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In the Gold Mine  added on February 2, 2009
by Sol Invictus, Level 55
Last updated at February 20, 2009, 10:04 pm

As everyone awaits more Diablo III goodness to be trickle down Blizzard's milky teat, there are more than a few games out there to provide us with our Diablo "fix", as I like to call it. A legion of Diablo "clones" that are simply waiting to be played. While not clones in the strictest sense of the definition, they most certainly borrow the core concepts that made the Diablo series a success. They're good games, and if you're a fan of Diablo, you'll definitely want to play them.

 

Mythos
Developer:…  More

by Sol Invictus, Level 55
Last updated at September 26, 2008, 7:47 pm
Blizzard's been saying "no" to many feature requests in the past couple of days, some of which are desirable, others less so. Sp3tSnAz has already made the initial posts regarding these topics, but I'd like to chime in on this one...

No Guns

Jay Wilson suggested not awhile back that the next announced class would be certain to make some fans of Diablo ‘very angry'. Speculation about the next class went up like fireworks with everything from gunslingers to mechanized robots being suggested by a…  More
by Sp3tSnAz, Level 34
Last updated at September 26, 2008, 4:49 am
I am starting to like Bashiok more and more recently! Someone decided to start a rumour that there will be guns in the game, but rather than shooting it down straight away, Bashioks reply was quite cheeky!

lOcHDOnAN:

Jay Wilson said the next class that is unveiled will make Diablo fans very angry. What would make 99.9% of the Diablo 3 fan base so angry? That's right....GUNS in D3! Diablo 3 will be adding Guns as a new droped items in Diablo 3. Now not like AK-47's and what not, but Muskets and gun…  More
by Sp3tSnAz, Level 34
Last updated at September 25, 2008, 4:11 pm
For those of you who don't know, Ben Boos was one of the ex Blizzard North developers for Diablo 2, working there for nearly eight years. WarCry has recently conducted an interview with him regarding the various work he has done before as well as his art style, now to follow up with specifically a Diablo 3 centric interview.

His work was instrumental in setting the tone for the environments in Diablo 2 and he talks about how he went about choosing the way the Acts looked. 

In collaboration with Polls Boutique we've set up a new poll entitled "Which change do you find to be the most controversial in Diablo III?"

The options are: 
Health Orbs & Potions Colorful Art Direction Streamlined Inventory Mana and Health Leech Removal 4-5 Player Limited Parties
Vote here.

I'll be doing a full write-up on this little topic soon-ish. Feel free to chime in. 
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by Sol Invictus, Level 55
Last updated at September 24, 2008, 4:05 pm
Bashiok has posted a response to the suggestion that a weight system be implemented in Diablo III:

A weight system is simply a different approach to inventory restrictions, and it's actually fairly similar to a grid based system except that weight systems are generally augmented by a character stat instead of being item based upgrades. 

by Sp3tSnAz, Level 34
Last updated at September 21, 2008, 5:03 am
Those of you not familiar with Sons of the Storm, it is a website that was started by some of the best Concept Artists from Blizzard where they showcase their art time to time.

Today it was once again updated, this time with a "Pre BlizzCon Madness" post, which contained some Concept Art from the games that will be showcased there. While the bulk of the art is from Starcraft 2 and Lich King, there are three pieces of Concept Art from Diablo 3. We have however seen two of these, but one of Tyrael …  More
by Sp3tSnAz, Level 34
Last updated at September 20, 2008, 3:31 am
Bashiok has once again posted on the official Diablo 3 boards, this time regarding item drops and pressing alt, as well as a pretty funny response to a Maphack question:

Shoe: I dont know if its already been talked about, it looks like in the video they changed it but they should make a option in the menu's so the item names appear without holding alt

by Sp3tSnAz, Level 34
Last updated at September 18, 2008, 3:21 pm
The official Diablo 3 website has been updated 20 minutes ago with four new pieces of Artwork, four new Concept Art pieces as well as a new update to the Bestiary section.

The new screenshots feature Dungeon and Open World gameplay, while the Concept Art and the Bestiary detail of a new Dune Thresher Monster. The Concept Art also features some other Monsters and Dune areas.

P.S. The Dune Thresher seems really sweet, especially the way it digs itself from underground to attack!

by Sol Invictus, Level 55
Last updated at September 17, 2008, 6:04 pm
A little online design magazine that I recently discovered by the name of Smashing Magazine has written a great article, first of a two part series, on game site designs. It cites examples and analysis on the trends and practices in the video game industry.

Diablo III Website

What design elements keep returning? What factors influence these design elements? Are the sites mainly CSS- or Flash-based? The article ends with a showcase of some beautiful examples of game site designs. 

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