14.5 million players with 67.1 million characters have killed 3.3 trillion monsters in Diablo 3, Blizzard has revealed in a whopping great infographic released as part of the action-RPG's first birthday festivities. Yet only 33% of characters have even beaten Normal difficulty, which is arguably the point where it starts to get interesting, and a measly 6% cleared Inferno. If you like numbers, big numbers, and lots of them, it's a fascinating look.

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Perhaps the most mysterious addition to the PlayStation 4 controller is its touchpad. Not quite a touchscreen, we're wondering how developers will utilize such a unique (and odd) addition to the DualShock.

The upcoming PS4 version of Diablo 3 will use the touchpad in some way, although Blizzard is being a bit coy about how it all actually works. "Diablo 3 has a lot of cool inventory things," lead console designer Josh Mosqueira said in a new video. "Just the possibility of the trackpad is really exciting and we can't wait to dive in and make it as awesome as we can."

Watch: Touchpad will make the interface easier »

Happy birthday, Diablo III! You're one year old today. My, how you've grown! You do have the odd little accident now and then, and you're still not quite ready for fighting, but gosh, haven't you come a long way. And now, very kindly, you're offering bonus XP and Magic Find to everyone who celebrates with you, and $20 off for newcomers. You are a good little action-RPG, aren't you?

Read more: 25% stat boosts; 33% off the game »

Blizzard shut down the Diablo 3 auction house after a gold-duping bug was discovered, but not before unscrupulous sorts generated obscene amounts of funny money. When auctions re-opened over the weekend, Blizzard was already auditing accounts to track down duped gold and punish exploiters.

Read more: 85% of duped gold recovered by Friday night »

A slight bump in subscription numbers for World of Warcraft after the launch of the Mists of Pandaria expansion has disappeared. Subscription numbers for the MMO now stand at 8.3 million, down from 9.6 million at the end of Q4 last last year, Activision announced in its latest earning report for Q1 2013.

Read more: 'New content more frequently' »

After the release of the 1.0.8 patch for Diablo 3, some players uncovered a bug that allowed them to duplicate gold through both auction houses and gather billions--and in some cases, trillions--in ill-gotten gains, forcing Blizzard to close the AHs.

The bug has supposedly been fixed and is being tested, and the AHs will be back online once the fix is live. However, Blizzard has decided not to rollback the servers to pre-patch status, instead choosing to deal with the individual player accounts that decided to play fast and loose with the rules, namely don't exploit bugs you find.

Read more: Gold duplicators have been identified »

The promised upgrades to Diablo 3's cooperative play experience are out today with the new 1.0.8 patch, along with a bunch of adjustments to the classes, monsters and loot to make adventuring a bit easier.

Read more: Less waiting around in town »

It's been almost a year since Diablo 3 was unleashed, but the game has gotten some renewed attention because of the console versions that are in development. Now, you can start pre-ordering the PlayStation 3 version of the game and get an in-game item to make leveling easier.

Read more: Couch-looting with a new helm

Developments on the Warcraft movie front keep getting more interesting. First, we find out that Moon and Source Code director Duncan Jones would be taking over for Sam Raimi. Now we hear that the man behind the Academy Award winning visual effects team for Life of Pi will be directing the effects in the world of Azeroth.

Read more: He also plays World of Warcraft »

Now's the time to make sure you have room on your credit card, because the first batch of tickets for this year's BlizzCon goes on sale this evening at $175 a pop. Of course, if you need more time to clear that balance, another group of tickets will go on sale on April 27.

Read more: The rush begins at 7PM PT »

Blizzard has been having fun with the pets it has created for World of Warcraft, creating everything from floating skulls to balloons to marmots. But for the first time, the dev team is creating a pet to pay tribute to a person and company outside the game.

The company announced plans for a new pet for release in an upcoming patch, out of respect for JJ Abrams' company, Bad Robot, which is releasing the Star Trek Into Darkness movie next month and the upcoming continuation of the Star Wars saga.

Read more: Engineering profession needed »

The Alliance archmage Jaina Proudmoore and former Horde Warchief Thrall have a mutual respect and trust with each other in the Warcraft universe, but that doesn't keep them from facing off in a new video showing Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft in action.

Watch: Mage vs. Shaman »

Blizzard is expanding its business with the purchase of the IGN Pro League, but not for the sole purpose of growing its eSports division. The company plans to use the newly acquired tech and staff to build out its mobile and web content.

Read more: 'No plans to continue the IPL business' »

World of Warcraft has grown so large and ambitious that patches can focus on individual meta-games without even touching the main title. The next patch, for example, will focus entirely on the Pet Battles system, working to reduce randomness in matches.

Read more: More info in battle, reduced dodge chances »

BlizzCon, Blizzard's mostly annual showcase for its games, returns to Anaheim, California, on November 8, with tickets going on sale in two batches beginning April 24. They aren't cheap, though, going for $175 a pop for the two-day event.

Read more: Batch two hits on April 27 »