The Remix Project // Albert Camacho

Wow. Blizzard has announced the next installment of one the most addictive games ever.  I am now having flashbacks of raiding gaming cafes in Katipunan with friends early in the morning, demanding that they open up before their business hours. Such was the need to satisfy wanton hack-and-slash lust. The Diablo 3 announcement is stirring up that hunger again.

So far only two character classes have been revealed. The good-old Barbarian is back with grayer hair but no less smashing power. The new Witch Doctor class seems to be the replacement of the Necromancer. There will also be an option to select the gender of your character - which leads me to believe that the Ranger from Diablo I will make a comeback in place of the Amazon. A few new features would be:

• The Healthglobe system - eliminates all the potion-popping that was the lifeblood of the previous versions.
• Interactive environment - smash more stuff
• New Battle.net

So when can we get our hands on Diablo 3, you ask? “When it’s ready,” Blizzard says. It might take a while but it’s should be worth it. Meanwhile feast your eyes on the videos here.