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Blizzard games has garnered yet another record in the gaming industry: since its launch on th 15th of May, Diablo III has become the world's fastest selling game on the PC platform, since ever .  To put it into numbers, the first 24 hour release period saw 3.5 million downloads of the game, and 6.3 million more purchases during the following week. This count refers only to direct purchases of the game. Blizzard had a pre-launch offer giving Diablo III bulk with a one-year subscription to World of Warcraft, which gathered an additional  1.2 million copies. South Korea has kept its reputation as an avid devourer of all things Blizzard. To quote the official press release: " The above figures also do not include players in Korean Internet game rooms, where Diablo III has become the top-played game, achieving a record share of more than 39% as of May 22." The official press release also makes room for an apology from Blizzard for the  massive flop ...

People have waited for it for 12 years. Fans have anticipated it, prayed for it, performed heathen rituals to appease the gods and speed the delivery of Diablo 3 onto gaming shelves and online stores everywhere. Yet, the hype of Diablo 3’s launch has been marred by countless bugs, issues and errors preventing people from enjoying the product they just coughed up 64$ for. What are these problems with Diablo 3? Three User Agreement screens later(to sum it up: we can do what whatever we want, and nothing you do or say will give you the right to sue us - seriously, their EULA states they are not liable for damages or performance issues due to “acts of god”? How do you define that, legally? It goes without saying that a cunning enough argument can explain any occurrence as an act of god, and stating otherwise can cause a legal and religious shitstorm), you can still play the game, right? Nope. First of all, you have to log in online to play a sing...