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Diablo III is turning two on May 15, 2014. To celebrate, we're giving away free stuff! (Who doesn't like free stuff?) Join in on the party and enter to win 1 of 25 Anniversary Treasure Packs today!
What's inside a Treasure Pack, you ask? The Diablo III Anniversary Treasure Pack contains an assortment of collectibles from our official Blizzard Gear Store, including:
(1) Funko Pop! Diablo Vinyl Figure
(1) Funko Pop! Tyrael Vinyl Figure
Entering our Diablo III Anniversary Treasure Pack giveaway is quick and easy—just click the image above!
You can also earn additional entries in our giveaway by completing different social actions through our page on Splurgy. Like and Follow our official Facebook or Twitter pages to earn one additional entry each, and if you spread the word on Facebook or Twitter by using the links provided by Splurgy, you'll earn even more!
For more information and to enter the giveaway, click here.
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Earlier this year, we showcased the delicious Reaper of Soles recipe, a diabolical dinner prepared by the talented gaming gastronome @kierpanda from Eat Game Live. Today, we're teaming up with kierpanda for a special community challenge, one that charges you to create a Diablo-inspired delicacy of your very own!
Your mission? Equip your Legendary utensils and reach into the darkest corners of your spice stash to invent a meal fit for any demon-fighting hero. To participate in our "Reaper of Recipes" challenge, simply write down your recipes in English, listing the ingredients and the steps to follow in order to create your Sanctuary-themed dishes, and email them to us at RecipeChallenge@blizzard.com by Sunday, May 11.
We'll send the most creative, tasty, and aptly-named recipes to kierpanda herself. She'll then choose her favorite to replicate, photograph, and feature on her blog! You'll gain culinary fame not only on Eat Game Live, but also right here on the Diablo III community site. The winner of this challenge will also walk away with a nice care package courtesy of kierpanda, including a Diablo III Collector's Edition, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls™ Collector's Edition, and copies of the Book of Cain and Book of Tyrael.
So what are you waiting for? Let's get cooking!
Stay a while and listen to part one of GameTrailers four-part retrospective on the Diablo series. This first video starts at the very beginning and tells the tale of what lead to the creation of one of the largest video game franchies ever.
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"'The trickster Zei crept among the sleeping gods,' Elder Sister Rou had told the orphans of the Tenth many years ago. 'With clever hands and a wide grin, he stole from his brothers and sisters until his pockets jingled. Then he scampered across the black sky, spilling jewels in his haste to escape. Most of them stayed where they were, becoming stars, but some blazed to the ground, shattering into a million pieces…'
Legend said that Zei was caught and banished from the heavens until he returned every stone. A thousand stories began that day, each more preposterous than the last. Xiansai worshiped fifty-nine gods, but it only loved one: Zei, the grinning trickster who fooled emperors, seduced river goddesses, and traveled the world disguised as a humble jeweler."
"The Orphan and the Jeweler" by Gavin Jurgens-Fyhrie is now available in the Game Guide! This exciting short story features the jeweler Covetous Shen, revealing some of the mysteries behind his enigmatic past and supposed homeland, the wondrous region of Xiansai.
For more heroic tales, be sure to explore the short stories for our iconic classes, available here:
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Steel thyself, O mortal realm of Anaheim! The eighth BlizzCon is coming to your Convention Center this Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8, 2014. Prepare for two relentless days of Blizzard gaming and fellowship, including in-depth discussion panels with Blizzard developers, hands-on opportunities with the latest Blizzard games, and intense eSports tournaments featuring top pro gamers from across the earthly plane.
Tickets for BlizzCon 2014 will go on sale in two batches, one on Wednesday, May 7 at 7 p.m. PT and the other on Saturday, May 10 at 10 a.m. PT, through the online event ticketing service Eventbrite, priced at $199 each (plus applicable taxes and fees). In addition, a limited number of tickets to an exclusive pre-BlizzCon Benefit Dinner will go on sale Wednesday, May 14 at 7 p.m. PT for $750 apiece (plus applicable taxes and fees; BlizzCon admission included), with proceeds benefitting Children’s Hospital of Orange County. Check out the BlizzCon Ticket webpage for more information—we’ve made some changes to how ticket sales work this year, and fortune favors the prepared!
If you can’t make it to the show in person, the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket is the next best thing, offering comprehensive live coverage of the event via a multichannel Internet stream. Further details on the Virtual Ticket, including pricing, availability, and programming information, will be announced at a later date.
See the full press release or check out the BlizzCon Ticket page for more information, and be sure visit www.blizzcon2014.eventbrite.com at the dates and times above for a chance to purchase a ticket to the show. See you in Anaheim!