Today at its Worldwide Invitational event, Blizzard ended weeks of speculation and announced that Diablo 3 is coming.  No dates or specs were given, just that it’s on the horizon…  For the unintiated, the Diablo series is a point and click, hack and slash roleplay game, that sees your hero having to defeat the evil demon lord Diablo and his evil brothers Baal and Mephisto and prevent them from bring a reign of terror to the world.

Some minor details have been released however, they are:-

• The game will focus on cooperative play, with multiplayer available over battlenet.

• The game will have full zoom capability and a hotbar to access skills.

• No more potions! Floating red orbs can be picked up for immediate health recovery.

• Armor will be specific to class and provide unique appearances.

• A new class, the Witch Doctor, who uses ancient tribal magic. The abilities include Mass Confusion, Soul Harvest, Firebomb, Horrify (scare enemies away) and Locust Swarm (locusts devour enemies). The Witch Doctor can also summon pets like mongrels. When a mongrel is near its death, the player can put it down but destroy nearby enemies in the process.

• All classes will be available in male or female form.

• The game features destructible environments. For example, a wall can be smashed down to crush enemies or the player can smash through walls and doors.

• Some enemies appear larger in scale than the previous games, as was the case with a massive beast called the Siegebreaker Assault Beast.

• Deckard Cain will return.

For screenshots, wallpapers, videos and more information, visit the official site (at the newly acquired) Diablo3.com.

And I’m spent…

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