Website Kaputik has supposedly obtained release date and system requirement info from an insider working on Diablo III. As with all Internet rumors this is to be taken with a grain of salt.
Who says a dud game can't have a video game comeback?
Cyberpunk and No Man's Sky have to be up there. We're lucky and cursed, equally, to have games that can be updated now. For folks old enough to remember the Sega/SNES into PS1 and even 2 eras, if a game came out that was half baked (*cough*Angel of Darkness*cough*) that was it, no redemption. At the same time, having the option for updates shouldn't be an excuse for half assing games.
I remember when the Nintendo Seal of Approval meant something.
All those games had to release without bugs.
Diablo III still works on modern PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and remains hugely playable a decade after initial release.
Diablo III: Season 28 brings with it the Altar of Rites, an altar full of unlockable bonuses and potions that will require the gathering of tons of resources. One of things needed is the Staff of Herding, which also unlocks the famous Cow Level known as Whimsyshire. Here's how to craft that staff, for those that either have forgotten, or have never completed it.
I highly, highly, highly doubt that Diablo 3 will be released in 2009. Late 2010 at the soonest.
I figure, if you can run WoW, you can run Diablo III. Obviously a higher-end PC will look better but Blizzard is good about getting the game to run and look good on lower-end PCs.
This could be the worst rumor ever.
Edit: I'm pretty sure Starcraft 2 will come out this year. But no way Diablo 3 will.
I love the full game release date - Dec 24th. A freakin Thursday. Hilarious!
*raises a glass* Here is to hoping. But I'm not going to hold my breath, December is a long time to go without that whole breathing thing =/