Oh, this is just lovely. We saw on Offworld that following on from the Diablo III: The Rainbow Islands furore last year, the Blizzard chaps are snickering behind the hand. With doctored screens and their own internal T-shirts (Grab via MTV). Which is the design at the top. But, most relevantly, you can now order for your very-ownsome via Nerdy-Ts.
As a note to developers, I’d be all over a Rainbow Islands Versus Diablo game. Just for the record.
EDIT: Just in comments thread, there’s a 20% off code – “NerdyFriend2009″ – which works until Monday.
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Innovation? What’s the point? Thousands of people are still logging onto Battle.net to play the original Diablo 2.
Pags pile-on is go!
I’m kinda curious how Valve’s output, besides where they bought/brought other people’s stuff to call their own/into the fold, constitutes a great deal of innovation either.
There’s a good ding dong to be had there.
But meat, nothing compares to starcraft 2.
Explaining Eraserhead to someone defeats the very purpose of the film. Why does everything have to be explained, rationalized, or otherwise demystified? Learn to live with and love the mysteries of life. If you are still curious, read Walter Chaw’s take:
http://filmfreakcentral.net/dvdreviews/eraserhead.htm
I don’t think mocking your playerbase is a good business decision, but they are rolling in dough from WOW and can probably afford to lose a few people.
Just keep in mind Blizzard – you’re already getting a bit bloated. A few more years and you’ll be the Microsoft of gaming, unable to churn out anything but costly derivative sequels.
ahahahah
Not only is the shirt hilarious, but I picture some Diablo fanfolks getting mighty upset.
They should include the shirts with the Diablo III Collector’s Edition.
@ Pags:
Unless I’m very much mistaken, the store selling the T-shirts isn’t connected to Blizzard. Their shirts just seem to be based on the internal Blizzard shirts.
I’ll see your secret Unicorn level and raise you a “There is no Unicorn level” cheat in SC2.
plant42: yeah, it must be terrible to make as much money as Microsoft.
Crying theAnnualThing: thanks for the invite, but I’ve already given Eraserhead too much of my life :-)
I like games that are popular, though only games that are popular for the right reasons. If you want though, you can erase all memory of this comment and remain safe and cosy in your assumptions.
It isn’t? Boy is my face even redder. I assumed it was because otherwise there might be some issues with copyright/trademark/I-don’t-know-what-the-correct-legal-term-is?
Blizzard do what they do very well. While they may not have too many new ideas they polish what they make to such a high degree that it raises the standard for the rest of the industry. On the whole, a good thing, I think.
If I want innovation there are more great titles, especially from the indie sector, than I will ever have time to play. Sometimes I don’t want to be wowed with the new; I just want a really solid, fun game. I tell you, PC gaming has never been better, and Blizzard play their part.
Wow PheMox you do realize the shirt was originally made BY BLIZZARD right? You’ve got to be the biggest idiot I’ve ever seen. Good Job!
I don’t even like Blizzard games very much, but this is pure awesome. No more need be said.
One could say that the insane amount of polish and tweaking Blizzard put into their games is innovative enough in an industry where most companies declare gold master status the moment the game stops erasing your entire harddrive everytime you click the middle mouse button.
I know it has become modern to bash on Blizzard ever since they “sold out” (I’ll never understand how people can accuse any company of “selling out” – it’s like accusing water of beeing wet) by becoming unbelievably successfull, but there’s a rather simple reason for that: they create incredibly good games.
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As mentioned by others, I too would be interested to see Blizzard level their gigantic money-cannon at a new idea, rather than a further polishing of the same shit.
@Funky Badger: “Naff as Transformers was it had giant shapeshifting robots, and Megan Fox…”
My doctor would be grateful if you’d kindly not mention that…film…or the hormonal-teen-boy’s current golden, shining Fap-meat. It’s apparently not good for my blood pressure.
Meanwhile…Unicrons, er, unicorns with rainbow butt cannon-attacks are AWESOME. I’ve never played a Diablo game but I promise I’ll buy this one if I can play as a Unicorn who shoots rainbows from it’s magical sphincter.
I say that the secret level will be the “Secret rainbow level”, because rainbow > unicorn.
:)
Are you people stupid?!?!?! You do realize that blizzard sells enough games and has enough subscribers (WoW) that they could buy and start their own damn country, military force and all…
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