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Diablo III was officially annouced by Blizzard way back in June 2008. However, even before that date there were rumors (never confirmed by the developer) that a third game in the company's action-RPG series was under development at its Blizzard North offices who were in charge of the first two games in the series. However Blizzard decided to shut down Blizzard North's San Fransisco Bay offices in 2005.

Now Kotaku has posted up some screenshots that it claims comes from a build of that earlier version of Diablo III. Unfortunately the site has not offered up any info on where these shots came from so we will have to take the site at its word. If these are indeed real shots from that earlier version of the game it shows an art style that is more in line with the first two games in the series rather than the more colorful version that Blizzard eventually announced three years later.

Sometimes you just need to sit down, slide a floppy into your A: drive, and enjoy gaming retro style. We know this all too well! That's why we have a list of the best and brightest from days long gone. These are some of our favorite games of all time, and we're sure that you'll love them as much as we do, if not more. Welcome to Boot Disk, and enjoy the retro ride!

It was mentioned in the All You Need To Know for Diablo III that Diablo was founded upon some simple rogue-like principles. Randomized dungeons, shrines, unidentified equipment, and many other different elements were mixed into a single action-packed experience. However, you shouldn't simply take our word for it. Diablo is still available for purchase over a decade since its release, and is still one of the best games out there. It's also fascinating to see the evolution of the genre it created, as Diablo is very different from other games of its kind such as Dungeon Siege or even its own sequel. While you may have played all the games it inspired, it's always good to get a taste of a classic.

A few months ago we reported on the official public launch of the stealth Gazillion Entertainment, a multi-studio developer that worked mostly on MMO games. Today the company announced that one of their various studios, Gargantuan, will be lead by David Brevik who previously was the president of Blizzard North.

Blizzard North, as many of you may know, created the first two games in the Diablo action-RPG series.Brevik and several of the team's members later left the company to form the now defunct Flagship Studios. Brevik will now lead Gargantuan's efforts to make the upcoming Marvel Universe MMO, the long awaited massively multiplayer game based on the Marvel super hero universe. He will also be attending this week's San Diego Comic-Con where he will be participating in an MMO panel on Thursday.