Advertisement

June 2008 Blizzard splash screen speculation

Engadget
0
  • This image, originally title 04.jpg, appeared in Blizzard's website files on June 23rd, when the master CSS file was called "tundra," perhaps standing for the frozen tundra of Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction. The 04 in the file name is thought to stand for the letter "D" in Diablo.
    1/5

    04.jpg -- the first piece of the puzzle

    This image, originally title 04.jpg, appeared in Blizzard's website files on June 23rd, when the master CSS file was called "tundra," perhaps standing for the frozen tundra of Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction. The 04 in the file name is thought to stand for the letter "D" in Diablo.
  • This image showed up on June 24th. It appears to be another piece of an image that includes the 04.jpg, perhaps some kind of monster. The master CSS file on this day was titled "cavern," perhaps referring to the Drifter's Cavern of Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction. The 15 in the file name is thought to reference the letter "O" in Diablo.
    2/5

    15.jpg -- the second puzzle piece.

    This image showed up on June 24th. It appears to be another piece of an image that includes the 04.jpg, perhaps some kind of monster. The master CSS file on this day was titled "cavern," perhaps referring to the Drifter's Cavern of Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction. The 15 in the file name is thought to reference the letter "O" in Diablo.
  • Tipster Crak911 believes that he sees Diablo behind the ice, and he sent us this sketch as proof, saying that this exposure makes it easier to see the figure he's outlined.
    3/5

    Is Diablo behind the ice?

    Tipster Crak911 believes that he sees Diablo behind the ice, and he sent us this sketch as proof, saying that this exposure makes it easier to see the figure he's outlined.
  • Here, fellow blogger Natalie Mootz has overlaid a Diablo 3 box mockup on Crak911's sketch, just to see how similar they are.
    4/5

    Diablo returns?

    Here, fellow blogger Natalie Mootz has overlaid a Diablo 3 box mockup on Crak911's sketch, just to see how similar they are.
  • And to complete the trifecta, here, Natalie has overlaid a Diablo 3 box mockup on the original splash page. It sort of fits. It overlaps the runes a bit. It might be a fit, but probably not. We'll probably have to wait until the ice goes away completely to see if Crak911 was on track.
    5/5

    Is Diablo hidden behind the ice?

    And to complete the trifecta, here, Natalie has overlaid a Diablo 3 box mockup on the original splash page. It sort of fits. It overlaps the runes a bit. It might be a fit, but probably not. We'll probably have to wait until the ice goes away completely to see if Crak911 was on track.
This image, originally title 04.jpg, appeared in Blizzard's website files on June 23rd, when the master CSS file was called "tundra," perhaps standing for the frozen tundra of Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction. The 04 in the file name is thought to stand for the letter "D" in Diablo.
This image showed up on June 24th. It appears to be another piece of an image that includes the 04.jpg, perhaps some kind of monster. The master CSS file on this day was titled "cavern," perhaps referring to the Drifter's Cavern of Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction. The 15 in the file name is thought to reference the letter "O" in Diablo.
Tipster Crak911 believes that he sees Diablo behind the ice, and he sent us this sketch as proof, saying that this exposure makes it easier to see the figure he's outlined.
Here, fellow blogger Natalie Mootz has overlaid a Diablo 3 box mockup on Crak911's sketch, just to see how similar they are.
And to complete the trifecta, here, Natalie has overlaid a Diablo 3 box mockup on the original splash page. It sort of fits. It overlaps the runes a bit. It might be a fit, but probably not. We'll probably have to wait until the ice goes away completely to see if Crak911 was on track.