Archive for the ‘Diablo III’ Category

Design a Legendary, Part 5: Choose Your Name Vote

The Design a Legendary project is well underway. So far, we've selected the weapon type, weapon theme, and the vote for the item's Legendary power is nearly complete. The concepting phase has also concluded for the item's visual appearance, and we'll be able to share with you 3D models and low-rez screenshots of item in-game […]

Diablo III Launcher Upgrade Incoming

In preparation for death’s imminent descent, your Diablo III game launcher will soon be upgraded to our new desktop app for Battle.net. You’ll receive the update automatically with Patch 2.0.1, arriving in the weeks leading up to the March 25 release of Reaper of Souls. If you want to upgrade your launcher in advance and […]

Background Download Now Available

As of this week, you may notice that the Diablo III game launcher and Battle.net desktop app will begin downloading data for a "future patch." This download is in preparation for the March 25 launch of Reaper of Souls, as well as a pre-expansion patch that will be released in the coming months. How it […]

New Patch for 2.0.1 PTR and Closed Beta Now Available

Patch notes are listed below for the next phase of our PTR and Closed Beta for Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. Please note that changes that apply to the PTR environment also apply to the Closed Beta. PTR Patch Notes Closed Beta Patch Notes ​ Diablo III PTR Patch 2.0.1 – v.2.0.0.21390 Below you will […]

Design a Legendary, Part 3: Choose Your Power Vote

We've read through over 400 comments, emails, forum posts, and tweets submitted by players around the world, each providing a unique suggestion for what kind of Legendary power our upcoming Mephisto-themed sword should wield. From this amazing, though massive pool of creativity, community managers from our regional offices pared down the list of suggestions to […]

Blizzard Customer Support Callback

Over the last few weeks, we’ve launched a new callback-based system for players who need phone support. This is a big change from our traditional phone support, so we wanted to provide some details about this service. How does the callback system work? Instead of calling a number (and potentially waiting on hold) for support, […]

Diablo III: Storm of Light Excerpt

"Of late, my dreams as haunted by one thing: the Black Soulstone. I see the crystal reflected in all things, at all times. It has become my obsession, my purpose in life." A few months ago we announced the upcoming Diablo III: Storm of Light, and today we're thrilled to offer you an exclusive preview […]

The Socarrat of Diablo3-ESP

It must be awesome to have an artist in the family, and Miguel, admin of official fansite Diablo3-esp.com since 2006, is lucky enough to have one at home. His mother’s hobby is to craft socarrats – a form of traditional medieval art consisting of fired clay tiles painted in red and black. She was persuaded […]

Happy Holidays

All of us on the Diablo III Community Team wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year! To share in the celebration, two artists from the Diablo III Development Team and one of our very own Diablo III Community Managers have created three new festive pieces of art to spread […]

Design a Legendary, Part 4: Updated Concept Art

Two weeks ago, we revealed the first piece of concept art created by 3D character Aaron Gaines for our upcoming one-handed, Mephisto-themed sword. For those who may have missed that particular reveal, here's a screenshot: As noted, this was just the inital sketch, the first step in implementing the visual design of this particular Legendary […]