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On August 19, the Angel of Death invades console systems everywhere as Diablo® III: Reaper of Souls™ - Ultimate Evil Edition™ launches on the PS3™, PS4™, Xbox 360®, and Xbox One®. Prepare your living room now, nephalem, because by summer's end you'll face off against Death himself—with up to four players banding together on a single TV screen.
Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition is filled to the brim with fast-paced action, awe-inspiring heroes, and legendary treasure. It features all the content included in the Reaper of Souls expansion set, as well as Acts I through IV of the original Diablo III for those who have yet to vanquish the Lord of Terror on console.
The Ultimate Evil Edition goes on sale August 19 at select retail locations for a suggested retail price of $59.99 USD for the PS4 or Xbox One and $39.99 for the PS3 or Xbox 360. Keep in mind that this announcement is still fresh and retailers may require several days to get their pre-order pages set up, but here's an early look at the Infernal Pauldrons pre-order bonus item to whet your appetites:
Wearable at level 1, these devilishly handsome shoulder plates provide bonuses to Vitality, Life per Second, and Cooldown Reduction, and are primed and ready for transmogrification. The key for the Infernal Pauldrons can be found in any launch day copy of Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition. (Please note that the Infernal Pauldrons key requires an Internet connection to be redeemed and cannot be transferred across platforms.)
We'll have more information on where and how you can pre-order the Ultimate Evil Edition shortly, but in meantime, don't forget to stock up on extra console controllers for your friends. We'll see you soon, heroes . . . in Westmarch!
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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: