Blizzard unveils community website ahead of Diablo 3 beta launch

September 12, 2011 • 8:27 am

Blizzard unveils community website ahead of Diablo 3 beta launch

by John Roberts

Blizzard Entertainment has lifted the curtain on its Diablo III community site in anticipation of the forthcoming game and the Diablo 3 beta. Diablo’s third incarnation does not yet have a release date but Blizzard has now announed that a beta version of the dark fantasy horror action RPG will be launched very soon – perhaps by the end of September.

Meanwhile, the company advises fans to join the Diablo III community and check for the latest developments.

“You’ll want to check out the new Diablo III news feed regularly. We’ll use it to share everything about Diablo III and to highlight recent community activity, including your most entertaining videos, art, comics, fansites, and much more,” says Blizzard.

Diablo III is similar in style to its predecessor, Diablo II, according to Blizzard’s information.

The proprietary engine will incorporate Blizzard’s custom in-house physics, a change from the original usage of Havok’s physics engine, and feature destructible environments with an in-game damage effect.

The developers are aiming to make the game run on a wide range of systems, and have stated that DirectX 10 will not be required.

Diablo is Blizzard’s second-best selling game franchise after World of Warcraft. The earlier versions of Diablo are estimated to have sold in excess of 18.5 million units, only half a million behind WoW.

The company is hoping that Diablo III will be its best-selling yet. In the US check out the official Diablo III site at http://us.blizzard.com/diablo3/or visit the community site at http://us.battle.net/d3/ .