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    Jeff Mattas posted a new article, Diablo 3 external testing expected Q3 2011.

    Activision reveals Diablo 3 testing is underway in a financial conference call.
    May 09, 2011 2:40pm PDT
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    Jeff Mattas posted a new article, Diablo 3 external testing expected Q3 2011.

    Activision reveals Diablo 3 testing is underway in a financial conference call. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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    • Diablo 3 is my most anticipated game by FAR, can't wait for its release. If beta starting as early as... : Dr_Tran
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      When this stuff hits people will report me missing. : Johnnsen
      • This will do to pasty white geeks what the 80's crack epidemic did to the inner city. : Danny5225
    • Muthafuckin' Diablo 3, bitches! Fuck Yeaaaaah!! WIZARD!! -- Chris Remo, Idle Thumbs 23 (At The Mountains ... : the archvileThis person is cool!
    • If Activision didn't "merge" with Blizzard, we would never know these things. One positive outcome I gues... : ashkieThis person is cool!
    • LOL, anyone who thinks we'll see a beta this year obviously doesn't remember the 8-month Blizzard-time bu... : MadMissileMan
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      It's odd how things work: Many companies release games too early and they fail as a result, while Bliz... : champ6
      • I'd play the damn Blizzcon demo repeatedly and that was like 10 minutes of gameplay. : ChodThis person is cool!
    • 2012, or late 2011? muahahah : shirif
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      Dare I say.... it looks cartoony. Not the Diablo I remember from the good old 90s. : The_Turbinator
      • go look at the Diablo you remember, it was pretty drab compared to this. : Yxalitis
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        Truer words have never been spoken. : lord_omegaThis person is cool!
        • actually a lot of truer words have been spoken throughout history. : grendelThis person is cool!
      • gotta bring it sorta in-line with other Blizzy things. : moe6This person is cool!
      • Lara Croft: Guardian of Light actually looks exactly how I would imagine a Diablo 3 to look today. : enyakk
      • Once you start playing the game, you're going to be too busy gathering loot, killing mobs, and destroying... : DarthStank
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      So Activision's FY11 starts in April, so this beta will be Oct-Dec 2011? : watcherxpThis person is cool!
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        how long did sc2 take to come out after beta ended? : spaceless
        • Dunno, I was in the original beta for Diablo (battle.net beta actually) and it was pretty quick once our ... : watcherxpThis person is cool!
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          the first phase of the beta ended first week of june, the second phase ended 10 days prior to launch : maullaThis person is cool!
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            it started in februrary : maullaThis person is cool!
            • Febtober! : azuvatarThis person is cool!
        • SC2 came out six months from when the beta started. : Serpico74This person is cool!
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        They said it was calendar Q3. : JarEme
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          That doesn't make sense, which is it? URL for different dates? : watcherxpThis person is cool!
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            I don't know why that wouldn't make sense, but Blizzard says as much here: http://forums.battle.net/threa... : JarEme
            • got it, shack article is wrong. : watcherxpThis person is cool!
    • Double rainbows all the way! : Vividvoid
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      I want Diablo 3 on 360. : GeorgeB3DRThis person is cool!
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        Why the hell would you want that? : Tiggggger
        • It's GeorgeB3DR : moe6This person is cool!
      • no : sanchezThis person is cool!
      • I think you'll get it in a year or two. It should translate to consoles easily, and blizzard likes money. : master_disaster_17
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        ouch on many levels : DownforceThis person is cool!
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          Why? If any Blizz game can translate to a gamepad, its D3. I didn't play Torchlight on 360 but I hard it ... : Serpico74This person is cool!
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            I have Diablo2 in mind when thinking about this and that game would not work with a gamepad and it's not ... : sanchezThis person is cool!
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              It would be a different game, more like God of War with classes and loot than an actual Diablo. : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
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                Look at Dungeon Siege 3. There's a Giant Bomb Preview or Quick Look. : AxeMan808This person is cool!
                • Yeah I've been following it, it looks fun, it's also a fairly attractive looking game, but I'll be gettin... : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
                • dungeon siege 3 doesn't play like diablo 2, and i doubt like diablo 3 : senor135
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            because the PC is a good platform that encourages unique kinds of gameplay and needs exclusives to surviv... : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
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              clicking on things repeatedly is unique gameplay? Anyway, torchlight works just fine on console. So would... : master_disaster_17
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                what about teleporting to a specific location? throwing grenades further or closer to your guy and other ... : umegastar
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                  There really isn't any reason to believe those things couldn't be done with a controller. But I'm not... : master_disaster_17
                  • yeah I agree with that. and that the gameplay could work great on a controller. It could even feel more n... : umegastar
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                Hmmm? No. That's not the point. The point is that Diablo 3 is a tentpole for the platform, along with SC2... : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
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                  So you're not actually arguing that D3 couldn't be done on a console; you're just saying you hope they do... : master_disaster_17
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                    Well I wouldn't play it on a console, I would prefer the PC gameplay, but I can see why some people would... : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
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                      I would love some couch diablo. : kingdeporkThis person is cool!
                      • PC to TV. Also lol couch argument again. : Dschinghis Khan
                      • Don't forget some nice thick dicks to go with it! : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
      • Sure, why not, it could work very well on a console I'd imagine. : Goto10
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        Me too. And I think we'll get it eventually. Blizzard is just throwing away money by not doing it. : jason bergmanThis person is cool!
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          I thought it was all but confirmed that a console version of the game was coming out? : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
          • well, blizzard has been hiring console devs. But they have in no way confirmed any of their games for con... : master_disaster_17
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        lol at patching and offering content on the 360 version. : razlebol
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          EA did it. So could blizzard. : saunders45
          • Yeah. It worked so well for Valve and lots of other games. : razlebol
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        ... where you can only equip 2 spells at a time? : mobab
        • lolololol : MoreVespeneGas
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          You mean exactly how the game is now even on the pc where you only have two active spells at a time? Yeah... : ChodThis person is cool!
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            What? I don't think you understand. : mobab
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              Maybe I don't but in D2 and D3 you have two active "spells" and you can rotate through others. It would b... : ChodThis person is cool!
              • Put that in context of DNF. You have 1 active gun and you can rotate through 1 other gun. : mobab
              • duke3d.exe - 10 weapon slots - only platform: pc duke4.exe - 2 weapon slots - primary platform: 360 : razorblade79This person is cool!
              • You're a bit confused I think. You have as many spells as you can get, you can wield two, and you can swi... : Tchest
              • Except I have 12 spells mapped to qwer asdf zxcv That I am constantly switching between? All while gulp... : aethyr
              • This is not accurate. You can have 7 spells active with another hot swapped : rmjackson
      • I really hope this doesn't happen. : atom519This person is cool!
      • That'd be like selling cars at Walmart. Sometimes you just need to leave well enough alone. : twifosp
      • Would be awesome. Playing torchlight on xbox atm and it's a blast. : .cssThis person is cool!
      • "Torchbox 360" made me a believer that ARPGs can work on consoles. I'd buy D3 on 360, but I'll also buy i... : David Craddock