But even Flux admits to being a little tired waiting for the follow-up to the popular Diablo online game created by Blizzard Entertainment. Members of The Chaos Guild, a Diablo gaming group, are also antsy. The second coming is at hand. We're serious this time. And while some fans are peeved at the delays, industry watchers still expect Diablo II to be a hit.
Most games have a limited window of potential success.
But Blizzard is the only developer that really has a flawless track record for putting out quality games. It doesn't rely on bleeding-edge graphics technology and looks nearly identical to the old. Diablo II producer Matt Householder said it's a question of size. Act I of the four-act sequel is as large as the entire original game. The game's architecture also needed to be completely overhauled, to prevent the cheats who sunk online play of the first Diablo.