Diablo III is a hack and slash action role-playing video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the third installment in the series, succeeding Diablo and Diablo II. Published by Activision Blizzard, the game was released worldwide on May 15, 2012. Like its predecessors, it takes place in an imaginary world of medieval-fantasy type in which the player can choose to play as a wizard, a barbarian, a witch doctor, a demon hunter or a monk. Upon its release, it was well received by critics and was a major commercial success. The game thus flows to 4.7 million copies on the day of its release, which is a record for the time, and it has since exceeded fifteen million titles sold. Since September 3, 2013, the game is also available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
