[Diablo III] Meet the Spice Boys

ME BIGGER AXE!

Ahh yes, the Barbarian class. Raw strength, with hit points that could repel a hailstorm of bullets, and not to mention the old-man-macho-look badassery. That's Blizzard's Barbarian all right.

But what, say, you wanted a real challenge when facing foes in Sanctuary? Challenged as in a total disadvantage on your side, yet you go all out and carry on anyway? Sounds like you're going for Viking mode.

And four people just did that.

Meet Robert Pooner, and his three other friends, who called themselves the 'Spice Boys'. The challenge: defeat the Skeleton King with four Barbarians with nothing except their starting equipment. That's right; no weapon upgrades, no putting on of armor, nothing. They can use skills every time they level up, but the initial conditions remain.

And did I mention that it was on Hardcore?

Will they succeed on their quest, or will they go down in history as the four Barbarians who fought the Skeleton King, stark naked?

Four Barbarians, one Skeleton King, no additional equipment, Hardcore mode. Watch the hilarity ensue.

[Diablo III] All Things D

Mooo.

The above picture is a screenshot of the website Sorry for May 15, a site dedicated for Diablo fans of giving excuses to either their boss or girlfriend, as you all may know that the 15th of May was Diablo III's worldwide release.

It's been more than a week now since its release, yet Blizzard has been plagued by numerous problems relating to the game. Most have been server-side issues like not being able to log in, which I guess from their part a deja vu from their World of Warcraft launch issues as well. For the most part the issue of logging in has been resolved throughout the week, with Blizzard monitoring most of the time.

But this article says otherwise; seems like the Asia server is still having login problems and what, they want a  refund? For goodness' sakes, access to Battle.net is free for both Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. And besides, serves them right Koreans for finishing the game in under six hours after the launch. Dang them.

Lag in action. Pun intended.

Anyway, let's leave that. On a personal note, I was only able to buy my retail copy of D3 four days after launch, the reason being I was out of town for a conference of sorts. And also there's still a bit of shortage of retail copies for sale in some game stores, so yeah.

Tweet-tweeew.

As before, I created a Demon Hunter character; ranged attack, twin weapon wielder, evasive maneuvers, etc. Not to mention that badass hood.

And yeah, I will warn you that the last 2 pictures I will consider as spoilers. You have been warned.

I swear, his hide's so tough I have to bring out that chainsaw again.

Not really a spoiler, but you get my drift.

[Diablo III] European and German Diablo III players (those who bought the game digitally), a heads up!

Fellow Diablo III players of Europe and Germany: seems that Blizzard has encountered a bit of a snag for those who purchased the game online, as they've become aware of an issue regarding the digital installation downloader.

So for those who have downloaded and installed the game before Saturday, you can get the additional installers here. Doing so will ensure that you get to be in the game on time on the 15th. And no worries, as the additional installation is only around 65 MB. But for the others who haven't installed it, you'll need to get the new set of installers, and that weighs in at more or less 7 GB. Ouch.

Remind you, this concerns only for the European and German digital downloads. NA and other countries aren't affected by this issue (hopefully).

[Around the Web] Black Ops 2 is set in the....future?

Well, after several leaks and a day of rumors and stuff, Activition finally reveals Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Though I'm kinda surprised that the setting is in the...not-too-distant future? As I recall the previous Black Ops was centered during the Cold War..., well, in particular the Vietnam War.

So what's the story this time? Mason never did shoot JFK? Or if he did, what were the possible repercussions that Activision engineered for the story?

Well, hopefully more will be revealed.

PS: There's supposed to be a Black Ops 2 YouTube trailer, but as of writing it's like a private viewing. Phoeey.

source: [Official Call of Duty website]
            [Kotaku]