Diablo III is an upcoming dark fantasy/horror-themed action role-playing
game developed by Blizzard, making it the third installment in the
Diablo franchise.
The game takes place in Sanctuary, the dark fantasy world of the Diablo
series. This world was saved twenty years prior by a handful of unnamed
heroes in Diablo II. Warriors that survived the onslaught of the armies
of the Burning Hells have gone mad from their ordeals and it is up to a
new generation of heroes to face the forces of evil threatening the
world of Sanctuary. Players will have the opportunity to explore
familiar settings such as Tristram.
The only confirmed NPCs are Deckard Cain, who has appeared in both of
the previous games, and his daughter, a new character that accompanies
the hero in quests from time to time. Cain's journal on the official
site brings the player up to speed on the events of the first
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