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New Diablo 3 Screenshots, Concept Art Arrive

by Aaron Linde, Jul 29, 2008 12:10pm PDT

Related Topics – Diablo 3, , Blizzard, screenshots, PC, Concept Art

Blizzard Entertainment recently revealed two new screenshots and concept art from its anticipated action-RPG sequel Diablo III (PC).

One of the two shots shows what appears to be the female variant of the Barbarian class in all her bone-crunching glory, compared against the silver-haired masculine counterpart. All of Diablo 3's five classes will be selectable as either male or female when creating a character.

No release date for Diablo III has yet been announced, with Blizzard executive VP Rob Pardo offering only that "we ship the games then they're ready." For more on the title, check out our exhaustive round-up of everything we know so far.

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Man, did you see that Mistress of Pain concept art? Talk about a chastity belt. ouch

Jul 30, 2008 7:35am PDT

Man, did you see that Mistress of Pain concept art? Talk about a chastity belt. ouch : daricsmith

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If they really are (let's say) more than a year from release, I'd actually prefer that they run silent for a while, now that they dropped their initial content-bomb. Don't want hype fatigue to set in.

Jul 29, 2008 12:28pm PDT

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If they really are (let's say) more than a year from release, I'd actually prefer that they run silent fo... : Johnny Law
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- I'd be amazed if this game comes out before 2010. : Vincent Grayson
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  What if it comes out next Tuesday? :O I'd be overwhelmed with delight. : DM7
  - lol...wrong company for that. : byorn
- I think it will slow down after Blizzcon in October. : byorn
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  It's either this year or june 29th 2009. : duncandun
  - L O L : Turin Turambar
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  What? You don't want a YEAR worth of daily screenshots ala d2? : vacous
  - I admit, it would be helpful for the Diablo 3 flip-book that I am compiling. : Johnny Law

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I hope in this new rework of battle.net they make it easier to communicate in game. I always hated having to type /*xxXXpwnzfacepkbabagoodkekeXXxx or whatever odd name they had just to msg them.

Jul 29, 2008 1:31pm PDT

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I hope in this new rework of battle.net they make it easier to communicate in game. I always hated havin... : qu1nton
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  Well, I assume the "rework" will simply update the service to be either: a) A service available out of... : Melchiz
  - Yea, I hope it's more like Steam in the near future. : Jiven

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So, I love the art direction here as well ... but I do have a gripe.

Most of the textures displayed so far are crisp and have a broad palette, even given the sort of water-colorish look. I really like the indoor stonework. However, some of the outdoor stuff just looks ... muddled.

See: http://www.shacknews.com/screenshots.x?gallery=10142&game_id=5483&id=121717

If you look at the right side of that image, it looks like the mobs are standing on ... air? I dunno. I realize that's a waterfall so it probably looks a bit more defined in motion. In any case, I just don't get a sense of depth from a lot of the outdoor ground work.

Whatever though, release that shit now and I'm clicking just like everyone else.

Jul 29, 2008 12:56pm PDT

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So, I love the art direction here as well ... but I do have a gripe. Most of the textures displayed s... : m0rb
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- i believe that is water. Also, people who say D3 is too colorfull need to be reminded that D2 is also ... : duncandun
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  The game will have low requisites... so yeah, muddled textures. They try to disguise as an art style (ca... : Turin Turambar
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      If so, then I don't understand why he thinks that it has any effect on the color palette the artists chos... : CRasterImage
      
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      I think he's saying that Blizzard likes to employ certain "tricks" to mask technical shortcomings. In WoW... : Melchiz
      
      I dissagree. The color palette, vibrancy, and contrast chosen by the artist has nothing to do with what... : CRasterImage

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Every screenshot looks like a Frazetta painting. Screw the haters, I love Blizzard's art direction.

Jul 29, 2008 12:21pm PDT

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Every screenshot looks like a Frazetta painting. Screw the haters, I love Blizzard's art direction. : jtthe2nd
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- Indeed. Very nice. : Jiven
- i LOVE how the environment looks like paintings. people keep saying "cartoonish" and it makes me sad tha... : yAak

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can i has it?

Jul 29, 2008 1:03pm PDT

can i has it? : zdub99

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Does it really count as a new screenshot when it's just a few feet to the right of the old screenshot?

Jul 29, 2008 12:56pm PDT

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Does it really count as a new screenshot when it's just a few feet to the right of the old screenshot? : DOOManiac
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- Yeah, how can they pawn these shots as "new" when they show the exact same character, five feet to the ri... : Melchiz

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the concept art is new, but the screenshots just seemed to be taken from the gameplay demo. When are we going to get actual new screenshots?

Jul 29, 2008 12:33pm PDT

the concept art is new, but the screenshots just seemed to be taken from the gameplay demo. When are we g... : two50six

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Allll over my face.

I hope there are huge hordes of monsters to slaughter again.

Jul 29, 2008 12:13pm PDT

Allll over my face. I hope there are huge hordes of monsters to slaughter again. : Omaha

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Oh baby.....yeah....right there..... :D

Jul 29, 2008 12:13pm PDT

Oh baby.....yeah....right there..... :D : DM7

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