The game takes place in Sanctuary, the dark fantasy world of the Diablo series. This world was saved twenty years prior by a handful of unnamed heroes in Diablo II. Playing as a hero from one of five distinct character classes, players will acquire powerful items, spells, and abilities as they explore new and familiar areas of Sanctuary and battle hordes of demons to safeguard the world from the horrors that have arisen.
Release Date: TBA 2011
Also on: Mac
RP-M+ for Rating Pending, Targeting a Rating of Mature or Above
Genre: Third-Person Action RPG
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Release Date: TBA 2011
Also on: Mac
RP-M+ for Rating Pending, Targeting a Rating of Mature or Above
Genre: Third-Person Action RPG
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Game Development:
Development on Diablo III began in 2001 when Blizzard North was still in operation. The original artistic design differed from that shown at Blizzard Worldwide Invitational 2008 demonstration, and had undergone three revisions before reaching the standards felt necessary by the team behind Diablo III. The development teams are composed of fifty people. Most of the game mechanics and physics are complete, and are undergoing minor revisions. Most of the current and remaining development will focus on adding game content.
Diablo III's lead designer is Jay Wilson, a former Relic Entertainment designer credited with work on Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and Company of Heroes as well as Blood II: The Chosen for Monolith Productions. Its lead world designer is Leonard Boyarsky, one of the six co-creators of Fallout.
The game is being planned for a simultaneous release on both Windows and Mac OS X platforms. Blizzard is considering making the game available on other platforms.
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