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Diablo III is a 2012 online-only action role-playing dungeon crawling game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment as the third installment in the Diablo franchise.It was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X in May 2012, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in September 2013, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in August 2014, and Nintendo Switch in November 2018.
Diablo III sold 3.5 million copies in the first day and 6.3 million copies in the first week. [79] Another 1.2 million copies were given to subscribers to Blizzard's Annual Pass service. The Diablo III release was the fastest-selling PC game of all time. [80] The title character of the franchise has been well received as its overarching antagonist.
Diablo won the overall "Game of the Year" awards of Computer Gaming World, GameSpot and Computer Game Entertainment for 1996, [90] [91] [92] and was a runner-up for Computer Games Strategy Plus ' s award in this category. [93] The editors of Computer Gaming World wrote, "For this year, Diablo is the game that everyone will remember."
In a review of Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer in Black Gate, Matt Drought said "I believe that you will find that the Necromancer is a fantastic character addition to Diablo 3. Diablo 3 is a fun and enjoyable game in its own right, but the Necromancer's powers and abilites create new gameplay opportunities that feel fresh and exciting." [13]
[40] [41] Development of the PC and console builds happened simultaneously. [6] Diablo IV ' s game director was Luis Barriga, who worked on Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, and World of Warcraft: Legion. [42] [43] [26] Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Ybarra stated that Diablo IV took more than 6 years to develop. [44]
The expansion pack content was released as part of the Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition version for consoles on August 19 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. [2] That edition expanded the base Diablo III game on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and brought the game for the first time to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Diablo II: Resurrected is an action role-playing video game co-developed by Blizzard Entertainment and Blizzard Albany and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It is a remaster of Diablo II (2000) and its expansion Lord of Destruction (2001).
Diablo II is a 2000 action role-playing game developed by Blizzard North and published by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, and OS X.The game, with its dark fantasy and horror themes, was conceptualized and designed by David Brevik and Erich Schaefer, who, with Max Schaefer, acted as project leads on the game.