Blizzard has announced that Diablo III will be on store shelves starting May 15, 2012. A digital version sold directly from Blizzard will also be available on Battle.net. Every major Blizzard release is a huge deal and surely the release of Diablo III will be a major event for millions of gamers. While going with the digital version provides instant gratification, some of you might want to wait for the goodie-packed version detailed below.
A special alabaster-white Collector’s Edition, sold exclusively in retail stores at a suggested retail price of $99.99 USD, will include the full game on DVD-ROM, a behind-the-scenes Blu-ray/DVD two-disc set, the Diablo III soundtrack CD, a 208-page Art of Diablo III book, and a 4 GB USB soulstone (including full versions of Diablo II and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction®) and corresponding Diablo skull base, as well as exclusive in-game content for Diablo III, World of Warcraft®, and StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty®.
I’m completely psyched for Diablo III, but I have to admit that seeing Infinity Blade: Dungeons on the iPad 2012 lowered my interest a bit. As many of you know, I love portable gaming and I love my iPad. Certainly Diablo III will be a deeper and richer experience…but I can’t play it on my sofa, in my bed, lying down during a trans-Pacific flight, etc.
I know at least one of you has soured on Diablo III a bit, but I still want to check if any of you are excited for this game. For you Mac guys and gals out there, don’t forget that it runs on OS X too! So who’s down with Diablo III?!?
I want the special edition but amazon is a no go right now. We'll have to see.
Also a bitter pill since I am now studying for the CPA exam….i need about 10 more hours in each day.
I'll probably hold off still enjoying swtor, especially when I'm close to unlocking my legacy. I'm trying to think of a cool star wars name for my family name but can't think of any thing thats not taken.