Happy 15th Anniversary Diablo

Posted 30 November 2011 by Rushster

An absolute classic

Today the Diablo series celebrates its 15th anniversary. On November 30th 1996, Blizzard North unleashed DiabloWikiDiablo I  on the world. Yes it has been that long. A sequel and an expansion later we are now looking forward to the third game in one of the most popular game franchises ever created.

It was not long after the release of the first Diablo that Elly created this very website. Starting out as a site to help customers in a gaming cafe, it was never intended to go online, but soon enough you guys found the site and it spawned into what we see today. All of us working on the site have been involved from the very first game so we are incredibly pleased that the series continues 15 years later thanks to the creative talent at Blizzard.

Many congratulations to Blizzard, the current development team and also to all the developers from DiabloWikiBlizzard North that have since moved on. Join us by raising your glasses to salute what is one of the finest game franchises ever created as we all look forward to many more years of Diablo gaming.

Tagged As: | Categories: Blizzard, Blizzard North, Diablo 1, Diablo 2
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  • i remember the release of Diablo like it was yesterday. I went together with a friend to the local Games-Shop and a long line was already waiting, i think the only game sold on that Day was Diablo.

  • First D3 news from the official site today:
     
    http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/4023605/JNX_2011_Holiday_Line-11_30_2011#blog
     
    I hope that wasn’t all. ^^

  • lettherecordshow
    November 30, 2011 at 19:11

    Diablo was actually a 1997 release by a couple of days.
     
    Congrats – too bad none of the team that worked on the original has worked at blizz for years, and most of them left almost a decade ago.

  • Cheers for this fine game, and this dedicated fansite as well!! d1 is the ultimate source of the sentiment for gold color…

  • Happy birthday Diablo! Good day to announce D3 release date yes? :)

  • So, gentlemen…shall we have a toast for this remarkable situation?

  • Here’s to the game that impacted me like no other. It birthed some of my most fond memories in my earlier youth that I will NEVER forget. Through it’s unparalleled deep story, dark charms and mysterious atmospheres, it took hold of all our souls and made its way into our hearts. To the game that changed ARPG’s in a monumental way, and the Team that spawned it…Happy Anniversary Diablo and Blizzard North!!

  • This just in from Facebook:
     
    Full D3 intro cinematic at the Spike VGA, and – hopefully – the release date, too!

    http://www.spike.com/press/2011/11/30/zac-levi-to-host-2011-video-game-awards/

  • There are good games, very good games, classics and games that define the future of the industry. Diablo was one of those future telllers. In 2000, Diablo 2 was released. It was bigger and better at some points. It was a classic. 

    Now we wait for the third sequel which has not been developed by the Diablo team. Hopefully it will be a very good game.

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