  • Blizzard is aquiring Diablo3.com
  • Diablo3.com becoming an official Blizzard fansite
  • There will be a game announcement at Blizzard’s WWI
  • Info about a Diablo movie
  • People will forget to check the site…

Personally I believe it’s going to be some kind of LOLcat or some shizzle like that. Nothing personal against the D2-fanbase, but it’s time to move on, eh?

You’ll also notice I haven’t linked to their site, as I don’t want to make it easier for them to gain website traffic if all they’re posting is something goofy. Such as Goofy.

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4 comments to “Concerning the Diablo3.com Countdown”

  1. I bet it’s goatse all over again. In flash.

  2. Timmey:

    maybe its a virus that actually will make half the internet link to their page. that would be so cool…^^

  3. Timmey:

    so it was that Blizzard is aquiring Diablo3.com… how boring, even tho some think that means blizzard is going to make a new diablo game. if that is the case theyr probly just thinking about it, i bet there will go at least 1,5 years untill they say they are thinking about making a new diablo game, and then it will take 3 years untill we get in game videos.

  4. koew:

    There’s still lots of rumours around, especially one about Blizzard acquiring a lot of new people for their next-gen MMO (which ain’t WoW). Since we, the gamers, are getting StarCraft 2 sooner or later, we shouldn’t scuff off the idea of Diablo 3.

    Speaking of next-gen MMO…what is that exactly? A MMO where you can kill the NPCs for good, or buy land and build a house? I can’t see what’s the next generation in that…any ideas?

    To make it even more interesting, I quote from Blizzard’s own homepage: Blizzard Entertainment, the developer of Diablo and Diablo II, is looking for a senior 3D environment artist skilled at creating models and texture maps for both architectural and natural environments. The ideal candidate has experience modeling and texturing assets for a diverse visual range of environments. Read it all here…

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