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The first video footage of Blizzard’s long-rumoured Battle.net launcher beta has hit the internet. What it shows is basically something that looks very much like EA’s Origin client or even Ubisoft’s uPlay. As well as allowing gamers to launch their Blizzard titles such as World of Warcraft, StarCraft II or …
Read More »SONY: Batman and GTA exclusives confirmed for PS3
Exclusive content and bundles for major third-party games are coming to PlayStation 3. Sony’s Jack Tretton announced the platform holder is rekindling its partnership with Warner Bros to bring PS3 owners exclusive skins for Batman: Arkham Origins, including one based on the classic 1960s TV show. Both previous Arkham titles …
Read More »Diablo III arriving on PS3 AND Xbox 360 on September 3rd
Blizzard’s console port of its hit PC dungeon crawler Diablo III has finally been dated. The game will be released on PS3 on September 3rd. The surprise move is that it will also hit Xbox 360 on the same day. Diablo III was released on PC in May 2012 and …
Read More »Blizzard appoints new Diablo III game director
Former Ubisoft and Relic director Josh Mosqueira steps up responsibilities on dungeon crawler
Read More »Blizzard donating illicit Diablo III profits to charity
Real-money and gold Auction Houses back online after economy crippling bug is fixed
Read More »Diablo III auction house fixed, illicit profits heading to charity
Blizzard is to hand over the profits generated from a recent bug in the Diablo III Auction house to charity. The popular PC dungeon crawler allows players to trade in-game items for real-world cash. However, a recent patch introduced an exploit that allowed users to multiply their cash reserves. The …
Read More »Diablo III exploit cripples game economy
Real-money and gold auction houses taken offline as Blizzard rushes to fix issues
Read More »GDC 13: Diablo III auction houses hurt game, admits director
Developer thought only small percentage of players would use service
Read More »Former Diablo III director: Auction Houses ‘really hurt’ game
Former Diablo III director Jay Wilson has admitted that both the real-money and in-game gold Auction Houses really hurt the game.” Wilson detailed the stark difference between Blizzard’s original assumptions during development and the eventual reality of the situation, during a GDC talk (via Joystiq) this week in San Francisco. …
Read More »PC games achieved record $20bn revenue in 2012
Minecraft, Diablo III and Guild Wars 2 spur on growth for PC software market
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