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Following Blizzards tradition of revealing new titles at huge scale events the recent 2008 Blizzard Invitational was no exception, hosting the first footage of what’s been in development for four years, Diablo III.

I love how Blizzard keep secretive about their developments, so when a huge announcement like this comes around there’s a wide variety of gameplay demos, footage and artwork to explore. Be sure to check out the official site for Diablo III as it’s already crammed with content.

Diablo III will usher in a new era for a definitive RPG action series, advancing the mature and complex universe of Diablo for at least PC and MAC in the future. No release date or platform listing is available, naturally PC and MAC will see Diablo III as with past Blizzard games.

Diablo III is the answer to many prayers, mostly those left-over after Blizzard announced Starcraft II not that long ago. The first two titles are an absolute phenomenon in the RPG / adventurer’s world, so expect a lot of talk on this until it surfaces.

For now we know of several advancements for the series, including new characters such as the Witch Doctor, and engine elements such as destructible environments that affect combat. Of course everything will be brought forward into that crazy third dimension of visuals, though personally, high res 2D sprites would have been fine for this Diablo veteran.

Again I suggest you hit the official site for this announcement, as it really is packed with a lot more content you’d expect for something this new

If the last essence of my soul weren’t recently depleted by Blizzard when I started playing WoW again, this would certainly finish the job.