Diablo III

I've been spending some time on the Diablo Wiki lately-- I've been bored. It looks like Blizzard has been doing some major retconning since D2, and they've really fleshed out the world of Sanctuary. Apparently, Humans in Sanctuary aren't the ape descendants or the images of God we've come to know and love; they're actually unauthorized half-breeds of angels and demons, "with the power to be greater than both." The Worldstone, it turns out, served two purposes: keeping heaven and hell out of Sanctuary, and keeping humans from growing into their full powers. Remember the Worldstone? Tyrael smashed it.

Hitting a rock with a sword has never looked so cool.

I have no idea what the plot of Diablo III is going to be, but it's set in a world where the borders between heaven, hell, and the mortal world have just been shattered, and the limits keeping humans from becoming the most powerful creatures in the universe have just been removed. Bad. Ass.

I'm never really a fan of Blizzard books, but they do have a knack for badassity in their games. It looks like the plot has been maneuvered around to make room for Diablo III to have the coolest story yet.