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Grifter
02-04-2006, 08:24 PM
I was just over at Gaming Steve's web site (http://www.gamingsteve.com/) and he had an article posted covering some Diablo III Rumors.

It looks like the Diablo III rumor mill has started up once again with a seemingly innocent post on the jobs section of the Blizzard web site. A few days ago they posted a job for an art director and various leads to join "the team behind Diablo I and II" for "an unannounced PC project." I have been getting some inquires since then if Blizzard is indeed working on Diablo III and when is it going to come out? Well, before I answer let me mention a few things. First, I don't want to get any of my friends at Blizzard in trouble, so from instead of mentioning "Diablo III" let's call this theoretical game "Beelzebub 3" and instead of "Blizzard" let's call them "Snowstorm". Second, my information is quality stuff, but it is a little old, so take that with a gain of salt. Third, err, well, there is no third, so let's get into what I know!

Let's the obvious out of way, "Snowstorm" is indeed working on "Beelzebub 3". Not only are they working on it, but they have been working on this game for no less than the past four years. In fact, "Snowstorm North" nearly completed the game several years ago, but what they developed just "wasn't fun" and been quietly reworked. This was actually one of the key reasons why Snowstorm North was closed (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6130138.html) and everyone was relocated to Irvine-based Snowstorm, so that the bigwigs in Irvine could better track and follow the development of Beelzebub 3.
To read the rest of the article click here (http://www.gamingsteve.com/)

Now I am pretty new to the Gaming Steve website so I am not 100% up on his credibility, but I have heard nothing but good things about his podcast. I also don't see why someone who, as far as I can tell, is taken seriously would post somthing like this if it was not true.

Editor's Note: I got a chance to meet Steve and I've talked with him a few times. He's been in the industry for quite some time and has worked on numerous games. The man has some crazy connections so I wouldn't be surprised if this were true.

Redline
02-05-2006, 05:13 AM
My mouse feels the pain already. The pain of a million forced clicks at 3am in the morning, as I sit staring at my monitor in a zombiefied state. The only thing the zombie needs is 'just one more level up'. And that bow of infinite nerdity +2.

Zombosis
02-05-2006, 05:39 AM
...I think my cerebral cortex just had an anticipatory orgasm.

saneman
02-05-2006, 05:43 AM
So by "confirmed", we mean... not confirmed?

Don't get me wrong, this Steve may well be an upstanding fellow, but isn't anything short of an authorised agent of Blizzard saying something along the lines of "Diablo 3... yep it's being made" not confirmation, but merely further speculation?

makkura
02-05-2006, 06:10 AM
thats good news, because i really liked belzebub 2 =)

Oblivion
02-05-2006, 06:13 AM
At last, the next big thing to get excited about! hopefully they can prove that Blizzard != WoW and make Blizzard name win back its old "Perfectly Polished" quality, which was tarnished by the release of the incomplete-unbalanced WoW.

DigitalCowboy
02-05-2006, 06:14 AM
Wow this really is good news. However, as saneman said unless its blizzard saying it being worked on, it still NOT official. Belzebub 2 was fantastic, looking forward to B3 a lot. :)

mightbe
02-05-2006, 06:14 AM
I still wish they had put some fun in the first two diablo games.

DOOM2099
02-05-2006, 06:17 AM
D3 needs to be mmorpg.

After playing D1 and 2 I got into a lot of mmorpgs, true mmorpgs, not the instanced type rpg multiplayer games, like D2. I think they would be crazy not to make it mmorpg. Thats all I need in this world, a D3 mmorpg.

easi
02-05-2006, 06:19 AM
So is it an MMO? I can't be bothered reading all that.

Goronmon
02-05-2006, 06:22 AM
D3 is not going to be a MMORPG, it just doesn't make sense. Anyways, this is great news. I just hope to god they improve the gameplay beyond the "left-click-frenzy" that was the last two games.

Zawath
02-05-2006, 06:27 AM
The so called "ex Blizzard dev" said the same thing couple months ago and promised that Diablo 3 is going to revealed at Blizcon but that didn't happen.

Here is the original story:

http://www.wowguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9257

Taco
02-05-2006, 06:29 AM
Nothing in there leads me to believe it's an MMRPG, just based around MP. Which is not really a change from the previous games. At a very basic level I'd imagine it would be similar to Guild Wars.

Oblivion
02-05-2006, 06:31 AM
what ex Blizzard dev? gaming steve is an ex blizz guy?

Deadend
02-05-2006, 06:33 AM
I hope it isn't a MMO, as a MMO would probably need things like slow leveling, and early-mid game balancing. Diablo 2 was fun to me because it was mindless hack and slash, but still had some strategy going.

Oblivion
02-05-2006, 06:34 AM
sorry, a mistake.

Goronmon
02-05-2006, 06:53 AM
The so called "ex Blizzard dev" said the same thing couple months ago and promised that Diablo 3 is going to revealed at Blizcon but that didn't happen.
Just because they didn't show it at Blizzcon doesn't mean the game isn't being developed.

Stormwatcher
02-05-2006, 07:01 AM
Diablo MMORPG = WoW.
WoW was not incomplete, BTW. All MMORPGs are necessarily a work in progress deal.
And I'm glad Belzebub 3 is on the way, hooray!

dotbomb
02-05-2006, 07:32 AM
B1 ate the majority of my life the year following its release. I still game with the people I met online while playing D1.

B2 ate a little bit.

B3 I predict won't eat as much (thankfully or I'd end up divorced...)

Glad it is being worked on. Satan needs a good ass kicking.

derjester
02-05-2006, 07:42 AM
The so called "ex Blizzard dev" said the same thing couple months ago and promised that Diablo 3 is going to revealed at Blizcon but that didn't happen.

Here is the original story:

http://www.wowguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9257
Chris Hartgraves != Gaming Steve. Steve seems to be connected enough and lets be honest, when a franchise does as well as all of Blizzard franchises they'd be insane not to do a sequel. Being surprised by this news is like being surprised by Nintendo coming out with a new Mario game.

Everything Chris posted on wowguru has been BS. 90% sure Pandaren is the new race? Lets see, China is probably WoW's largest market at the moment and their most treasure animal is a Panda bear. Killing Panda bears is a good way to alienate WoW's largest market. You don't alienate your largest market and remain successful.

D3 (or B3) won't be an MMO. If you have the most successful MMO on the market you don't complete with yourself. You don't create 2 MMO's in the same genre. That's just stupid business practice. It'll likely be the same sort of game the first two were. Continue the story, and add a few new features and game mechanics. When WoW has a few expansion put away and is entering the final stages of it's life cycle I could see Blizzard either creating WoW2, or a Diablo MMO.

Draft
02-05-2006, 07:51 AM
Some jackass named "Gaming Steve" (lol) reprints a several day old news story about Blizz wanting to hire an art director for what's clearly Diablo III. Film at 11.

Taco
02-05-2006, 07:55 AM
Draft(coincidentally, also some jackass) didn't read or pretended to ignore the new information in the post.

Followup at 11:01.

Draft
02-05-2006, 08:05 AM
Taco, long time Evil Avatar subscriber, has developed a nasty case of Sand in the Vagina. Action news exclusive.

Oh shit Gaming Steve (lol) says that Diablo III has been in development for 4 years. He then goes on to say it had all this cool stuff, that was scrapped for not being fun (which I guess is like the gaming rumor version of matter meeting antimatter.) So in fact there is NO new information in the post.

Bushido
02-05-2006, 08:10 AM
...and now our top story.
Taco and Draft speculate on conjecture and puncture the internet. Will our information superhighway go down the drain?

Phanto
02-05-2006, 08:12 AM
So is it an MMO? I can't be bothered reading all that.


OMG.. of course not, why most people think that this will be a MMO ??

Its not going to happend, it would be absolute ridiculous that they release another MMO, any case if they "do it" ( but they will not) the game would be very similar to Wolrd of Wacraft exept that it would have some darker ambient if you know what i mean.

Anyway.. i just want to said thats not about to happend, trust me in this one ;)

bapenguin
02-05-2006, 08:18 AM
Taco, long time Evil Avatar subscriber, has developed a nasty case of Sand in the Vagina. Action news exclusive.

Oh shit Gaming Steve (lol) says that Diablo III has been in development for 4 years. He then goes on to say it had all this cool stuff, that was scrapped for not being fun (which I guess is like the gaming rumor version of matter meeting antimatter.) So in fact there is NO new information in the post.

Maybe instead of being a dickhead you look into his resume (http://www.gamingsteve.com/about.php).

Draft
02-05-2006, 08:22 AM
Maybe instead of being a dickhead you look into his resume (http://www.gamingsteve.com/about.php).oh so you're the editor who met him. sorry for poking fun at your buddy's blog!

jeffbax
02-05-2006, 08:25 AM
I also do not want an MMO... give me a good old single player Diablo :)

random johnald?
02-05-2006, 08:47 AM
can i get a freeeeeee trail 4 daiblo3 plzzz kthx??? :p

Heh, I'm sorry, I was just reading through the CoH trial thread. And this post doesn't have nearly enough smilies to be a noob request.

RevGored
02-05-2006, 09:10 AM
I say this in everythread about D3's development, but if this is true, I'll do sexual backflips, etc etc....

This game would most likely bring all my other gaming to a grinding halt, and I'm glad it isn't coming out anytime soon, due to the fact that Oblivion is going to bring my other gaming to a grinding halt.

Chimpbot
02-05-2006, 09:17 AM
I like Diablo and loved Diablo 2...and I almost don't want Diablo 3 to exist.
Why is that?

My reasoning is simple; they permanently and effectively killed off the title character in D2. The only "major threats" left are two untouched Lesser Evils.
That's it.
If they use anybody else, then it's not really a Diablo game...but a game set in the Diablo universe.

I'm afraid that it simply won't be able to interest me at this point, to be honest. The story would seem like a bit of a stretch, almost regardless of what they manage to cook up.

easi
02-05-2006, 09:31 AM
The really evil dudes are never really killed off, look how many times Apophis and Ganon came back.

Chimpbot
02-05-2006, 09:42 AM
The really evil dudes are never really killed off, look how many times Apophis and Ganon came back.

I see what you're saying...

But in D2, you destroy Diablo's soul. The very essense of his being. Gone. Destroyed. Dead.
Nothing of him is left.

So...yeah. They could pull the "oh, he somehow survived that final battle from last time!" schtick, but I doubt they could pull it off and have it be believable.

ferr
02-05-2006, 10:00 AM
You guys daft? You remember where the latest rumor spawned from? HIRING FOR CORE JOBS such as ART DIRECTOR. No game that is '4 years' into production is hiring their art director now. This game is in pre-production. It has to be.

Kefkataran
02-05-2006, 10:43 AM
Some jackass named "Gaming Steve" (lol) reprints a several day old news story about Blizz wanting to hire an art director for what's clearly Diablo III. Film at 11.

Don't be such a dick, man. You may find his name ever-so-funny, but Steve is extremely well-respected, has done some great stuff, has amazing connections in the game industry, and most important of all (in my opinion) puts out a really well-done and extremely informative podcast every week. He also manages to get strong developer interviews often.

And for all those thinking this game will be an MMO? No way. Blizzard's not stupid. Making another MMO would be making competition for World of Warcraft. They aren't going to shoot themselves in the foot like that. The more obvious idea is that they're probably going to keep WoW going as their only MMO and milk it for however much they can for as long as they can, and I'm really a-okay with that. We don't need any more MMOs for the time being.

ChibiJosh
02-05-2006, 11:25 AM
Heh. I've got a friend who was working as a level designer at Double Fine (makers of Psychonauts) but had a falling out with Tim Schafer. One of the companies he interviewed with afterwards was Blizzard North and they showed him some in-progress Diablo 3 stuff. This was 3 years ago. He eventually decided to go to LucasArts, though.

Derwin
02-05-2006, 11:33 AM
Lets be honest, when a franchise does as well as all of Blizzard franchises they'd be insane not to do a sequel. Being surprised by this news is like being surprised by Nintendo coming out with a new Mario game.

Because we all thoroughly enjoyed last year's release of StarCraft II. Blizzard pumps out those sequels like crazy. :p

Cool AN
02-05-2006, 11:41 AM
Why no Starcraft 2 Blizzard? WHYY????

Cool AN
02-05-2006, 11:45 AM
Also I think this won't be nearly as good as Diablo 1 or 2, why? Because most of the original team have made a new company, and their game (Hellgate: London) looks great, so it will be interesting to see how Diablo 3 turns out.

Draft
02-05-2006, 11:49 AM
Don't be such a dick, man. You may find his name ever-so-funny, but Steve is extremely well-respected, has done some great stuff, has amazing connections in the game industry, and most important of all (in my opinion) puts out a really well-done and extremely informative podcast every week. He also manages to get strong developer interviews often.Alright, alright, I apologize for calling Gaming Steve a jackass (it is still a jacktastic name.)

But, I did google his name after hearing about how wonderful he is, and I didn't find anything. He doesn't even have a Mobygames entry. Far as I can tell, Gaming Steve's big contribution to gaming is Gamingsteve.com. So please excuse me for treating his juicy gaming gossip like I treat everyone else's juicy gaming gossip.

But that's neither here nor there!

The real question is, "Who cares about Diablo 3, what about fucking Starcraft 2?"

Kefkataran
02-05-2006, 12:13 PM
Alright, alright, I apologize for calling Gaming Steve a jackass (it is still a jacktastic name.)

The name's a bit silly, there's no denying.

But, I did google his name after hearing about how wonderful he is, and I didn't find anything. He doesn't even have a Mobygames entry. Far as I can tell, Gaming Steve's big contribution to gaming is Gamingsteve.com. So please excuse me for treating his juicy gaming gossip like I treat everyone else's juicy gaming gossip.

You should check out his podcast some time. It's really well-done, as I mentioned, and generally both entertaining and informative. Not an easy thing to pull off with podcasts.

The real question is, "Who cares about Diablo 3, what about fucking Starcraft 2?"

Hear, hear!

Testcase
02-05-2006, 12:48 PM
Quickies.

1. I *care* about D3. I care fuckall about Starcraft 2 when I got Dawn of War.

2. If you never liked either one of the D games... well, aside from an angel with a flaming sword saying, "You don't like games" in a booming voice, what MORE sign do you need that you're in the wrong hobby?

Kefkataran
02-05-2006, 12:55 PM
f you never liked either one of the D games... well, aside from an angel with a flaming sword saying, "You don't like games" in a booming voice, what MORE sign do you need that you're in the wrong hobby?

I liked the Diablo titles, but I could see where people might not. Some people just don't dig that genre/style.

easi
02-05-2006, 01:07 PM
But, I did google his name after hearing about how wonderful he is, and I didn't find anything. He doesn't even have a Mobygames entry. Far as I can tell, Gaming Steve's big contribution to gaming is Gamingsteve.com.

He's obviously a plant/viral marketeer/other term for scumbag shill.

Also, you people need to stop undermining the hype machine for D3 with whining about Starcraft 2.

Taco
02-05-2006, 01:30 PM
He's obviously a plant/viral marketeer/other term for scumbag shill.

Anyone else sick of this already? I blame you PA!!!

B_Money
02-05-2006, 01:44 PM
Anyone else sick of this already? I blame you PA!!!

Only a shill would tire of calling other people shills.

lockwoodx
02-05-2006, 01:51 PM
I'm personally looking forward to hellgate london more than D3, but if anybody can pull off it's blizz.

Kelegacy
02-05-2006, 01:55 PM
2. If you never liked either one of the D games... well, aside from an angel with a flaming sword saying, "You don't like games" in a booming voice, what MORE sign do you need that you're in the wrong hobby?

I hate Diablo. I can sum the game up for you right now.

ClickclickclickclickclickClickclickclickclickclick ClickclickclickclickclickClickclickclickclickclick ClickclickclickclickclickClickclickclickclickclick

Okay, maybe I don't exactly hate Diablo, but isn't it a bit...repetitive? I beat the first back in college, but halfway through I was bored beyond belief. Waves of monsters that I click with my mouse until they are dead. Sometimes use a potion. I also played the second and it was more of the same for me. Skill out the window, lobotomies welcome. :o

I am not in the wrong hobby, and I loathe Diablo. I loathe any game that mimics Diablo. I like RPGs. Diablo is not one though that's what it is billed as.

Taco
02-05-2006, 01:56 PM
Only a shill would tire of calling other people shills.

Right....

Any idiot can call someone who speaks in a positive manner a viral marketer. Ever since that PA comic there's been some asshat in every thread playing that card. I guess in the end it's only taking over for the just as dumb "fan boy" expression.

Cool AN
02-05-2006, 02:09 PM
I'm personally looking forward to hellgate london more than D3, but if anybody can pull off it's blizz.

Me to, mostly because I don't like Diablo 2 that much, I think it gets boring after a while, and there should be more then just pushing the mouse the entire time.

PixelSamurai
02-05-2006, 02:21 PM
Damn, Diablo 3 not fun? Four year dev cycle? Starting to sound a little like DNF.
"Diablo 3, when it's fun or when hell freezes over!"

Taco
02-05-2006, 02:22 PM
Worked for HL2. Who's to complain.

XenonCJ
02-05-2006, 02:24 PM
Fuck it all, give me World of StarCraft.

Cool AN
02-05-2006, 02:31 PM
Fuck it all, give me World of StarCraft.

Noooooooooooooooo, Scarcraft should remain a strategy game, it is bad enough that they are making ghost console exclusive when all of their fans are PC gamers. But changing their best strategy game franchise ever into a MMO would be completely devastating. Unless they made a MMORTS, but I doubt they would do that.

Chimpbot
02-05-2006, 02:47 PM
Noooooooooooooooo, Scarcraft should remain a strategy game, it is bad enough that they are making ghost console exclusive when all of their fans are PC gamers. But changing their best strategy game franchise ever into a MMO would be completely devastating. Unless they made a MMORTS, but I doubt they would do that.

I just adore broad generalizations.

I'm one of Blizzard's fans and I'm a huge fan of Starcraft. At the same time, I also own numerous video game consoles. I'm both a PC gamer and a console gamer.
My existence alone disproves your statement.

I'd like to see a sequel to Starcraft...but if it's anything like Warcraft 3, I'd rather they wouldn't bother in the first place.
At the same time, part of me would like to see a "World of Starcraft"...mainly because it would most likely use their WoW model and we definitely don't have enough [b]good[/i] futuristic MMORPGs.
Taking an existing license and bringing it into other genres isn't a bad thing at all. It can broaden the game's world and allow players to participate in the world through a different set of eyes.

I don't want to see Diablo 3, mainly because I don't think they could(or should) continue the storyline.
I don't want to see Starcraft 2 if it will end up being anything like War3.

Fanon
02-05-2006, 03:00 PM
I don't understand the logic of saying that Diablo 3 couldn't be a mmorpg. Sure, they wouldn't want to compete with WoW but do you people know how long it takes to make a mmo? 2-4 years! It would be ideal for Blizzard to start their next mmo-project now. As someone said, looking for an art director probably means that the project is in its preproduction phase now. And if the Steve's rumor mongering happens to be true, maybe they did make an old styled click'n'slash but than thought that Diablo was better suited for their next massive online game. Blizzard has stated that they will do more massive games. Why make WoW 2 when they have two other franchises that the public love? Diablo is kinda at a standstill storywise, why not open things up and go in a totally new direction?

And that whole China and panda thing, please! Didn't that rumor get crap ripped out of it a while ago on this very site?

Bushido
02-05-2006, 03:58 PM
Noooooooooooooooo, Scarcraft should remain a strategy game, it is bad enough that they are making ghost console exclusive when all of their fans are PC gamers. But changing their best strategy game franchise ever into a MMO would be completely devastating. Unless they made a MMORTS, but I doubt they would do that.



MOTHERFUCKING PLANETSIDE!!!! is World of Starcraft and Im hooked like a Zergling on a rush.

whoamg
02-05-2006, 05:26 PM
Who the fuck cares about Starcraft 2? I hope we get Diablo III, IV, and V before another Starcraft comes out.

Taco
02-05-2006, 05:41 PM
Who the fuck cares about Starcraft 2?

I think that was answered loud and clear several times over. Unless this is a trick question.

Anyways, a free version of Diablo comes with Windows. It's called mine sweeper.

DarkPhenomenon
02-05-2006, 06:29 PM
Diablo 3 was in the works for the past 4 years, almost COMPLETED and they haven't said anything publicly about it? That's BS. there' no way blizzard wouldn't hype up thier product for at least a year, then push it back 2 more before it comes out.

Phanto
02-05-2006, 06:53 PM
Also I think this won't be nearly as good as Diablo 1 or 2, why? Because most of the original team have made a new company, and their game (Hellgate: London) looks great, so it will be interesting to see how Diablo 3 turns out.


You may hold some true facts there, but "dont' act and then think"
Its really true that the dev team have been separated most of them are in their own company e.c.t, but think this.. maybe if they use fresh people (new people) the game could chance for good, i mean if the dev team was the same the game prob. would be 80% the same, dont you think??

Maybe now their is a chance that the game could have a nice turn and gameplay could be more...not simple just to said it that way.

Kefkataran
02-05-2006, 07:22 PM
Damn, Diablo 3 not fun? Four year dev cycle? Starting to sound a little like DNF.
"Diablo 3, when it's fun or when hell freezes over!"

It's still a long shot from DNF, especially since it hasn't been officially announced.

Grifter
02-05-2006, 07:30 PM
As far as I can remember every game for the PC controled by mouse an keyboard is a click fest. Considering to control whatever it is you need to control you have to move the mouse and uh i dont know click. Seriously I get where your coming from though.

I loved Diablo 1 but found Diablo 2 messy and boring but I am looking forward to part 3. As far as there being no big bad guys to fight I think a battle between heaven and hell pretty much covers that.

I honestly can't think of a good reason for Steve to start lieing about stuff like this now but I am sure we will find out for sure at E3 this year.

As far as Steves podcast go I find them a bit boring and kinda stupid (his theme music has to go!!) but the guy seems to know his shit.

Yes, I am a plant!! you caught me. I have been posting the last 2 months on a web site where half the members are to smart and vicious to believe a plant and the other half are to stupid to do me any good just so when the time came I can quote gaming Steve on breakthrough news on my game. Yeah that makes sense. Send me money i'll send you Diablo 3 before anyone else:rolleyes:

Rirath
02-05-2006, 08:31 PM
Diablo 1 blew me away way more than Diablo 2, but D2 was still an absolutely great game in its own right. The biggest thing for me in D2 was the "Hardcore" mode. One death, and it's all over. More games absolutely need to start incorporating permanent death, and I really hope it's a part of D3.

Watership
02-06-2006, 12:07 AM
I think the real criticism about Gaming Steve is his name. It should be World of Warcraft Steve. Never have I ever read a "news" site so focused on one game.

bapenguin
02-06-2006, 03:40 AM
I think the real criticism about Gaming Steve is his name. It should be World of Warcraft Steve. Never have I ever read a "news" site so focused on one game.

It's funny because he started his podcast because of Spore. I guess he's friends with Will Wright and he was leaking out info in his podcast.

saran_js
02-06-2006, 03:41 AM
I see what you're saying...

But in D2, you destroy Diablo's soul. The very essense of his being. Gone. Destroyed. Dead.
Nothing of him is left.

So...yeah. They could pull the "oh, he somehow survived that final battle from last time!" schtick, but I doubt they could pull it off and have it be believable.

I don't think that his essense is really gone. Destroyed in the world of whatever, his soul probably went back all the way to hell's forge or something like that and it'll probably be a while before he regenerates and makes his way back in to the world of humans.
So, in actual fact it could be something like that, after all souls are usually immortal and only if the author says otherwise, then it's another matter.

saran_js
02-06-2006, 03:51 AM
Damn, Diablo 3 not fun? Four year dev cycle? Starting to sound a little like DNF.
"Diablo 3, when it's fun or when hell freezes over!"

What... are you crazy ?!! Four years is nothing compared to the nine that DNF is currently at and moving forward. Not to mention that oh so famous Team Fortress 2 that was so blatently disclosed some years back which is also 9 years in development limbo.

My guess and assumption of what happened with Diablo 3 is that the original team that developed for D1 and D2 were asked to develop D3, and most of them were against it, but since management insisted, they worked out some details to make it more exciting or at least to move it in a different direction. Management digressed and shot that down, the developers got fed up and left Blizzard to set up their own company and make the game that they envisioned, which is Hellgate:London (Company A) and some sci-fi action/rpg (Company B). (Can't remember the names of the companies).

Now, Blizzard in a dilemma due to all of that happening started to relook in to the idea that perhaps the developers are right, and that the ole clicking thing may be starting to get old, so due to this, it had to be redesigned... hence this issues....

Cool AN
02-06-2006, 05:38 AM
I would like to apologize for my past posts, people seem to have taken them offensive. I didn't intend them to be offensive, however I don't really have the time right now to rewrite them right now, so.

didragondi
02-06-2006, 06:55 AM
Those of you hungry for SC2, if you did not play Total Annilhalation (sp), then you missed out; THe creator of that one is working on Supreme Commander, which looks like modern 3d TA, and looks so cool, to me. Starcraft had better story if your into that, but TA covered the all types of units, you had submarines to supertanks to stealth planes....

Taco
02-06-2006, 07:02 AM
I didn't play much TA because I was too busy playing the better game.

Seriously though, the TA vs SC debates are as old as the internet. I don't think TA is news to any SC veteran.

Oblivion
02-06-2006, 07:34 AM
I think supreme commander is going to get great reviews but will tank at the retail.

ÜberJumper
02-06-2006, 07:43 AM
Diablo 3 - Main characters killed off in Diablo 2. Hi! Ever read the backstory? There's some great stuff in there and they could easily do a prequel. Of course, with worldstone shattered at the end of Lord of Destruction, there's a chance that could do something funky?

Whoever commented about the Art Director position... maybe it's as simple as the existing art director leaving and they need to replace him?

Starcraft 2 - It's been in the works for a while. At least 2 years ago (or was it 3 years ago?) I heard that they'd formed a team to start work on it.

By the time Starcraft 2 comes out, I'm thinking Dawn of War 2 will be out with the Space Marines, Eldar, Orks and Tyranids (or some combination of), with fully destructible environments and Relic's next generation resourcing model. Dawn of War may not be as huge a hit with Korea as Starcraft 2, but Relic's getting there.

didragondi
02-06-2006, 08:30 AM
[I]I think supreme commander is going to get great reviews but will tank at the retail.
]I hope they do make money, but overall, just love good games and have been excited about that one since I first heard it mentioned. To me, it combined more aspects of battle, not diplomacy or anything else, but pure battle than any game before or since, and the resource gathering is so elegant, it annoys me its not the standard now. If I build a mine or whatever, why do I need little idiots running back and forth

Kefkataran
02-06-2006, 09:56 AM
I think the real criticism about Gaming Steve is his name. It should be World of Warcraft Steve. Never have I ever read a "news" site so focused on one game.

Really? He's a big Blizzard guy, for sure, but he actually doesn't talk about WoW overly much. From what I understand, he's a bit more into Guild Wars currently.

Cool AN
02-06-2006, 10:22 AM
I think the real criticism about Gaming Steve is his name. It should be World of Warcraft Steve. Never have I ever read a "news" site so focused on one game.

Well first of, he has mentioned that he has a lot of his freinds at Blizzard (If I correctly, one of them was his best man at Steves wedding). Second he isn't that focused on World of Warcraft, it is just a big game and has a lot of news.

TrainwreckX
02-06-2006, 02:26 PM
Go to http://www.blizzard.com

They made the first two Diablo games, they should at least KNOW if Diablo III is on the way.

Does it say anything? Why should I trust some asshole named Gaming Steve over blizzard.com?

I demand the title of this thread be renamed to "Diablo 3 rumors." They are nothing else, and probably nothing more than a lie.

SKEET SKEET SKEET BITCHES!

Kefkataran
02-06-2006, 03:28 PM
SKEET SKEET SKEET BITCHES!

You know I was totally against what you were saying up until I read this. That convinced me. Also: you should be given admin status.

TrainwreckX
02-06-2006, 03:32 PM
You know I was totally against what you were saying up until I read this. That convinced me. Also: you should be given admin status.


Give me rcon!

Kefkataran
02-06-2006, 03:55 PM
Give me rcon!

Hahaha. I laughed out loud at that. Proof that I'm a total fucking nerd.

TrainwreckX
02-06-2006, 05:26 PM
Hahaha. I laughed out loud at that. Proof that I'm a total fucking nerd.

I am a casualty of the internet.