Superman07

I'm willing to bet WoW is waining, which is why we're seeing the development of SC:II and possibly D:III.

fumanstan

Development of SC2 started before WoW was released. There isn't a correlation.

pinata242

Assuming Blizzard waits for a property to slow before starting another. I think that's a bit short-sighted. I have no doubt SC2 was started before WoW, but to say expected life of WoW didn't factor into the timing and development schedule is bold. Just as bold as me sitting here saying there is a correlation, though

You know, I loved WC, WC2, SC, and Diablo. I haven't ever played WC3, WoW, or D2. I don't see myself playing SC2 or D3 either.

I don't have a reason, I just haven't. Maybe my reason is that I don't do PC gaming anymore.

It would be nice if D3 makes it onto the consoles. Do USB mice work on either the 360 (I don't think so) or the PS3 (I think so)?

Draven

I just heard that WoW makes about 100 million dollars a month (Gamespot's podcast). I think they are doing just fine.

fujishig

UT3 on the PS3 featured keyboard/mouse support.

fumanstan

There's different development teams working on different time lines and titles at any given time. Obviously it makes sense for any company to plan out releases accordingly so they don't overlap, but the comment made it sound like "WoW has lost some subscribers, we better make Starcraft 2 now!" is incorrect. Trust me.

nickdawgy

The eyes look like either Diablo's or Arthas eyes. My bet is still on Wrath.

pinata242

Agreed. But I bet something along the lines of "We expect to count on WoW for X months, let's use that as a baseline for getting SC2 out at the right time with the right look, feel, and experience."

starseed1981

I'll believe it when I see it.

bee_01

I always thought that the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath Diablo clones were pretty fun.

superdeluxe

Gaming Steve has inside connections to the gaming industry I believe.. I am new to the website, via the game Spore.

fumanstan

True, but honestly, expectations with WoW went out the window a month after the release and the subscriptions kept climbing 3 years after release It's pretty typical to expect game releases spaced out so there isn't too large of a gap.

If anything, my personal opinion is that WoW allows a lot more leeway because the steady income results in less pressure to push the next game out.

If you ask me, staying up late on Friday night will be worth it.

House

OMG I've been waiting forever for this game. 2011 or 2010 is sooo long to wait though.

nickdawgy

I just realized I never played either of the Diablo games.

edstein

Looks like you'll have plenty of time to catch up. D1 was really good. The dungeons were somewhat randomized adding a little replay value. D2 was incredible and is in my top 5 games of all time.

I'm hoping D3 will be on the xbox and not just the PC.

CKMorpheus

I am really hoping for D3. Playing D2 in 800x600 on my 1440x900 screen is torture.

taffer

It could be worse. D1 was locked at 640x480 resolution....

That's one thing that really bothers me about playing older PC games. A lot of Win95/98 games are locked at 640x480. The original Baldur's Gate and Fallout 1 and 2 are the same.

Playing old games on today's big high-res monitors brings out the ugly.

darqleo

Yeah, really. I wish they would announce games like 6 months in advance. By the time this game comes out, both HOBBIT movies will have come and gone.

nickdawgy

New update for today:

taffer

That's not enough time to get everyone drooling over the hype.

Kelkee

Grrr. I cant make out the details in the new splash screen.

And I cant get to the Blizzard site at the moment.

Can someone post the info update from Diablofans.com? Or a larger version of the new splash screen?

Groucho

People chomping at the bit for Diablo 3 should really check out Mythos, which is a spiritual successor to the original games.

DVDsAreMyLIFE

I am pretty sure they are just announcing a release date for WoW expansion, Wraith of the Lich King.

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/

Look at that and the resemblance, compared to the splash screen.

dvd182

While they very well might announce the WoW expansion release date, Blizzard VP Rob Pardo has already confirmed that there will be a new game announcement.

nickdawgy

They'll probably announce both the Wrath release date and another game. Warcraft IV maybe?

That was a joke,