Diablo 3

[TevashSzat]

Well, at this point, Diablo 3 has not been officially announced, but there has been lots of evidence that supports its current development by the company.

There is also rumors that it might be officially announced on June 28th in Paris.

Here are some links Diablo 3 History Diabloii.Net Diablo 3 Forum

I really think that this might be it since Blizzard has already made or is officially making sequels or spiritual ones at least to its Starcraft and Warcraft franchises leaving just Diablo left of the three powerhouses.

Edit:
Okay...I was really stupid and posted this in the Gameroom. Could a moderator please move this to the Arena?

[Tratorix]

Shouldn't this be in the arena?

[Sarathos]

Shouldn't this be in the arena?

Yeah....Now you see if I was a Moderator....

[Andres]

Moved to the Arena

[pevergreen]

I believe it was, in a roundabout way. More confirmation will come soon, I am sure.

I hope it keeps true to D2 though, I love that game.

[Crandaeolon]

I really hope D3 retains the Hardcore mode (option at character creation to make death permanent.) However, there are a lot of mechanics in D2 that are just outdated. Rigid skill trees, potion guzzling need to be revamped. More active approach to combat - less auto-attacking, more skill use with a wider variety and amount of viable skills. Some limits to Town Portals (no TP's during boss fights like in Titan Quest, or boss "reset" like in the Ancients battle) and teleportation.

By the way, D2 ladders are reset today. Tempting... very tempting...

[Whacker]

It also sounds like it's going to be an MMO. Blarg, that killed it for me.

[TinCow]

It also sounds like it's going to be an MMO. Blarg, that killed it for me.

I will also be disappointed if it's an MMO. I understand that MMOs are big money makers now (when they are successful) but I don't have enough time for them and I miss Blizzard games. They know how to make a good, entertaining product that's polished, balanced, and largely bug-free.

[TevashSzat]

It also sounds like it's going to be an MMO. Blarg, that killed it for me.

Well, that would kind of kill it for me, but I highly doubt Blizzard will do so. They already have WoW and creating another extremely polished MMORPG will just compete with WoW and potentially decrease the number of people playing it.

That being said, Battle.net will probably still be a huge attraction of the game. For Diablo II and its expansion, playing it through single player was fine and you could have alot of fun, but you could never get any of the really awesome stuff or PvP unless you go onto B.net. Essentially, DII was sort of like a MMORPG. Even now basically a decade after its release, there are still plenty of people playing it online.