Hasta La Gadget!

Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls went live at the business tail end of last month, and you can be sure that fans of the video game franchise have taken to it with aplomb. Obviously, us humans have this innate need to strive to be the very best, and such a trait also shows up in the world of video games. In Reaper of Souls, gamers were treated to huge, randomized dungeons that are known as the Nephalem Rifts, and you won’t find these to be a Shangri-La for sure. A run in one of those dungeons would normally take more than 10 minutes, give or take, depending on the difficulty level. Check out the video above that shows off a Korean gamer who managed to complete a relatively large dungeon in less than 4 minutes, and on Torment difficulty to boot.

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Diablo 3 Nephalem Rifts Cleared In Under 4 Minutes original content from Ubergizmo.

Fans of Diablo III, it is time to sit up and take notice! Patch 2.0.1 has just gone live in the Americas, and do bear in mind that if you have not been prompted to download patch 2.0.1 whenever you boot up your copy of Diablo III, that is simply because the patch itself has yet to go live in your region. In a nutshell, if you happen to log in from a European or Asian client, you will have to play the patience card and wait for the patch to roll out for those particular regions, so don’t go scouring the Internet for a patch 2.0.1 in all probability, contains malware or a Trojan when installed. Also, it is important to note for those whose home region is in the Americas, you are unable to log into Europe or Asia using Global Play after patch 2.0.1 is applied.

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Diablo III Patch 2.0.1 Goes Live original content from Ubergizmo.

With Diablo 3 having been released more than a year ago, there’s a good chance that gamers have probably completed the game several times over with more than one character, and while the Paragon System does add a bit more “content” to the game, an expansion would probably serve everyone best, wouldn’t it? Last we heard Blizzard could announce the Diablo 3 expansion at Gamescom and sure enough it looks like that will be happening.

Blizzard has launched a site part of their Diablo 3 page with the title that reads “Reaper of Souls”, which some are taking to hint at the expansion’s name. Not much is known about this expansion as the page only features a quote from the Book of Tyrael saying, “Death, at least, shall spread its wings all over.” Pretty ominous stuff but either way sounds pretty exciting! Of course there’s no telling if this is the expansion for the game, or if could be a new novel, a trading card game, or whatever, but we’re definitely hoping for the best.

In related news, Blizzard has also recently trademarked “The Dark Below” title which could be a World of Warcraft expansion after Mists of Pandaria.

Diablo 3 Reaper Of Souls Teased By Blizzard original content from Ubergizmo.

We’re sure that some gamers can’t believe that it’s been about 15 years since the release of Diablo, and if you’re a huge fan of the game and would like to relive some memories, Blizzard has announced that they have […]

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I was one of the millions of people who waited for hours in line to get a copy of Diablo III. I’m also one of the many people who are severely disappointed with how the game turned out. There may be hope for gamers wanting to try out the game’s upcoming PS3 and PS4 release though, because it has at least one advantage over the PC and MAC versions: offline multiplayer.

Strangely enough, Blizzard’s blog post and press release announcing the console port don’t make a big deal of this feature, which I’m sure is sorely missed by Diablo II players. The press release simply says, “Players will be able to battle their way through the story in single-player mode and also experience the hack-and-slash joy of destroying demons and collecting loot together with their friends via seamless four-player online and local co-op modes.” Blizzard Production Director John Hight did mention the same feature in an interview with GameTrailers’ Geoff Keighley (skip to 2:35 for the relevant part). Sadly Keighley did not press Blizzard whether or not the single-player mode will have an offline mode as well. I guess we’re going to know more later this March at PAX East, where the PS3 port of the game will be playable.

As someone who doesn’t have a high end – or even average-end – Internet connection, the always online requirement of Diablo III is one of my biggest complaints about the game. I wonder if Blizzard is considering making offline modes available across the board.

But the main reason I stopped playing Diablo III is its Auction House. For me, the appeal of Diablo is the chance of acquiring good loot. As it is, the game’s loop and immersion is broken for me. I hope – for the sake of the people who are going to buy the console versions of the game, I’m not going to be talked into buying this thing twice – that Diablo III on the PS3 and PS4 also gets rid of the Auction House and just hikes up drop rates for loot.

[via Joystiq]