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Far Cry 3 And The Stranger In A Strange Land Wizard Magazine completely spoils Sony Online Entertainment’s fun, outing comic book legend Marv Wolfman as the new DC Universe Online creative talent a week before the big reveal at the New York Comic Con.
Oftentimes an idea that begins as something completely ridiculous can morph into something that’s pretty damn compelling. Take this back page ad from ToyFare magazine, Wizard’s guide to all things tiny, plastic, and on my fireplace mantle. First you take mortal Kombat VS Street Fighter. That’s one splendid idea, isn’t it? Then you add in Care Bears, Rainbow Brite, Predator, Aliens, Rocky, Sectaurs, etc., and things start to get pretty silly…but damn if I wouldn’t shell out good money for this game. ToyFare Editor Justin Aclin agrees.
Blizzard followed up the announcement of the wizard class for Diablo III at the opening ceremonies of BlizzCon 2008 with a Diablo III design panel, during which designer Wyatt Cheng explained some of the powers and background of the latest addition to the fight against evil. The wizard isn’t about drawing runes or casting bones. The wizard is a character class that manipulates the laws of the universe in order to get things done. She’s all about High Magic – no alchemy, no scrolls, no mystical symbols – just explosions, explosions, and more explosions.
Personality-wise the wizard is a bit of a rebel. Ambitious, perhaps even power hungry, the wizard is the kind of person who pays no attention at all in class yet still manages to ace her magic exams. Everybody expects her to fail, but she’s got the power and desire to come out on top.
What powers? Hit the jump for a few hit the jump for a few of the tricks she’s got up her sleeves.
At the BlizzCon 2008 opening ceremonies, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime introduced players to the newset class for Diablo III, the Wizard. Portrayed as a rather attractive female during the footage shown, the Wizard used fire, lighting, and ice to take on the hordes of the undead, much like a mage from World of Warcraft. Check out the first screenshots after the jump, including one where she uses that old Ice Mage staple, Frost Nova. Yum!
