Official Site: Diablo III
Studio: Blizzard Entertainment
Launch Date: May 15, 2012
Genre: Gothic Fantasy OARPG
Business Model: B2P
Platform: PC, Mac, PS2, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
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Massively Overthinking: MMOs, challenge, and flow
A couple of weeks ago, MMO developer Mark Kern tweeted a controversial claim about how challenge and interactivity is the point of games (and...
The Daily Grind: What constitutes a ‘classic’ MMO to you?
Earlier this week, a job posting on Blizzard's career site made it clear that the company considers Diablo III one of its "classic" games....
Diablo III’s Season 18 is live today
The newest season of Diablo III challenges is live today, and it's all about standing in the thing. Are you standing in the thing?...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that flirted with permadeath
This month, Dungeons and Dragons Online will be venturing where many MMORPGs have feared to tread: into the realm of officially supported permadeath. The...
Diablo III’s 18th season arrives on August 23 and StarCraft II opens its BlizzCon 2019 War Chest
The lesser-loved Blizzard titles are back in our spotlight. Regrettably, I'm not talking about The Lost Vikings, but instead I'm referring to Diablo III...
Diablo III is going to do more themed seasons and more short test sessions moving forward
If you weren't a fan of Diablo III going the themed season route with its last update, we're sorry to inform you that you...
Not So Massively: Why ARPGs, not MMOs, are where pet classes truly shine
I noticed something odd when I started playing Grim Dawn aways back: I went straight for the pet builds. This is interesting because this...
Diablo III’s season 18 and the 2.6.6 update’s new gear are open for testing
Last night, Blizzard dropped Diablo III's next big thing on the test server. Yes, Blizzard remembered Diablo III is a going concern, and a...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG zones of all time
I once heard it said that a popular studio - I think it was Blizzard - made it a point of asking prospective developers...
Desert Oasis: Taking a swing with Black Desert’s Tamer and her bō staff
When I first started playing Black Desert, it was because I wanted to play a Dark Knight. From her animations, armors, and that sweet...
Not So Massively: Gaming genre elitism isn’t a good look on anyone
As I noted when I first took over the Not So Massively column this past spring, we live in a time of great change...
Fan ports the original Diablo to the Nintendo Switch
You can already play Diablo III on the Nintendo Switch, but can you play the entire series? Not yet, but you can play the...
Not So Massively: Blizzard cancelled a(nother) game, and I couldn’t be happier
Recently news broke that Blizzard had cancelled an unannounced game that had been in development for several years. This was followed closely by some...
Not So Massively: StarCraft II co-op is one of online gaming’s greatest hidden gems
Between the disappointment of the current World of Warcraft expansion, the abandonment of Diablo III, and other... unpleasantness, I find my lifelong fandom of...
Battle Bards Episode 144: Colors of the rainbow
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet: Combined, these forces create the awesome power of Roy G. Biv — otherwise known as the...
Diablo III adds new Torment levels, introduces season 17 buff in latest patch
The latest update for Diablo III is live on PC and consoles, and it's full of terrible torment and bovine bedlam, among other things....
Diablo III’s Season of Nightmares arrives this week
When's the last time that you were excited about Diablo III? It's been a pretty quiet spring for the ARPG, but Blizzard is about...
Vague Patch Notes: MMOs are not the same as your single-player games with servers
Recently, I've been trying to get into Bloodborne. This isn't a result of my disliking the Souls franchise as a whole, just that it's never...
Not So Massively: Yearning for an MMO future free of loot
Throughout all of the Drama over Anthem's loot issues, I've just been rolling my eyes. Not because I think Bioware screwed up -- arguably...
Not So Massively: First impressions from Pagan Online’s early access launch
Today, Wargaming's ARPG Pagan Online launches into early access on Steam. Just before this launch, the developers were kind enough to provide us with...
