Game Time
Diablo III’s real money auction house, which in case you’re just joining us refers to a place you can use actual cash to buy and sell in-game equipment, has been delayed again, and this time Blizzard isn’t saying when it’ll be ready.
For the first 20 levels or so, Diablo III is like skiing down a gently sloping hill, one you’d label whatever comes before “green” at an actual resort. I’ve been worried about this for 20 levels now. I’ve also been a little bored.
Diablo III on a MacBook Air? I know, it’s like asking Steve Rogers to fight the Red Skull before guzzling the super serum, what with the Air’s low-speed Intel CPU and anemic Intel integrated 3D graphics. Still, other players had me hopeful enough to give it the old college try.
I’d rather talk about playing Diablo III, but since I’m working on a poky-band smartphone connection that makes playing much of anything online a lurching debacle, let’s talk about Diablo III‘s always-on requirement, or digital rights management, or hacker-repellent — or just “Blizzard’s albatross,” as I’m sure some of you would rather it be called.
Diablo III is a PC exclusive, but thanks to remote desktop software, you can easily take the game with you on an iPad. Here’s what you need to know.
“Has anyone heard whether Diablo III‘s out yet?” I had to double-check myself, spying that on a message board earlier this week. Blizzard’s chthonic action roleplaying game actually arrived on Tuesday, May 15, as expected, but you wouldn’t know it, given the dearth of media hullabaloo.
These six games will capture kids’ attention with their sheer fun factor, all the while encouraging creativity, socializing, and learning.
Have a spare vacation day? Good, because tomorrow, May 15, is the day that two eagerly awaited sequels are being released: Diablo III and Max Payne 3. Let’s take a look at each one and help you decide whether either one (or both) are worth your hard-earned money.
Minecraft for Xbox 360 is finally out this week, but one thing it won’t have at launch is mod support, so here’s a list of the 10 best reasons — including werewolves, explosives, backpacks, lasers and tornadoes — to keep playing Minecraft on your trusty PC.
Over a dozen screens have leaked from Bethesda’s just announced The Elder Scrolls Online, set to debut in 2013 for both PC and Mac. Here’s a glimpse of what the game looks like, from concept art to in-game captures.
Want to craft weapons made of dragon bone? Fight in your own personal arena? Increase your follower count to 15? Fly a Dwemer airship? You can do that and more in our pick of April 2012′s best new Skyrim mods.
