Highly anticipated Blizzard Entertainment action RPG
Diablo III will launch worldwide on May 15, with presales of the game now available via
the official website.
The third in the popular RPG series has been a long time coming, with
Diablo II released back in 2000.
Diablo III will be a key 2012 release for Activision Blizzard's fiscal year.
Diablo III will also continue some of the Battle.net features incorporated into
StarCraft II, including
Real ID integration, which offers a persistent friends list and cross-game chat for players to communicate across other Blizzard titles.
The upcoming game also caused quite a stir last year
when it was revealed that it will include a player-driven, real money transaction-powered economy.
Those interested in pre-ordering the game can do so immediately, the
World of Warcraft developer has announced. The company plans to use these last couple of months to put "final polish" on the game, which will be available for Windows PC and Mac.
The company also noted that
World of Warcraft players can receive
Diablo III for free by purchasing a
World of Warcraft Annual Pass -- these free copies will be given out on May 15.
