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Well-known <a href="http://worldofwarcraft.com/"><em>World of Warcraft</em></a> guild Method secured a world first kill on <a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a>'s Skeleton King in inferno mode just a few days after launch but was beaten to the game's completion by a single person. Players have been in outrage all week as server instabilities and login difficulties plagued the game's launch.<br />
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<a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> revealed upcoming champion Darius this week and announced huge client updates that seem set to double the game's frame rate. <a href="http://blacklight.perfectworld.com/"><em>Blacklight: Retribution</em></a> released a new Netwar game mode, combining capture the flag and control point gameplay. <a href="http://heroesofnewerth.com/"><em>Heroes of Newerth</em></a> released its new support hero Riftwalker, <a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> released classic hero Treant, and <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> took a close look at melee damage-dealer Tzai. Upcoming <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/MOBA/"><em>MOBA</em></a> <a href="https://account.hirezstudios.com/smitegame/"><em>Smite</em></a> will be entering closed beta at the end of the month, and <a href="http://www.torchlight2game.com/"><em>Torchlight II</em></a>'s beta will soon end for the last time.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/21/not-so-massively-error-37-hero-spotlights-and-the-torchlight/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: Error 37, hero spotlights, and the Torchlight II beta</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/21/not-so-massively-error-37-hero-spotlights-and-the-torchlight/">Not So Massively: Error 37, hero spotlights, and the Torchlight II beta</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 21 May 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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<a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> became potentially the most pre-ordered PC game in history this week, breaking both <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/blizzard-entertainment">Blizzard</a>'s personal pre-order records and online retailer Amazon's. The game is set to launch at midnight tonight, unlocking physical copies and digital installers. <em><a href="http://diablo.com/">Diablo</a>-</em>inspired free-to-play dungeon crawler <a href="http://pathofexile.com/"><em>Path of Exile</em></a> approaches its own launch this week with the release of its penultimate version 0.9.9 patch.<br />
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<a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> announced its upcoming MSI Beat IT tournament at DreamHack Summer 2012, with a prize fund of $40,000 US and a series of public online qualifiers. <a href="http://bloodlinechampions.com/"><em>Bloodline Champions</em></a> revealed its own $10,000 DreamHack tournament, with open in-game qualifiers scheduled for next weekend. <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/valve">Valve</a> announced details of the second <a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> world championship, a series that started with last year's $1.6 million US tournament.<br />
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Blizzard settled its lawsuit with Valve this week, renaming <a href="http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/maps-and-mods/mods/dota"><em>Blizzard DOTA</em></a> to Blizzard All-Stars but securing the continued non-commercial use of the <a href="http://playdota.com/"><em>DotA</em></a> name for the fan community. <a href="http://heroesofnewerth.com/"><em>Heroes of Newerth</em></a> released its incredibly successful new Midwars game mode, and <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> put forth its official immortal spotlight for new immortal Nauria.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/14/not-so-massively-diablo-iii-launch-and-dreamhack-summer-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: Diablo III launch and DreamHack Summer 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/14/not-so-massively-diablo-iii-launch-and-dreamhack-summer-2012/">Not So Massively: Diablo III launch and DreamHack Summer 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 14 May 2012 19:00:00 EST.  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With just over a week to go until <a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> is released, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/blizzard-entertainment">Blizzard</a> revealed the final details of the real money auction house, released some fantastic new class wallpapers, and launched a TV advertising campaign. Meanwhile, <a href="http://www.torchlight2game.com/"><em>Torchlight II</em></a> showed off the impressive final result of its earlier armour design contest and encouraged players to produce armour mods when the game is released.<br />
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<a href="http://heroesofnewerth.com/"><em>Heroes of Newerth</em></a> released a brand-new community-inspired MidWars game map this week to lend official support to the popular unofficial game mode. <a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> revealed upcoming champion Varus with a full run-down of his abilities and a great art spotlight video. <a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> fixed some bizarre bugs and introduced classic hero Phantom Lancer. <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> revealed details of its upcoming immortal Nauria, the Angel of Agony. Finally, <a href="https://wrathofheroes.warhammeronline.com/"><em>Wrath of Heroes</em></a> announced the controversial addition of health potions to its microtransaction store.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/07/not-so-massively-d3-approaches-hon-reveals-midwars-game-mode/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: D3 approaches, HoN reveals MidWars game mode</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/07/not-so-massively-d3-approaches-hon-reveals-midwars-game-mode/">Not So Massively: D3 approaches, HoN reveals MidWars game mode</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 07 May 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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This week, <a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> revealed plans to buff support tanks in the Varus patch and change several ability power items. <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/riot-games">Riot</a> also plans to buff Master Yi and nerf Ryze's ability to tank and deal damage at the same time. <a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> released an updated user interface designed to take all the pain out of using the courier, and <a href="http://bloodlinechampions.com/"><em>Bloodline Champions</em></a> revealed its massive $10,000 DreamHack Summer 2012 tournament.<br />
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<a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> revealed the Witch Doctor this week, giving <a href="http://diablo2.com/"><em>Diablo II</em></a> necromancer fans a peek at the closest replacement they'll get in the upcoming title. <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/blizzard-entertainment">Blizzard</a>'s Jay Wilson also confirmed that PvP arenas will be released long before the end of the year. <a href="http://heroesofnewerth.com/"><em>Heroes of Newerth</em></a> released its new support hero Ellonia, an ice mage whose abilities focus around a stacking slow debuff. <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> released a new immortal spotlight video on popular area-effect damage-dealer Netheurgist and encouraged players to start guilds with a contest to win 1,000 prestige points for every guild member.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/30/not-so-massively-hero-spotlights-and-diablo-iii-confirms-pvp-ar/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: Hero spotlights and Diablo III confirms PvP arenas in 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/30/not-so-massively-hero-spotlights-and-diablo-iii-confirms-pvp-ar/">Not So Massively: Hero spotlights and Diablo III confirms PvP arenas in 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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<a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a>'s open beta weekend was a huge success, giving developers the chance to stress test the servers that will be used when the game goes live in just over three weeks. <a href="http://www.torchlight2game.com/"><em>Torchlight II</em></a> teased fans this week with the release of its official opening trailer, which picks up the story from the end of the first game. Web series Extra Credits ran a special episode this week discussing <a href="http://firefallthegame.com/"><em>Firefall</em></a>'s plan to let players work together to push back the map boundaries and unlock new content.<br />
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<a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> rolled out a new guild system in this week's patch and released its new area-effect tank immortal, Shard. <a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> added classic hero Brewmaster to the beta roster, and <a href="http://bloodlinechampions.com/"><em>Bloodline Champions</em></a> began preparing patch 2.4 with its new healer bloodline, Dryad. <a href="https://wrathofheroes.warhammeronline.com/"><em>Wrath of Heroes</em></a> released a hero spotlight video on melee fighter Bax Dreadtoof, and <a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> highlighted some awesome fan-made art.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/23/not-so-massively-diablo-iii-open-beta-weekend-edition/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: Diablo III open beta weekend edition</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/23/not-so-massively-diablo-iii-open-beta-weekend-edition/">Not So Massively: Diablo III open beta weekend edition</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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With just less than a month until <a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> hits the shelves, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/blizzard-entertainment">Blizzard</a> released another 275,000 beta keys into the wild. The share meter on the game's social media microsite also reached 30% this week and unlocked the first three pieces of exclusive content. Meanwhile, <a href="http://pathofexile.com/"><em>Path of Exile</em></a> celebrated an incredibly successful pre-order campaign, netting over $200,000 in just six days and selling 13 of its $1,000 diamond packages.<br />
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In the land of MOBAs, <a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> looked back on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/pax-east-2012">PAX East</a> this week and celebrated some of the incredible costumes that fans turned up in. <a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> fixed a few behavioural problems with bots, added the ability to skip straight to kills in a game replay, and brought back the popular Random Draft game mode. <em><a href="http://www.bloodlinechampions.com/">Bloodline Champions</a></em> revealed its new bloodline Dryad, and <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> revealed its new crystalline tank immortal Shard. <a href="http://heroesofnewerth.com/"><em>Heroes of Newerth</em></a> released its third ranged agility hero in a row this week, the unfortunately named Artillery.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/16/not-so-massively-pax-east-d3-unlocks-and-moba-news/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: PAX East, D3 unlocks, and MOBA news</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/16/not-so-massively-pax-east-d3-unlocks-and-moba-news/">Not So Massively: PAX East, D3 unlocks, and MOBA news</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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With five weeks left until <a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> launches, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/blizzard-entertainment">Blizzard</a> started its pre-launch marketing campaign this week with a new series exploring each of the five classes. This week kicks off with a preview of the Demon Hunter. Meanwhile, <a href="http://www.torchlight2game.com/"><em>Torchlight II</em></a> revealed details of a new charge bar mechanic designed to keep a rapid pace of action, and dungeon crawler <a href="http://pathofexile.com/"><em>Path of Exile</em></a> started gearing up for release with some tempting pre-order packages.<br />
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Penny Arcade made a guest appearance in <a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> this week with a special comic introducing upcoming champion Varus. <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/riot-games">Riot</a> also revealed the next champion due for release, armoured spectral warrior Hecarim. <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> got the Penny Arcade treatment this week too when joke character Karapyss the Crabomancer was actually released. <a href="http://bloodlinechampions.com/"><em>Bloodline Champions</em></a> launched an Easter egg painting contest this week and asked players whether grades should be reset for the current competitive season.<br />
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<a href="http://blacklight.perfectworld.com/"><em>Blacklight: Retribution</em></a> officially launched this week and celebrated with the release of its first new gun, the heavy assault rifle. Finally, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/wrath-of-the-lich-king"><em>Wrath</em></a> of heroes released its first hero spotlight video this week, introducing hybrid damage-dealer Nethys.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/09/not-so-massively-meet-diablo-iiis-demon-hunter/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: Meet Diablo III's demon hunter</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/09/not-so-massively-meet-diablo-iiis-demon-hunter/">Not So Massively: Meet Diablo III's demon hunter</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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It's that time of year again when we all forget to check our calendars and get suckered into believing outrageous April Fool's gags. This week's <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/not-so-massively/">Not So Massively</a> is a blend of yesterday's joke posts and the week's real news from games that aren't quite MMOs. <a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> announced a joke 3-D mode, released the winners of the I Heart <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/league-of-legends"><em>LoL</em></a> contest, and delved into the game's North American playerbase as part of the ongoing world tour. <a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> added classic hero Lone Druid this week, and <a href="http://firefallthegame.com/"><em>Firefall</em></a> revealed its plans to scale up the beta soon.<br />
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<a href="http://heroesofnewerth.com/"><em>Heroes of Newerth</em></a> launched a new art contest and released its new mobile ganker Blitz, while <a href="http://bloodlinechampions.com/"><em>Bloodline Champions</em></a> laid on the April Fool's mischief with its Catch the Ranid game mode announcement and plans for a tournament with cheeseburgers for prizes. <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> joined in the festivities with the announcement of its new immortal Karapyss the Crabomancer.<br />
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<a href="http://blacklight.perfectworld.com/"><em>Blacklight: Retribution</em></a> explained its datanode system and released a new troll face taunt, and <a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> teased players with its joke Zergotchi authenticator. <a href="http://diablo.com/"><em>Diablo</em></a> fansite Diablofans revealed changes to the upcoming game's <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/inferno"><em>Inferno</em></a> mode and wrote a great April Fool's joke about releasing on the Wii. <a href="http://pathofexile.com/"><em>Path of Exile</em></a> took a step closer to launch with a public stress test this weekend, and <a href="http://www.torchlight2game.com/"><em>Torchlight II</em></a> revealed the game's pets and announced that the latest build of the game will be playable at PAX East.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/02/not-so-massively-april-fools-edition/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: April fool's edition</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/02/not-so-massively-april-fools-edition/">Not So Massively: April fool's edition</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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This week's <a href="http://www.torchlight2game.com/"><em>Torchlight II</em></a> developer update visits the game's animation department, and <a href="http://pathofexile.com/"><em>Path of Exile</em></a> reset all beta players' passive skills this week following the launch of patch 0.9.7. <a href="http://blacklight.perfectworld.com/"><em>Blacklight: Retribution</em></a> revealed some impressive usage statistics from its first few weeks of open beta, and <a href="http://firefallthegame.com/"><em>Firefall</em></a> showed off its impressive Mourningstar and Typhon costumes at gaming convention <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/sxsw-2012">SXSW</a>.<br />
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In the world of MOBAs, <a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> released its new champion Lulu this week and published her official champion spotlight video. <a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> added classic hero Lycan and introduced a new private rating system to help players track which heroes they're good at playing. Finally, <a href="https://wrathofheroes.warhammeronline.com/"><em>Wrath of Heroes</em></a> has entered open beta and is already selling items in its cash shop.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/not-so-massively-mobas-shooters-and-dungeon-crawlers/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: MOBAs, shooters, and dungeon crawlers</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/not-so-massively-mobas-shooters-and-dungeon-crawlers/">Not So Massively: MOBAs, shooters, and dungeon crawlers</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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The big announcement we've all been waiting for has finally arrived: <a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> has a release date! This week the beta was wiped to prepare for launch, and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/blizzard-entertainment">Blizzard</a>'s Jay Wilson responded to questions about the cash auction house in hardcore mode. Competing title <a href="http://pathofexile.com/"><em>Path of Exile</em></a> continued development toward its own release, and <a href="http://www.torchlight2game.com/"><em>Torchlight II</em></a> gave players a unique look under the hood of the game with a breakdown of item drop statistics. <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/runic-games">Runic Games</a> congratulated the <a href="http://diablo.com/"><em>Diablo</em></a> team on its release date announcement and published an open letter to fans urging them to just wait a little longer for their <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/torchlight/"><em>Torchlight</em></a> fix.<br />
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In <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/MOBA/"><em>MOBA</em></a> news, <a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> revealed its next champion, Lulu, and explored the game's rapidly growing German community. <a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> added classic <a href="http://playdota.com/"><em>DotA</em></a> hero Shadow Demon and performed some much-needed tweaks to bots, and <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> released the official Azcadelia immortal spotlight. <a href="http://heroesofnewerth.com/"><em>Heroes of Newerth</em></a> released Gunblade, an original ranged agility carry hero that was been met with some strong disapproval in the community. <a href="http://blacklight.perfectworld.com/"><em>Blacklight: Retribution</em></a>'s open beta updates continued this week with the release of its Vertigo map, a battleground set in the roofspaces of a sprawling industrial complex.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/19/not-so-massively-diablo-iiis-competitors-speak-up-and-lol-reve/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: Diablo III's competitors speak up and LoL reveals Lulu</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/19/not-so-massively-diablo-iiis-competitors-speak-up-and-lol-reve/">Not So Massively: Diablo III's competitors speak up and LoL reveals Lulu</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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<a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> saw its clearest signs of release ever this week after a succinct tweet from <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Jay-Wilson/">Jay Wilson</a> and the announcement that <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/09/diablo-iii-shelves-pvp-to-make-launch/">PvP is being cut from release</a> in favour of getting the game out sooner. <a href="http://firefallthegame.com/"><em>Firefall</em></a> revealed its plans for attending events and trade shows this year and showed off its world-building tools and talent in an awesome new video devblog. <a href="http://blacklight.perfectworld.com/"><em>Blacklight: Retribution</em></a> continued its open beta with the release of a new map set in a laboratory during a virus outbreak. Developers also revealed the game's newest hero, Grendel the heavy weapons and explosives specialist.<br />
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It's been a slow week for news in the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/MOBA/">MOBA</a> world, with developers pulling out all the stops for <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/GDC-2012/">GDC 2012</a> and planning for upcoming events at <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/PAX-East-2012/">PAX East 2012</a> and beyond. This week <a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> announced that several of the game's classic skins will soon be retired and are available temporarily for a 75% discount. <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/riot-games">Riot Games</a> detailed plans for its upcoming events at PAX East, and the IntelEM tournament finals went off without a hitch. The latest <a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> patch added a new passive bot difficulty mode that forces bots to stay in their lanes and introduced a series of balance tweaks.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/12/not-so-massively-diablo-iii-shows-signs-of-release/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: Diablo III shows signs of release</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/12/not-so-massively-diablo-iii-shows-signs-of-release/">Not So Massively: Diablo III shows signs of release</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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<a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> announced a new photo contest this week and continued its world tour series with a look at the game's French playerbase. Fans have also been preparing for the Intel Extreme Masters world championship. <a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> implemented a new co-op matchmaking mode that pits players against bots, and the studio released classic hero Atropos, the Bane Elemental.<br />
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The <a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> beta grew significantly this week with the first round of European invites making its way to potential players. <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/blizzard-entertainment">Blizzard</a> confirmed that a big game announcement is almost here and discussed its recent layoff of over 600 employees. <a href="http://blacklight.perfectworld.com/"><em>Blacklight: Retribution</em></a> celebrated its open beta this week with a new an impressive new trailer filmed with entirely in-engine footage.<br />
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<a href="http://heroesofnewerth.com/"><em>Heroes of Newerth</em></a> celebrated its 100th hero this week with the gripping intelligence hero Kinesis, who deals massive damage by hurling trees and creeps at foes. <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> released its spotlight on Kaos and revealed details of upcoming immortal Azcadelia.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/05/not-so-massively-d3-launches-european-beta-and-hon-celebrates-1/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: D3 launches European beta and HoN celebrates 100th hero</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/05/not-so-massively-d3-launches-european-beta-and-hon-celebrates-1/">Not So Massively: D3 launches European beta and HoN celebrates 100th hero</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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This week <a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a>'s Bashiok caused a stir over a cheeky forum post asking a fan to lower his expectations of the upcoming title. He continues posting rampantly to the forum this week to defend recent game design decisions. <a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> delivered its first test build using its new deployment system, and Gaming With Gizmoh raised over $1,000 US for Child's Play with a 24-hour marathon of the beta. <a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> took a look at its Filipino playerbase, while <a href="http://heroesofnewerth.com/"><em>Heroes of Newerth</em></a> was struck by a massive exploit that saw the European servers taken offline for days.<br />
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Web show Extra Credits teamed up with <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/red-5-studios">Red 5 Studios</a> to offer its support for the studio's ambitious development plans for <a href="http://firefallthegame.com/"><em>Firefall</em></a>. The month-long <a href="http://blacklight.perfectworld.com/"><em>Blacklight: Retribution</em></a> open beta started today, with the introduction of three beta events with prizes and a new video tutorial for the Heavy Metal map. <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> celebrated its first anniversary of unveiling the game to the public this week and offered a sneak peek of its creepy new Immortal Azcadelia. Finally, <a href="http://www.torchlight2game.com/"><em>Torchlight II</em></a> developer <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/patrick-blank">Patrick Blank</a> talks about polishing content and delivers an update on where the team is in development.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/27/not-so-massively-diablo-iii-expectations-and-polishing-torchli/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: Diablo III expectations, polishing Torchlight II</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/27/not-so-massively-diablo-iii-expectations-and-polishing-torchli/">Not So Massively: Diablo III expectations, polishing Torchlight II</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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<a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> discussed the Chinese community this week as part of its World Tour series. <a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> delivered three weeks worth of beta updates at once, including a new single draft game mode and matchmaking system. <a href="http://heroesofnewerth.com/"><em>Heroes of Newerth</em></a> released its latest hero this week, the fire-breathing dragon Draconis, who has massive farming capabilities. <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> launched its latest immortal Kaos, a seemingly mortal US Marine lost in the game's fantasy land.<br />
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<a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> took another step toward release this week by finalising a replacement for the scrapped rune stone system and cutting socketable runes from the list of potential features at the same time. <a href="http://www.torchlight2game.com/"><em>Torchlight II</em></a> teased players with six new screenshots, and <a href="http://pathofexile.com/"><em>Path of Exile</em></a> discussed the design process behind the game's unique items. Finally, <a href="http://blacklight.perfectworld.com/"><em>Blacklight: Retribution</em></a> announced its public open beta, which is due to start next week.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/20/not-so-massively-diablo-iiis-rune-system-and-new-moba-heroes/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: Diablo III's rune system and new MOBA heroes</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/20/not-so-massively-diablo-iiis-rune-system-and-new-moba-heroes/">Not So Massively: Diablo III's rune system and new MOBA heroes</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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<a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> revealed Nautilus this week, continued its world tour with a look at the community in Singapore and Malaysia, and announced impending nerfs to Sona, Soraka and Vladimir. <a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> fans faced yet another week without updates as <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/valve">Valve</a> was busy this week installing new servers. <a href="http://bloodlinechampions.com/"><em>Bloodline Champions</em></a> released a gameplay video of its new bloodline, Headhunter, and <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> revealed that its next character will unexpectedly be a US marine. Upcoming FPS <a href="http://firefallthegame.com/"><em>Firefall</em></a> tackled the question of whether it's an MMO this week, while futuristic FPS <a href="http://blacklight.perfectworld.com/"><em>Blacklight: Retribution</em></a> released a new Intel Report video on its Piledriver map.<br />
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<a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> revealed further details of the game's difficulty modes this week, confirmed a Q2 2012 release target, and launched the Battle.Net Balance service. We also discovered new map restrictions coming to the beta that will stop players from playing with the map permanently open. <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/torchlight-ii"><em>Torchlight II</em></a>'s website was overhauled this week, and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/runic-games">Runic Games</a> revealed that the game's beta will be starting soon. Dungeon crawler <a href="http://pathofexile.com/"><em>Path of Exile</em></a> continued its own beta this week with patch 0.9.6 and showed just how complicated its passive skill tree is with a new calculator.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/13/not-so-massively-mobas-shooters-and-dungeon-crawlers/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: MOBAs, shooters, and dungeon crawlers</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/13/not-so-massively-mobas-shooters-and-dungeon-crawlers/">Not So Massively: MOBAs, shooters, and dungeon crawlers</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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<a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> delivered 100,000 beta keys to North American fans this week, but it also revealed that the epic death animations from the game's first gameplay reveal were actually faked and won't be in the final game. Upcoming online FPS <a href="http://blacklight.perfectworld.com/"><em>Blacklight: Retribution</em></a> has challenged players to play 20 ranked matchmaking games by Thursday to win an exclusive golden helmet, and <a href="http://www.massively.enjin.com/blacklightretribution">Massively still has beta keys</a> if you'd like to get involved.<br />
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<a href="http://heroesofnewerth.com/"><em>Heroes of Newerth</em></a> released its potentially overpowered new hero Berzerker this week, placing Artesia into the free hero pool for legacy accounts a week early. <a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> introduced its updated AI, adding 40 champions to the bot roster for both Summoner's Rift and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/dominion"><em>Dominion</em></a> co-op games. <a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> released a new test version to trial experimental changes without interrupting balance testing, and dungeon crawler <a href="http://pathofexile.com/"><em>Path of Exile</em></a> showed off two new screenshots of its upcoming 0.9.6 patch. Finally, <a href="http://bloodlinechampions.com/"><em>Bloodline Champions</em></a> increased all XP gains by 50% this week in patch 2.3 and has launched a hilarious new photo content that's sure to get some questionable entries.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/06/not-so-massively-d3-cuts-death-animations-and-hon-releases-anot/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: D3 cuts death animations and HoN releases another broken hero</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/06/not-so-massively-d3-cuts-death-animations-and-hon-releases-anot/">Not So Massively: D3 cuts death animations and HoN releases another broken hero</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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<a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> revealed its latest hero, Clinkz the Bone Fletcher, in this week's beta patch, while the <a href="http://realmofthetitans.aeriagames.com/"><em>Realm of the Titans</em></a> beta was rudely interrupted by a security breach that saw thousands of passwords stolen. <a href="http://blacklight.perfectworld.com/"><em>Blacklight: Retribution</em></a>'s fourth beta phase is now underway, and we have beta keys for those of you who haven't managed to get into it yet. <a href="http://bloodlinechampions.com/"><em>Bloodline Champions</em></a> celebrated the two-year anniversary of its first beta test this week, and developers revealed details of upcoming bloodline Headhunter.<br />
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<a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> spilled the beans on its brand-new psychotic yordle champion Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert, this week with a full gameplay reveal, art spotlight and patch preview. <a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> seems slightly nearer to release this week with the news that <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/blizzard-entertainment">Blizzard</a> has cancelled BlizzCon 2012 in order to focus on getting the game to release as soon as possible. <a href="http://heroesofnewerth.com/"><em>Heroes of Newerth</em></a> player Fatmilk set a new world record by playing the game for 76 hours straight and raised pver $3,700US for charity as a result. Finally, the <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> developers discussed the latest immortal, Ukkonen, and other topics in the first part of a new developer podcast series.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/30/not-so-massively-why-are-all-these-games-still-in-beta/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: Why are all these games still in beta?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/30/not-so-massively-why-are-all-these-games-still-in-beta/">Not So Massively: Why are all these games still in beta?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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<a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> revealed this week that 5% of Taiwan is now playing even though the game only launched there six months ago. We also got an in-depth look at new jungling tank champion Sejuani with a new champion spotlight video. <a href="http://heroesofnewerth.com/"><em>Heroes of Newerth</em></a> released its own new hero this week with ranged intelligence hero Gravekeeper, and <a href="http://bloodlinechampions.com/"><em>Bloodline Champions</em></a> teased fans with upcoming bloodline Headhunter.<br />
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The <a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> beta saw some big changes this week to bring the gameplay back into the spirit of its predecessor, <a href="http://diablo2.com/"><em>Diablo II</em></a>. <a href="https://wrathofheroes.warhammeronline.com/"><em>Wrath of Heroes</em></a> began gearing up for its fifth beta session later this week, while <a href="http://blacklight.perfectworld.com/"><em>Blacklight: Retribution</em></a> explored the fine art of stealing your enemy's hardsuit in a new video release. <a href="http://firefallthegame.com/"><em>Firefall</em></a> announced its condemnation of the Stop Online Piracy Act this week, adding its name to the list of opposition to the proposed legislation. Finally, <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> got a make-over this week with a brand-new logo, launcher and login screen.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/23/not-so-massively-new-hero-edition/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: New hero edition</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/23/not-so-massively-new-hero-edition/">Not So Massively: New hero edition</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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This week, <a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> revealed its upcoming tank champion Sejuani, a barbarian from the north who rides a boar and fights with the power of frost. Champion Jax was also completely remastered as part of the Sejuani patch, with his reliance on the dodge skill removed. <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> released a champion spotlight on ranged damage-dealer Nyssus, and <a href="http://firefallthegame.com/"><em>Firefall</em></a> released a video of hilarious outtakes from last week's cosplay programme video.<br />
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The big news is that <a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> has finally solved its dispute with the South Korean rating agencies by removing the cash auction house in that country only. <a href="http://bloodlinechampions.com/"><em>Bloodline Champions</em></a> celebrated its first birthday, and <a href="http://heroesofnewerth.com/"><em>Heroes of Newerth</em></a>'s HoNWars tournament fired up its second season with a $10,000 prize pool. <em><a href="">Blacklight Retribution</a></em> talked tactics in its latest developer diary, highlighting tactical use of the HRV that lets you briefly see enemies through walls. Finally, the latest <a href="https://wrathofheroes.warhammeronline.com/"><em>Wrath of Heroes</em></a> beta has been extended until tomorrow morning, and <a href="http://www.endofnations.com/en/"><em>End of Nations</em></a> talked capture points in a new Warfront video devblog.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/16/not-so-massively-lol-talks-sejuani-d3-drops-cash-ah-in-korea-a/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: LoL talks Sejuani, D3 drops cash AH in Korea and more</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/16/not-so-massively-lol-talks-sejuani-d3-drops-cash-ah-in-korea-a/">Not So Massively: LoL talks Sejuani, D3 drops cash AH in Korea and more</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST.  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<a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> kicked off the competitive year with the closing of 2011's final event and showed off some hilarious fan-made videos this week. <a href="http://firefallthegame.com/"><em>Firefall</em></a> continued its cosplay program video series with the inclusion of Hollywood actor Lee Reherman, and we finally got to see the finished mech suits for the game's signature characters Mourningstar and Typhon.<br />
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Has <a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a>'s release date been accidentally leaked? This week we saw compelling evidence to suggest that the highly anticipated title has finally got a release date -- and it's not far away! <a href="http://heroesofnewerth.com/"><em>Heroes of Newerth</em></a> fans foamed at the mouth with Patch 2.5.4's introducing a potentially overpowered new hero but none of the crash fixes or balance tweaks the game desperately needs. <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> announced the winners of its holiday competition and released a new spotlight on Ichorr. Finally, <a href="https://wrathofheroes.warhammeronline.com/"><em>Wrath of Heroes</em></a> announced the next stage of its ongoing beta, which is scheduled to begin this week.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/09/not-so-massively-hints-of-a-diablo-iii-release-date-and-more/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: Hints of a Diablo III release date and more</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/09/not-so-massively-hints-of-a-diablo-iii-release-date-and-more/">Not So Massively: Hints of a Diablo III release date and more</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/09/not-so-massively-hints-of-a-diablo-iii-release-date-and-more/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20143109/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/09/not-so-massively-hints-of-a-diablo-iii-release-date-and-more/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>action-rpg</category><category>battlenet</category><category>bioware</category><category>blizzard</category><category>blizzard-entertainment</category><category>competitive-gaming</category><category>d3</category><category>diablo</category><category>diablo-2</category><category>diablo-3</category><category>diablo-ii</category><category>diablo-iii</category><category>dota</category><category>e-sport</category><category>e-sports</category><category>ea</category><category>electronic-arts</category><category>esport</category><category>esports</category><category>f2p</category><category>fantasy</category><category>featured</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>gothic-fantasy</category><category>heroes-of-newerth</category><category>hon</category><category>league-of-legends</category><category>lol</category><category>moba</category><category>multiplayer</category><category>mythic</category><category>mythic-entertainment</category><category>news</category><category>not-so-massively</category><category>nsm</category><category>online-multiplayer</category><category>petroglyph</category><category>petroglyph-games</category><category>pvp</category><category>riot</category><category>riot-games</category><category>rise-of-immortals</category><category>roi</category><category>round-up</category><category>roundup</category><category>rpg</category><category>s2</category><category>s2-games</category><category>video</category><category>warhammer</category><category>warhammer-wrath-of-heroes</category><category>woh</category><category>wrath-of-heroes</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Drain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
