Diablo 2

IRVINE, Calif. – July. 26, 2001 – Blizzard Entertainment® announced today that Diablo® II: Lord of Destruction™ has surpassed 1 million units sold worldwide, according to NPD INTELECT* and key retail accounts from around the world. Over two million units of the game have been shipped to retail to satisfy demand for the fastest selling … Read more

LONDON, ENGLAND – September 1, 2000 – At the European Consumer Trade Show starting today, Blizzard Entertainment® announced plans for the Diablo™ II Expansion Set for its number-one selling game, Diablo II. Diablo II has sold nearly 2 million copies worldwide since shipping just two months ago, making it the biggest PC game this year. In … Read more

IRVINE, Calif. – June 28, 2000 – Blizzard Entertainment® announced today that Diablo™ II, its highly anticipated real-time action role-playing game, has started shipping to stores worldwide. The game, which has initial orders of 2 million copies, will start arriving at retailers by the end of the week. In Diablo II, players return to a … Read more

June 27th, 2000: Havas Interactive, a global leader in interactive content. The second largest publisher of entertainment software for PCs and the second largest publisher of educational software is pleased to announce Diablo II street date of June 30th. Diablo II returns to a world of dark fantasy. As one of five distinct character types, … Read more

IRVINE, Calif. – June 7, 2000 – Gamers should start clearing their calendars and stocking up on caffeinated beverages now. Blizzard Entertainment® announced today that Diablo II, its highly anticipated real-time action role-playing game, has gone gold. The game, which has initial orders in excess of 1.5 million copies worldwide, will start shipping to retailers … Read more

IRVINE, Calif. – April 28, 2000 – Blizzard today announced plans for Diablo™ II‘s Battle.net® stress test — the final phase of Diablo II beta testing and the company’s largest public beta test to date. Starting Monday morning, hardcore gamers around the world will have the opportunity to register for their chance to be one of up to … Read more

IRVINE, Calif. – Mar. 15, 2000 – The countdown has begun to Blizzard Entertainment’s most anticipated beta sign-up ever. Starting Monday night, hardcore gamers in North America will have the opportunity to register for their chance to be one of 1,000 players to have the first public look at the Diablo II. The beta signup … Read more

Blizzard Entertainment announces a one-time production run of Diablo II Collector’s Edition. Available only during Diablo II’s initial launch, this special edition will be offered in limited quantities. The Collector’s Edition will include Diablo II on four CD-ROMs, a 24-minute Diablo II cinematic on DVD in wide-screen letter box format, the Diablo II soundtrack with … Read more

IRVINE, Nov. 12, 1999 – Blizzard Entertainment has gone Hollywood. Known for building high-quality cinematic movies into its popular video games, the company announced today that it has produced a short portion of its Diablo II cinematic film for the silver screen. The film, which runs approximately eight minutes, is entitled Diablo: The Calling, and … Read more

The release date of Diablo II has been the subject of great speculation in recent weeks as the result of delays in starting the beta test. After discussing the time needed to fully play-balance, polish, beta test and debug the game, we feel that it is important to let the gaming community know that we … Read more

Los Angeles, May 15, 1999 – At the Electronic Entertainment Expo starting today, Blizzard Entertainment® announced a series of strategic licensing partnerships for its three number-one selling game properties, Diablo™, StarCraft™ and Warcraft®. Line extensions include novels, paper-based games, strategy guides and action figures. Blizzard is in final negotiations with a major book publisher to … Read more