Sports & Gaming

Diablo III

Summer time (May-August) for the gamers of Westlake and surrounding areas usually marks a period in gaming that can best be described as a lull. A period when developers are preparing for game launches in the fall and winter “boom” periods for gaming. This summer has been no different for most console gamers, who already received their blockbuster game title in “Max Payne 3” in May, but for PC gamers, a game was released in May that perhaps can steal away an entire summer’s worth of gaming.

May 15th feels like an eternity ago to most people, but to PC gamers playing Blizzard’s new game, “Diablo III”, it feels like yesterday. “Diablo III” launched with various bugs that nearly crippled the seemingly endless fervor that had been building up in the fan base for the past 11 years since “Diablo II: Lord of Destruction” had been released. Blizzard eventually righted the ship as the summer went on by fixing various reported bugs and releasing the auction house for players to bid on and sell items within the game. As of right now, “Diablo III” has sold over 3.5 million copies since its release, setting the record for fastest selling PC game all-time, and it seems like there is no shortage of stopping anytime soon.

However, the game seems to stir up a range of opinions from two anonymous gamers in the Westlake area: “it is hard as hell, but I feel accomplished after I complete every dungeon and get my loot.” On the contrary, on gamer stated, “I feel like I wasted my money playing this game. I’d rather be playing Diablo II, at least that game gave me a challenge”

Diablo III can be purchased at Gamestop in North Ranch Mall, 3955 E Thousand Oaks Blvd in Westlake Village or it can be purchased online at amazon.com.