Diablo III is a hack-and-slash action role-playing game developed and published by
Blizzard Entertainment as the third installment in the Diablo franchise. It was released
for Microsoft Windows and OS X in May 2012, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in September
2013, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in August 2014, and Nintendo Switch in November 2018.
Set 20 years after the events of Diablo II, players choose to play as one of seven
character classes – Barbarian, Crusader, Demon Hunter, Monk, Necromancer, Witch Doctor,
or Wizard – and are tasked with defeating the Lord of Terror, Diablo, as in previous
games in the series.The game received positive reviews, although its always-on DRM
feature was criticized. The game set a new record for "fastest-selling PC game" by
selling over 3.5 million copies in the first 24 hours of its release, and became the
best-selling PC game of 2012 by selling over 12 million copies.