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==July 2011==
{{oth}} July 16, 2011 -- New [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/new-followers-info-from-pc-gamer information about many of the skills] for the [[Followers]] is revealed by PC Gamer magazine.
{{blz}} July 15, 2011 -- [[@Diablo]] all-but [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-all-but-confirms-a-diablo-iii-armory confirms an Armory system] for Diablo III. Fans expect it to be revealed on August 1st, with the other [[Battle.net]] features.
{{com}} July 14, 2011 -- The [[Diablo Podcast]] [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/the-diablo-podcast-22-a-dungeon-journal-for-d3 discusses World of Warcraft's Dungeon Journal], and the ramifications for such a system in Diablo III. Plus much debate about the benefits that [[UI]] [[mods]] have brought to WoW, and what their total absence from Diablo III might mean for the game's [[interface]].
{{blz}} July 12, 2011 -- Bashiok [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/august-1st-will-come%E2%80%A6-the-wait-will-go-on%E2%80%A6 dashes hopes and dreams by (very ambiguously) stating] that the upcoming August 1st Battle.net system reveals will not be the last ones before the beta.
{{blz}} July 8, 2011 -- [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzard-on-high-level-barbarian-skill-cooldowns Bashiok drops the word] that the three skills in Tier Seven of the Barbarian skills all have 120 second [[cooldowns]]. Much debate ensues, including an episode of [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/the-diablo-podcast-21-d3%E2%80%99s-endless-skill-cooldowns The Diablo Podcast], where all the guests are accepting of the system, providing the skills are powerful enough to warrant the long delay between casts. Bashiok [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzard-calms-the-masses-on-skill-cooldowns adds much more explanation] a few days later.
{{blz}} July 8, 2011 -- A [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-iii-job-senior-producer-live-operations job opening for a Senior Producer of Live Operations] on the Diablo III team seems a promising development to many fans eager for the game's launch.
{{com}} July 8, 2011 -- The [[Diablo Podcast]] presents [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/the-diablo-podcast-20-weekly-news-attack another weekly news attack], with Flux and Elly.
{{blz}} July 8, 2011 -- Bashiok [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wows-new-dungeon-guide-coming-to-d3 defends the WoW Dungeon Journal] and states that no such system will be included in the initial launch of Diablo III.
{{blz}} July 7, 2011 -- [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/playable-d3-demo-confirmed-for-gamescom-2011 Bashiok delivers explanations] about Diablo III's controls and [[interface]].
{{blz}} July 5, 2011 -- A playable demo is (at last) [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/playable-d3-demo-confirmed-for-gamescom-2011 confirmed for Gamescom 2011]. A day later Bashiok tentatively states that it will be the Blizzcon 2010 demo build, rather than a new 2011 game demo.
{{oth}} July 3, 2011 -- The [[D3Here]] saga comes to a rapid conclusion, when [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/d3here-blog-gone-but-not-entirely he shuts down his blog], Flux offers to collect additional questions and transmit his replies (to preserve his anonymity), and [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/last-round-of-d3here-answers does so in D3Here's last public outburst]. As big a story as D3Here's questions is the debate over the ethics and appropriateness of the largest Diablo 3 fansite providing a podium to D3Here, and a 100+ comment thread rages about it (sadly lost to a forum move/script change).
{{vid}} July 3, 2011 -- [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/memories-of-blizzard-includes-some-memories-of-diablo Blizzard posts the winners] in their "Memories of Blizzard" fan video contest. One Diablo memory-holder is included.
{{com}} July 1, 2011 -- The [[Diablo Podcast]] begins their [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/the-diablo-podcast-19-recent-news-rundown-with-elly weekly news attack podcasts] with [[Flux]] and [[Elly]] talking about recent news developments.
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==June 2011==
{{oth}} June 30, 2011 -- A [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/merch-alert-the-book-of-cain very interesting piece of merchandise], the [[Book of Cain]], appears on Amazon.com, and other Amazon portals around the world. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/book-of-cain-recalled The listing is pulled ] from Amazon.com (but not Amazon Canada, Germany, UK, etc) just a few days later, without any explanation or public comment by Blizzard.
{{oth}} June 30, 2011 -- The [[D3Here]] saga begins, with [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/d3-qa-tester-reveals-clever-fakery a guy claiming to be a Diablo III play-tester] answering reader questions with his alleged inside info.
{{blz}} June 28, 2011 [-- [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/town-portals-return-sorta Bashiok reveals that Town Portals are back in Diablo III], in some limited fashion. This months after they were ruled out of the game for numerous reasons, all covered in the [[Town Portal]] article.
{{blz}} June 25, 2011 -- Blizzard's [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/sc2-and-wow-gamescom-but-no-d3 European Starcraft 2 and World of Warcraft twitter feeds confirm] that both games will have playable demos at August's Gamescom convention. There's no word about Diablo III. (Not until weeks later, when the Polish B.net portal [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/playable-d3-demo-confirmed-for-gamescom-2011 confirms that a playable D3 demo ] will be at the show. Critics add this episode to the long, long list of Bliz Irvine PR's failures to adequately communicate important info to the fans in a timely manner.)
{{com}} June 24, 2011 -- The [[Diablo Podcast]] discusses [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/the-diablo-podcast-17-d3-on-b-net-paid-features paid features in online gaming], RMT, and what sorts of "value added" services Diablo III might include.
