Blizzard announced yesterday, that anyone with an active Battlenet account can begin downloading the Beta for Diablo III and play will go live at noon. If you had plans for the weekend cancel them. Tell the girlfriend to plan a girls night, kick the D&D group out of the house, tell your mom that you don’t care it’s her birthday and we’ll see you Monday to discuss.
Steps to enlist are as follows:
We’re pleased to announce the Diablo III open beta weekend, which offers open access to all players with a valid Battle.net account! Beginning this Friday everyone is invited to log in and help us put the game and servers through their paces in this three day stress test as we march toward the game’s release on May 15. You can begin downloading the Diablo III client right now!
From Friday, April 20 at 12:01 p.m. PDT (noon), until Monday, April 23 at 10:00 a.m. PDT you’ll be able to log in, team up with friends, and play each of the five heroic classes to level 13 as you fight to save the world from the impending demonic invasion.
FAQ
What steps do I need to take?
Log in or create a Battle.net account at http://www.battle.net
Create your BattleTag™, which is required to play Diablo III (What is BattleTag?)
Download the game client, install, and play between 12:01 p.m. PDT April 20 and 10:00 a.m. PDT April 23