Just incase anyone's interested in Diablo 3 news.
Some highlights of the article:- Blizzard will be introducing an ingame real money auction house. It will allow players to trade with each other (Blizzard will not post items for sale on the market-only players can). It's an optional service for people who want to buy items-- maybe they can't play as much or want to catch up to gear their friends have, etc.
- Diablo 3 can only be played online. With the auction house and such and issues surrounding some ways that players may have been cheating in the past (player killing, stealing, etc)
[li]As we've heard since its inception, cross game chatting will be available with ReadID.
There is no date set for the release yet but according to one article, the more "public" type BETA has started for Diablo 3 today (apparently a closed BETA was opened back in May for a select group). There are no details yet how public BETA testers will be chosen. If you see any news on it-- feel free to post up
"Diablo 3" is here Fans of Diablo 3 got a treat today when the beta version of "Diablo 3" was released. The player-to-player game is produced by Blizzard Entertainment, who also released "Starcraft" and "World of Warcraft." The new game will have a release date and a press tour as soon as August. The last "Diablo" game came out in 2000.
"The development team is working hard to try and launch Diablo III this year," Morhaime said to Venture Beat. "But I want to be clear that we do not have an official release date or window yet. As always, we will not compromise the quality of the game in order to hit a window."
http://www.dailytech.com/Diablo+III+to+be+Online+Only+Will+Allow+Players+to+BuySell+Loot+for+Cash/article22311.htm
