VIDEO: Blizzard Releases Diablo 3's Opening Sequence
Blizzard has released the opening cinematic to Diablo 3 which is still scheduled to launch in early 1Q12.
As it stands now, there's no official release date for Blizzard’s highly-anticipated action-RPG for the PC, Diablo 3, save for a vague early 1Q12 launch window. That said, any Diablo 3-related piece of artwork, screenshot or in-game video footage released before then is mere torture for eager fans. Maybe that's why Blizzard released the Diablo 3 opening cinematic during Spike TV's 2100 Video Game Awards on Saturday.
The third Diablo installment arrives almost 12 years after Diablo 2 hit shelves in 2000. But don't worry -- this won't be another Duke Nukem Forever scenario in the making. Just based on the beta alone, the game should become one of the most popular PC games of 2012. It's even an industry changer, bringing to the tablet an auction house that uses real-world money, seemingly legitimatizing gold farming.
For those who have been living under a rock for the last three or four years, here's the Diablo 3 storyline ripped from the official website: "The game takes place on Sanctuary, a world of dark fantasy. Unbeknownst to most of its inhabitants, Sanctuary was saved some twenty years ago from the demonic forces of the underworld by a few brave and powerful heroes. Most of those warriors who directly faced Hell’s armies -- and were fortunate enough to survive -- went mad from their experiences. And most of the others have buried their haunted memories and pushed the horrors from their thoughts. In Diablo 3, players will return to Sanctuary to confront evil in its many forms once again."
But enough chatter already -- here's the opening sequence provided by GameTrailers, and links to our hands-on with the closed beta: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5.
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lost_in Replyearly 1Q12 launch window
in Q1 2012, dates becomes Q2 2012 and so on.............
i hope not. -
shin0bi272 Wait till you get gameplay video. Dont be fooled by ingame cinematics. Blizzard is great at making movies with their games but the games seldom look like their cut scenes.Reply -
ikyung shin0bi272Wait till you get gameplay video. Dont be fooled by ingame cinematics. Blizzard is great at making movies with their games but the games seldom look like their cut scenes.You have never seen the hundreds of gameplay videos yet?Reply -
kcorp2003 Not hearing anyone complaining about battlenet seems all the focus is on EA origin now like it use to be for steam.Reply -
zybch shin0bi272Wait till you get gameplay video. Dont be fooled by ingame cinematics. Blizzard is great at making movies with their games but the games seldom look like their cut scenes.Gameplay video was released FOUR damn years ago!!!!Reply
Blizzard have no intention of moving ANY development time away from their WoW cash cow.
D3 is going to be a huge disappointment.