Hasta La Gadget!

Blizzard announced the Diablo 3 expansion a while ago, called the Reaper of Souls, and we know that come BlizzCon 2013, Blizzard will be sharing more details about what they have planned for the Diablo 3 game, the expansion, and the franchise. The schedule, according to Blizzard, will also show off the game’s cinematic intro which will be different from the launch trailer and if you can’t be bothered to wait until BlizzCon 2013, leaked footage of that trailer has since made its way onto the internet in pretty amazing quality, suggesting that whoever leaked it managed to get their hands on the file itself, as opposed to sneakily recording it with their camera while it was playing.

If you’re wondering what the trailer is about, we suggest you click the video above and watch it because presumably Blizzard might want to get it taken down ASAP, lest it ruins whatever surprise they have in store for you guys at BlizzCon 2013. The video goes through the different game modes, introduces a bit of the new artisan, the Mystic, and more. It certainly looks like the expansion will be addressing a lot of the issues players had with the original, but whether it will be enough to get players to return and keep playing remains to be seen. What do you guys think?

Diablo 3: Reaper Of Souls BlizzCon 2013 Trailer Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.

We’re sure many Diablo 3 gamers are looking forward to the game’s expansion, Reaper of Souls, which some believe will most likely see a 2014 release. The expansion will introduce new acts, additional levels, new monsters, items, and of course a new artisan in the form of the Mystic. While the Mystic was revealed during the expansion’s announcement, it was only until recently that Blizzard revealed more about the upcoming artisan in a rather lengthy blog post. According to Blizzard, players will be able to rescue the Mystic in the city of Westmarch after which she will be able to enchant and transmorgrify your items, both of which at a small cost, of course.

For those unfamiliar, the Enchanting feature will allow players to reroll a property on an item. According to the description, “With Enchanting, you will be able to reroll one property on a Rare or Legendary item simply by speaking to Myriam, opening up her Enchant menu, and then paying a material cost. It’s that easy!” Transmorgrification on the other hand has merely to do with aesthetics where players can “change and customize the appearance of your hero’s items without having to sacrifice any of their power!” More details can be found on Blizzard’s Diablo 3 blog, but in the meantime what do you guys think of the new artisan and her abilities?

Diablo 3: Reaper Of Souls Mystic Artisan Detailed original content from Ubergizmo.

There is nothing quite like a patch to fix up issues in a game, and hopefully for gamers of Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, a patch will be issued soon so that the game-breaking save bug would be fixed and gamers are able to move on with their lives without seeing all of their hard work go down the drain. I guess this is why it always pays to have at least a couple of save game slots in existence. Well, here we are with word that the Diablo 3 PS3 patch has been issued so that it will be able to fix whatever annoying crash issues that had plagued gamers for some time already, although those who are rocking to the Xbox 360 from Microsoft will have to sit it out for the moment and wait a little bit longer.

A post on Battle.net touts that the folks over at Blizzard does not quite yet have an ETA on when the Xbox 360 patch will be madeavailable to the masses. Apart from that, it remains unclear as to whether the Xbox 360 version is currently in the pipeline, or whether it has already been completed but simply needs certification from the folks over at Microsoft. Either way, both patches should carry the same content and fix similar issues, so whatever we see in the PS3 patch notes ought to be an indicator of what is to come.

Diablo 3 PS3 Patch Fixes Up Some Crashes original content from Ubergizmo.

When Blizzard announced that Diablo 3 would be getting an auction house feature, there were some gamers that were for the system, and some against the system. Those “for” the system felt that this would allow for a more legal and organized way to trade loot, while those against the feature felt that this would allow players with more gold to upgrade their characters, while those who can’t afford it will have to grind it out themselves. In fact former and current Blizzard employees have felt that the auction house feature had a detrimental effect on the game and that it could actually hurt it. (more…)

Blizzard Shutting Down Diablo 3 Auction House Service original content from Ubergizmo.

The first expansion (we are not quite sure whether there will be any other expansions after that or not though) for Diablo 3 will be known as Reaper of Souls, and with its test client having been datamined, it has revealed information such as an Adventure Mode, Clan/Ladder System and over a hundred more new quests to keep jaded gamers occupied. Ah, there is nothing quite like injecting fresh blood and a renewed sense of achievement into the gamer’s psyche, no?

It has also been revealed that there will be the inclusion of a ladder and guild system, an adventure mode with bounties, ‘Devil’s Hand’ and ‘Loot Runs’. Not only that, do expect to enjoy a trial mode in addition to the aforementioned 100 plus new quests that will span across the new Act 5 as well as current acts. Apart from that, do expect another Diablo fan favorite character, Gheed, to make a return in the form of an item which enables you to ensure that Treasure Goblins’ portals remain open so that you are able to easily travel through them.

So far, it seems as though Adventure Mode would be the same game albeit with the story or main quest content disabled, hence you need not hear Deckard Cain ramble away. Several videos of the new Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls expansion have also leaked, where some of them include several of the Crusader’s new spell animations and even the possibility of an ending cutscene.

Diablo 3: Reaper Of Souls Test Client Datamined original content from Ubergizmo.