Holla'n @ cha

What up, y'all. It'scha boiiii DM. So basically, after the DMCA's @ various posts here, the attatched AdSense account was also attacked and shut down for "hacking". Most of you guys know where to find the latest updates. Based on the last few posts, you probably have figured out by now that the guys working on D3 dev were well-prepared (lemme twitter dat). Obviously I am completely unaffiliated with such groups. I'll just highlight a few things:

The Diablo III friends & family beta started earlier in a few areas, and I was able to find a link to the beta client downloader around the 2nd, but I was busy until around the 4th. The majority of the Internet seemed to figure it out around the 6th, and developments have already come a long, long way and very quickly.

 

I heard there are a few Diablo 3 development IRC channels around (check the forums/BH/Reddit/just about anywhere). Looks like there's a Diablo III directory at BHFiles now, but I don't think much is being uploaded just yet. I heard there was also a project-of-interest being pushed to Github later today/tomorrow.

You've probably seen this all over the Internet by now. It's a couple days old.
It's Spht's personal project, and some Chinese site was ripping it as their own.

l0l~.

There is a wiki that will be going up soon which will hopefully prove to be productive.

crutex was also promoted to Diablo III Moser. h3h3

Another thing I wanted to mention a few months ago around the same time that I got a bunch of DMCA notices from Google was about Ben Boos. He did UI/artwork for Diablo II and gave it that nice vibe we all know so well. He was an extremely talented, passionate artist and an all-'round great br0 that unfortunately died a few months back. He even paid visits to Blizzhackers occasionally before his sudden death.

http://www.benboosmemorial.com/ - His family could really use any small donations, and even buying his books would be helpful. They truly are some sweet books. Very detailed, beautiful, and you can just smell the guy's passion for what he did. I purchased Swords previously, and I believe crutex just did as well. I definitely plan to grab Fantasy for completion when I clear out some of my reading backlog.

As a side note, if Garwulf (Robert Marks) still frequently Googles his name/reads this blog, hopefully this can be a subtle nod to reiterate my point that "we're actually good peoples." If you die tomorrow, bro, rest in peace knowing that your family will at least partially be assisted by a group of dullard game-hacking-hobbyists. We look'n out; stay chillaxed. @:O) *HoNk hOnK*

Those interested in Diablo III should definitely keep watch @ the forums, and even more so, the IRC channels.

:dance:

We can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don't dance
And if they don't dance
Well they're no friends of mine
Say, we can go where we want to
A place where they will never find
And we can act like we come from out of this world
Because you're one far behind