Archive for the ‘Diablo III’ Category

Reaper of Souls™ First Look: Westmarch Soundtrack

Over the past week, we've delved deeper into the renowned city of Westmarch, giving you a first look at its history, visual landscape, and bestiary. But there's still one more important design element to explore: its music! To whet your auditory appetite, we've put together an exclusive preview track featuring just a small sample of […]

Design a Legendary, Part 1: Choose Your Weapon Results

Over 30,000 Diablo III players around the world participated in last week's "Choose Your Weapon" poll, and today we're excited to share the results. Taking an impressive 33% of our global vote, the Legendary weapon we'll be crafting alongside our community is: a one-handed sword! *cue fancy trumpet flare* A big thanks to everyone who […]

Reaper of Souls First Look: Westmarch Level Design

"Of all the world's myriad nations, it is Westmarch that has always fascinated me most." – Deckard Cain, Book of Tyrael There was a time when Westmarch was a lively, vibrant city. Now, an unnatural chill hangs over the sprawling mass of Gothic architecture, and the unmistakable stench of decay chokes its few remaining survivors. […]

Reaper of Souls First Look: Historical Westmarch

What first comes to mind when one thinks of Westmarch, the first zone players will encounter in Reaper of Souls? From the home base of an eponymous order of knights to an architectural wonder built of monuments to King Rakkis's conquests, it is a city steeped in tales both heroic and bloody. But what of […]

Design By Humans T-Shirt Design Contest Winners

Over the last two months, artists from around the globe have put pen to parchment to create over 300 t-shirt designs worthy of the heroes of Sanctuary. Today, the winners of Blizzard Entertainment and Design By Humans' Diablo III t-shirt contest have been announced! And best yet? You can get in on the action by […]

Reaper of Souls First Look: The Mystic

Thanks to you, hero, the Prime Evil has been vanquished and the Lords of Hell locked away within the Black Soulstone. You've saved countless lives on your adventures through the High Heavens and back, but your journey isn’t over. A terrible evil rises to threaten Sanctuary again—thankfully, another skilled Artisan has emerged to aid you. […]

Design a Legendary, Part 1: Choose Your Weapon

The first step in designing any Legendary is to figure out what kind of item you want to create. Do you want a weapon? An off-hand? A ring or amulet? A piece of armor? For this particular project, we'd like to focus on a Legendary weapon, more specifically a melee weapon. We decided to do […]

Introducing: Design a Legendary

Have you ever wondered what kind of sweat, tears, and ritual sacrifice goes into designing a Legendary item in Diablo III? Or perhaps even entertained the idea of creating a Legendary of your own? Well, hang on to your hauberks, Sanctuary, and ready your anvils. It’s time to get crafty. The "Design a Legendary" Project […]

Reaper of Souls at BlizzCon on PC and PS4

Malthael, the Angel of Death, grows restless. Having sieged the historic city of Westmarch, he now sets his sights on a new metropolis: Anaheim, California—the great gamer haven of the West. Soon, his forces will begin their march on the hallowed halls of BlizzCon and only you, mighty Nephalem, can defend its denizens and help […]

BlizzCon® 2013 Map and Schedule

BlizzCon 2013 is just over three weeks away! Whether you're joining us at the Anaheim Convention Center in person or viewing from home with the BlizzCon® Virtual Ticket, we’ve got a lot of fun and festivities lined up for you. To help you form a plan of attack, we’ve just posted a schedule of the […]