Happy 2007 Diablo Fans! Tuesday, January 2, 2007, 10:29 | TheAcolyte
| Welcome, everyone, to the New Year. This one could be very exciting for Diablo fans, now that the franchise is ten years old.
Still, the only title officially on Blizzard's radar is the soon to be released expansion set for World of Warcraft, The Burning Crusade. Don't miss the introduction cinematic to the add-on game, which Blizzard posted online last month.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Ten Years of Diablo and Battle.net Friday, December 29, 2006, 10:16 | TheAcolyte
| Comment! For the tenth anniversary of both Diablo and Battle.net, Blizzard Entertainment published a retrospective article on the history of the game series and the free gaming service it provides exclusively for some of its titles.
Both the original game and the game service launched together, as Diablo was the first title to integrate the Battle.net service.
The retrospective goes on to review Battle.net's evolution through the integration of StarCraft, Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition, and Warcraft III.
One of Diablo’s most important features is its robust online multiplayer component. The game was launched concurrently with Battle.net, Blizzard’s multiplayer online gaming service. It was the first proprietary online gaming service released by a game developer that was integrated into its games themselves, and Diablo was the first game to utilize the service.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Holiday Contest Winners Thursday, December 14, 2006, 09:30 | TheAcolyte
| Comment! We have picked our Holiday 2006 Giveaway Contest winners, who will be receiving their prizes in time for Christmas.
Five lucky fans will receive one copy of Diablo: The Sin War: Birthright by Richard Knaak and one free IGN Founder's Club subscription providing premium access to IGN, GameSpy, FilePlanet, and much more!
See the contest page for the winners, who will be personally notified shortly.
Blizzard's Two Holiday Contests Thursday, December 14, 2006, 10:04 | TheAcolyte
| Comment! Blizzard Entertainment is running two contests for the holiday season, including a World of Warcraft screenshot competition and a Blizzard game-themed cookie competition.
Yes, Blizzard is challenging you to make the best looking holiday cookie themed on its games. Luckily, you only have to send in a photo, and not the actual goodies. Surely the developers would enjoy the latter, however.
Five winners per contest will receive one autographed copy of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade when the expansion set debuts.
Entries are accepted now until December 27.
Eastern Sun R3B Patch Released Thursday, December 14, 2006, 09:38 | TheAcolyte
| Comment! Tsuru released a new version of the Eastern Sun R-Series mod, now at R3B.
This new generation (R3) includes a new item type dubbed Devil's Food used to trigger the World Event, equalizes attack speed between character classes, fixes over 20 bugs, and makes quite a large set of changes to items, skills, and monsters.
It also includes 3 new Windows utilities: The Old File Cleaner, Stash Switcher, and Runetool.
[Important] Before update R2x to R3x, please make 1x1 space below all the normal wands (1x2 wands) in your inventory and stash. Or they will be deleted.
[Important] The morph charms in R2x can't be used in R3x. Please update it by cubing.
Sunday, December 3, 2006
Back to Hellfire v4.02 Update Sunday, December 3, 2006, 19:09 | TheAcolyte
| Back to Hellfire reached version 4.02 after Onyx's latest update to the Patch 1.10 Lord of Destruction mod. The release enables the Barbarian character class and the second Act Five quest, adds a new level to Act Five, increases the Poisoned Water Supply quest's difficulty, and introduces a couple item and skill changes.
Mod Review: D2:Elements v1.01 Sunday, December 3, 2006, 18:53 | TheAcolyte
| The Phrozen Keep has a succinct new review of the D2:Elements mod for Patch 1.10 Lord of Destruction. Overall it is positive, and describes the mod as "carefully balanced and polished" but with a few shortcomings.
D2:elements is a heavily underrated, but quite well done mod. It doesn't change much skillwise, nor does it introduce new monster-gfx or other funky stuff. It changes the overall balance, items and the skillsystem, which leads to a much more polished gaming experience. It is working under 1.10.
Lament of Innocence v1.06 Alpha Sunday, December 3, 2006, 18:48 | TheAcolyte
| Talonrage released a substantial update to the Lament of Innocence mod for Patch 1.10 Lord of Destruction, enabling all seven character classes, Assassin claw weapons, a new dungeon level, and new unique items.
Median 2008 v1.43 Update Sunday, December 3, 2006, 18:40 | TheAcolyte
| Brother Laz updated the new Median 2008 mod for Patch 1.10 and Patch 1.11 Lord of Destruction with a new uberlevel and new unique items, runewords, and class-specific items.
Holiday 2006 Giveaway Signups Open! Friday, December 1, 2006, 06:38 | TheAcolyte
| Comment! This holiday season, Planet Diablo is giving away copies of Richard Knaak's Diablo: The Sin War: Birthright novel and subscriptions to the IGN Founder's Club. Just fill out the entry form and you could win!
Signups are open until Wednesday, December 13, 2006. Entrants must be United States citizens at least 18 years of age to be selected. Winners will be selected and prizes will be shipped out in time for X-mas.
Diablo: The Sin War: Birthright is Knaak's latest Diablo novel and the first in the Sin War Trilogy, which provides the historical background story for the game series and all future titles.
IGN Founder's Club subscriptions provide premium, ad-free access to IGN web sites and the GameSpy Network, instant downloads at FilePlanet, premium access to GameSpy Arena and GameSpy Arcade, and more.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Holiday 2006 Gift Guide Thursday, November 30, 2006, 06:37 | TheAcolyte
| Comment! Looking for the perfect gift for your beloved Diablo fan, Blizzard fan, or unknowing gamer?
Planet Diablo is here to help with our first-ever Gift Guide. There is a wide selection to choose from including games, DVDs, collectibles, various Blizzard merchandise, and gaming rig enhancements. Prices start at $5.99 and there are several similarly cheap options.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Art Contest Honorable Mentions Displayed Wednesday, November 15, 2006, 12:19 | TheAcolyte
| Blizzard Entertainment yesterday posted galleries of entries that earned an "Honorable Mention" award in its first annual Art Contest. There are 34 entries featured from the Diablo category, and 116 total honorable mentions.
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