Blizzard WWI Announcement Approaches (Updated)

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• [eats crow] I still don't know how that is supposed to signify Diablo 3 though. : donjuancarlos

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  It's obviously diablo at this point. : Shodai80
  • How is that obvious? It looks more and more like the king of the leeches to me. : mchart
• that sure as hell aint arthas : Chandler55
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  The best part about that is the new rune. :P : Twist of Cain
  • lol that wink is so diablo3 : Chandler55
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  What the fuck its starcraft II : Reeves
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    ok that was my first reaction as well. im confused now : smacknca
    • It has to be. the eyes are a II. it totally looks like a protoss as well. And the wink, totally fuckin... : Reeves
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    Blizzard spent the same amount of time annoucing startcraft 2 last year like this, and you think they're ... : Shodai80
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      Believe me, I want it to be Diablo III more than anyone, but this just screams SCII... : Reeves
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        no more than it screams diablo. : Shodai80
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          Except there's already a Diablo II : Reeves
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            ....and? : cpt. ken
            • ...and the eyes look like a motherfuckin II : Reeves
      • Are pentagrams a big part of Starcraft? :P : Twist of Cain
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  There's also something else new, in the bottom right corner of the star field or sky. Looks like another ... : Ziggurat
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    It looks to me like the tip of a horn that is curving forward. : Vincent Grayson
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      That's what I thought, though it doesn't quite line up with the original Diablo's box art: http://i181... : vandalous
      • 100% chance Diablo's been at least moderately redesigned. : vile
• IT'S THE MOTHERFUCKING LORD OF TERROR!! WOOOOOOO : vile
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  well its not fucking arthas at least. so its either Diablo or fucking world of starcraft and if its ... : johnny rotten
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    but its diablo. if you look closely you can see reptilian like nostrils... D3 praise jeebus... : johnny rotten
    • hey... hey you might be right! : cpt. ken
• Why is there a winking smiley in the splash image... : TheGamer11
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  This is being given out on site at the WWI: http://www.worldofwar.net/gallery/data/500/Notebook.jpg : Ziggurat
  • nail in the coffin? : pyide
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    Please tell me this is real. : cpt. ken
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      source: http://www.worldofwar.net/ : Ziggurat
      • thanks!! holy balls!! : cpt. ken
      • sweet lord jesus : Reeves
  • I think we have a winner. : MrGrindy
• I think it will go down as this: - announce SC2 release date - announce WoW WolTK release date - ann... : [7]kami
• ;) : FlatlineDixay
• That looks like Diablo peeking out from the World Gem thingie. : TheMongbat

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  If it's not Diablo, Blizzard loses all points gained so far. They must know EXACTLY what people are hyped... : jayacheess
  • World of Starcraft :p : noven
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  I'd actually be more excited if they showed off a new franchise. : jtthe2nd
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    yeah, that worked well with SC: Ghost. Blizzard knows what Blizzard knows. Their games are always top ... : pancake humper
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      Uhh ? Stracraft Ghost wasn't the establisment of a new franchise, Stracraft is an already established fra... : Kristian Joensen
      • True, but I guess I read it more as a new style game. You're right though. I'd rather they just stick wit... : pancake humper
    • Ghost wasn't an in-house product though, and I guess it showed. : Derringer
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    I'd also like to see a new IP, but I think that announcing it tomorrow would be a bad idea. Blizzard fan... : David Craddock
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      The reality is, even if they DON'T announce Diablo 3, they aren't going to lose any fans. I know I will b... : pancake humper
      • No, they definitely won't lose any fans, but I also think they know what people want right now: SC2 is co... : David Craddock
• Agreed. If all of this hype is just for some more WoW content, there will be a high volume of disappointe... : Killrig
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  I think the hype for HL2 was comparable. That crowbar advertisement and then those bink videos showing of... : aeg1x
  • Ahh yes those were great days. : MCbigdude
• you mean for you or for other people? because there are ample other companies that create this kind of h... : Luminair
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  "I don't know of any other company that creates this kind of palpable hype." Uh, Apple. : OmegaRed59
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    The difference is that Blizzard generally delivers and Apple generally does not. What has Apple hyped ... : IndigoAK
    • Well, all he said was a company that creates this kind of hype. : OmegaRed59
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  Blizzard, id, and Valve are the big three in terms of the best PC games ever. : mossman85
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    I've got to add Sierra On-Line and LucasArts. Their old-school adventure game were some of the best game... : David Craddock
    • GOD I want a new King's Quest : Defacil
    • How can you not mention Origin? :( : razorblade79
  • This man speaks the truth. : Killrig
  • Notice one thing they have in common? Their games are basically MADE for the PC. Yeah Valve and id have t... : mossman85
  • Hear Ye! : RogerDandy
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    Sadly, Id has dropped off of the "top devs" list in the past few years. They're still followed very close... : Anti_dentite
    • Yeah, the pre-release hype for Doom 3 was huge, and I was loving it, much like now with Diablo 3. I can't... : hohoh0
    • I think id stands out more as a tech company nowadays. They haven't really proven themselves at good stor... : K1Bond007
• i salute you dave. nice to see a non-angst-filled post about this. : Fish_Bulb

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  wow im sure the 11 people who are looking forward to that event are trying to make up thier mind on what ... : VuduChild
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    hey bitch rugby is like the most popular sport in the world after football : aeg1x
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      it's even more popular than tf2 : aeg1x
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        keep telling yourself that, it might come true. : VuduChild
        • What are you, twelve? : Arceihn
  • No need. : freakynipples69
  • what is a hawk? anyway i will probably watch the live stream of the announcement instead. : thewindcriesmary
  • they did so well agains the doggies :P : shavenewok
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  ooooo rugby and diablo 3! : shavenewok
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    combined with bundy ginger beer : thewindcriesmary
    • little creatures pale ale would be better : shavenewok
• we should get on steam chat for the occasion! : thewindcriesmary

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  I think they want to do one last game with each franchise in the original format before turning them into... : mossman85
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    Yes. Yes we do. (I would have left it at yes, but the website wanted more words.) : IndigoAK
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      What the website wants, the website gets. : mossman85
      • Oh, NO, It's sentient! : mizeriq
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      Wouldn't another Warcraft RTS be a bit obsolete? Would the story take place after WoW? : mossman85
      • It could be set at any time period in warcraft lore. Infact i'd like it to go back to orcs and humans. : thewindcriesmary

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• Please be both. Blizz's cinematics are just about the greatest things ever. : Twist of Cain

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• I know you are but what am I? : alphablu
• Blizzard teases just like 3DR, but for some reason these 5-6 splash screens have done more to me than som... : Defacil
• I think Duke will probably be good, but Blizzard actually (eventually) delivers. : sharpie
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  That's who the image is, it's Duke in the background! : Chod
  • Yeah thats the announcement - DNF has been secretly developed by Blizzard all these years. :o : avatar_58
• Please. The hreads here about the Blizzard Tease are no more obsessive than any other on the Internet ab... : SigmaDraconis

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  Wouldn't the last one be SC2? : ZombieAcademy
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    right, sorry. I should've said "second to last huge product announcement". : the archvile
    • wasn't world of warcraft before ghost? : RikiTiki2

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• Diablo's face : lolbotomy

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• The Lost Vikings 3? Blackthorn 2? Battle Chess 3 - featuring Warcraft and Starcraft! : vandalous

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• Too much. : Nali4Freedom
• Nice! : vandalous

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• Can't stop laughing. Oh shit. : Salad Sammich
• HOLY SHIT. LOL : mossman85
• haha, nice : whistletits
• This is fanfuckingtastic. : Wolfanoz
• That was pretty classic. : Killrig
• dude, that's so awesome. : greh kleh
• Hahahahah : ateam311
• I'm loving his O'Reilly call to Microsoft. http://youtube.com/watch?v=oigI-NDBdbM Couldn't stop lau... : Draco
• hahahahahaha. this is so funny. :) : chilln
• What a fortunate turn of events! oh man i think i peed myself : thewindcriesmary
• wow, just ... wow : X-GOUKI
• Oh man, thanks for posting this. Made my night :) : GrimmyD
• LOL! : -sk-
• Beer hurts when it comes out your nose. : lsc78
• Oh my god I am in pain from laughing. : cpt. ken
• wow, one of the best, and i know it could actually be better. so many good cain quotes : Disarray

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• This actually exists, or use to exist. it was basically real porn with the actors dressed up as WoW chara... : mossman85

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  better show some gameplay : aeg1x
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    That'd be cool, but I'd also be fine with a high-definition eye-rapingly beautiful CG trailer. : Vincent Grayson
    • God the first time seeing WoW's trailer and the first scene with the close-up of the dwarf... I thought i... : Defacil
    • I wouldn't. I hate that shit D: Show me the fucking game! I'm not going to be playing a trailer. : aeg1x

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• Stay awhile and listen... : wytefang

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  It's fan artwork from diabloii.net : mossman85
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    So we had some fan art laying around and thought this would be a cool way to show it off- hope you all en : Psigun
    • It's fan art from SCWire. http://www.starcraftwire.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=722&size=big&cat=5... : pancake humper

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  You know, you could sleep until then. Just saying. They probably won't start teh show with the announ... : Omaha
  • But I want to see the 3 AM splash update :( : hohoh0
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  Shhtay awhile and have shhome caffeine! : Wolfanoz
  • Red Bull FTW : mossman85

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• lol : pancake humper
• So far, there's been terrible evidence to back up a loosely decided 'WE NEED THIS GAME BLIZZARD' idea, ba... : Shivawn