Blizzard Entertainment have finally confirmed the long-awaited Diablo III, eight years after the second installment was released in 2000.

I’m not a big fan myself, having played it only after falling in love with Icewind Dale, but Zsolt definitely is. He played the first for ages, and then decided to preorder the second before it was released. And what a surprise, he loves it (still).

Maybe it’s like my infatuation with Forgotten Realms, but he’s certainly not alone. 11,000 fans were said to watch the first demonstration of Diablo III in Paris; and million others have also been waiting anxiously for this news.

For me, Diablo II was too gory, and the character selection was a little lacking. From what I’ve seen, Diablo III will still be brutal, but I’m sure Blizzard would solve my second problem.

But hey, no matter what I say, Diablo II was the fastest-selling PC game of all time. And with the massive success of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft , I’ll certainly give this one a shot.

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